The lead track from the 'Ljud Fran Friberga' comp. LP which, overall, isn't a classic, but once you get beyond the bar-room chaos of the intro, this track fairly rattles along as well as any euro-effort of the era.
2. SATANS RATS - 'Who Stole My Skateboard?' - Demo - UK - 1979
Available on the 'What A Bunch Of Rodents' CD. Maybe the subject matter was a bit wimpy for the punk era, as consequently a female singer was drafted in and they evolved into The Photos.
3. THE ESSENTIALS - 'Turn Off Your Radio' - Safety Net 7" - USA - 1982
From the 'Fast Music In A Slow Town' E.P. The town in question is Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
4. SWELL MAPS - 'Let's Build A Car' - Rather/Rough Trade 7" - UK - 1979
Probably their 4th and final single if I remember rightly. Shambolic to the end, with a bit of one-key piano playing almost sounding out of place but, hey, was anything out of place in Swell Maps?
5. REBELL - 'Jag Behöver Inte Dig' - Stage and Music Production 7" - Sweden - 1979
From Nyköping. Sleeve pic (facing a firing squad) is reminiscent of the Users 2nd 7".
6. THE FLYS - 'Love And A Molotov Cocktail' - Zama 7" - UK - 1977
From the 'Bunch of Five' E.P. which has, yes, five tracks on it. A much overlooked band, the only fault with this track being that there's only one verse. Otherwise, a classic.
7. THE EJECTED - 'Have You Got 10p?' - Riot City 7" - UK - 1982
Lead track from the 2nd 7". The London scrounger punks were a bloody nuisance, right? Incidently, I hope their LP sleeve picture is supposed to be a joke!
8. THE INCREDIBLE KIDDA BAND - 'Everybody Knows' - Psycho 7" - UK -1978
Their sole release before they shortened their name to the Kidda Band and did songs like this.
9. THE EXECUTIVES - 'Never Go Home' - Attrix 7" - UK - 1978
From a split E.P. with Johnny and the Lubes. From Brighton, of course. The keyboard player was called Paddy Fields. Hur hur.
10. THE STALIN - 'Romunchisuto' - Climax 7" - Japan - 1982
Prolific band which ended up too 'hard rock' for my tastes, but by 1982 the riffs were just about on the punk side of metal.
11. THE FILTH - 'Don't Hide Your Hate' - Plurex 7" - Holland - 1978
Excellent 3-tracker. From Amsterdam. I know lots about Amsterdam but nothing about the Filth, though I've got a few early demos on the BTL discs somewhere.
12. METAL URBAIN - 'Hysterie Connective' - Radar 7" - France - 1979
3rd and final single from this pioneering band. Punk bands with a drum machine in the '70s? For sure. Here's some vintage footage.
13. THE BOYS - 'I Don't Care' - NEMS 7" - UK - 1977
The Boys were the alter egos of the Yobs and recorded lots of singles, albums and re-issues over the decades. This was their first single.
14. THE BERNIE TORMÉ BAND - 'Weekend' - Jet 7" - UK - 1979
I remember taking a lot of flak for having this E.P. back in the day. Clearly Bernie wasn't punk enough for my peers. I didn't care, it's a good song.
15. THE FLYS - 'Can I Crash Here?' - Zama 7" - UK - 1977
Another belter from the classic 'Bunch Of Five' E.P.
16. MARTIAN SCHOOLGIRLS - 'Life In The 1980s' - Red Planet 7" - UK - 1979
From Dorset. The first of 3 singles. Sort of has a new age feeling with an early '70s tinge to boot. Reminds me of a TV show theme so if anyone can place it, let me know.
17. NO ALTERNATIVE - 'Johnny Got His Gun' - Subterranean 7" - USA - 1979
From the S.F. Underground Vol. I E.P. They morphed out of KGB and had a 3-track single and another track on the 'Not So Quiet On The Western Front' comp, but other than a recent discography CD with demos and stuff, that's that.
18. THE TOOLS - 'Asexuality In The '80s' - Subterranean 7" - USA - 1979
From the same E.P. The Tools had 3 solid 7"s but I like this track better. 'Take it in my hand, it's just a little gland, I aint gonna sulk, I'll beat it to a pulp!'
19. THE VKTMS - 'The Ballad Of Pincushion Smith' - Subterranean 7" - USA - 1979
And yet another from the same E.P. The only track I'm leaving off is the Flipper song, not that it aint great, but you need to be in a particular mood to really appreciate Flipper.
20. THE LEWD - 'Mobile Home' - Subterranean 7" - USA - 1980
The stand out track from S.F. Underground Vol. 2. What's not to like about The Lewd? 'My neighbourhood's got the distinction of being all the same, there's rows and rows of divorcees in a metal frame . . . Mobile home, filled with foam, polyester catacomb'.
21. SATAN'S RATS - 'Sex Object' - Demo - UK - 1979
Another goodie from the Satan's Rats demos.
22. ROTTWEILER - 'Wanna Be Your Friend' - Rottweiler 7" - Sweden - 1980
From Nässjö. Love the dodgy moustache and tie on the sleeve. Scary!
23. CHRIS SPEDDING & THE VIBRATORS - 'Pogo Dancing' - RAK 7" - UK - 1976
Yes, the Vibrators first release was as Chris Spedding's backing band! Why go from side to side when you can jump up and down?
24. SWELL MAPS - 'Dresden Style' - Rather Rough Trade 7" - UK - 1978
Their second single. Almost threatens to be a tune but still oozes charm and amateur D.I.Y. defiance.
25. LUTI CHROMA - 'Siamo Tutti Dracula' - Italian Records 7" - Itlay - 1980
And finally some Italian madness. They did a couple of albums and singles but this is the one to own.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. THE FLYS -
'Saturday Sunrise'
27. FILTH - 'Sex'
28. THE INCREDIBLE
KIDDA BAND - 'No Nerve'
29. THE FLYS - 'Just
For Your Sex'
30. FILTH - 'Nothing
For Me'
31. SATAN'S RATS -
'You Make It Hard For Us'
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