Teenage Depression (album)

Teenage Depression
Studio album by Eddie and the Hot Rods
Released	November 22, 1976
Studio	Jackson Studios, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Genre	Pub rock
Length	31:26 Reissue: 1:13:41
Label	Island
Producer	Ed Hollis, Vic Maile
Eddie and the Hot Rods chronology
Teenage Depression (1976) Life on the Line (1977)
Singles from Teenage Depression
"Teenage Depression"/"Shake" Released: October 29, 1976

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Teenage Depression is the first studio album released by Pub Rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods that reached #43 on the UK Singles Chart. It is mixed by Jonz:A and R Howard Thomson and produced by Ed Hollis and Vic Maile. The album contains three cover songs, The Who's "The Kids Are Alright", Joe Tex's "Show Me", and Sam Cooke's "Shake". In 2000, a reissue was released with 12 additional tracks that contains another cover, this time of the track "96 Tears" live, originally by ? and the Mysterians. Teenage Depression is often cited as being one of the albums that is the missing link between pub rock and punk rock because of the album's fast and hard-hitting R&B sound showing the attitude of a punk band. The title track was featured in the 1979 film Rock 'n' Roll High School.^[2] It reached #35 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Higgs, except where noted.

1. "Get Across to You" - 2:48
2. "Why Can't It Be?" - 2:33
3. "Show Me" (Joe Tex) - 2:03
4. "All I Need Is Money" - 2:21
5. "Double Checkin' Woman" - 2:29
6. "The Kids Are Alright" (Pete Townshend) - 2:40
7. "Teenage Depression" - 2:59
8. "Horseplay (Wearier of the Schmaltz)" - 2:22
9. "Been So Long" - 3:22
10. "Shake" (Sam Cooke) - 1:30
11. "On the Run" - 6:26

Bonus Tracks On Reissue:

1. "Writing on the Wall" - 2:42
2. "Cruisin (In the Lincoln)" - 3:33
3. "Wooly Bully" (Domingo Samudio) - 2:37
4. "Horseplay" (Single Version) - 2:24
5. "96 Tears" (Live) (Rudy Martinez) - 2:58
6. "Get Out of Denver" (Live) (Bob Seger)- 3:51
7. "Medley: Gloria / Satisfaction" (Live) (Van Morrison/Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)- 5:24
8. "On the Run" (Live) - 9:02
9. "Hard Drivin Man" (Live) - 2:11
10. "Horseplay" (Live) - 2:30
11. "Double Checkin' Woman" (Live) - 2:37
12. "All I Need Is Money" (Live) - 2:56

Personnel

• Barrie Masters - vocals
• Paul Gray - bass, backing vocals
• Steve Nicol - drums, backing vocals
• Dave Higgs - guitar, backing vocals, piano on "Horseplay (Wearier of the Schmaltz)"^[4]

Technical

• Michael Beal - art direction, photography

Charts

Singles

References