ARDECK
RECORDS
Independent label: Ardeck was The
Undertones own label launched in 1981. A Sub label of EMI Records. The
Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975. Their debut EP, Teenage
Kicks, was released by Belfast record shop owner Terry Hooley on his Good
Vibrations label in September 1978. The song captivated Britain's top DJ, John
Peel, who played the song on his BBC radio show. This attracted a deal from
Sire, which released the band's debut LP in April 1979. That Autumn, The
Undertones earned kudos as a support act on the Clash's American tour.
A second LP, Hypnotised, was recorded and released in 1980,
followed in 1981 by their first LP for EMI, Positive Touch. The Sin Of Pride was
released in 1983, shortly before the Undertones split up in the summer of 1983
after a series of summer festival gigs. Feargal Sharkey
launched a short-lived solo career, while the O'Neills won critical plaudits -
but little sales - for their tough-minded political band, That Petrol Emotion.
Hopes of re-forming the original lineup for John Peel's 50th birthday fell apart
after the O'Neills' father died. Their first new album in 20 years, Get What You
Need, was released in September 2003. Original Line-up: John
and Damian O’Neill - guitar; Michael Bradley - bass; Billy Doherty - drums;
Feargal Sharkey - vocals. Manufactured And Distributed By EMI
Records.
81 | Undertones | Teenage Kicks | ARDECK | ARDS | 1 |
81 | Not Issued | ARDECK | ARDS | 2 | |
81 | Not Issued | ARDECK | ARDS | 3 | |
81 | Undertones | Here Comes The Summer | ARDECK | ARDS | 4 |
81 | Not Issued | ARDECK | ARDS | 5 | |
81 | Undertones | My Perfect Cousin | ARDECK | ARDS | 6 |
81 | Not Issued | ARDECK | ARDS | 7 | |
81 | Undertones | It'S Going To Happen | ARDECK | ARDS | 8 |
82 | Undertones | Julie Ocean | ARDECK | ARDS | 9 |
82 | Undertones | Beautiful Friend | ARDECK | ARDS | 10 |
83 | Undertones | Love Parade | ARDECK | ARDS | 11 |
83 | Undertones | Got To Have You Back | ARDECK | ARDS | 12 |
83 | Undertones | Chain Of Love | ARDECK | ARDS | 13 |
83 | Undertones | Save Me | ARDECK | ARDS | 14 |
83 | The Undertones | When Saturday Comes | ARDECK | PSR | 461 |