The Best of Brought To Life - 193

1. THE GERMS - 'Forming II' - What? LP - USA - 1982

A better version of their awful debut single from the 'What Is It?' compilation album.

2. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Yul Brynner Was A Skinhead' - Nit LP - UK - 1987

Their fourth album 'Bare Faced Cheek' was another where the production let them down somewhat. Not that it affected the song writing.

3. EATER - 'No More (Bedroom Fits)' - The Label 12" - UK - 1978

One from their live E.P. 'Get Your Yo-Yos Out'.

4. SHRINKING MEN - 'Do You Remember?' - Pop Records International 7" - UK - 1981

From a split E.P. with The Beevers (who had the same band members as The Shrinking Men!) Read more (and get the whole thing) here.

5. THE HYPNOTICS - 'Eating Soup' - Enigma LP - USA - 1982

Revisiting their debut album 'Indoor Fiends'. Nothing beats 'Weird People' for me, but you may think different.

6. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Neville Is A Nerd' - Nit LP - UK - 1987

A second track from 'Bare Faced Cheek'.

7. EATER - 'Point Of View' - The Label LP - UK - 1979

You can find this one on 'The Label (Sofa)' Transluminar Defractor Disc - which sounded impressive at the time, but was basically a luminous picture sandwiched in a clear vinyl casing which weighed a ton!

8. THE GERMS - 'Lion's Share' - Demo - USA - 1980

One from the 'Cruising' sessions, available on the 'MIA - Complete Anthology' CD.

9. THE TOY DOLLS - 'The Ashbrooke Laundrette' - Nit LP - UK - 1987

A third track from 'Bare Faced Cheek'. 'They say my clothes are cleaner but I'm not a lunatic, they should be shot, they haven't got Persil Automatic!'

10. THE HYPNOTICS - 'Nazi Snotzy' - Enigma LP - USA - 1982

Another goodie from 'Indoor Fiends'. 

11. EATER - 'She's Wearing Green' - Demo - UK - 1979

Available on the 'All Of Eater' discography CD.

12. SHRINKING MEN - 'Mummy's Little Soldier' - Pop Records International 7" - UK - 1981

Another track from the split E.P. with The Beevers

13. TEX AND THE HORSEHEADS - 'Bartender Sam' - Enigma LP - USA - 1985

One from second album 'Life's So Cool'.

14. THE TOY DOLLS - 'A Diamond' - Nit LP - UK - 1987

A fourth track from 'Bare Faced Cheek'.

15. THE HYPNOTICS - 'Celebrity Killer' - Enigma LP - USA - 1982

And a third from 'Indoor Fiends'. 

16. EATER - 'Notebook' - Demo - UK - 1979

Another track available on the 'All Of Eater' discography CD.

17. THE GERMS - 'Throw It Away' - Demo - USA - 1980

Another track from the 'Cruising' sessions.

18. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Quick To Quit The Quentin' - Nit LP - UK - 1987

And a fifth from 'Bare Faced Cheek' .

19. THE HYPNOTICS - 'Sizzling In The City' - Enigma LP - USA - 1982

A fourth from 'Indoor Fiends'. 

20. EATER - 'Jeepster' - The Label 7" - UK - 1977

The flipside of third single 'Lock It Up'. A Bolan cover, of course.

21. THE GERMS - 'Going Down' - Demo - USA - 1980

A third track from the 'Cruising' sessions.

22. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Fisticuffs In Frederick Street' - Nit LP - UK - 1987

A sixth track from 'Bare Faced Cheek' which also appeared on the flipside of the second version of 'Nellie The Elephant'. Live version here.

23. THE HYPNOTICS - 'S & M' - Enigma LP - USA - 1982

And a fifth from 'Indoor Fiends'. 

24. THE BEEVERS - 'Office Practice' - Pop Records International 7" - UK - 1981

From the split E.P. with The Shrinking Men.

25. EATER - 'Lyin' Again To Me' - Demo - UK - 1980

This was more of an Andy Blade recording and was later given away on a free 7" with 'The History Of Eater Volume One'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Nowt Can Compare To Sunderland Fine Fare'

27. THE GERMS - 'My Tunnel'

28. EATER - 'Holland'

29. SHRINKING MEN - 'Zambezi Mission'

30. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Cloughy Is A Bootboy' 

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