LP The Outsiders – Close Up

LP The Outsiders – Close Up

label: Mad Butcher Classics – MBC098

format: LP, Album, Reissue, black vinyl

released: 2019    (originally 1979 Raw Edge records)

Limited edition of 500 copies, 400 in black 100 in red vinyl.
Comes with lyric sheet.

The Outsiders, hailing from Wimbledon, England, were one of the many bands to rise up through the UK is punk explosion of the late 70s. Citing the Velvet Underground as their primary influence, The Outsiders were fronted by Adrian Borland, who went on to form the seminal post-punk band The Sound following the demise of the band. With Close Up, the band matured and further developed into the punk sound that was clearly a gateway to Borland’s work with The Sound. The band were clearly influenced by the Detroit rock sound of The Stooges and were even joined on stage by Iggy Pop himself for their rendition of ‚Raw Power‘. Long out of print on vinyl, this reissue provides a great look into not only the development of the legendary Adrian Borland, but also a look into the transitional phase of UK rock from classic to punk.