Song of the Last Generation / Crowd Trouble [7-inch single]

Description

Song of the Last Generation – b/w “Crowd Trouble” – is a two-sided 7-inch vinyl single by the British new wave combo Ishmael United, released on Dove Records in 1979, a part of Kingsway Music. Both tracks taken from Ishmael United’s full-length album If You Can’t Shout Saved! You’ll Have to Face the Penalty released the same year.

The 45 single starts with a phone ringing and an operator directing a call to “Ishmael United.” This immediately kicks into «Song of the Last Generation», a punk song with a great sense of pop. It possesses a touch of Andy McCarroll with lyrics pointing out how, in the mind of the writer, the world doesn’t seem to notice that this is the world’s last generation. A Noahic call for repentance is lamented as the world appears to be heading to hell in a handbasket and “nobody cares.”

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7-inch Vinyl Single tracklist:

Side A. “Song of the Last Generation” – 2:30
Side B. “Crowd Trouble” – 2:50

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