THE SHEER ACTION OF FINI TRIBE: 1982-1987 is a retrospective of the band’s material focusing on the years 1982 to 1987. It was a long time in the making, a labour of love for the band, showcasing their most productive years as a six piece with members CHRIS CONNELLY, ANDY MCGREGOR, DAVID MILLER, SIMON MCGLYNN, PHILIP PINSKY, and JOHN VICK.
Fini Tribe in 1986, photo by Peter Ross
The compilation of tracks — including the legendary JOHN PEEL session from 1985, the original 12” singles including DETESTIMONY and the WAXTRAX! singles, and unreleased live tracks –- gives as broad a spectrum of the breadth of the band’s creativity during those five important years from 1982 to 1987. The whole package was lovingly remastered and the album and art was produced by members of the band.
This project will be released as a three-CD digipak with 24-page booklet, a vinyl LP in a gatefold sleeve with insert, and digital download on October 10th 2025 via SHIPWRECKED INDUSTRIES and distributed by VIRTUAL LABEL. Full track listings and other album details are below.
3xCD (SHIP004CD) and Digital Track Listing
The three-CD digipack includes a 24-page booklet with:
- A short essay by SHIRLEY MANSON of GARBAGE
- A short essay by ALASTAIR MCKAY, author of Alternatives To Valium: How Punk Rock Saved a Shy Boy’s Life
- A long essay by ANDY MCGREGOR
- 50+ photos and other art
DISC ONE: SINGLES & COMPILATION TRACKS
1. Cathedral (from Curling & Stretching 12”)
2. Backwards and Forwards We Lean (from Curling & Stretching 12”)
3. Curling Theme (from Curling & Stretching 12”)
4. All Fours (From compilation You Bet We’ve Got Something Against You)
5. Detestimony (from Let the Tribe Grow EP)
6. Throttlehearts (Rising Mix) (from Let the Tribe Grow EP)
7. Adults Absolved (from Let the Tribe Grow EP)
8. Monimail (from Let the Tribe Grow EP)
9. I Want More (from The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe EP)
10. Idiot Strength (from The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe EP)
11. Make It Internal (from Make it Internal 12” EP)
12. Little Visitors (from Make it Internal 12” EP)
13. All Fours (Remix) (from Censorship Sucks compilation)
14. I Want More (7” Mix) (from The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe EP)
15. Make It Internal (Integrity Mix) (from Make it Internal 12” EP)
DISC TWO: SESSIONS & DEMOS
1. Splash Care (John Peel Session)
2. Goose Duplicates (John Peel Session)
3. An Evening with Clavichords (John Peel Session)
4. We’re Interested (John Peel Session)
5. Paperself
6. Me and My Shadow
7. Goose Duplicates (Instrumental)
8. Splash Care
9. An Evening with Clavichords
10. Goose Duplicates (Vocal Mix)
11. We’re Interested (Instrumental)
12. Big Jug / Wet Steel Rail
13. We’re Interested (Vox)
14. Restless
15. The Cure for Madness
16. Bye Bye to the October Sky
17. The Constant
18. Throttlehearts (vocal version)
DISC THREE: LIVE+
1. Dirty Harry
2. Do We Understand Each Other
3. I Want More
4. Idiot Strength
5. Bye Bye to the October Sky
6. Backwards and Forwards We Lean
7. Cure For Madness
8. Restless
9. Paperself
10. Backwards and Forwards We Lean (Instrumental)
11. Monimail II
12. City on a Fence
13. Torch/Distance
14. Choke
Vinyl LP (SHIP004LP) Track Listing
The vinyl release is a single LP in a gatefold sleeve including:
- A short essay by SHIRLEY MANSON of GARBAGE
- A short essay by ALASTAIR MCKAY, author of Alternatives To Valium: How Punk Rock Saved a Shy Boy’s Life
- A long essay by ANDY MCGREGOR
- A special insert with an eye-witness account of the ‘Absolution’ performance by INNES REEKIE
- A dozen photos and other art
SIDE ONE
1. Splash Care (Peel Session)
2. We’re Interested (Peel Session)
3. Goose Duplicates (Peel Session)
4. An Evening with Clavichords (Peel Session)
5. Detestimony
SIDE TWO
1. I Want More (7” Edit)
2. Me and My Shadow
3. Paperself (Live at Pleasance)
4. Do We Understand Each Other (Live at Calton Studios)
Album Information
All tracks composed by:
CHRIS CONNELLY
ANDY MCGREGOR
DAVID MILLER
SIMON MCGLYNN
PHILIP PINSKY
JOHN VICK
Except for “I WANT MORE” written by KAROLI/CZUKAY/SCHMIDT/LEIBEZEIT/GILMOUR
Album Credits:
- Design & art direction: Andy McGregor remixing 1980’s Fini art
- Cover art: high school printed t-shirt by Simon McGlynn
- Engineering, production, and mixing for each track listed in the metadata document
- Album mastered by James Scott, Populist Recording & Mastering