The Best Of Brought To Life - 118

1. THE BLANKS - 'The Northern Ripper' - Void 7" - UK - 1979

Their sole release, though bass player Allen Adams went on to form The Destructors who reprised the track on 'Exercise The Demons Of Youth' in '82.

2. THE SCONEHEADS - 'Bathtime Funtime' - Linden Sounds 7" - UK - 1981

From their 'Go Buckskin' E.P. - their sole release at the time, though a 7" of demos was bashed out in 1999.

3. THE SHADES - 'Dial Another Hit' - Ray Gun 12" - USA - 1980

From their 'Ward And June Never Understood' E.P. And yes, they all wore shades (sunglasses, not lamp-shades).

4. THE GREAT BRITISH HEROES - 'Don't Give A Damn' - Lightning 7" - UK - 1978

From a withdrawn single. Let Bored Teenagers tell you more.

5. THE BEEZ - 'Easy' - Edible 7" - UK - 1979

Debut single. From Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

6. F-X - 'South's Gonna Rise Again' - Southern Rock 7" - UK - 1979

Everything you've heard about this one may well be untrue. Read more at Bored Teenagers.

7. THE WHITE CATS - 'Second Time Around' - Peel Session - UK - 1978
During the first Damned haitus in 1978 Rat Scabies played in the White Cats who didn't release any vinyl but they did record a couple of cracking Peel sessions.

8. THE ALAN MILMAN SECT - 'Teen Tour' - Britz 7" - USA - 1977
From the classic 'Punk rock Christmas' E.P.

9. THE IGNERENTS - 'Radio Interference' - Rundown 7" - UK - 1979
Sole single. From Whitstable, Kent.

10. THE DOGS - 'Rubbish' - Rossil 7" - UK - 1981
Of all the bands named the Dogs that I know of, these were the only ones that utlised a synth. One of two singles they released in '81.

11. THE PANICS - 'Best Band' - Gulcher 7" - USA - 1981
From the flipside of 'I Wanna Kill My Mom' - an all-time classic.

12. ANTI-SOCIAL - 'Teacher Teacher' - Dynamite 7" - UK - 1977
An ultra-rarity. Why, you ask? You know who can tell you.

13. SUDDEN FUN - 'Sudden Fun' - Not On Beserkley 7" - USA - 1979
From their sole 4-tracker.

14. VERTICAL HOLD - 'Rubber Cross' - Self-released 7" - UK - 1981
A bit of post-punk for you now - the first of three singles.

15. F-X - 'O.B.E.' - Southern Rock 7" - UK - 1979
Another track from their sole E.P.

16. TERRY TRANZ 'N' THE VESTITES - 'State Hand-Out' - Go Round 7" - UK - 1981
Sole release - from Middlesbrough.

17. THE BLANKS - 'Breakdown' - Void 7" - UK - 1979
One from the flipside of 'Northern Ripper'.

18. THE SHADES - 'Hook In Your Heart' - Ray Gun 12" - USA - 1980
Another from the 'Ward And June . . .' E.P.

19. BLUNT INSTRUMENT - 'No Excuse' - Diesel 7" - UK - 1978
Sole single from this scarf-wearing London-based band who later morphed into London Zoo.

20. THE SCONEHEADS - 'D' Ya Want Duffed?' - Linden Sounds 7" - UK - 1981
Another from the 'Go Buckskin' E.P.

21. THE FIRE ENGINES - 'Candyskin' - Pop Aural 7" - UK - 1981
Second single - much more accessible than some of their other stuff. A John Peel favourite. From Edinburgh.

22. THE WHITE CATS - 'Junkyard Angels' - Peel Session - UK - 1978
Another White Cats goodie.

23. THE EXILE - 'Jubilee '77' - Boring 7" - UK - 1977
From their debut 'Don't Tax Me' E.P. An early Glaswegian effort.

24. ANTI-SOCIAL - 'Traffic Lights' - Dynamite 7" - UK - 1977
The other side of their ultra-rare 7".

25. THE BEEZ - 'The Vagrant' - Edible 7" - UK - 1979
The flipside of 'Easy'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. THE SHADES - 'Nova Lust (Dick Lazer Meets Midge Meteoritz)'

27. THE BLANKS - 'Understand'

28. THE WHITE CATS - 'Teenage Dream'

29. THE SCONEHEADS - 'Morton's Always Trying To Be Hip'

30. TERRY TRANZ 'N' THE VESTITES - 'We've Had It Here'

31. THE PANICS - 'Tie Me Up, Baby'

32. THE SHADES - 'Snowy Day'

33. THE GREAT BRITISH HEROES - 'Eric Miller'

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The Best of Brought To Life - 117

1. THE LURKERS - 'Be My Prisoner' - Beggars Banquet LP - UK - 1977
'Streets' was a sampler of lots of obscure 7"s released in '77 , with a few Beggars banquet acts included, of course, and a couple of classic unreleased cuts to boot. This was The Lurkers' finest moment.

