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- Artist: The Vibrators
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- Release Date: March 18, 2000
- Type: Compilation (best of), Live
- Genre: Rock
Review
That the Vibrators were one of the much less important, second-division acts on the original 1976-1977 English punk scene yet were still this great, and this fun, says all you need to know about how incredible that scene (and that era) was. They may not have been the Pistols, Clash, Buzzcocks, Damned, and so on, but this gang of social deviants had their place, then and now. Despite a few silly, bad-taste lyrics (not such a bad idea then), they lit up the night with infectious dynamism, a crude, get-right-to-it approach, and a pile of trad-based riffs -- something made doubly clear by the no-overdubs, total verve Live at the Marquee. Years later, these live, speed-ridden versions of "London Girls," "Whips and Furs," "I Need a Slave," "Baby, Baby," and other Pure Mania kicks still make you want to get up and pogo around your cramped living room. And even Iggy's Stooges and the Rolling Stones would feel like joining you in your jump-around if they heard what these guys do to "No Fun/Raw Power" and "Jumping Jack Flash." All the set is cut from the same mold, and in this rare case, it doesn't frickin' matter. Rock & roll suss and speed buzz meeting in this instant fit is something no music fan with any grits could ever tire of. Even the shouted song introductions are a wake-up jolt like a big-gulp coffee. ~ Jack Rabid, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Wrecked on You | The Vibrators | (1:50) | |
| No Fun/Raw Power | The Stooges, Iggy Pop | The Vibrators | (1:53) |
| London Girls | The Vibrators | (2:31) | |
| Stiff Little Fingers | The Vibrators | (2:12) | |
| Wake Up | The Vibrators | (1:39) | |
| He's a Psycho | The Vibrators | (1:36) | |
| No Heart | The Vibrators | (1:51) | |
| Baby Baby (Lyrics) | The Vibrators | (3:07) | |
| Sweet Sweet Heart | The Vibrators | (2:25) | |
| Flying Duck Theory | The Vibrators | (2:59) | |
| Whips and Furs | The Vibrators | (2:09) | |
| I Need a Slave (Lyrics) | The Vibrators | (1:40) | |
| Keep It Clean | The Vibrators | (3:19) | |
| Feel Alright | The Vibrators | (1:55) | |
| Sex Kick | The Vibrators | (1:59) | |
| Jumpin' Jack Flash | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | The Vibrators | (2:45) |
| Bad Times | The Vibrators | (2:46) | |
| You Broke My Heart (Lyrics) | The Vibrators | (5:14) | |
| She's Bringing You Down (Lyrics) | The Vibrators | (2:41) | |
| 24 Hour People [#][*] | The Vibrators | (1:55) | |
| Automatic Lover [#][*] | The Vibrators | (2:54) |
