Sub-Stance [Original recording remastered, Extra tracks]

Department S (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 28, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
• Label: LTM
• ASIN: B000083EM0
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #771,888 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Of All The Lost Followers

2. Just Pretend

3. Romany Blood

4. Want

5. Fighting Irish

6. Is Vic There

7. Going Left Right

8. Age Concern

9. Somewhere Between Heaven And Tescos

10. Whatever Happened To The Blues

11. Ode To Koln

12. Clap Now

13. Is Vic There

14. Going Left Right

15. Want

16. Clap Now

17. Tell Me About It

18. Shes Expecting You

19. Monte Carlo Or Bust

20. Put All The Grosses In The Right Boxes

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

LTM are pleased to make available the entire recorded works of cult post-punk band Department S a full-length CD based around their unreleased 1981 album Sub-Stance.\n\nFormed from the ashes of London ska chancers Guns For Hire the Department released three brilliant singles in 1980/81 including Going Left Right I Want & Is Vic There? the latter reaching number 22 on the national singles chart in April 1981 & earning the band three appearances on Top of the Pops & a Smash Hits cover. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Long forgotten post-punkers, December 9, 2004

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Gary Williams "garyw" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sub-Stance (Audio CD)

Rising from the ashes of Guns For Hire, a fictitious band that caused something of a commotion in the UK in the late 1970's, Department S can best be described as post-punk mods. Fronted by vocalist Vaughn Toulouse (R.I.P), Department S recorded a few singles in the early 80's, including "Is Vic There?" (the most popular, it topped out at #22 in the British charts in 1980), "Going Left Right", and "I Want". Signed to Stiff Records, they recorded an LP's worth of material that Stiff ultimately refused to release. Their limited catalog was re-released by Mau Mau Records in 1993, but this collection combines the unreleased LP with several live tracks and b-sides.