Shout to the top - Style Council

'No! To abolition of the GLC & the local councils. Yes! To a nuclear free world. Yes! To the Bengali Workers Association. Yes! To the thrill of the romp. Yes! To all involved in animal rights. Yes! To fanzines. Yes! To belief'. This statement can be read on the back of the sleeve of this single, released by the Style Council in 1984. It was at the height of the Conservative Party's reign of terror in the UK, and the Style Council were offering some hope to all the people who had become jobless and hopeless in the country. It's quite ironic that the song was heavily featured at the 2009 Conservative Party UK Annual Conference in Manchester last year.

'Shout to the top!' reached number 7 in the UK singles chart and number 24 in the Dutch Top 40 back in 1984.

My collection: 7" single no. 4547
Found: Empire Records, Den Haag, February 4, 2010
Cost: 0,5 euro
Tracks: 'Shout to the top!' / 'Ghosts of Dachau'