In 1978, the band released their first single, “CID”, on City

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In 1978, the band released their first single, “CID”, on City Records, a UK-based underground label. The band played two John Peel sessions in 1978, and a third in June 1979, for BBC Radio 1 . These sessions were subsequently released together on a single album, Peel Sessions , in 2003. Also in 1978, the band opened for the Police at some concerts. In 1979, Julien Temple wrote and directed a short film, Punk Can Take It , a parody of wartime documentaries, that consisted mainly of U.K. Subs playing live on stage. The film was released theatrically.