{"product_id":"4050538889352","title":"General Public - All The Rage - Import Vinyl LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral Public\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first two albums by General Public, a British New Wave band formed by former members of Dixie's Midnight Runners and The Specials around Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling, who were members of the Ska band The Beat, are now available in analog format. Their first album, \"ALL THE RAGE,\" which featured Mick Jones and was described as \"a supergroup of the UK punk and ska scene,\" is also being reissued in analog format. Including the US Top 40 hit \"Tenderness\"! The band consists of Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling, former members of Ska band The Beat, former drummer of Dixie's Midnight Runners, Stoker \u0026amp; the group's keyboardist, Mickey Billingham, former bassist of The Specials, Horace Panter, and former member of The Clash, Mick Jones. General Public, a British New Wave band formed in 1984 by drummer Stoker of The Midnight Runners \u0026amp; keyboardist Mickey Billingham of the same group, bassist Horace Panter of The Specials, and Mick Jones of The Clash. Their first two albums are being reissued in analog format.The group, described as \"a supergroup of the UK punk and ska scene,\" signed with Virgin Records in the UK and I.R.S. Records in North America, and released their debut album \"ALL THE RAGE\" in 1984. Although he participated in the recording of the first album, Mick Jones left the group during the production process. He was replaced by Kevin White. From the completed \"ALL THE RAGE,\" \"Tenderness,\" released as the second single, became a TO40 hit in the US and Canada. As a result, this album became a bigger hit in the U.S. than in its home country of the U.K., reaching a high of #26 on the Billboard HOT 200 Album Chart, where it remained for 39 weeks. General Public\" was also a single hit in the U.K. The bright, up-tempo post-punk sound that colored the post-punk era of the 1980s is impressive.After they released two albums, Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling each went solo in the late 1980s, but reunited with General Public in 1994. In 1994, they reunited to record \"I'll Take You There,\" which became a Top 40 hit in the U.S. In 1995, they released their third album, \"Rub It Better,\" produced by Jerry Harrison. Incidentally, Mick Jones also participated in this album as a guest. However, General Public broke up in 1995. Wakeling then toured mainly as English Beat, and Ranking Roger sadly passed away in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Hot You're Cool\u003cbr\u003e2.Tenderness\u003cbr\u003e3.Anxious\u003cbr\u003e4.Never You Done That\u003cbr\u003e5.Burning Bright\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bmg\/Ada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45876261257505,"sku":"4050538889352","price":32.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4050538889352.jpg?v=1689942909","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/it-it\/products\/4050538889352","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}