CHUMBAWAMBA – UGH! YOUR UGLY HOUSES! 7″ – Nr MINT UK 1995 PUNK ANARCHO

Chumbawamba – Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!
(One Little Indian Records  1995  139TP7)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Postcard in Nr MINT condition

Chumbawamba were a British anarcho-punk band who formed in 1982 and disbanded in 2012. They are best known for their 1997 single “Tubthumping”, which was nominated for Best British Single at the 1998 Brit Awards. Other singles include “Amnesia”, “Enough Is Enough” (with Credit to the Nation), “Timebomb”, “Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)”, and “Add Me”. Their anarcho-communist political leanings led them to have an irreverent attitude toward authority, and to espouse a variety of political and social causes including animal rights and pacifism (early in their career) and later regarding class struggle, Marxism, feminism, and anti-fascism.

“Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!” is a song by Chumbawamba. Released in 1995, it served as the lead single from the group’s seventh studio album, Swingin’ with Raymond. It was later featured on the group’s 1999 compilation, Uneasy Listening. The song criticizes the homes featured in celebrity gossip magazines such as Hello. Upon its release, the song attained modest chart success in the United Kingdom, where it became their fourth chart entry, spending one week in the top 100. It was generally well-received by critics, who praised its humorous lyrics and composition.