The Best of Brought To Life - 247

1. DEEP FREEZE MICE - 'A Red Light For The Greens' - Mole Embalming LP - UK - 1982

'Another strange encounter with a man who wants my head diffused'. A song of alienation from third album 'The Gates Of Lunch'.

2. SPLIT ENZ - 'Livin' It Up' - Demo - New Zealand - 1978

One of the livelier tracks from 'The Luton Tapes' CD.

3. THE NEW CHRISTS - 'Born Out Of Time' - Citadel 7" - Australia - 1984

More alienation from one of Rob Younger's better bands.

4. HEIMAT-LOS - 'Assisté' - Réseau Alternatif 7" - France - 1986

No idea what this one's about. From their split E.P. with Kromozom 4.

5. DEEP FREEZE MICE - 'You Took The Blue One' - Mole Embalming LP - UK - 1981

Not actually on the vinyl, but on the expanded cassette or CD version of second album 'Teenage Head In My Refrigerator'.

6. KROMOZOM 4 - 'La Tuture' - Réseau Alternatif 7" - France - 1986

Cow bells! We all love cow bells! From their split E.P. with Heimat-Los.

7. THE NEW CHRISTS - 'Addiction' - Citadel 7" - Australia - 1987

The superior flipside of fourth single 'The Black Hole'.

8. HEIMAT-LOS - 'Varsovie' - New Wave 7" - France - 1985

Quite tuneful for a thrasher. From their debut E.P. 'Schlag!'

9. DEEP FREEZE MICE - 'I Vote Conservative (Cos I'm In Love With You)' - Mole Embalming LP - UK - 1979

Another hilarious ode to Margaret Thatcher. From debut album 'My Geraniums Are Bulletproof'.

10. TRÖCKENER KECKS - 'Drie Maal Acht' - Demo - Netherlands - 1980

I think I saw this lot at one of the Christmas On Earth festivals. They were on the flyer so I must have, surely?

11. THE NEW CHRISTS - 'No Next Time' - Citadel 7" - Australia - 1984

The flipside of 'Born Out Of Time'.

12. HEIMATLOS - 'De Vlag' - Réseau Alternatif LP - France - 1987

Out went the hyphen, then they did a split album with Kromozom 4.

13. DEEP FREEZE MICE - 'A Ten Legged Beast (Or An Eight Legged Beast With Feelers)' - Mole Embalming LP - UK - 1982

This one reminds me of Half Man Half Biscuit. From 'The Gates Of Lunch'.

14. THE NEW CHRISTS - 'Coming Apart' - Blue Mosque LP - Australia - 1989

From their first full-length album 'Distemper'.

15. HEIMATLOS - 'Cynodrom' - Auto Da Fé 7" - France - 1988

From my favourite Heimatlos record, the 'Negative Mental Obsession' E.P.

16. RAPED TEENAGERS - 'I Kräftans Klor' - CBR LP - Sweden - 1988

The title track from the album of the same name.

17. DEEP FREEZE MICE - 'The Letter Song (scrib)' - Mole Embalming LP - UK - 1981

From second album 'Teenage Head In My Refrigerator'.

18. HEIMATLOS - 'Sublimacontrol' - Auto Da Fé 7" - France - 1988

Another blistering track from 'Negative Mental Obsession'. Dig that intro.

19. THE NEW CHRISTS - 'Face A New God' - Green 7" - Australia - 1981

Their first single. This one's a grower. Trust me.

20. SPLIT ENZ - 'Mind Over Matter' - Demo - New Zealand - 1978

Another track from the Rootin' Tootin' Luton Tapes.

21. HEIMAT-LOS - 'British Settlement' - Réseau Alternatif LP - France - 1987

From their split album with Heimatlos.

22. THE NEW CHRISTS - 'Dead Girl' - Citadel 2 x 7" - Australia - 1987

From their double single pack 'Dropping Like Flies'.

23. DEEP FREEZE MICE - 'Minstral Radio Yoghurt' - Mole Embalming LP - UK - 1979

The opening track from their debut album 'My Geraniums Are Bulletproof'.

24. HEIMATLOS - 'Psychiatric Ward' - Auto Da Fé 7" - France - 1988

Negative Mental Obsession part 3.

25. THE NEW CHRISTS - 'You'll Never Catch My Wave' - Citadel 2 x 7" - Australia - 1987

Another track from 'Dropping Like Flies'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. DEEP FREEZE MICE - 'Fishing' (from 'The Gates Of Lunch')

27. HEIMAT-LOS - 'Assisté (II)' - (from their split LP with Kromozom 4)

28. THE NEW CHRISTS - 'Circus Of Sour' - (from 'Distemper' LP)

29. DEEP FREEZE MICE - 'Hitler's Knees' - (from CD version of 'The Gates Of Lunch')