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The Rich Kids | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B00009V3OX
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,186 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Strange One

2. Hung On You

3. Ghosts Of Princes In Towers

4. Cheap Emotions

5. Marching Men

6. Put You In The Picture

7. Young Girls

8. Bullet-Proof Lover

9. Rich Kids

10. Lovers And Fools

11. Burning Sounds

12. Empty Words

13. Here Comes The Nice

14. Only Arsenic

15. No Lip

16. The Move

17. Shape Of Things To Come

18. King

19. Precious

20. Just Like Lazarus

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered 2003 compilation for British punk act founded by The Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock, features 23 tracks including 9 bonus tracks, 'No Lip', 'The Move', 'Shape Of Things To Come', 'King', 'Precious', 'Just Like Lazarus', 'Ambition', 'Twisted' & 'Tomorrow's Zero'. The first 14 tracks are from the 1993 Dojo Records reissue of the album Ghosts Of Princes In Towers with the 3 B-sides that were included at the time, 'Empty Words', 'Here Comes The Nice' (live) & 'Only Arsenic'. EMI.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Kids are Alright, April 6, 2009

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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

When bassist Glen Matlock was unceremoniously fired from the Sex Pistols, he rebounded with this project, which delivered quality power pop, but had minimal chart success in the UK.

Matlock enlisted Midge Ure (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Rusty Egan (drums) and Steve New (guitar) - and, for a brief time, guitarist Mick Jones - for the 1978 album, Ghosts of Princes in Towers (#51 on the UK album chart) and a trio of singles, with Rich Kids b/w Empty Words peaking at #24 in the UK.

The compilation includes the album and additional material that essentially covers the output of the group. The lack of chart success, though, doomed the band, with Matlock calling it quits in 1979 and - with New - touring and recording with Iggy Pop.

Though the music may have gotten lost as punk rock sped into pop culture, Matlock's sound and vision showed that these kids were alright.