All Skrewed Up

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All Skrewed Up
Studio album by
Released1977[1]
GenreOi![2]
Length25:54
30:00 (German version)
LabelChiswick
ProducerSkrewdriver, Roger Armstrong
Skrewdriver chronology
All Skrewed Up
(1977)
Hail the New Dawn
(1984)

All Skrewed Up is the debut studio album by the British rock band Skrewdriver, released in 1977. It was issued with four different sleeve colours - green, orange, yellow, and pale purple. It was later re-released in 1990 as "The Early Years" with five additional tracks, including the singles "Unbeliever" and "Streetfight", originally issued on the German release. The Early Years is the only official release of the All Skrewed Up tracks on CD.

Ian Stuart Donaldson was the only member of the record's line-up to play on future Skrewdriver releases.[3]

The album contains none of the neo-Nazi-themed and white power-themed lyrics that Skrewdriver used later.[2]

Track listing[edit]

Original vinyl pressing, 1977, Chiswick Records[edit]

All tracks are written by Ian Stuart Donaldson, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where's It Gonna End?" 2:31
2."Government Action"Donaldson, Phil Walmsley1:34
3."Back Street Kids" 1:38
4."Gotta Be Young"Donaldson, Walmsley1:59
5."I Don't Need Your Love" 2:01
6."I Don't Like You"Donaldson, Walmsley1:55
7."An-Ti-So-Cial"Donaldson, Walmsley1:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Too Much) Confusion" 2:32
2."9 Till 5" 2:04
3."Jailbait" 1:12
4."We Don't Pose" 1:49
5."The Only One" 2:49
6."Won't Get Fooled Again"Pete Townshend2:24
Total length:25:54

The tracks "Streetfight" and "Unbeliever" (intended to be the A and B sides on a 7" which never made it past the test pressing stage) were included on the German version of the album as tracks 8 and 12, respectively.

CD reissue, 1991, Rock-O-Rama Records[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're So Dumb" 2:28
2."Government Action"Donaldson, Walmsley1:34
3."I Don't Like You"Donaldson, Walmsley1:56
4."We Don't Pose" 1:49
5."I Don't Need Your Love" 2:02
6."An-Ti-So-Cial"Donaldson, Walmsley1:26
7."Jailbait" 1:13
8."The Only One" 2:50
9."Gotta Be Young"Donaldson, Walmsley2:00
10."(Too Much) Confusion" 2:33
11."Streetfight" 2:19
12."Better Off Crazy"Donaldson, Walmsley2:03
13."19th Nervous Breakdown"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards1:51
14."Where's It Gonna End?" 2:32
15."Won't Get Fooled Again"Townshend2:25
16."Unbeliever" 1:33
17."9 Till 5" 2:05
18."Back Street Kids" 1:39
Total length:36:18

"Streetfight" and "Unbeliever" were taken from the German version of the album, "You're So Dumb" and "Better Off Crazy" from the "You're So Dumb" single and "19th Nervous Breakdown" from the "Antisocial" single.

Personnel[edit]

Skrewdriver
  • Ian Stuart Donaldson – vocals
  • Phil Walmsley – guitar
  • Kevin McKay – bass
  • John "Grinny" Grinton – drums
  • Kevin Wilson – vocals
Technical
  • Neil Richmond – engineer

References[edit]

  1. ^ All Skrewed Up at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b White Rider at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Sputnikmusic.com - Skrewdriver profile". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Credits of Skrewdriver's album "All Skrewed Up" at Allmusic