2. THE PRIMMERS - 'Police Wheels' - Ripper 12" - New Zealand - 1983
Meanwhile 'Rip Shit Or Bust' was a mere 6-track 12" sampler - but another goodie.

3. NAKED RAYGUN - 'Vanilla Blue' - Sandpounder 7" - USA - 1987
Only the second 7" released by Naked Raygun, in nice vanilla-blue vinyl too. The quintessential punk rock love song.

4. CINECYDE - 'Radiation Sickness' - Tremor 7" - USA - 1979
'Positive Action', their 3rd E.P., is a classic, but please tell me why no-one seems to have their second album 'Who Goes There?' Were they mostly incinerated in an unconfirmed warehouse fire, or did a wronged ex-girlfriend steal most of the pressing, or is it so incredibly bad that no-one's ever bothered to share it??? The public needs to know!!! (You do see them for sale on e-bay now and then but I haven't owned a record player since my record collection was stolen by a couple of skinheads with a bagfull of pot and a transit van back in the '90s).

5. A.B.H. - 'Teenage Aggression' - Demo - UK - 1982
There were more punk bands from Ipswich than just the Adicts. This got a Captain Oi! release as a split CD with Subculture.

6. A.M.Q.A. - 'Cats Are Neat' - Subcore 7" - USA - 1986
From their 7-track E.P. of the same name. Apple Maggot Quarantine Area. Very silly and yet full of charm. Who would let a cat play with their tool? Ouch!

7. THE PAGANS - 'Dead End America' - Drome 7" - USA - 1979
Their fourth single. Yet another gnarly guitar sound.

8. THE CHEATERS - '(How Would You Like To Be The) Ice Man' - No Threes 7" - USA - 1980
From the 'Man As Hunter' E.P. - their sole release.

9. DRIVE - 'Jerkin' - Beggars Banquet LP or NRG 7" - UK - 1977
Boogie woogie wanking song which gave it a punk edge, I suppose.

10. DE CYLINDERS - 'Computerrock' - CNR 7" - Netherlands - 1981
The flipside of 3rd single 'Freddy Mercury'.

11. THE ANDROIDSS - 'Getting Jumpy' - Ripper 12" - New Zealand - 1983
Another from the 'Rip Shit Or Bust' sampler.

12. CINECYDE - 'Phosphorus And Napalm' - Tremor 7" - USA - 1979
Another from the 'Positive Action' E.P.

13. WHITE BOY - 'Poker Chips' - Doodley Squat 7" - USA - 1984
Fourth and final single by this father/son (yes, really) duo.

14. CANE - 'College Girls' - Beggars Banquet LP - UK - 1977
Another from 'Streets' which I don't think appeared anywhere else.

15. CRIME - 'Piss On You' - Demo - UK - 1980
From the demo that lead to the 'Generation Gap' 7".

16. A.B.H. - 'Concrete Jungle' - Demo - UK - 1983
Also available on the split release with Subculture.

17. SUBCULTURE - 'Stick Together' - Secret LP - UK - 1982
As is this track, but before that it appeared on the 'Oi! Oi! That's Yer Lot!' LP.

18. A.M.Q.A. - 'Nice Truck' - Subcore 7" - USA - 1986
Another from the 'Cats Are Neat' E.P.

19. THE MEMBERS - 'Fear On The Streets' - Beggars Banquet LP - UK - 1977
Another unreleased cut from 'streets'.

20. THE INSTIGATORS - 'Hope She's Alright' - Ripper 7" - New Zealand - 1982
Sole single which also appeared on 'Rip Shit Or Bust'.

21. CRIME - 'R.A.F.' - Demo - UK - 1980
A cleaned up version of this one also appeared on the 'N.E.1' sampler.

22. CINECYDE - 'Rock Meat (& The Hard Ons)' - Tremor 7" - USA - 1978
The stand-out track from second E.P. 'Black Vinyl Threat'.

23. A.M.Q.A. - 'Stiff 'n' Blue' - Subcore 7" - USA - 1986
Another from 'Cats Are Neat'. They went on to release a metal crossover album but I won't be featuring it here.

24. THE PAGANS - 'Little Black Egg' - Drome 7" - USA - 1979
The flipside of 'Dead End America'. Hear the Nightcrawlers original version here.

