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
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