City Baby Attacked by Rats is the debut album by the band Charged GBH. It was released in 1982 on Clay Records[3] and was rereleased in 2002 by leading punk reissue label Captain Oi![4] with bonus tracks (A & B sides of singles "No Survivors" and "Sick Boy"). It is considered a landmark in the development of hardcore punk, especially the UK 82 scene. Recorded at Frank Skarth Recordings (FSR) in Birmingham, produced by Mike "Clay" Stone. It contains a rerecording of earlier single "Sick Boy".
| City Baby Attacked by Rats | ||||
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| Released | 15 April 1982 | |||
| Studio | FSR Studios, Birmingham | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk, street punk | |||
| Length | 34:06 | |||
| Label | Clay Records (Clay LP 4) (UK), Captain Oi! (Ahoy CD 185) | |||
| Producer | Mike "Clay" Stone | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
Track listing
edit- "Time Bomb" - 2:26
- "Sick Boy" - 2:32
- "Wardogs" - 1:29
- "Slut" - 2:32
- "Maniac" - 2:12
- "Gunned Down" - 2:34
- "I Am the Hunted" - 2:52
- "City Baby Attacked by Rats" - 2:34
- "Prayer of a Realist" - 2:29
- "Passenger on the Menu" - 2:48
- "Heavy Discipline" - 2:11
- "Boston Babies" - 2:07
- "Bellend Bop" - 5:08
Captain Oi re-release bonus tracks
edit- "No Survivors" - 2:35
- "Self Destruct" - 2:01
- "Big Women" - 2:17
- "Am I Dead Yet?" - 2:31
- "Slit Your Own Throat" - 2:07
- "Sick Boy [Single Version]" - 2:34
In popular culture
edit- Metallica vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield revealed that the title of their song Spit Out the Bone was lifted from the lyrics of "Passenger on the Menu".[5]
References
edit- ^ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Review: Charged GBH — City Baby Attacked by Rats". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Reid, Jim (28 October 1982). "Rat Trap. Review: Charged GBH — City Baby Attacked by Rats" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 25. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Charged G.B.H* - City Baby Attacked by Rats". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Charged GBH* - City Baby Attacked by Rats". discogs. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "James Hetfield Reveals the Street Punk Band He Took the Phrase 'Spit Out the Bone' from".
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