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The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975 and released their debut album The Undertones in 1979 which peaked at 13 in the UK Charts. John and Damian O’Neill partnered infectious guitar hooks to ’60s garage, ’70s glam rock, with Feargal Sharkey’s signature vocal quaver. Those qualities came together on their breakout hit 34Teenage Kicks,34 whose simplicity harked back to ’60s ideals of when the song was king.This classic debut record infuses so much unabashed joy in twominute threechord pop songs, and there’s little pretension in their unapologetically teenage worldview, that even the darker hints of life in songs like the suicidethemed 34Jimmy Jimmy34 are delivered with a sense of optimism at odds with so many of their contemporaries.Tracklist The Undertones LP is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £20