1977 is the debut studio album by Northern Irish rock band Ash. It was released on 6 May 1996, through Infectious Records with whom the band had signed following the release of several demo tapes. They released the mini-album "Trailer" (1994) in 1994, and followed it with three singles "Kung Fu", "Girl from Mars", and "Angel Interceptor", all of which would reappear on "1977". Ash recorded their debut album with producer Owen Morris at Rockfield Studios in Wales in early 1996. Described as a Britpop, garage rock, and grunge album, "1977" drew comparisons to the Buzzcocks, Dinosaur Jr., and Sonic Youth.