Following confidently on from the relatively straightforward punk purity of their first two albums, Stiff Little Fingers entered the 1980s with Go for It, an album whose sense of adventure was as radical as its sense of purpose, a raw affirmation of the rock and reggae hybrid that had been pioneered elsewhere (the Clash and the Ruts come most immediately to mind), but was now to be twisted through Jake Burns' own private vision of punk at its most personally committed.
The opening "Roots Radicals Rockers and Reggae," of course, sets those intentions out plain as day, while "Safe as Houses" and, among the three bonus tracks, a sterling cover of the Wailing Souls' "Mr.
Fire Coal Man" confirm the Belfast band's status among the era's most convincing exponents of the mélange.
Two excellent hit singles, "Just Fade Away" and "Silver Lining," bolstered what was already shaping up to be Stiff Little Fingers' finest album; the addition of "Back to Front," a Top 50 smash the previous year, and a rousing live version of "Doesn't Make It Alright" (the B-side of "Just Fade Away") complete a sensational reissue.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roots, Radicals, Rockers and ReggaeStiff Little Fingers | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | The Only OneStiff Little Fingers, Gordon Ogilvie | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Hits and MissesStiff Little Fingers, Gordon Ogilvie | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Kicking Up a RacketStiff Little Fingers, Gordon Ogilvie | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Gate 49Stiff Little Fingers, Gordon Ogilvie | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Just Fade Away (2002 Remaster) | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Go for It (2002 Remaster) | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Safe as Houses (2002 Remaster) | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Silver Lining (2002 Remaster) | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Piccadilly Circus (1999 Remaster) | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Mr Fire Coal Man (2002 Remaster) | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Doesn't Make It All Right (Live) [2002 Remaster] (Live; 2002 Remaster) | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Back To Front (2002 Remastered Version) | Stiff Little Fingers | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Bennett | Piano, Producer |
| 2 | Jake Burns | Guitar, Piano, Vocals |
| 3 | Henry Cluney | Guitar, Vocals |
| 4 | Steve Farr | Sax (Baritone) |
| 5 | Bill Gill | Mixing, Mixing Engineer |
| 6 | David Hamilton-Smith | Engineer |
| 7 | Tony Hughes | Trumpet |
| 8 | Kenny Jones | Editing, Tapes |
| 9 | Ali McMordie | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 10 | Spud Murphy | Equipment Technician |
| 11 | Gordon Ogilvie | Composer, Vocals |
| 12 | Jim Reilly | Drums, Percussion |
| 13 | John Sims | Illustration Concept, Illustrations |
| 14 | Stiff Little Fingers | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 15 | Stewart Vanblandamer | Sax (Alto) |
| 16 | Bazz Ward | Live Sound |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |