- punk, rock, new wave
- 35 min
- 15 tracks
- Columbia
Pure Mania is the debut album by the punk band the Vibrators. It was released in 1977 on Epic Records and reached No. 49 in the UK Albums Chart. The song "Baby Baby" was released as a single and punk band Stiff Little Fingers got their name from the song of the same name from this album.
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Classical in form, spare, unpretentious and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Into The Future...2:17
- 2Yeah, Yeah, Yeah1:19
- 3Sweet Sweet Heart2:36
- 4Keep It Clean2:54
- 5Baby, Baby3:40
- 6No Heart1:50
- 7She's Bringing You Down2:25
- 8Petrol2:07
- 9London Girls2:30
- 10You Broke My Heart3:27
- 11Whips And Furs2:13
- 12Stiff Little Fingers2:17
- 13Wrecked On You1:29
- 14I Need A Slave1:43
- 15Bad Time1:55
15 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Vibrators
- Label
- Columbia
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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