Calling on Youth is the debut studio album by English punk rock band the Outsiders, led by vocalist/guitarist Adrian Borland, who would go on to form the Sound.

In 1973, Borland and school friends Adrian "Jan" Janes and Bob Lawrence had performed as Syndrome.

Calling on Youth was mainly recorded in the Borland family home from August to September 1976. engineering was handled by Adrian's father, Bob.

[1] All tracks are written by Adrian BorlandReleased in May 1977, Calling on Youth is considered by some to be the first punk LP independently issued in Britain.

[2] The record label on which the album was released, Raw Edge, was set up by frontman Borland's parents.