Subway Suck – I Sold My Ass For Rock ‘n’ Roll [Trondheim, Norway ; Punk] (1977)

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• *Supposedly marketed by Polygram as Norway’s answer to The Sex Pistols, but never went anywhere. The single was banned for offensive lyrics and Polygram had most of the singles destroyed, leaving only around 25 copies remaining.*

  ˝Hard rock band from Trondheim, formed in 1977 and dissolved in 1980. Subway Suck marks the very beginning of Dag Ingebrigtsen’s record career. In addition to Ingebrigtsen (vocals), the band consisted of Hans Aafløy (guitar, keyboards), Jarl Mosand (bass, keyboards) and Erlend Antonsen (drums). They recorded a single, N.R.K., which was banned by the record company. At this point, they joined forces with singer Dag Ingebrigtsen, and began playing gigs. They even played support for The Boys. In 1979 they start working on their debut album, “Subway Suck’s Little Red Album”. This was released later that year, on… red vinyl. In the summer of ’79, the band tried their luck in “Battle of the bands”/”NM for rockeband”, where they came in third place. After this, they head into the studio to begin work on their second album. By now, they have a fall out with the record company, and they are left without a recording deal. At the end of ‘79, they decide to split up the band. Some of the members would later rise to fame in bands like The Kids, TNT and Stage Dolls.˝

  (sources: https://sonichits.com/video/Subway_Suck/Split_The_Band

  https://www.newnoise.no/en/produkt/subway-suck-subway-suckss-little-red-album-1979-cd/ )

  March 9, 2023 at 4:38 pm

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• Nice. Pretty good song.

  March 9, 2023 at 7:11 pm

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• Quite a head turning name, and the extended guitar section at 1:30ish actually rips.

  Was a curious and cool find.

  March 10, 2023 at 12:58 am

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• Worthy. Good stuff.

  March 10, 2023 at 2:27 am

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