Thursday 27 March 2014

The Best of Brought To Life - 081

1. THE CONSERVATIVES - 'Psycho Surgery' - Lunatech LP - USA - 1983
The opening track from sole LP 'Bos D Plaen' which means, hmm, I dunno, answers on a postcard please. 
2. THE SANDWICHES - 'Chicken Legs' - Demo - Canada - 1980
From a little-known collection of 32 songs. Thanks to the Calgary Cassette Preservation Society for unearthing it.
3. KSMB - 'Blått & Guld' - MNW LP - Sweden - 1981
From their second album 'Rika Barn Leka Bäst'.
4. NICE LAWN - 'American Cheez' - Rumpus 7" - USA - 1982
From a split E.P. with the New Fun Quintet. From Grand Rapids, Michigan.
5. THE DRIVERS - 'Johnny's Dying' - Overdrive 7" - USA - 1980
Their sole release. Read more at Punk Business Manager.
6. THE ADAPTORS - 'Trust In Technology' - Plastik Rapture 7" - USA - 1979
Some quirky jerky synth-punk now from the (then) house band at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco.
7. BIG DOG - 'Monkey See Monkey Do' - Syntax cassette - Canada - 1982
This cassette was called '99 Change Hands' and there's also a split 12" E.P with the Rip Chords with whom they shared 3 members. Another Calgary combo.
8. THE PENGUINS - 'California Lifestyle' - Donkey 7" - USA - 1981
Another Frisco synth-pop-punk band no doubt influenced by The Adaptors. Their sole release.
9. SNAGG - 'Hjältar' - CWC 7" - Sweden - 1981
From the 'Tidningsurklipp' E.P. - again - their only release. From Norrköping.
10. THE SANDWICHES - 'Jonestown Koolaid'Demo - Canada - 1980
Another from their 32-song demo.
11. ALISA - 'I Want To Be A Prostitute' - Ear Movie 7" - USA - 1983
As far as I know, this 3-tracker was her only release. From Santa Monica, or thereabouts.
12. SIXTEN REDLÖS - 'I Wish I Woz An Animal' - S-Skivor 7" - Sweden - 1985
Time for some straight ahead punk rock now. Their second single. Live 2010 here.
13. KILLING JOKE - 'Complication' - Peel Session - UK - 1980
From their second Peel session recorded on March 5th 1980.
14. THE RIP CHORDS - 'Bobby' - Relentless LP - Canada - 1981
From the 'Word Of Mouth' 7-track mini-album. Some cool handclapping here.
15. THE KIDZ NEXT DOOR - 'Payday Today' - Demo - UK - 1979
Available on the s/t album on Rave Up or the CD on 1977 Records. Yep, it's Robbie Pursey, Jimmy's little brother.
16. THE SANDWICHES - Ad Men And Journalists'Demo - Canada - 1980
A third from their demo.
17. THE RECORD PLAYERS - 'Paradise City' - Wreckord 7" - UK - 1979
From the '60-7 Inches' E.P. - the middle one of 3 they released.
18. MORTAL MEN - 'I'm Not Crazy' - Demo - USA - 1984(?)
We're going demo crazy on this one. I'm not sure of the year here but I do know the band hailed from Sacramento.
19. THE PENGUINS - 'Plastic Cure' - Donkey 7" - USA - 1981
The flipside of 'California Lifestyle'.
20. THE BOUNCE - 'Don't Tell Me' - Catch 22 12" - USA - 1981
From their 6-track E.P. 'Things That Go Bounce In The Night'. From New Jersey.
21. SIXTEN REDLÖS - 'Ni Ska Få Ångra' - S-Skiver 7" - Sweden - 1984
You've heard the second single so here's the first. Live 2010 version here.
22. THE REBELS - 'Leader Of The Rebellion' - Rigid 7" - UK - 1978
The flipside of 'Suicide', their sole release at the time although the demos have all been released since then. Tony Frater and Gaz Stoker went on to form Red Alert and the drummer was none other than Keith 'Sticks' Warrington who went on to join the Angelic Upstarts.
23. BIG DOG - 'Ask Me Any Questions'Syntax cassette - Canada - 1982
Another track from '99 Change Hands'. 
24. THE SANDWICHES - 'Ayatollah'Demo - Canada - 1980
And a fourth from their demo tape.
25. MORTAL MEN - TV Song' - Demo - USA - 1984(?)
And to round it all off, another from their 4-song demo.


***BONUS TRACKS***
26. THE ADAPTORS - 'In The Slot'
27. KILLING JOKE - 'Change'
28. THE KIDZ NEXT DOOR - 'Lifetime Of School' 
29. THE SANDWICHES - 'Twist Me'


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