And off we go with a choice bit of ska-punk from 1980. The 10" has this demo version whereas the 12" has a shorter, newly recorded version. See them in all their glory from the film Urgh! A Music War.
2. THE MONKS - 'Spotty Face' - EMI LP - UK - 1979
From the first album 'Bad Habits'. An unsympathetic bunch they were.
3. ANGELIC UPSTARTS - 'I'm An Upstart' - Warner Brothers - UK - 1979
Second single. Here's them still bashing it out at Durham punk festival in 2010.
4. PANORAMA IN BLACK - 'Going For A Song' - Cassette Demo - UK - 1983
Rather than waxing lyrical about this bunch you can read all about them here.
5. JUAN FOOTE 'N' THE GRAVE - 'Teenage Frankenstein' - Caveman 7" - UK - 1981
A Bristol band, from their sole 3-tracker 'He Seeks His Revenge'. Read all about them here.
6. ABURADAKO - 'Bei Nisuto' - Japan Record Co. LP - Japan - 1983
Well, 2 bands stood out for me on Great Punk Hits. One, of course, was Gism, the other was Aburadako. Here is their first track.
7. ABURADAKO - 'Kurisutaru Nahato' - Japan Record Co. LP - Japan - 1983
And here is the second.
8. SPLIT ENZ - 'Message Boy' - Mushroom 7" - Australia - 1978
On the B-side of the Australian release of 'I See Red'. If only all of their records sounded like this.
9. RAZZIA - 'Nacht Im Ghetto' - Weird System LP - Germany - 1983
From Hamburg-Langenhorn, formed in 1979. This is from their debut album 'Tag Ohne Schatten'.
10. ARTISTIC DECLINE - 'Excuses' - Deco LP - USA - 1987
From the 'Random Violence' LP - recorded in '83 but not released until '87. Cover art by Raymond Pettibon.
11. THE PAGANS - 'I Don't Understand' - Demo - USA - 1979
Well, it doesn't quite have the impact of some of their singles but it's a good song nonetheless. Available on various Pagans comps.
12. HONEY BANE - 'Girl On The Run' - Crass 7" - UK - 1979
From the 'You Can Be You' E.P. 'Pay No More Than 65p'. Those were the days. Later releases went in a more commercial direction.
13. ANGELIC UPSTARTS - 'Teenage Warning' - Warner Brothers 7" - UK - 1979
Third single. I remember at the time I never thought I'd see the Upstarts on Top Of The Pops. How wrong I was.
14. THE ALIENS - 'Follow That Girl' - Mushroom 7" - Australia - 1980
The second of 3 singles. From Melbourne. Read all about them here.
15. GISM - 'Death Exclamations' - Japan Record Co. LP - Japan - 1983
Madness and mayhem from 'Great Punk Hits'. Vocalist Sakevi was (is?) a troubled character. This track was the madness . . .
16. GISM - 'Fire' - Japan Record Co. LP - Japan - 1983
And this was the mayhem. I sense an air guitar moment . . .
17. PANORAMA IN BLACK - 'City Of Dreams' - Cassette Demo - UK - 1983
Another track from 'Going For A Song'.
18. NINA HAGEN BAND - 'Pank' - CBS LP - Germany - 1978
Last track on the self-titled debut LP. The band were Lokomotive Kreuzberg but it was Nina's strong stage presence that stole the show. Eventually she went solo.
19. RAZZIA - 'BRD & Co KG' - Weird System LP - Germany - 1983
Another track from 'Tag Ohne Schatten'.
20. HANS-A-PLAST - 'Gut Im Bett' - No Fun LP - Germany - 1983
3 German tracks in a row! This is from their solid 3rd album 'Ausradiert'.
21. THE PAGANS - 'She's A Cadaver (And I Gotta Have Her)' - Demo - USA - 1979
Another song about necrophilia. What was it with punk bands, was it pure fantasy, shock tactics or were sick punks with hard-ons really breaking into morgues everywhere?
22. THE ROUSERS - 'Susan's Day' - Torso 7" - Netherlands - 1980
Another pop-punk classic from the De Jong brothers. Video here.
23. THE VECTORS - 'Busy In The Kitchen' - Demo USA - 1981
I wasn't that impressed by the Vectors records but they sure got the sound right on tape this day. Available on the Death To Disco LP on Rave Up.
24. RAZZIA - 'Pro-Future' - Weird System LP - Germany - 1983
A third track from 'Tag Ohne Schatten'.
25. BAD RELIGION - 'It's Only Over When . . .' - Epitaph LP - USA - 1983
From the legendary 'Into The Unknown' album which was universally slated on release. Rightly so? Well, probably. I always liked this track though.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. THE MONKS - 'Nice
Legs, Shame About Her Face'
27. THE ANGELIC
UPSTARTS - 'Never 'Ad Nothin'
28. BUNK DOGGER -
'Mobile Home'
29. RAZZIA -
'Southern Command'
30. BAD RELIGION - '.
. . You Give Up'
Get it here
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