Chelsea are a British punk rock band from London, formed in 1976. The original line-up of the band was assembled in late 1976 by John Krivine and Steph Raynor, the owners of Acme Attractions, a fashion boutique shop in King's Road in Chelsea, London, comprising vocalist Gene October, guitarist William Broad (better known as Billy Idol), bassist Tony James and drummer John Towe; James and Towe had previously been in London SS. After three support gigs playing cover versions of other bands' songs, Idol and James departed in November 1976, taking Towe with them, to form Generation X.
The rapid turnover of band members was characteristic throughout Chelsea's existence, with Gene October the only constant presence.
Band members:
Gene October - vocals
James Stevenson - guitar
Dave Martin - guitar
Geoff Myles - bass
Chris Bashford - drums.
"Chelsea" is the debut studio album by Chelsea, released in 1979 on Step-Forward Records and reissued with four bonus tracks in 1998 on Captain Oi!.
Tracks:
1-10 LP Chelsea
11-14 demo versions.
Tracklisting:
1. I'm On Fire
2. Decide
3. Free The Fighters
4. Your Toy
5. Fools And Soldiers
6. All The Downs
7. Government
8. Twelve Men
9. Many Rivers
10. Trouble Is The Day
11. Urban Kids
12. No Escape
13. Twelve Men
14. All The Downs
VBR ~269K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Evacuate" is the second studio album by Chelsea, released in 1982 on Step-Forward Records and reissued with eight bonus tracks in 1998 on Captain Oi!.
Tracks:
1-10 LP Evacuate
11-12 7" Rockin' Horse, released in 1981
13-15 7" Freemans, released in 1981
16 7" Evacuate, released in 1981
17 7" War Across The Nation, released in 1982
18 7" Stand Out, released in 1982.
Tracklisting:
1. Evacuate
2. How Do You Know
3. Cover Up
4. Looks Right
5. Tribal Song
6. War Across The Nation
7. Forty People
8. Running Free
9. Last Drink
10. Only Thinking
11. Rockin' Horse
12. Years Away
13. Freemans
14. I.D. Parade
15. How Do You Know
16. New Era
17. War Across The Nation
18. Stand Out
VBR ~239K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"The Punk Singles Collection 1977-82" is a compilation album by Chelsea, released in 1998 on Captain Oi!.
Tracks:
1-2 7" Right To Work, released in 1977
3-4 7" High Rise Living, released in 1977
5-6 7" Urban Kids, released in 1978
7-8 7" No-One's Coming Outside, released in 1980
9 7" Decide, released in the USA in 1979
10-11 7" Look At The Outside, released in 1980
12-13 7" No Escape, released in 1980
14-15 7" Rockin' Horse, released in 1981
16-18 7" Freemans, released in 1981
19-20 7" Evacuate, released in 1981
21 7" War Across The Nation, released in 1982
22-23 7" Stand Out, released in 1982.
Tracklisting:
1. Right To Work
2. The Loner
3. High Rise Living
4. No Admission
5. Urban Kids
6. No Flowers
7. No One's Coming Outside
8. What Would You Do
9. I'm On Fire
10. Look At The Outside
11. Don't Get Me Wrong
12. No Escape
13. Decide
14. Rockin' Horse
15. Years Away
16. Freemans
17. I.D. Parade
18. How Do You Know
19. Evacuate
20. New Era
21. War Across The Nation
22. Stand Out
23. Last Drink
VBR ~261K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"The BBC Punk Sessions" is a compilation album by Chelsea, released in 2000 on Captain Oi!.
Tracks:
1-5 John Peel (recorded 21/6/1977, transmitted 27/6/1977)
6-9 John Peel (recorded 26/6/1978, transmitted 3/7/1978)
10-13 Kid Jensen (transmitted 10/10/1978)
14-17 Mike Read (transmitted 7/9/1979)
18-26 BBC Radio In Concert (recorded 12/9/1979 at Paris Theatre, London, transmitted 29/9/1979).
Tracklisting:
1. No Admission
2. High Rise Living
3. Right To Work
4. Pretty Vacant
5. Blind Date
6. No Flowers
7. Urban Kids
8. Come On
9. I'm On Fire
10. Twelve Men
11. Trouble Is The Day
12. Come On
13. Urban Kids
14. Fools And Soldiers
15. Don't Get Me Wrong
16. Look At The Outside
17. Trouble Is The Day
18. Fools And Soldiers
19. Twelve Men
20. I'm On Fire
21. All The Downs
22. Free The Fighters
23. Trouble Is The Day
24. Your Toy
25. The Loner
26. Urban Kids
VBR ~245K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
