Inflammable Material


Inflammable Material is the debut album by the Northern Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1979. Most of the album's tracks are about the "Troubles" and the grim reality of life in Northern Ireland with the songs containing themes of teenage boredom, sectarian violence, RUC oppression, etc., urging people to "grab it and change it, it's yours" in what became their signature song "Alternative Ulster". The song "Rough Trade" is about the band's view of the music business as being dishonest, but they have since claimed it is not about their record label which happens to have the same name.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jake Burns and Gordon Ogilvie; except where indicated
  1. "Suspect Device" – 2:36
  2. "State of Emergency" – 2:29
  3. "Here We Are Nowhere" – 1:00
  4. "Wasted Life" – 3:10
  5. "No More of That" – 2:04
  6. "Barbed Wire Love" – 3:33
  7. "White Noise" – 1:57
  8. "Breakout" – 3:04
  9. "Law and Order" – 3:14
  10. "Rough Trade" – 2:41
  11. "Johnny Was" – 8:12
  12. "Alternative Ulster" – 2:45
  13. "Closed Groove" – 4:25
The 2001 EMI CD reissue added the following tracks:
The reissue also includes the first part of an interview of Jake Burns by Alan Parker.

Chart Position

This was the first album on an independent record label to enter the UK Top Twenty.

Personnel

;Stiff Little Fingers
;Technical