Don't Call Me Vanilla, by The AK47's

Don't Call Me Vanilla

by The AK47's

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skelly yay... about time this was repressed.

mm_abduction One of my all-time faves, finally getting the reissue it deserves! Favorite track: Tottenham Three.

mikejn Takes me back to the dreads,the sticky floors,the squidy black and snakebite. Perfect.

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Black Vinyl. Remastered from original master tapes. With lyric sheet. Download with two extra dub mixes of One hand.

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1.	Downward Spiral 04:02	buy track
2.	Bastard Restart 06:42	buy track
3.	One Hand 06:04	buy track
4.	Spirit Of Resistance 02:44	buy track
5.	Tiocfaidh Ar Lá 01:18	buy track
6.	Chillin' 05:40	buy track
7.	God's Man 03:20	buy track
8.	Cop Cars 04:04	buy track
9.	Tottenham Three 07:09	buy track
10.	One Hand - Dub Mix 1 05:58	buy track
11.	One Hand - Dub Mix 2 05:59	buy track

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The AK47’s or the Tottenham AK47’s formed in the late 80’s / early 90’s in North London. They turned up on the London squatting gig scene fully formed and ready to go, fusing punk, ska and reggae with a strong and simple political, socio-anarchist message. The band were instantly popular in London and sat very much next to Radical Dance Faction, Back to the Planet and Culture Shock. Their one and only release was the album "Don't call me Vanilla” which was originally released in 1991 by Rugger Bugger Discs. The album was recorded and produced at The Refuge studio in Reading by Jim Warren. Built around a solid dub-punk backdrop with some atmospheric flute squalls and FX's weaving in and out of the mix while lyrically remaining true to their anarcho roots. Over the years the album’s legacy has grown and yet has never been reissued. Finally 32 years after its release the band, Sean from Rugger Bugger and Not Lost reissue this gem in an exact replica. No coloured vinyl - just black vinyl with the same Lyric Insert. This reissue has been remastered from the original tapes and the Download (via Bandcamp) comes with two extra dub versions of ‘One Hand’.

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released December 1, 2023

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