False Gestures for a Devious Public is the Blood's debut album, originally released in late 1983 on the short lived Noise label, and which reached No. 5 in the Independent Chart.
Uber Rock website noted that "Back in 1983 the album âÂÂFalse Gestures For A Devious Publicâ somehow managed to merge the very best elements of punk rock and shock rock and propelled itself into the world as a cataclysmic 11 track rock âÂÂnâ roll insurrection. One that should have propelled the band behind it on to bigger and better things. The band IâÂÂm talking about of course are The Blood".