Get Ready
Also written: Get Ready!
Get Ready is track 1 of London 1987 and appears again as track 10 in a live version recorded in Bonn. A fanzine review of a two-song tape discusses it with This Evening, and the studio version was recorded at Triple X Studios in North Acton in October 1987. The band recorded it for the BBC Two programme Network East, and at the Bazooka in Bonn played it with guitar, bass and vocals only. Sources: B05, A13, Y04, Y07, B01, B02, B14
Versions
| Version | Kind | Length | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Album versionTrack 1 of London 1987Sources: B05 | Studio | Spotify Apple Music Deezer YouTube Music | |
| Live in BonnTrack 10 of London 1987Recorded live at the Bazooka in Bonn.Sources: B05, Y07 | Live | Spotify Apple Music Deezer YouTube Music | |
| Get Ready on the 2001 CDrTrack 10 of 15 on the 2001 CDr.Sources: B14 | CDr | ||
| Get Ready (Live) on the 2001 CDrTrack 14 of 15 on the 2001 CDr.Sources: B14 | Live |
Where the archive mentions it
Demo review: Get Ready and This Evening
The demo review discusses Get Ready as one of the two songs on a tape, likens the vocals to Lloyd Cole, and says the brass sounds obviously synthesised. Sources: A13
show shades of Lloyd Cole
Videos
The New English - Get Ready!
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Description: Recorded at Triple X Studios, North Acton, London October 1987 / Ⓒ 1987 Ⓟ 1987 RipItUp Records
Sources: Y04
The New English - Get Ready! (Live)
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Description: Recorded Live concert at Bazooka, Bonn, Germany March 1990 / Ⓒ 1987 Ⓟ 1987 RipItUp Records
Sources: Y07
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Get Ready. The New English Archive. Last substantive revision 6 November 2026. https://thenewenglish.uk/songs/get-ready/