Well, they did have a couple of decent tracks. This is the opening track from debut album 'Outlandos D'Amour'. A bit 'rock', but enough spirit to be of note.
2. DAVID QUINTON - 'Neat Neat Neat' - Bomb LP - Canada - 1981
A Damned cover from his self-titled LP. Before this he was in The Mods and then the Dead Boys before finally going on to become a music biz lawyer.
3. UK DECAY - 'For My Country' - Fresh 7" - UK - 1980
Third single. 'Ablaze in their eyes, death is their glory, oh the honour's so great, this scheme for esteem, to relive their stories, spitting tales of hate'. Live version here.
4. RADIO BIRDMAN - 'Aloha Steve and Danno' - Trafalgar 7" - Australia - 1978
Yes, it's the much-quoted early Australian rock/punk combo with their salute to TV show 'Hawaii 5-0'. Not as funny as Splodge's 'Yarmouth 5-0', but a good rockin' number all the same. And there was a video.
5. NORMAHL - 'Freiheit Und Recht' - Mülleimer LP - Germany - 1984
From third album 'Der Adler Ist Gelandet'. Nice 'woah-oh-oh's.
6. BABY PATROL - 'Fun Fusion' - Secret 7" - UK - 1980
Sole single as far as I know. Sounds like the intro to Gloria Mundi's 'Fight Back'.
7. THE NORMALS - 'Don't Pick Me' - Demo - USA - 1979
For a band who only released one single they had a load of great demos. New Orleans wasn't only about jazz.
8. UK DECAY - 'Unexpected Guest' - Fresh 7" - UK - 1981
By 1981 UK Decay had honed their post-punk gothic sound but, thankfully, didn't look like stereotypical goths. 4th single.
9. V; - 'Wardrobes In Hell/You're A Weapon' - Vee 7" - USA - 1980
Chaotic post-punk from Boston. This is from their 'Dinner Music For The Starving' 7". They also did a 12" and a few years ago a CD became available with extra tracks.
10. MAGAZINE - 'Because You're Frightened' - Virgin LP - UK - 1980
From their 3rd album 'Play'. I wasn't a big fan of Magazine's albums but they did contain a few excellent cuts.
11. THE POLICE - 'Dead End Job' - A&M 7" - UK - 1978
The superior B-side to 'Can't Stand Losing You'.
12. RADIO BIRDMAN - 'Do The Pop' - Trafalgar LP - Australia - 1977
Here's a track from their first album 'Radios Appear'. Riffage, tuneage, the lot.
13. UK DECAY - 'Sexual' - Fresh 7" - UK - 1981
5th single. 'Silicone's in demand, curvature et al, hormones for your tea, life's so flexible!'
14. THE DESCENDENTS - 'Global Probing' - New Alliance 12" - USA - 1981
A track from the 'Chunks' sampler. Also released on their 'Bonus Fat' 12" if 'Chunks' is too hard to find.
15. THE MONKS - 'Grown-Ups' - CBS LP - UK - 1980
This is from their second album 'Suspended Animation'.
16. THE NORMALS - 'She's No Fun' - Demo - USA - 1979
Another cool Normals demo. Some later live stuff here.
17. VOX POP - 'You're My Favorite' - New Alliance 12" - USA - 1981
Another from the 'Chunks' sampler. Sounds mean for such a song of praise.
18. UK DECAY - 'Jerusalem Over (The White Cliffs Of Dover)' - Corpus Christie 12" - UK - 1982
Oh, how I loved the 'Rising From The Dread' E.P. I guess 'Werewolf' went on a bit but the 3 tracks on the flipside were all classics. Their last vinyl of the '80s.
19. NORMAHL - 'Kolonie BRD' - Mülleimer LP - Germany - 1984
Another track from 'Der Adler Ist Gelandet'
20. MAGAZINE - 'A Song From Under The Floorboards' - Virgin 7" - UK - 1980
One of their later singles. Slower, but a grower. Live version here.
21. THE DIVERSIONS - 'Dance' - D.M. LP - USA - 1984
How about a bit of ska-tinged pop? Basically this album, 'Here It Is', was their only release, but there's also rumoured to be a 7" out there which contains tracks from the album.
22. RADIO BIRDMAN - 'Murder City Nights' - Trafalgar LP - Australia - 1977
Another from 'Radios Appear'.
23. THE NORMALS - 'U.S.A.' - Demo - USA - 1979
A third Normals demo.
24. UK DECAY - 'Rising From The Dead' - Corpus Christie 12" - UK - 1982
Another classic cut from their Corpus Christie 12". I'm glad to say they've reformed and their new album 'New Hope For The Dead' is a cracker. More info here.
25. THE GO-GO's - 'We Got The Beat' - Stiff 7" - USA - 1980
And we'll end with a bit of classic Go-Go's. This is the Stiff version of 'We Got The Beat'. The better version. Video here.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. THE NORMALS -
'Memories'
27. THE POLICE - 'No
Time This Time'
28. P.I.L. -
'Religion II'
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