Name: The Biggest Tour in Sport
Brand: 999

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SPITTLE130LP

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Colour

Black

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-06-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Goodfellas SRL

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

8056099005640

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Genre GB

Punk / Hardcore

Label GB

Spittle

999 are an English punk rock band formed in London in December 1976. The original lineup consisted of *Nick Cash* (vocals, guitar), *Guy Days* (lead guitar), *Jon Watson* (bass guitar), and *Pablo LaBrittain* (drums). Over the years, there have been a few changes to the lineup, with Danny Palmer replacing Jon Watson in 1985 and Arturo Bassick taking over as bass guitarist from Palmer.

Between 1978 and 2007, 999 released fourteen singles and twelve studio albums. Their music gained popularity, with five singles charting within the Top 75 in the UK Singles Chart. One of their singles, "Homicide," even reached the Top 40. The band's third and fourth studio albums, "The Biggest Prize in Sport" and "Concrete," also made it onto the U.S. Billboard 200 due to their extensive touring in the United States during the early '80s.

Despite being formed over four decades ago, *999* has only had two permanent changes to their original lineup. They continue to record new music and perform live shows today, making them one of the longest-lived groups from the punk era according to AllMusic.

Cult Italian label Spittle existed for a short period in the second half of the 1980s. Founded by Simone Fringuelli and Massimo Currò, it released darkwave, EBM, and experimental music on limited edition vinyl. After a hiatus, the label became active again in 2006, reissuing its classic releases on CD. It also released compilations from another cult label Electric Eye Records and new material from various genres including punk, new wave, no-wave, experimental, and gothic.

Formed in London in 1976, at the dawn of punk explosion, and still going strong to this day, 999 are one of UK's finest punk-rock bands of all-time, and certainly one of the longest-lived ones on the scene. Intended to capture the band on their extensive 1980 US tour, producer Vic Maile was flown to NYC to record a show in Long Island. Unfortunately the tapes supplied didn't fit the recording unit and so in order to save the already scheduled release, recordings from an earlier London gig were used instead! First released in the US in November 1980 The Biggest Tour in Sport consists of six songs capturing the band's live excitement in performing several of their hits such as "Homicide", `"Emergency" and "Feeling Alright with Crew".

The Biggest Tour in Sport

Music GB