The Untouchables - Wild Child (Vinyl LP | DE Original | 1985)

The Untouchables – Wild Child is the first studio album by Los Angeles mod and ska band The Untouchables, released in 1985 on Stiff Records (cat. no. SEEZ 57). Most of it was produced by Stewart Levine; the cover of "I Spy (For the FBI)" (originally by Jamo Thomas) was recorded in London with The Specials' Jerry Dammers producing. The band wanted to move away from a purely ska sound and mixes ska and rocksteady with soul and funk. The album reached No. 51 in the UK charts, and "Piece of Your Love" was the first single. This copy is the 1985 German original pressing in a die-cut sleeve with the original inner sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Stiff Records SEEZ 57
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo
• Pressing: DE original
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1985
• Genre: Ska, Soul & Funk, Rocksteady
• Extras: Die-cut sleeve, original inner sleeve

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Wild Child (Grimes/Rugolo)
2. I Spy (For the FBI) (Kelly/Wylie)
3. Freak in the Streets (The Untouchables)
4. What's Gone Wrong (Harris)
5. Free Yourself (Long Version) (Grimes)

Side B

1. Piece of Your Love (Harris)
2. Soul Together (Grimes)
3. Mandingo (Grimes)
4. Lasershow (Grimes/The Untouchables)
5. Lovers Again (Harris)
6. City Gent (Grimes)

Personnel

The Untouchables: Chuck "Pokie" Askerneese (vocals), Jerry "EQ" Miller (vocals, percussion), Josh Lawrence Harris (vocals, keyboards), Clyde "the City Gent" Grimes (guitar, vocals), Caine Carruthers (bass), Glenn "Boy" Symmonds (drums, vocals).

Horns: Snake Davis (saxophone), Mars Williams (tenor saxophone), Bill "Jangles" Donado (tenor and baritone saxophone), Tim "Bone" Moynahan (trombone), Matt "Monster" Fronke (trumpet). Producers: Stewart Levine; Jerry Dammers ("I Spy (For the FBI)"); Chris Silagyi and Pat Foley ("Free Yourself").

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. It is the 1985 German first pressing on Stiff Records, cat. no. SEEZ 57, released in the same year as the UK edition.

What is a die-cut sleeve?
A die-cut sleeve has a section punched out so that the printed inner sleeve shows through. That is why the original inner sleeve is part of the complete look here.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of play. VG+ for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more records by The Untouchables?
Not at the moment. More ska, reggae and dub records are in our Reggae, Ska & Dub collection, soul and funk in the Soul & Funk collection.