UK Subs

U.K. Subs
UK Subs performing in 2007
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Punk rock, hardcore punk, street punk, Oi!
Years active	1976–present
Labels	New Red Archives, Captain Oi!, Fallout, Time & Matter Recordings, Diablo Records, RCA, Punkerama Records
Associated acts	Urban Dogs, The Damned, Rancid, The Flying Padovanis, King Kurt
Website	UK Subs Official Website
Members	Charlie Harper Jet Jamie Oliver Alvin Gibbs
Past members	Nicky Garratt Steve Slack Terry Bones Gregor Kramer Jacek Ostoya Pete Davies David Ayer Alan Campbell Rory Lyons Belvy K Matthew McCoy Steve Roberts Brian Barnes Tony Gannon Paul Slack Chema Zurita Jason Willer />Mal Asling Benjie Bollox Rab Fae Beith Eric Baconstrip Sarah Copson

The U.K. Subs are an English punk band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the first street punk bands.

The U.K. Subs were part of the original punk movement in England. The band formed in 1976, initially using the name the Subversives. The band's founder, Charlie Harper selected guitarist Nicky Garratt, bassist Paul Slack, and various drummers (eventually Pete Davis became fairly stable) under the initial name "U.K. Subversives". The London-based band's early line-up changed frequently.

Their style combined the energy of punk and the rock and roll edge of the then thriving pub rock scene. The band had hit singles such as "Stranglehold", "Warhead", "Teenage", and "Tomorrow's Girls", with several of their songs managing to enter the United Kingdom's Top Forty.

The band played several John Peel sessions in 1977 and 1978 for BBC Radio 1, and played some opening gigs for The Police, and recorded a set at The Roxy (a punk club), which was issued in 1980 as Live Kicks. They signed a recording contract with GEM Records in May 1979. Under GEM, the U.K. Subs recorded their most successful studio albums, Another Kind of Blues and Brand New Age. Their biggest selling album came with 1980s Crash Course. Crash Course was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London on 30 May 1980 during the Brand New Age tour.