U.K.サブス

U.K. Subs は イギリスの パンクバンド。ヴォーカルのチャーリー･ハーパーは元々、R&Bのアーティストとして活躍していた。

**概要**
U.K. Subs は、1976年、オリジナルパンクムーブメントの最中にイギリスで結成され、｢大英帝国の危機分子｣と呼ばれた。
また、1991年のUKツアーでは、現Rancidのラーズ・フレデリクセンがギタリストとして参加していた。

**メンバー**
 Charlie Harper - Lead Vocals (1976 – 在籍)- Nicky Garratt - Lead Guitars (1977 – 1983, 1988, 1999, 1999 – 2002, 2004 – 在籍)- Paul Slack - Bass (1977 – 1981, 2008) - Pete Davis - Drums (1977 – 1980,1984,1992 – 1996, 2008)- Alvin Gibbs - Bass (1980 – 1983, 1988, 1999 – 2002, 2003 – 在籍)- Steve Roberts - Drums (1980 – 1982, 1987 – 1988,2002)- Rab Fae Beith - Drums (1984 – 1986)- Jim Moncur - Guitar (1984 – 1986)- Alan Campbell - Guitar (1992 – 2004)- Brian Barnes - Bass (1992 – 1994, 1996 – 2001, 2002 – 2004)- Simon Rankin - Bass (2001 – 2002)- Jamie Oliver - Drums (2005 – 在籍)- Chema Zurita - Bass (2007 – ?)- Jet - guitar (2005 – ?)- Matt McCoy - Drums- Tez  Roberts - Bass, Drums ,Guitar- Belvy K - Drums (1988)- Karl Morris - Guitar- John Armitage - Bass (1984 – 1985)- Ricky McGuire - Bass (1985 – 1986)- Mark Barratt - Bass (1986 – 1987)- Geoff Sewell - Drums (1986)- Dave Wilkinson - Drums (1987)- Clara - Bass- Dave Ayer - Drums (1995 – 1996)- Captain Scarlet - Guitar (1983 – 1984)- Alan Lee - Guitar- Gary Ostell - Drums- Andy Frantic - Bass- Flea - Bass- Jason Willer - Drums- Pumpy - Drums- Benji Bollox - Drums(1996)- Phil Pain - Guitar (1996)- Ozzy - Bass (1996)- Rory Lyons - Drums (1976 – 1977)- Scott Snowden - Guitar (1992)- Lars Frederiksen - Guitar (1991)- Knox - Guitar (1987)- Richard Anderson- Kim Wylie - Drums (1982)- Darrell Barth - Guitar- Steve J Jones - Drums (1977, 1983 – 1984)- Steve Slack - Bass (1977, 1983 – 1984)- Andy McCoy - Guitar (1987 – 1989) Finnish guitarist. (Hanoi Rocks, Briard, Pelle Miljoona, The Suicide Twins, Cherry Bombz, Iggy Pop...)

**ディスコグラフィ**

**アルバム**
Another Kind of Blues (1979) (UK #21)
*Brand New Age (1980) (UK #18)
*Crash Course (1980) (UK #8)
*Diminished Responsibility (1981) (UK #18)
*Endangered Species (1982)
*Flood of Lies (1983)
*Gross Out USA (1984)
*Huntington Beach (1985)
*In Action (1986)
*Japan Today (1987)
*Killing Time (1988)
*Live in Paris (1989)
*Mad Cow Fever (1991)
*Normal Service Resumed (1993)
*Occupied (1996)
*Peel Sessions 1978-79 (1997)
*Quintessentials (1997)
*Riot (1997)
*Submission (1999)
*Time Warp (2000)
*Universal (2002)
*Violent State (2005)

**その他・ライブアルバム等**
 Live Kicks (1979) (Recorded Live at the Roxy 1977)- Countdown (2001)- Original Punks Original Hits (2006)- Complete Riot (2006)

**コンピレーションアルバム**
 The British Punk Invasion Vol 2 (1996)

**UKチャートシングル**
 "Stranglehold" - 1979 - No. 26- "Tomorrow's Girls" - 1979 - No. 28- "She's Not There" / "Kicks" (EP) - 1979 - No. 36- "Warhead" - 1980 - No. 30- "Teenage" - 1980 - No. 32- "Party In Paris" - 1980 - No. 37- "Keep On Runnin' (Till You Burn)" - 1981 - No. 41

**12"シングル**
"Another Typical City" (1983) (EP)
*"The Magic" (1984) (EP)
*"Hey Santa" (1987) (EP)
*"Motivator" (1988) (EP)
*"Sabre Dance" (1989) (EP)

**シングル EPs**
 "C.I.D." (1978) (EP)- "Stranglehold" (1979) (EP)- "Tomorrows Girls" (1979) (EP)- "She's Not There" (1979) (EP)- "Warhead" (1980) (EP)- "Teenage" (1980) (EP)- "Party in Paris" (1980)- "Keep on Running" (1981) (EP)- "Countdown" (1981)- "Shake Up The City" (1982) (EP)- "Another Typical City" (1983)- "This Gun Says" (1985) (EP)- "Live in Holland" (1986) (EP)- "The Road is Long, The Road is Hard" (1993) (EP)- "Postcard from L.A." (Split single) (1994) (U.S. only)- "Betrayal" (1995) (U.S. only)- "War on the Pentagon" (1997) (EP) (U.S. only)- "Day of the Dead" (1997) (EP) (U.S. only)- "Cyberjunk" (1997) (EP) (U.S. only)- "Riot" (1998) (EP)- "The Revolution's Here" (2000) (EP)- "Drunken Sailor" (2002)- "666 Yeah" (2006)- "Warhead" (2008) (CD EP)

**トリビュート・その他**
 "I Lost My Love (to a UK Sub)" track by The Gonads (1982)- "(Give Me) Charlie Harper (Any Day)" track by The Bus Station Loonies (1996)

**その他**
・ガンズ・アンド・ローゼスのアルバム｢ザ・スパゲッティ・インシデント?｣にて「ENDANGE RED SPECIES｣に収録されている、｢DOWN ON THE FARM｣がカヴァーされている。また、同アルバムのライナーノーツにて大貫憲章は、チャーリー･ハーパーについて｢酒みたいな名前のオヤジ｣と評している。

**脚注**

**外部リンク**
 Biography at Allmusic-  Official website