Inflammable Material

by Stiff Little Fingers

Inflammable Material cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 February 1979
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:03:59
  • Community rating: 4.16/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Bob Marley, Brian Faloon, Jake Burns, Ali McMordie, Gordon Ogilvie, Henry Cluney

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Forged in the harrowing violence of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, the debut album from Stiff Little Fingers is a breathtakingly urgent punk rock milestone. 'Inflammable Material' is a fiercely aggressive, intensely angry, and deeply passionate barrage of political protest, perfectly channeling the raw tension of their Belfast upbringing.

Genres

Descriptors: political, protest, DIY, fast-paced, confrontational, distorted, fast, melodic, loud

Tracklist

  1. Suspect Device (2:35)
  2. State Of Emergency (2:28)
  3. Here We Are Nowhere (0:58)
  4. Wasted Life (3:09)
  5. No More of That (2:03)
  6. Barbed Wire Love (3:32)
  7. White Noise (1:57)
  8. Breakout (3:02)
  9. Law and Order (3:13)
  10. Rough Trade (2:39)
  11. Johnny Was (8:10)
  12. Alternative Ulster (2:43)
  13. Closed Groove (4:21)
  14. Suspect Device - Single Version (2:43)
  15. 78 R.P.M. (2:37)
  16. Jake Burns Interview Pt. 1 (17:41)

Credits

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