25. TRACTOR - 'No More Rock 'n' Roll' - Cargo 7" - UK - 1977
Another one that appeared on 'Streets'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. CRIME - 'Drug Pusher'

27. A.B.H. - 'Kids Of The Nation'

28. CINECYDE - 'Any Way You Want It'

29. CRIME - 'Tomorrow's Here'

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The Best of Brought To Life - 116

1. THE RIVALS - 'Future Rights' - Ace 7" - UK - 1979
Their debut single. Read the story at Bored Teenagers. 
2. THE VICE CREEMS - 'No Passion' - Flaccid LP - UK - 1978

This week's comp. in the spotlight is 'Aylesbury Goes Flaccid'. This was the opening track. 
3. CINECYDE - 'Gutless Radio' - Tremor 7" - UK - 1977

Another debut single. A bit long but the sleeve has a neat front/back picture combo to compensate. 
4. DIE ROTEN ROSEN - 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weeny Honolulu Strand Bikini' - Virgin LP - Germany - 1987

No prizes for who's behind 'Never Mind The Hosen Here's Die Roten Rosen'. An album of sprightly cover versions. All together now: 'Da, da, da, da, da-da-da, da, da, da!' 
5. ROCYN - 'Sosej Bins A Chips' - Fflach 7" - UK - 1982

And no prizes for translating the Welsh here either. Their only single. 
6. BLITZKRIEG BOP - 'U.F.O.' - Lightning 7" - UK - 1978

Second single before disbanding shortly afterwards. 
7. THE CHRONICS - 'Test-Tube Baby' - Nuclear 7" - USA - 1978

'Daddy says no but momma says maybe'. Another lone single. 
8. THE INANIMATE OBJECTS - 'Intellicide' - Freeway 7" - USA - 1982

From their E.P. of the same name. Yet another sole 7". 
9. THE SPEEDOS - 'She's A Shocker' - Flaccid LP - UK - 1978

Track 2 on 'Aylesbury Goes Flaccid'. 
10. MODERN WARFARE - 'Delivered' - Bemisbrain 7" - USA - 1980

Long Beach legends. From their debut E.P. 
11. BOB - 'Thomas Edison' - Dumb 7" - USA - 1980

Meanwhile further up the coast in Frisco, Bob were bashing out this synth-happy ditty. The other side is worthy too. 
12. THE HAIRCUTS - 'Do Remember L-L-Longwick' - Flaccid LP - UK - 1978

A third track from 'Aylesbury Goes Flaccid'. 
13. DIE ROTEN ROSEN - 'Alle Mädchen Wollen Küssen' - Virgin LP - Germany - 1987

Another from 'Never Mind The Hosen'. The Peter Krauss original can be heard here. 
14. MODERN WARFARE - 'No Passion' - Bemisbrain 7" - USA - 1981

One from their second E.P. 
15. THE CHRONICS - 'Calling All Cardinals' - Nuclear 7" - USA - 1978

The other side of 'Test-Tube Baby'. 
16. THE ANAL SURGEONS - 'Wide Boy' - Flaccid LP - UK - 1978

A fourth from 'Aylesbury Goes Flaccid'. Read more here. But what does an anal surgeon do??? 
17. ROCYN - 'Plant 67' - Fflach 7" - UK - 1982

The flipside of 'Sosej Bins A Chips'. 
18. THE PAGANS - 'I Juvenile' - Drome 7" - USA - 1979

The flipside of 'Not Now No Way'. 
19. MODERN WARFARE - 'Suburban Death Row' - Bemisbrain 7" - USA - 1981

Another from their second E.P. 
20. THE RIVALS - 'Flowers' - Ace 7" - UK - 1979

The flipside of 'Future Rights'. 
21. DIE ROTEN ROSEN - 'Zwei Mädchen Aus Germany' - Virgin LP - Germany - 1987

Hmmm, Gisela and Monica . . . I think I knew them . . . 
22. BOB - The Things That You Do' - Dumb 7" - USA - 1980

The other side of 'Thomas Edison'. 
23. BLITZKRIEG BOP - 'Viva Bobby Joe' - Lightning 7" - UK - 1978

The flipside of 'U.F.O.' - a version of the Equals' second best track (and 'Baby Come Back' is not in my thoughts here). Another band on this sampler covered the best track on a live album. 
24. THE INANIMATE OBJECTS - 'The New One' - Freeway 7" - USA - 1982

Another from their 5-song E.P. 
25. ROBERT AND THE REMOULDS - 'L.A.G.O.C.O.' - Flaccid LP - UK - 1978

And a fifth from 'Aylesbury'. 
***BONUS TRACKS***

26. DIE ROTEN ROSEN - 'Im Wagen Vor Mir' 
27. CINECYDE - 'My Doll' 
28. DIE ROTEN ROSEN - 'Für Gaby Tu Ich Alles'

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