The Biggest Prize in Sport explained

The Biggest Prize in Sport
Type:Studio
Artist:999
Cover:The Biggest Prize in Sport.jpg
Alt:Cover art of The Biggest Prize in Sport
Recorded:August 1979
Genre:Pop punk, new wave
Label:Polydor
Producer:Vic Maile
Prev Title:Separates
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Concrete
Next Year:1981

The Biggest Prize in Sport is the third studio album by English punk/rock band 999. It peaked at No. 177 on the U.S. Billboard Album Chart. The album was re-released on CD in 1999 on Anagram Records. Nick Cash: "Pablo (Labritain) broke his arm in ’78, two days before we were doing a show at the SO36 Club in Berlin. Ed (Case) was part of our following, the Southall Crew. We went to the rehearsal and he knew all the songs note perfect. He was very young, about 17. He was fantastic and got a standing ovation. He was a brilliant drummer. From that, Ed then went on to play with Hazel O'Connor, and then worked at the Victoria Theatre playing the drummer in Buddy the Musical."[1]

Reception

Trouser Press called the album "trebly and lifeless, except for the poppy title track, which sounds like an East End Ramones."[2]

Charts

Track listing

Tracks of the US and Canada releases of the album are in a different order than the UK and European releases. The 1999 CD release has the same track listing of the UK/EU edition, and three bonus tracks.

Personnel

999
Production

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Canada1979Polydor RecordsLPPD-1-6256
Germany1979Albion RecordsLPPOLSC 1013
Germany1979Albion Records, Ariola RecordsLP201 331-320
Netherlands1979Ariola Benelux B.V., Polydor RecordsLP201 331-320, 201 331
United States1979Polydor RecordsLP, promoPD-1-6256
United States1980Polydor RecordsLPPD-1-6256
United Kingdom1980Polydor RecordsLPPOLS 1013
United States1980Polydor RecordsLPPD-1-6256
France, Greece1980Polydor RecordsLP2383 563
Norway, Sweden1980Albion RecordsLP9198 728
United Kingdom1999Anagram RecordsCDCD Punk 67

References

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cash . Nick . 999 Punk Band . 999punkband.co.uk . 6 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902211438/http://999punkband.co.uk/999_Story.html . September 2, 2018 . en . live.
  2. Web site: 999 . Trouser Press . 23 December 2023.

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