1. RAW POWER -
'Power' / 'For Me'
– Demo – Italy - 1983
We'll open this one
with not one but two tracks from their 1983 demo which is chock full of,
erm, raw power!
2. THE SCREAMERS -
'In A Better World'
– Demo – USA - 1978
There's six more
Screamers demos to clear up, starting with this one.
3. THE MINUTEMEN -
'Validation'
– SST 7” – USA – 1980
Checking back through
the blog I was appalled to find I'd only posted two Minutemen tracks. I'll be
putting that right over the next few comps beginning with the opening track
from their debut E.P. ‘Paranoid Time’.
4. APARTMENT - 'The
Alternative'
– Heartbeat LP – UK – 1979
I'll be revisiting a
few classic compilations too. This is from Bristol collection ‘Avon Calling’ - the title referring to both the river and the cosmetics
company's TV adverts of the '70s.
5. RAW POWER - 'X' - Demo – Italy -
1983
The shortest title in
hardcore.
6. THE INNOCENTS -
'Backseat Of My Car'
– The Boardwalk Entertainment Co. LP – USA - 1982
From their sole
album. I wouldn't try too hard to find it - this track is head and
shoulders above the rest of 'em.
7. KILSLUG - 'Bad
Karma'
– Taang! LP – USA – 1986
After a few sludgy
E.P.s which sounded like Flipper with the world's worst hangover, ‘Answer The
Call’ came out which had a nice rich guitar sound and displayed a little more
urgency while retaining that morbid sense of negativity and general doom that
characterised their earlier work.
8. THE SCREAMERS -
'It's A Violent World' - Demo – USA - 1978
It sure was, is, and
will always be.
9. THE REALISTS -
'I've Got A Heart'
– Stiff 7” – UK - 1978
Some '70s pop-rock
now, with throwaway lyrics, it's true, but we have a tune and we have some handclaps!
10. RAW POWER - 'No
Institution'
- Demo – Italy - 1983
No handclaps in this
one, but we do have a cow bell!
11. LIP MOVES -
'Guest'
– Ticonderoga 7” – UK - 1979
'I'm a guest on the
D.H.S.S.' On the dole and proud. Their sole single.
12. THE MINUTEMEN -
'The Maze'
- SST 7” – USA – 1980
Another 40 second
masterpiece from ‘Paranoid Time’. R.I.P.
D.Boon.
13. THE OHMS -
'Teenage Alcoholic'
– Northside 7” – USA - 1979
One of those great
obscure powerpop singles that it's a joy to find and a crime that hardly anyone
ever heard it.
14. THE SCREAMERS -
'Magazine Love'
– Demo – USA - 1978
In 1978 I was
'loving' magazines too!
15. RAW POWER - 'I Hate
The System'
- Demo – Italy - 1983
And we all hated the
system in '83, didn't we?
16. THE PRIVATE DICKS
- 'Green Is In The Red' - Heartbeat LP – UK – 1979
Another catchy little
track from ‘Avon Calling’.
17. THE GROINOIDS -
'Angel'
– Modern Method LP – USA – 1982
From the legendary
‘This Is Boston Not L.A.’ album. Like Kilslug on speed.
18. THE MINUTEMEN -
'Sickles And Hammers'
- SST 7” – USA – 1980
The instrumental from
‘Paranoid Time’.
19. PETE BITE -
'S-E-X'
– Liberty 7” – UK – 1981
The superior flipside
of first single ‘Bite Me – I Taste Nice’. For the A-side and more go here.
20. RAW POWER - 'You
Are The Victim'
- Demo – Italy - 1983
They named their
debut album after this one, but the demo sounded better.
21. KILSLUG - 'Make
It Rain'
- Taang! LP – USA – 1986
Bloodlust. 'It's
cheaper than dirt when it starts to spurt'. From ‘Answer The Call’.
22. THE SCREAMERS -
'She's The Girl'
- Demo – USA - 1978
A mystery we'll never
know the answer to.
23. K.U.K.L. -
'Söngull'
- Gramm 7" - Iceland - 1983
A Björk-fronted
experimental combo. This, their debut single, was the only thing I could really
get into.
24. THE X-CERTS -
'Anthem'
- Heartbeat LP – UK – 1979
A third offering from
‘Avon Calling’. As jaunty as they come.
25. NONE OF THE ABOVE
- 'Feel Like A Dog'
– Zanon 7” – USA - 1983
When John Peel
announced he was going to play the new single by 'None Of The Above' I
automatically assumed it was the N.O.T.A. from Tulsa and so I waited with baited breath. Then he
played this crazed mish mash of musical styles which, somehow, I ended up getting
into, big time. If someone sticks a big fat beat on this you've got a sure fire
dance club hit.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. RAW POWER -
'Racist Money'
(demo 1983)
27. THE SCREAMERS -
'Last 4 Digits'
(demo 1978)
28. THE STINGRAYS -
'Sound'
(from ‘Avon Calling’)
29. RAW POWER -
'Bastard'
(demo 1983)
30. THE MINUTEMEN -
'Fascist'
(from ‘Paranoid Time’)
31. KILSLUG - 'Demon
Blue'
(from ‘Answer The Call’)
32. THE STEREO MODELS
- 'Move Fast - Stay Ahead' (from ‘Avon Calling’)
33. RAW POWER -
'Police Police' / 'Destroy' (demo 1983)
34. THE SCREAMERS -
'I'll Go Steady With Twiggy' (demo 1978)
35. THE MINUTEMEN -
'Paranoid Chant'
(from 'Paranoid Time')
