Sound of Music (album)

Sound of Music is the second studio album by punk band the Adicts, released in November 1982 by Razor Records.[4][5] It was re-released by Captain Oi! Records in 2002 and by SOS Records in 2006, each with different bonus tracks. In 2002, Taang! Records reissued the album, along with Smart Alex and bonus tracks, as The Collection. The same Sound of Music disc, with bonus tracks, was released separately in 2004.

Sound of Music
Studio album by The Adicts
Released	22 November 1982
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Razor
Producer	Harry T. Murlowski and Steve Tannet
The Adicts chronology
Songs of Praise (1981) Sound of Music (1982) This Is Your Life (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Punknews.org	[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Keith Warren and Pete Davison, except as noted.

1. "How Sad"
2. "4-3-2-1"
3. "Chinese Takeaway"
4. "Johnny Was a Soldier"
5. "Disco"
6. "Eyes in the Back of Your Head"
7. "Joker in the Pack"
8. "Lullaby"
9. "My Baby Got Run Over by a Steamroller"
10. "A Man's Gotta Do"
11. "Let's Go"
12. "Easy Way Out"
13. "Shake Rattle, Bang Your Head"

2002 Captain Oi! CD Bonus Tracks

14. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
15. "Too Young"
16. "I Wanna Be Sedated" (Ramones)

2002 Taang! CD bonus tracks

14. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
15. "Too Young"
16. "The Odd Couple"
17. "Who Spilt My Beer?"
18. "Come Along"
19. "I Wanna Be Sedated" (Ramones)
20. "It's a Laugh"
21. "Zimbabwe Brothers Are Go"

2006 SOS CD Bonus Tracks

14. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
15. "Too Young"
16. "Zimbabwe Brothers Are Go"
17. "Steamroller"

Personnel

The Adicts

• Keith "Monkey" Warren - vocals
• Pete "Pete Dee" Davison - guitar
• Mel "Spider" Ellis - bass
• Michael "Kid Dee" Davison - drums

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Notes
UK	1982	Razor Records	LP	RAZ 2
US	1993	Cleopatra Records	CD	CLEO 3315-2
UK	1998	Captain Oi! Records	CD	AHOY CD 088	Release with Smart Alex on one CD
UK	2002	Captain Oi! Records	CD	AHOY CD 195	Features three bonus tracks
US	2002	Taang! Records	CD	TAANG! 139	The Collection, features Sound of Music and Smart Alex with bonus tracks
US	2004	Taang! Records	CD	TAANG! 171	Features seven bonus tracks
US	2006	SOS Records	CD	SOSR 6048	Features four bonus tracks
US	2008	Taang! Records	LP	TAANG! 171

References

1. "Sound of Music". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 1: MUZE. p. 59.CS1 maint: location (link)
3. "The Adicts - Sound of Music [reissue]". www.punknews.org.
4. Glasper, Ian (May 1, 2014). Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN 9781604869897 – via Google Books.
5. Gimarc, George (October 15, 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312169688 – via Google Books.