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  Serious Drinking - The Revolution Starts At Closing Time [UPLP 3 UK 1983 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] I have been keen for a while to produce of new rip of this fantastic album of punk, ska and football drinking songs from the legendary Serious Drinking. So here you are.... With a comedic blend of punk, beer football & Bilko, Serious Drinking formed at the University of East Anglia in February 1981. They took their name from a Sounds headline to an interview with The Cockney Rejects, although some may say they were named after their favourite pastime. Serious Dinking were Martin Ling (vocals, formerly of The Higsons), Eugene McCarthy (vocals), Andy Hearshaw (guitar, formerly of The Farmer's Boys), Jem Moore (bass), and Lance Dunlop (drums). The debut single, Love On The Terraces (produced by Madness's Mark Bedford) reached number 9 on the UK Indie Chart in 1982, follow-up Hangover reaching number 4 the following year. The classic and long unavailable debut album The Revolutio...

Serious Drinking - The Revolution Starts At Closing Time [UPLP 3 UK 1983 24-Bit FLAC] Today's old re-post is this classic British punk album dedicated to football and pubs, rekindled and untouched from my original blogpost on ESWA in August 2016.  With a splendid mix of punk, beer and football, Serious Drinking formed at the University of East Anglia in February 1981. They took their name from a Sounds headline to an interview with The Cockney Rejects, although some may say they were named after their favourite pastime. Serious Dinking were Martin Ling (vocals, formerly of The Higsons), Eugene McCarthy (vocals), Andy Hearshaw (guitar, formerly of The Farmer's Boys), Jem Moore (bass), and Lance Dunlop (drums). The debut single, Love On The Terraces (produced by Madness's Mark Bedford) reached number 9 on the UK Indie Chart in 1982, follow-up Hangover reaching number 4 the following year. The classic and long unavailable debut album The Revolution Starts at C...