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Stiff Little Fingers is a founded in 1977 in Northern Ireland Belfast punk band. The band started as a school band called "Highway Star" (named after a Deep Purple-number), which covers rock, until the members discovered the punk . The Group changed the name to Stiff Little Fingers, to a single by punk band The Vibrators from 1976.

Stiff Little Fingers took in the first occupation four albums on. the first album went mainly on the war in Northern Ireland with sharp, antimilitarist texts in songs likeAlternative Ulster and Gotta Getaway. Afterwards it was also widened and the texts went on other topics. The band went after six years apart but came back together in1987 and went back into the studio in the early 1990s also. Despite many line-up (singer Jake Burns is the only remaining band member from the original line-up), the band has been touring and still plays.

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Discography[Edit][]

Albums[Edit][]

  • Inflammable Material, 1979
  • Nobody's Heroes , 1980
  • Go for It, 1981
  • Now Then ..., 1982
  • Flags and Emblems, 1991
  • Get a Life, 1994
  • Tinderbox, 1997
  • Hope Street, 1999
  • Guitar and Drum, 2004

Singles[Edit][]

  • "Suspect Device", February 1978
  • "Alternative Ulster", October 1978
  • "Gotta Gettaway", March 1979
  • "Straw Dogs", september 1979
  • "At the Edge" (with b-side "White Christmas"), October 1979
  • "Nobody's Hero"/"Tin Soldiers", May 1980
  • "Back to Front"/"Mr. Coal Fire Man", July 1980
  • "Just Fade Away", March 1981
  • "Silver Lining", May 1981
  • "£ 1.10 Or Less (EP)", January 1982
  • "Listen", February 1982
  • "Talk back", april 1982
  • "Bits of Kids", August 1982
  • "Price of Admission", February 1983
  • "Beirut Moon", 1991
  • "Get a Life", 1994
  • "Guitar and Drum", 2004

Occupation[Edit][]

Occupation Stiff Little Fingers
Highway Star

(1977)

  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Henry Cluney-guitar, vocals
  • Brian Faloon-Drums
  • Gordon Blair-Bass
(1977 – 1979)
  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Henry Cluney-guitar, vocals
  • Ali McMordie-bass, vocals
  • Brian Faloon-Drums
(1979 – 1981)
  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Henry Cluney-guitar, vocals
  • Ali McMordie-bass, vocals
  • Jim Reilly-Drums
(1981 – 1982)
  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Henry Cluney-guitar, vocals
  • Ali McMordie-bass, vocals
  • Dolphin Taylor-Drums, vocals
(1982 – 1987) Band split.
(1987 – 1991)
  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Henry Cluney-guitar, vocals
  • Ali McMordie-bass, vocals
  • Dolphin Taylor-Drums, vocals
(1991 – 1993)
  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Henry Cluney-guitar, vocals
  • Bruce Foxton-bass, vocals
  • Dolphin Taylor-Drums, vocals
(1993 – 1996)
  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Bruce Foxton-bass, vocals
  • Dolphin Taylor-Drums, vocals
  • Dave Sharp-guitar (live only, not an official band member)
  • Ian McCallum-guitar (live only, not an official band member)
(1996 – 1998)
  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Bruce Foxton-bass, vocals
  • Steve Grantley-Drums, vocals
  • Dave Sharp-guitar (live only, not an official band member)
  • Ian McCallum-guitar (live only, not an official band member)
(1998 – 2006)
  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Ian McCallum-guitar, vocals
  • Bruce Foxton-bass, vocals
  • Steve Grantley-Drums, vocals
(2006 – present)
  • Jake Burns-vocals, guitar
  • Ian McCallum-guitar, vocals
  • Ali McMordie-bass, vocals
  • Steve Grantley-Drums, vocals
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