Stiff Little Fingers

Real Name:Jake Burns, Ali McMordie, Henry Cluney, Brian Faloon, Jim Reily, Dolphin Taylor, Bruce Foxton, Ian McCallum, Dave Sharp, Steve Grantley
Profile:Irish Punk band formed around 1977 with the original members being Jake Burns, Ali McMordie, Henry Cluney & Brian Faloon.

This version of the band recorded their first LP "Inflammable Material" which included their signature songs about life in Belfast, "Alternative Ulster", "Suspect Device" and "Wasted Life" but also a musically bold reworking of Bob Marley's "Johnny Was"

Moving to London in 1979, the band lost Brian Faloon who was replaced on drums by Jim Reilly. They recorded the LP "Nobody's Heroes" for Chrysalis, an LP which was poppier than "Inflammable Material" but continued exploring similar themes. A cover of the Specials "Doesn't Make It Alright" was included, less successfully than "Johnny Was". "Nobody's Heroes" was followed by the pure power pop of the LPs "Go For It" and "Now Then" (featuring new drummer Dolphin Taylor, previously of the Tom Robinson Band )which failed to satisfy their fans, and the live LP "Hanx". In 1983 the band decided to call it a day

In 1987, Burns reformed the band with McMordie, Cluney and Taylor. When McMordie left permanently in 1990, he was replaced on bass by Bruce Foxton, previously of Jam, The, who is still with the band. The current incarnation of SLF, which still tours and in 2003 released a 9th studio album "Guitar and Drum", includes Burns, Foxton, guitarist Ian McCallum and drummer Steve Grantley
URLs:http://www.slf.com
http://hellrot.org/slf/
Members:Ali McMordie, Brian Faloon, Bruce Foxton, Dolphin Taylor, Henry Cluney, Ian McCallum, Jake Burns, Jim Reilly, Steve Grantley
Name Variations: All | Stiff Little Fingers | Fingers | S.L.F. | SLF
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Releases:
Alternative Ulster (7")   Rough Trade (UK), Rigid Digits 1978
Gotta Gettaway (7")   Rough Trade (UK) 1978
Suspect Device ◄ (2 versions)   Rigid Digits ... 1978
Inflammable Material (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   Rough Trade (UK) ... 1979
Straw Dogs (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1979
At The Edge ◄ (2 versions)   Chrysalis 1980
Back To Front (7", Single)   Chrysalis 1980
Hanx! (Album) ◄ (9 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1980
Nobody's Hero (7")   Chrysalis 1980
Nobody's Heroes (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1980
Go For It (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1981
Just Fade Away (7", Single)   Chrysalis 1981
Bits Of Kids (7")   Chrysalis 1982
Now Then... (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1982
Talk Back (7")   Chrysalis 1982
£1.10 Or Less (7", EP)   Chrysalis 1982
All The Best ◄ (3 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1983
The Peel Sessions (12")   Strange Fruit 1986
The Peel Sessions (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Strange Fruit 1986
Live And Loud!! (2xLP)   Link Records (4) 1988
No Sleep 'Til Belfast (12", Ltd)   Skunx Recordings 1988
See You Up There (VHS, PAL)   Virgin Music Video 1989
See You Up There! (2xLP)   Virgin Records 1989
St. Patrix - The Wild Rover E.P. (12", EP)   Virgin 1989
BBC Radio 1: Live In Concert (CD)   Griffin Music Inc. 1995
Get A Life (7", Single, Col)   Taang! Records 1996
Hope Street / Greatest Hits Live In The UK (2xCD)   Oxygen Records (3) 1999
Anthology (3xCD, Comp)   EMI Records 2002
The Complete John Peel Sessions (CD, Comp)   Strange Fruit 2002
Song By Song (CD)   EMI Gold 2004
Gotta Getaway (12")   Celluloid  
Production:
White Riot Vol. One A Tribute To The Clash (CD, Comp) Strummerville Uncut Magazine 2003
White Riot Vol. Two A Tribute To The Clash (CD) Strummerville Uncut Magazine 2003
Wild Dub - Dread Meets Punk Rocker Downtown (CD, Comp) Bloody Dub Select Cuts 2003
Appears On:
アナーキー (LP, Album) 3・3・3 Invitation 1980
Chart Attack (LP, Comp, Album) Bits Of Kids Telstar 1982
Inflammable Material (CD)   Restless Records 1989
Punk & Disorderly (LP, Comp) Alternative Ulster Telstar 1991
Gut & Böse (LP, Album) Wasted Life Aggressive Rockproduktionen 1992
Punk - Past, Present And Future ....... The Released Emotions Compilation (1988-1993) (CD, Comp) Tin Soldiers Released Emotions Records 1993
Anarchy Syndrome [Live] (CD, Album) 3・3・3 Victor Entertainment Japan 1998
Scene Killer Vol.1 (CD, Comp) Suspect Device Outsider Records (2) 1998
Jesus Hates You (7", Pic, EP) Suspect Device Probe Records (2) 1999
På Fylla Igjen (CD, Album) Punk Medley BKS Records 2000
Runter Ans Ufer (CD, Album, Enh) Suspect Device Wendt Musik Produktionen 2005
Life Is Shit EP (7", EP, Ltd) Straw Dogs Firestorm Records 2007
Tracks Appear On:
20 Of Another Kind (LP) Suspect Device Polydor 1979
New Wave (LP, Comp, Album) Straw Dogs K-Tel International (Sweden) AB 1979
Back-Stage Pass (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Closed Groove, Barbed ... Pronit ... 1980
Rock Against Racism - RAR's Greatest Hits (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Law And Order Ariola Benelux ... 1980
Wanna Buy A Bridge? (LP) Alternative Ulster Rough Trade (US) 1980
Action Trax 1 (LP, Comp) Listen K-Tel 1982
Chart Attack (LP, Comp, Album) Bits Of Kids Telstar 1982
Chartbusters 82 Volume 2 (LP, Comp) Listen Ronco 1982
Personality Crisis (LP, Comp) Listen Action Replay Records 1984
Fun, Filth And Fury · 18 Prime Punk Cuts (CD, Comp) Suspect Device (Live),... Virgin, Virgin, Virgin 1991
Punk & Disorderly (LP, Comp) Alternative Ulster Telstar 1991
The Indie Scene 78 ◄ (2 versions) Alternative Ulster Connoisseur Collection 1991
Winters Of Discontent - The Peel Sessions 77-83 (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Suspect Device Strange Fruit 1991
The Best Of Bizarre Festival (1987 - 1992) (2xCD, Comp) Suspect Device Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1992
The Best Punk Album In The World ... Ever! (Comp, Album) ◄ (3 versions) Alternative Ulster Virgin ... 1992
DIY: The Modern World - UK Punk II (1977-78) (CD) Suspect Device, Altern... Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
Nobody's Heroes (CD, Album) Nobody´s Heroes (Live... Castle Communications 1993
Punk - Past, Present And Future ....... The Released Emotions Compilation (1988-1993) (CD, Comp) Tin Soldiers Released Emotions Records 1993
The Great British Punk Rock Explosion (CD) Tin Soldier (Live) Dojo 1993
The Great British Punk Rock Explosion Volume 2 (CD) Nobodys Heroes (Live) Dojo 1993
The Punk Generation Punk Rock Will Never Die (CD) Tin Soldiers (Live) Castle Communications 1993
Punk Rock Xmas (CD, Comp) White Christmas Rhino Entertainment Company 1995
Punk You Vol. 1 (Music For The Discerning Slacker Punk) (CD) Alternative Ulster EMI America 1995
Punk You: Music For The Discerning Slacker Punk Vol. 1 (CD) Alternative Ulster EMI Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1995
