Monday 20 April 2015

The Best of Brought To Life - 183

1. THE DICKIES - 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' - Enigma 12" - USA - 1988
The lead track from the E.P. of the movie of the same name. Killer video here.
2. THE ADICTS - 'Younger Generation' - Demo - UK - 1978
From their first demo. Available on the 'This Is Your Life' LP.
3. KARANTEENI - 'Haluan Toimintaa' - Poko 7" - Finland - 1979
Their third single - my personal favourite.
4. THE VANDALS - 'Wanna Be Manor' - Epitaph 12" - USA - 1982
The lead track from their debut E.P. 'Peace Thru Vandalism'.
5. THE THREATS - 'Go To Hell' - Rondelet 7" - UK - 1982
Lead track from their 3-song E.P. with some nice string-scraping.
6. THE DICKIES - 'Wagon Train' - PVC MLP - USA - 1983
This one's from 'Stukas Over Disneyland'.
7. THE ADICTS - 'Just Like Me' - Demo - UK - 1978
Another track from their first demo, also available on the 'This Is Your Life' LP.
8. GROW-UP - 'Instrumental (When She Calls)' - Object LP - UK - 1979
The lead track from their debut album 'The Best Thing'. From Manchester.
9. TRIEBTÄTER - 'Fertige Familie' - Self-released demo - Germany - 1982
The lead track from their 'In Schlechter Gesellschaft' cassette. The guitars are far too low in the mix but the song still pulls you in. Some tracks were re-released as a 7" in '92.
10. THE THREATS - 'Politicians And Ministers' - Rondelet MLP - UK - 1982
Lead track from the E.P. of the same name.
11. THE ADICTS - 'Easy Way Out' - Dining Out 7" - UK - 1979
One from their debut E.P. 'Lunch With The Adicts'.
12. THE DICKIES - 'Booby Trap' - Enigma 12" - USA - 1988
Another from the 'Killer Klowns' E.P.
13. ABSOLUT – 'Togo Pogo' - Self-released 7" - Germany - 1982
Sole single, as far as I know.
14. THE THREATS - 'Afghanistan' - Rondelet 7" - UK - 1982
Another track from their 3-song E.P. 
15. THE ADICTS - 'Organised Confusion' - Dining Out 7" - UK - 1979
Another track from 'Lunch With The Adicts'. Not quite an instrumental, but only two words in this one. Guess which two?
16. THE DICKIES - 'Jim Bowie' - Enigma 12" - USA - 1988
A third track from the 'Killer Klowns' E.P.
17. GROW-UP - 'What You Want' - Up LP - UK - 1981
The lead track from their second album (Without Wings).
18. THE THREATS - 'Writing On The Wall' - Rondelet MLP - UK - 1982
A second track from 'Politicians And Ministers'.
19. THE ADICTS - 'Distortion' - Peel Session - UK - 1979
One from their classic Peel session.
20. THE VANDALS - 'The Legend Of Pat Brown' - Epitaph 12" - USA - 1982
Another track from their debut E.P. 'Peace Thru Vandalism'. Live version from 'Suburbia' here.
21. TRIEBTÄTER - 'Wiener Wald' - Self-released demo - Germany - 1982
Another track from ' 'In Schlechter Gesellschaft', with the guitars turned up this time. 
22. THE THREATS - 'Dead End Depression' - Rondelet MLP - UK - 1982
A third track from 'Politicians And Ministers'.
23. THE ADICTS - 'Sympathy' - Demo - UK - 1980
This was supposed to be their second single before it was shelved. Available on 'This Is Your Life'.
24. THE DICKIES - 'Communication Breakdown' - PVC MLP - USA - 1983
Led Zep get the Dickies treatment. Another from 'Stukas Over Disneyland'.
25. KARANTEENI - 'Ei Ole Meillä Mitään Paikkaa' - Poko 7" - Finland - 1979
The flipside of 'Haluan Toimintaa'. 'If The Kids Are United', Finnish style.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. THE THREATS - 'Wasted'
27. THE ADICTS - 'Don't Exploit Me'
28. THE THREATS - '1980s'
29. THE ADICTS - 'Sensitive'
30. THE DICKIES - 'Stukas Over Disneyland'

3 comments:

  1. Ah The Adicts! Those guys put on a great show. I've seen them 5 times and every time has been a real fun experience.

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    1. I had my first ever date with a girl at an Adicts show in 1983, their 'Sound Of Music' era. It didn't work out, but you can't blame the band for that!

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