The Best of Brought To Life - 023

1. PORK DUKES - 'Devil Driver' - Wood LP - UK - 1981
By the time the Dukes had made it to the second LP they'd ran out of dirty sex songs and were forced to explore other subjects. With variable results. This is almost biker rock.
2. COCK SPARRER - 'Chip On Your Shoulder' - Decca 7" - UK - 1977
The B-side of second single 'We Love You'. Clearly should have been the A-side. As a result their next single wasn't released until 1982.
3. THE DEPRESSIONS - 'Screw Ya' - Barn LP - UK - 1978
How good were this band? This was the lead track from their first album. As near as they got to a love song.
4. THE 222s - 'Female' - Demo - Canada - 1979
They only managed a couple of singles at the time but there's a couple of great retrospective CDs out there, which is where you can find this great track.
5. CARSICKNESS - 'Not What We're Looking For' - TMI Products LP - USA - 1980
From the 'Shooting Above The Garbage' LP - a brief but catchy little instrumental.
6. THE CHORDS - 'Maybe Tomorrow' - Polydor 7" - UK - 1980
Whoah, when I first heard this I was mighty impressed at the anthemic quality, but it was also quite clear that it was a mod revival band. Still, I almost ran out and bought a parka. Almost.
7. THE MONOCHROME SET - 'Lester Leaps In' - Rough Trade 7" - UK - 1979
Let's have another instrumental. This was the B-side of the 'Eine Symphonie Des Grauens' 7".
8. NO IDEA - 'Class War' - Jayrem 12" - New Zealand - 1985
From the 'Hello Uglies' intro I was at once at ease with this band. OK, so it aint The Dils but it bounces along quite nicely and the sentiment is there.
9. BPEOPLE - 'Weather To Worry' - Faulty Products 7" - USA - 1981
On the flipside of 'You At Eight'. This is all about the riffage, but it also has a nice dischordant interlude which works a treat.
10. THE SUBURBS - 'Chemistry Set' - Twin/Tone 7" - USA - 1978
Twin/Tone were great at releasing multi-track 33 1/3 rpm E.P.s. Not all were great musically but this 9-track debut by the Suburbs was exceptional. 'OoooooooWOW!'
11. BUREAUCRATS - 'The Game' - Demo - Canada - 1979
Yes, they sound English because the singer was English. You can get this on a retrospective LP/CD called 'Roi'.
12. THE MISFITS - 'Night Of The Living Dead' - Demo - USA - 1979
This song was released as a single but this is one of the many demo versions available.
13. THE DEPRESSIONS - 'High Rise Living' - Barn LP - UK - 1978
Another from the classic Depressions LP. Always thought this was a single but maybe that's because Chelsea had a single under the same name?
14. SCREAMING SNEAKERS - 'Violent Days' - Screaming Sneakers 12" - USA - 1982
Lead track from the 'Marching Orders' E.P. - sadly their sole release. Lisa Nash was very nice.
15. DEVO - 'Jocko Homo' - Booji Boy 7" - USA - 1977
When Devo slithered onto the world stage most people were dumbfounded. I suppose I was too, but what weird, wonderful fun! You need to see this video, if you haven't already. If you have, you need to see it again.
16. THE PLAGUE - 'Lay Me In The Moonlight' - Demo - UK -1980
Get their restrospective CD called 'The X-Tapes' on Bin Liner records - a subsidiary of Detour Records.
17. THE SHAPES - 'Bedtime Stories' - Demo - UK - 1980
From Leamington Spa. Get their restrospective CD called 'Songs For Sensible People' on Overground Records.
18. THE NERVEBREAKERS - 'My Girlfriend Is A Rock' - Wild Child 7" - USA - 1978
From the 4-song 'Politics' E.P. The Nervebreakers were of the first Texas bands to embrace punk. They opened for the Ramones, the Sex Pistols and the Clash when they came to play.
19. PSYCOTIC PINEAPPLE - 'I Wanna Get Rid Of You' - Richmond 7" - USA - 1979
From Emeryville, California. The Psycotic Pineapple was Pyno Man, a cartoon character that appeared on their record sleeves. He also manifested himself as a bloke in a big rubber pineapple suit at their live shows. Can you spot him in the background here?
20. THE X-RAY-Z - 'Three More Glorious Years' - Suicide LP - Australia - 1980
This was taken from the 'Lethal Weapons' comp. LP but it also appeared on their own LP on Polyester records. Anyone got it?
21. THE DUM DUM BOYS - 'Let There Be Noise' - Bondage LP - New Zealand - 1982
This lot were big Stooges fans. They released one LP before transforming into the Henchmen.
22. THE DEPRESSIONS - 'Handle With Care' - Barn LP - UK - 1978
And yet another goodie from the Depressions LP.
23. BOYS NEXT DOOR - 'Masturbation Generation' - Suicide LP - Australia - 1980
Another from the 'Lethal Weapons' LP. This lot were fronted by Nick Cave before he formed the Birthday Party. His voice then just got lower and lower and lower, Ian Curtis style.
24. THE AU PAIRS - 'Monogamy' - Peel session - UK - 1979
An unusually upbeat-sounding track from their classic first Peel session. 'If you don't buy it you'll get lonely, if you defy it you're doomed to cry'.
25. KUSCHELWEICH - 'Azuboy' - GeeBeeDee 7" - Germany 1980
From their 'Live Im Studio' E.P. They also did an LP called 'Ich Küsse Dich' which is well worth finding.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. THE CHORDS - 'In My Street'

27. THE SUBURBS - 'Memory'

28. THE PORK DUKES - 'Powers'

29. NO IDEA - 'Rugger Bugger'

30. THE SURF PUNKS - 'Can't Get A Tan'

31. THE MISFITS - 'Where Eagles Dare'

32. THE MONOCHROME SET - 'Eine Symphonie Des Grauens'

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