Album Info Hide Show Artist: Dr. Feelgood Album: Singles (The U.A. Years+) Released: Europe, 2021 Tracklist: A1 Roxette 2:52 A2 She Does It Right 3:17 A3 Back In The Night 3:15 A4 Going Back Home 3:59 A5 Riot In Cell Block No. 9 3:36 A6 Sneakin’ Suspicion 3:48 B1 She’s A Wind Up 2:00 B2 Baby Jane 3:00 B3 Down At The Doctors 3:15 B4 Milk And Alcohol 2:46 B5 As Long As The Price Is Right 3:15 B6 Put Him Out Of Your Mind 3:47 C1 Hong Kong Money 4:30 C2 No Mo Do Yakamo 2:13 C3 Jumping From Love To Love 2:48 C4 Violent Love 2:19 C5 Waiting For Saturday Night 3:11 C6 Monkey 2:15 C7 Trying To Live My Life Without You 2:59 D1 Crazy About Girls 3:05 D2 My Way 2:33 D3 Mad Man Blues 2:21 D4 Don’t Wait Up 4:00 D5 See You Later Alligator 3:42 D6 Hunting Shooting Fishing 3:14 D7 Milk And Alcohol (New Recipe) 3:06 Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . 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We are strongly committed to customer satisfaction. If you experience any problems with your order contact us so we can rectify the situation. If the record arrives damaged or doesn’t arrive we will cover the cost of replacing or returning the record. If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show Singles (The U.A. Years+) is one of those compilations that earns its place on the shelf, not just as a handy catchall but as a fronttoback rush through the best of British pub rock. Issued in 1989, it corrals Dr. Feelgoods United Artists run from the mid70s to 1980, when the band went from Canvey Island cult heroes to bona fide chart botherers. Its also a perfect primer on the two classic lineups: the razoredged Wilko Johnson years and the hooksmart Gypie Mayo era that delivered their biggest hits. Spin it and you get a timeline set to a Telecaster chop. Early on, the Wilko/Lee Brilleaux chemistry is wild and lean. Roxette, She Does It Right, and Back in the Night sound like they were recorded in sweat and nicotine, all clipped chords and Brilleauxs bark pushing the beat forward. Theres a reason people still talk about the bands mono debut album, Down by the Jetty, like it was a creed; this singles set carries that same nononsense thump, produced to feel like a gig three feet in front of you. Bassist John B. Sparko Sparks and drummer The Big Figure keep it tight, dry and tough, the kind of rhythm section that makes you stand up straight even when youre just flipping through Dr. Feelgood vinyl at a shop. Then the hinge point. Wilko exits in 1977 and Gypie Mayo steps in. The sound doesnt soften, but it does tilt toward sharper hooks and radioready choruses. You can hear the shift on Shes A Wind Up and the Mickey Jupppenned Down at the Doctors, both driven by Brilleauxs righteous howl and harmonica. The lightninginabottle moment arrives with Milk and Alcohol, cowritten by Nick Lowe and Gypie. It cracked the UK Top 10 in early 1979, and its tight, clipped riff still lands like a handshake that hurts. Richard Gottehrers production on that era fits the band like a wellworn leather jacket, cleaner on the edges but still built for forward motion. One of the joys of this set is how it doubles as a pocket history lesson. Dr. Feelgood werent just a precursor to punk; they were a working band that proved grit and economy could still hit the charts. Stupidity, their 1976 live album, even went to No. 1 in the UK, which tells you how ferocious the buzz was. Singles shows the studio side of that story with zero padding. The + in the title signals Bsides and extras, which is where you catch nifty curio moments and alternate angles on the bands personality. As Long as the Price Is Right turns up with the swagger you want, and its a small thrill to remember the original UK single came with multiple sleeve variants sporting different prices printed on the front, a collectors daydream now. The sequencing is strong, building from short, sharp shocks to bigger choruses without losing momentum. Brilleaux remains the throughline, a frontman who never blinks: sandpaper voice, cutting harp, and an instinct for when to bite down on a lyric. Whether its Vic Maile capturing the earlier rawness or Gottehrer tightening the screws later, the production choices across these singles keep the drums dry and the guitars right in your lap. No flab. No fuss. If youre cratedigging, Singles (The U.A. Years+) vinyl is a satisfying way to experience this arc in one sitting. The bands sound loves a turntable, all those short songs snapping to attention between the speakers. For anyone hunting Dr. Feelgood albums on vinyl, this sits neatly alongside Down by the Jetty, Malpractice, and Private Practice, and it saves you the pain of chasing clean copies of every single. Plenty of people buy Dr. Feelgood records online, but this is the sort of title youll also stumble on in a Melbourne record store, nodding at the clerk who knows exactly why youre grinning. And if youre browsing sites that ship vinyl records Australia wide, keep an eye out for it; condition matters, since these tracks reward volume. The best compilations make you want to go deeper. This one does that. It sends you back to the albums, to live clips from the Kursaal, to interviews where Wilko talks about chopping at the strings and never using a pick. It also works cold, for anyone who only knows Milk and Alcohol from latenight radio. Theres no bloat here, just punchy R&Bcharged rock that still quickens the pulse. If you want a single piece that captures what made Dr. Feelgood dangerous and beloved, this is the one to grab. And yes, if you see Dr. Feelgood vinyl with the U.A. tag, dont hesitate. This band belongs on wax, loud enough to rattle the doors. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review