“Jimmy Jimmy” by The Undertones

"Jimmy Jimmy" was the Undertones' third single, a spring 1979 rush of pop-punk that John O’Neill, the band's main songwriter, wrote on his own and Roger Bechirian produced and engineered. It went to 16 in Britain, the Northern Irish band's first trip into the Top 20, and it found a home on their self-titled debut album, reissue included.

Sire wasn't leaving anything to chance after "Get over You" had underperformed, so the single came out two ways at once: black vinyl in a yellow paper sleeve, or green vinyl in clear plastic with an insert listing upcoming gigs around the UK. Both wore the same picture, a young Feargal Sharkey, the band's singer, clutching a trophy he'd won at the Fèis Doíre Colmcílle festival. "Here Comes the Summer" came next.

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