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Up the Bracket is the debut album from The Libertines, released on the 14th of October, 2002, reaching #35 in the UK Albums chart.
The album was re-released on the 8th of September, 2003 with an additional track, "What a Waster" and DVD featuring the promotional videos for the singles: "Up the Bracket", "Time for Heroes" and "I Get Along".
Name
There are several explanations for the debut album's name. "Up the Bracket" is a slang term for snorting cocaine. * The name may also allude to the phrase used by British comedian Tony Hancock in Hancock's Half Hour, a slang term meaning a punch in the throat. Hancock is also referenced in the opening track, Vertigo - "lead pipes, your fortune's made", being a line from the Half Hour episode 'The Poetry Society'.
Misc
The Libertines breakthrough was the start of a revival for the British rock scene, with many bands including Razorlight, The Paddingtons and Arctic Monkeys influenced by the album.
Track listing
- "Vertigo" - 2:37
- "Death on the Stairs" - 3:24
- "Horrorshow" - 2:34
- "Time for Heroes" - 2:40
- "Boys in the Band" - 3:42
- "Radio America" - 3:44
- "Up the Bracket" - 2:40
- "Tell the King" - 3:22
- "The Boy Looked at Johnny" - 2:38
- "Begging" - 3:20
- "The Good Old Days" - 2:59
- "I Get Along" - 2:51
- "What a Waster" - 2:57
- "Mockingbird" / "Mayday"
"What a Waster" and "Mockingbird" are extra tracks on the US and Japanese releases.
"What a Waster" is an extra track on the UK re-release.
"Mayday" is an additional extra track on the Australian release, along with "What a Waster".
Press Quotes
"Up the Bracket is the assured debut of the most debauched newcomers on the rock scene for some time: the Libertines." – BBC
"...you'll be hard-pushed to find a more pulsating debut by a Brit guitar band all year." - Manchester Online
"Finally we have a bona fide, modern punk band that actually made it out of high school; a band who've got the spirit and the balls, whose lyrical repertoire extends far beyond the naïve teenage escapades of their love-struck American counterparts." - designerpunk.com
"Up the Bracket"