Description

Serious Drinking were a humorous punk rock band from Norwich, England whose lyrical themes often covered football and drinking. The band formed in February 1981, taking their name from a Sounds headline to an interview with The Cockney Rejects, with most members having met at the University of East Anglia. Their debut EP, Love On The Terraces (produced by Madness’s Mark Bedford) reached number 9 on the UK Indie Chart in 1982, with follow-up “Hangover” reaching number 4 the following year.
The band were firm favourites of John Peel and recorded four sessions for his BBC Radio One show. “Love On The Terraces” also reached number 38 in the 1982 Festive Fifty.