Punk: The Worst Of Total Anarchy (Green) (CD) Alternative Ulster Disky 1995
Punk: The Worst Of Total Anarchy (Yellow) (CD) Nobody's Hero Disky 1995
The Punk Generation (4xCD, Comp) Tin Soldiers (Live), N... Castle Communications 1995
God Save The Queen Vol 1 (CD, Album, Smplr) Listen (Live) Dressed To Kill 1996
Punk: The Worst Of Total Anarchy (2xCD) Nobody's Hero Disky 1996
Punk: The Worst Of Total Anarchy (3xCD, Box) Nobody's Hero, Alterna... Disky 1996
The Best Punk Album In The World ... Ever! 2 (2xCD, Comp) Suspect Device Circa Records Ltd. 1996
Wild Punk! (CD, Comp) Suspect Device (Live) Emporio 1996
Once In A Lifetime (2xCD, Comp) Alternative Ulster Telstar 1997
Flash Back To '78 (CD, Promo, Comp) Suspect Device ΠΟΠ + ΡΟΚ (Magazine), PolyGram, Virgin, Minos-EMI 1998
1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave 1976-1979 (5xCD, Comp + Box) Alternate Ulster Universal Records 1999
Greatest Hits Of The 70's (8xCD, Comp + Box) Straw Dogs Disky 2000
Punk! (CD, Comp) At The Edge Crimson 2000
Serious Punk (CD, Smplr) Alternative Ulster EMI Plus 2000
Punk. (2xCD) Alternative Ulster Columbia 2001
Rough Trade Shops - 25 Years (4xCD) Suspect Device Mute Records Ltd. 2001
Teenage Kicks: Punk 2 (CD) Tin Soldiers Crimson 2001
All Covered In Punk (CD) Johnny Was EMI Records 2002
No Spitting: 60 Classic Punk Tracks (3xCD) Alternative Ulster, No... Disky 2002
The Greatest Punk (DVD, PAL) Gotta Gettaway EMI Records 2002
Greatest Hits Of The 70's CD 5 (CD, Comp) Straw Dogs Disky 2003
No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion (4xCD + Box) Suspect Device, Altern... Rhino Entertainment Company 2003
Rare Trax Vol. 25 - First Wave Part Two (CD, Comp, Car) Doesn't Make Me Alright Rolling Stone (Germany) 2003
White Riot Vol. One A Tribute To The Clash (CD, Comp) Strummerville Uncut Magazine 2003
White Riot Vol. Two A Tribute To The Clash (CD) Strummerville Uncut Magazine 2003
Wild Dub - Dread Meets Punk Rocker Downtown (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Stiff Little Fingers Select Cuts 2003
80s Alternative - The Darker Side Of The Decade (CD, Comp) At The Edge EMI Gold 2004
Greatest Hits Of Punk & New Wave (3xCD, Comp) Barbed Wire Love, Stra... EMI Records Ltd. 2004
The Original New Wave Album (CD) At The Edge EMI Gold 2004
The Ultimate Punk Album (CD) Alternative Ulster Crimson 2004
100% Punk Vol.2 (CD) Gotta Getaway Telstar 2005
100% Punk Vol.3 (CD) Wasted Life Telstar 2005
New Waves (2xCD, Comp) Alternative Ulster Family Recordings (UK) 2005
Teenage Kicks (2xCD) At The Edge Sanctuary Records 2005
The Best Of Music - New Wave (CD) At The Edge Disky 2005
Humo Presenteert - Blitzkriegpunk (2xCD, Comp) Suspect Device Universal Music (Belgium) 2006
Anarchy In The UK - 30 Years Of Punk - Volume 2 (CD, Promo) Beirut Moonn Spin Music Ltd, The Sunday Times 2007
Big Punk - 34 Greatest Punk Songs (2xCD, Comp) Barbed Wire Love EMI, EMI 2007
Punk - The Platinum Collection (3xCD, Comp + Box) Alternative Ulster EMI Music (Belgium) 2008
The Original Sailor Jerry Rum - Music To .......... To (CD, Promo, Comp) Guitar & Drum Not On Label 2008
100 % Punk (CD, Comp) Alternative Ulster Telstar  
Celluloïd (12") Johnny Was Celluloid  
Punk Rock (CD) Alternative Ulster Masters Of Music  
The Years Of The Punks (2xCD, Comp) At The Edge (Live), Ju... Eurotrend, Eurotrend, Eurotrend  
Unofficial Releases:
Inflammable Material (LP, Album)   Not On Label 2005
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