Empire

Empire were an offshoot of Punk legends Generation X, very influential for the ‘80s Washington D.C. Hardcore scene and UK Neo-Psychedelic scenes, acting as the missing link between New Wave and Grunge. Ttheir music was raw, bare, warm and distinct from the glacial, antiseptic Pop that would dominate that decade.  While Empire (who include members of Generation X and Subway Sect) may be better known for the bands they inspired, they certainly deserve appreciation on their own merits for delivering one of the finest guitar Pop records of that era.

Expensive Sound (1981)

01 - Empire
02 - Hot Seat
03 - Electric Guitar
04 - Turn It Round
05 - Today
06 - Expensive Sound
07 - Safety
08 - Him Or Me
09 - All These Things
10 - New Emotion
11 - Stand

Expensive Sound (2003 Re-Issue) (2003)

01 - Empire
02 - Hot Seat
03 - Electric Guitar
04 - Turn It Round
05 - Today
06 - Expensive Sound
07 - Safety
08 - Him Or Me
09 - All These Things
10 - New Emotion
11 - Stand
12 - Easy Life (Previous Unreleased)
13 - Enough Of The Same (Previous Unreleased)
14 - Parkinson Cowan (Previous Unreleased)
15 - Now (Previous Unreleased)
16 - Impulse (Previous Unreleased)
17 - Mood Control (Previous Unreleased)
18 - World Record (Previous Unreleased)
19 - Expensive Sound (The Pits, London, 1981)
20 - Hot Seat (The Pits, London, 1981)
21 - All These Things (The Pits, London, 1981)
22 - Electric Guitar (The Pits, London, 1981)

Expansive Sound, Vol. II (2009)

01 - What's Everyone On About
02 - Family Affair
03 - Inside You
04 - Girls Around The World
05 - Tender Child
06 - Love Is Out Of Fashion
07 - Revolution
08 - Easy Life
09 - Closer
10 - Hot Seat '06
11 - Empire (Demo)
12 - Electric Guitar (Demo)
13 - Mood Control
14 - Stand
15 - Enough Of The Same
16 - Only For A Moment
17 - Down On Your Knees
18 - It Took Years
19 - The Boxer (Live In Spain)
20 - Means Of Anything
21 - Love Is Out Of Fashion (Live)

Expensive Sound (2022 Re-Issue) (2022)

01 - Empire
02 - Hot Seat
03 - Electric Guitar
04 - Turn It Round
05 - Today
06 - Expensive Sound
07 - Safety
08 - Him Or Me
09 - All These Things
10 - New Emotion
11 - Stand

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