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Artist: Die Toten Hosen Title: Learning English, Lesson One Label:   Virgin Country: Europe Date: 1991 Catalogue: 262 310 Barcode: 5012981931025 Format: CD Album Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  3 Own Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search on eBay This is an affiliate link for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
01	Die Toten Hosen	Learning English - Step One	Theo Zislewit	Rate
02	Die Toten Hosen	Blitzkrieg Bop	The Ramones	Rate
03	Die Toten Hosen	Brickfield Nights	Dangerfield, Steel	Rate
04	Die Toten Hosen	Step Two	Theo Zislewit	Rate
05	Die Toten Hosen	Just Thirteen	Stride	Rate
06	Die Toten Hosen	If The Kids Are United	Pursey, Parsons	Rate
07	Die Toten Hosen	Nasty Nasty	Cash, Days	Rate
08	Die Toten Hosen	Step Three	Theo Zislewit	Rate
09	Die Toten Hosen	Dirty Pictures	Gordon	Rate
10	Die Toten Hosen	Baby Baby	Carnochan	Rate
11	Die Toten Hosen	Gary Gilmore's Eyes	Smith	Rate
12	Die Toten Hosen	Born To Lose	Thunder	Rate
13	Die Toten Hosen	How The Rockafellas Went To Hollywood	Theo Zislewit	Rate
14	Die Toten Hosen	Do You Remeber	The Rockafellas	Rate
15	Die Toten Hosen	Carnival In Rio (Punk Was)	Biggs, Frege, Holst	Rate
16	Die Toten Hosen	Step Four	Theo Zislewit	Rate
17	Die Toten Hosen	Right To Work	October	Rate
18	Die Toten Hosen	Whole Wide World	Goulden	Rate
19	Die Toten Hosen	Smash It Up	Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward	Rate
20	Die Toten Hosen	Stranglehold	Harper	Rate
21	Die Toten Hosen	Step Five	Theo Zislewit	Rate
22	Die Toten Hosen	Love And A Molotov Cocktail	O'Connor	Rate
23	Die Toten Hosen	Do Anything You Wanna Do	Hollis, Douglas	Rate
24	Die Toten Hosen	Goodbye From Janet And John	Theo Zislewit	Rate

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Produced by Jon Caffery & Die Toten Hosen
The album is dedicated to Johnny Thunders and features
02 - Joey Ramone (The Ramones)
03 - Matt Dangerfield (The Boys)
05 - Pete Stride (The Lurkers)
06 - Jimmy Pursey (Sham 69)
07 - Nick Cash (999)
09 - Andy Ellison (The Radio Stars)
10 - Knox (The Vibrators)
11 - TV Smith (The Adverts)
12 - Johnny Thunders with Cheetah Chrome (The Dead Boys) & Handsome Dick Manitoba (The Dictators)
14 - Martin Mitchell Rockafella (The Rockafellas)
15 - Ronald Biggs
17 - Gene October (Chelsea)
18 - Wreckless Eric
19 - Captain Sensible (The Damned)
20 - Charlie Harper (UK Subs)
22 - Neil O'Connor (The Flys)
23 - Graeme Douglas (Eddie And The Hot Rods)

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sladesounds 18th Aug 2014		Review At once a tribute and a perfect calling card for an Anglophonic audience, Learning English is a hilarious romp through a slew of punk classics (and not-exactly classics) that's impossible to resist. Sure, many might want to hear the originals instead, but the fact remains that the quartet didn't become huge in their native country for nothing -- if the need is for loud, three-chord classics and shoutalong choruses, Die Toten Hosen can deliver in spades and with plenty of spirit. What seems like a gimmick -- the participation of at least one member from every band covered on the appropriate song -- actually makes Learning English feel like a great party album, with everyone taking a turn at the mike. If some voices are a bit thrashed with time, it's still good to hear everyone from Joey Ramone and the Damned's Captain Sensible to Chelsea's Gene October and Knox from the Vibrators take a bow. Even escaped U.K. convict Ronald Biggs, famous for his association with the post-Rotten Sex Pistols, takes a bow with "Punk Was," the one original on the album and a nostalgia-filled celebration. The choice of songs throughout may seem idiosyncratic -- one really needs to know U.K. punk to recognize tracks like "Do You Remember" by The Rockafellas and "Love and a Molotov Cocktail" by The Flys. But the great performances on such unquestioned monsters from the spirit of 1977 like "If the Kids Are United," "Smash It Up," and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" -- not to mention "Born to Lose," one of the last recordings featuring Johnny Thunders before his death -- rule the roost. Add in detailed liner notes from the band expressing their sheer delight at working with their heroes and a slew of memorabilia from the members' punk-crazed youth, plus between-song clips from a fake language instruction record (thus the album title), and the result is great fun. All Music Review by Ned Raggett ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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