Animal Games

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{{Infobox album

| name = Animal Games

| type = Album

| artist = London

| cover = Animal_games_album_sleeve.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 1978

| recorded = 1977

| venue =

| studio = IBC, London

| genre = Punk rock

| length =

| label = MCA

| producer = Simon Napier-Bell

| chronology = London album

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = London The Punk Rock Collection

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Animal Games

| type = studio

| single1 = Everyone's a Winner

| single1date = May 1977

| single2 = Summer of Love

| single2date = August 1977

| single3 = Animal Games

| single3date = November 1977

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id= mw0000857236/credits}}

}}

Animal Games is the only album recorded by the original line-up of the British punk band London.[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/london-p18987/biography allmusic.com biography on London]Rimmer, Dave (1985) Like Punk Never Happened, Faber and Faber, {{ISBN|978-0-571-13739-8}}, p. 40-42 Recorded throughout 1977 at the IBC Studios in London,Napier-Bell, Simon (2001) Black Vinyl White Powder, Ebury Press, {{ISBN|978-0-09-186992-2}}, p. 164 the album was actually released in February 1978 after the group had disbanded. The album contained all the band's singles - "Everyone's A Winner", "Summer of Love" and "Animal Games" although the mix of "Everyone's a Winner" is different from the single version. The catalogue number was MCA MCF 2823. The album was also released on music cassette TC - MCF 2823.

In 1997 Captain Oi! Records released a 'best of London' CD called London The Punk Rock Collection that contains all the tracks to be found on Animal Games.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-punk-rock-collection-r514271/review allmusic.com review of London The Punk Rock Collection] Animal Games was re-released in heavy 220 gram vinyl with full original UK artwork by Malkodiria Records in 2001.[http://www.discogs.com/London-Animal-Games/release/3222667 Malkodiria Records vinyl release of “Animal Games”]

The record was produced by Simon Napier-Bell and engineered by Hugh Jones and Andy Miller. The album sleeve was designed by Chris Townson.

In 2012 the band released a follow-up album to Animal Games called Reboot.

[http://www.detour-records.co.uk/LONDONINFOPAGE.htm Bin Liner Records]