The Undertones - Anthology

Teenage Kicks - the anthem that defined an era of punk, pop and a host of imitators - celebrates its 30th birthday this month with a special reissue, live gig and 2xCD anthology telling the story of its makers, The Undertones.

31 August 2008 sees a 30th anniversary digital 'vingle' release of the original Teenage Kicks, backed with a previously unreleased live version and the original promotional video. This is followed by a strictly limited edition 7" vinyl re-release of the original four-track single complete with foldout poster booklet.

The Undertones - An Anthology will be released on 22 September 2008 containing 56 songs, 27 of which are previously unreleased demos, live, session and rehearsal tracks. It appears on the same day as the band (including vocalist Paul McLoone) perform a headline gig at Dingwalls, London.

Derry's finest burst onto the scene in 1978 with Teenage Kicks, 2 minutes 28 seconds of immaculate guitar pop that has been covered - but never bettered - by everyone from Supergrass to KT Tunstall to Green Day. 12 singles and four cracking albums followed including Jimmy Jimmy, Here Comes The Summer, My Perfect Cousin and Wednesday Week that showcased a band prepared to take risks as punk morphed into new wave and on into electro pop and new romanticism.

Teenage Kicks was also famously John Peel's "favourite record of all time". A new series of Peel's memoirs, The Olivetti Chronicles: Notes On Life, Music And Facial Hair, will be published on 23 October 2008.