The Undertones – Hypnotised
(Sire Records 1980 SRK6088)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– back cover has very light crease in top left corner
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Lobster Stencil in Nr MINT condition
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)
The Undertones are a rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of Feargal Sharkey (vocals), John O’Neill (rhythm guitar, vocals), Damian O’Neill (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Bradley (bass, vocals) and Billy Doherty (drums).
Hypnotised is a 1980 album released by the Undertones. The album, the second of four released by the band, was recorded at Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands in December 1979, and at Eden Studios in London in January 1980, with the majority of the songs to appear on the album being written between March and December 1979. In addition, although the primary lyrical concern of the songs upon this album focused upon teenage angst, boisterousness, and heartbreak (as had been the case with their debut album), several of the songs upon Hypnotised are notably both lyrically and musically more sophisticated than material released upon The Undertones.
Track listing
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Written by | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “More Songs About Chocolate And Girls” | Damian O’Neill | 2:43 | |||||||
| 2. | “There Goes Norman” | J. J. O’Neill | 2:28 | |||||||
| 3. | “Hypnotised” | Damian O’Neill, Michael Bradley | 2:31 | |||||||
| 4. | “See That Girl” | J. J. O’Neill | 2:25 | |||||||
| 5. | “Whizz Kids” | Damian O’Neill | 2:20 | |||||||
| 6. | “Under The Boardwalk“ | Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick* | 2:27 | |||||||
| 7. | “The Way Girls Talk” | J. J. O’Neill | 2:30 | |||||||
| 8. | “Hard Luck” | J. J. O’Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill, Billy Doherty, Feargal Sharkey | 3:42 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Written by | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “My Perfect Cousin” | Damian O’Neill, Michael Bradley | 2:36 | |||||||
| 2. | “Boys Will Be Boys” | J. J. O’Neill, Damian O’Neill | 1:27 | |||||||
| 3. | “Tearproof” | J. J. O’Neill, Michael Bradley | 2:21 | |||||||
| 4. | “Wednesday Week” | J. J. O’Neill | 2:17 | |||||||
| 5. | “Nine Times Out Of Ten” | J. J. O’Neill, Billy Doherty | 2:38 | |||||||
| 6. | “Girls That Don’t Talk” | J. J. O’Neill | 2:27 | |||||||
| 7. | “What’s With Terry” | Damian O’Neill | 3:19 | |||||||
Personnel
- Feargal Sharkey – lead vocals
- John O’Neill – guitar and vocals
- Damian O’Neill – guitar, keyboards and vocals
- Michael Bradley – bass and vocals
- Billy Doherty – drums
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