Power of the Press explained

Power of the Press
Type:Album
Artist:Angelic Upstarts
Cover:Power of the Press.jpg
Released:1986
Studio:Wickham Studios, Croydon
Genre:Punk rock, Oi!
Label:Gas Music Limited Records
Producer:Colin Peter
Prev Title:Last Tango in Moscow
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Blood on the Terraces
Next Year:1987

Power of the Press is Angelic Upstarts's seventh album, released in 1986.[1] The cover illustration was by Geoff Botham.

The album was released in the United States as Brighton Bomb (1986), adding the 1985 12" single A-side "Brighton Bomb", and that single's cover art.[2]

Track listing[1]

All tracks composed by Thomas Mensforth and Brian Hayes; except where indicated

Side A

  1. "I Stand Accused" (Mensforth, Derek Wade, Ray Cowie, Tony Morrison)
  2. "Nottingham Slag"
  3. "Joe Where Are You Now?" (Mensforth, Ronnie Rocker)
  4. "Soldier" (Harvey Andrews)
  5. "Empty Street"

Side A

  1. "Power of the Press" (Mensforth, Ronnie Rocker)
  2. "Stab in the Back"
  3. "Here I Come"
  4. "Thin Red Line" (Mensforth, Ronnie Rocker)
  5. "I'd Kill Her for Sixpence"
  6. "Greenfields of France" (Eric Bogle)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/Angelic-Upstarts-Power-Of-The-Press/release/408069
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 17 June 2016 . 21 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160621214431/http://punkygibbon.co.uk/bands/a/angelicupstarts_brighton.html . dead .