The Sin of Pride


The Sin of Pride is the fourth and final album to be released by the original line-up of the Undertones. The album, which was produced by Mike Hedges, was recorded between the autumn of 1982 and the spring of 1983. Unlike the three previous albums released by the Undertones, which primarily consisted of guitar-oriented music, The Sin of Pride drew much inspiration from both Soul music and Motown and has been described by Allmusic as "one of the great unsung albums of the early '80s." The band's lead singer, Feargal Sharkey, is also known to have opined The Sin of Pride as "the finest Undertones album."
Released on 13 March 1983, The Sin of Pride reached number 43 in the UK charts. Largely due to the commercial failure of The Sin of Pride, the Undertones disbanded just four months after the album's release. On the subject of the poor sales of this album, Feargal Sharkey would recollect in 1986: "People still wanted us to rewrite the first album, and we weren't prepared to do that."
Three singles were taken from The Sin of Pride: "Got To Have You Back", "Chain of Love" and "The Love Parade". However, none of the singles released reached the top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.

Cover photography

The front cover of The Sin of Pride depicts the Undertones stood aside and sat upon a sofa covered with a white sheet with a stained glass image of Saint Columba projected across them, the sofa, and white sheeting draped across the wall behind them. The image itself was taken inside an 8-track demo studio the band had constructed in Abercorn Road, Derry in 1982. The rear cover depicts the same location minus the band or any form of illumination or projected imagery. The lyrics of each song upon The Sin of Pride are also printed upon the rear cover of the album.

Track listing

;The Undertones
;Additional musicians
;Production