Name: A Step in the Right Direction
Brand: The Truth

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

cdtred675

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2016-01-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5013929167537

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Total Cap

3 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Truth

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Cherry Red

The Truth were formed by singer / guitarist Dennis Greaves, after the demise of his previous band Nine Below Zero in 1982, with guitarist Mick Lister, ex-9BZ bassist Brian Bethell, drummer Gary Wallace and organist Chris Skornia. Where Nine Below Zero were an out-and-out R&amp;B band, The Truth were a more soulful entity, tapping into the vibrant Mod Revival scene on the back of The Jam's demise in late 1982. Signing with WEA's Formation label, The Truth charted with their debut single, the vibrant and uplifting 'Confusion (Hits Us Everytime'), which reached No. 22 in May 1983. The follow-up, 'A Step In The Right Direction', peaked at No. 32 that August. A third single, 'No Stone Unturned', was released in February 1984. The band then signed with I.R.S. Very few of the dozen or so Truth tracks (spread across various formats) have ever been reissued on CD. Until now! 'A Step In The Right Direction' is the first-ever retrospective of The Truth's early recordings, boasting not only their entire output for Formation but also two further discs of live material and a handful of previously unheard demos! Disc 2 combines two BBC concerts which were broadcast at the time; Disc 3 finds The Truth in full effect at the famous Marquee, a venue which Nine Below Zero had made their own. Many of these concerts boast songs which the band never issued on vinyl. Dennis Greaves and Mick Lister have been involved with this worthwhile release, with sleeve- notes by Mojo's Lois Wilson. The package is housed in an attractive card wallet as a fitting tribute to one of the key Mod bands of the period.

A Step in the Right Direction

Music GB