The Best of Brought To Life - 129

1. DIE TOTEN HOSEN - 'Knecht Rubrecht's Letzte Fahrt' - Totenkopf 7" - Germany - 1983

Their fourth 7" was a Christmas E.P., and with Christmas a mere 4 weeks away, why not?

2. THE UNDERTONES - 'Teenage Kicks' - Good Vibrations 7" - UK - 1978

I guess this one needs no introduction. From the first E.P.

3. SPIZZ OIL - '6,000 Crazy' - Rough Trade 7" - UK - 1978

Another debut release. Who needs drums (or bass, for that matter)? Minimalist genius.

4. JOY DIVISION - 'Failures' - Enigma 7" - UK - 1978

One from 'An Ideal For Living'.

5. THE URGE - '(Oh Yeah) It's Getting On My Nerves' - Demo - UK - 1979

This one was finally released on a 7" in 1990 by German label Incognito before the band reformed and bashed out an album.

6. RED TAPE - 'TV Heaven' - Ultra Trec 7" - USA - 1981

From their sole release. From Texas. Get the whole E.P. here.

7. TOTAL CHAOS - 'There Are No Russians In Afghanistan' - Slam 7" - UK - 1981

First single. Not to be confused with the later American band of the same name. This lot were from Gatesheed.

8. TIPI & MINISTERIT - 'A.T.K.' - Outo Studio 7" - Finland - 1980

One from their sole E.P. of which 200 were made. They were from Kuusankoski and a couple of them went on to join Maho Neitsyt. 
9. THE SUBS - 'Gimme Your Heart' - Stiff 7" - UK - 1978

Sole single. From Glasgow. Read more here.

10. MITTAGSPAUSE - '3x Nordpol' - Pure Freude 2 x 7" - Germany - 1979
From their debut release, a (generally) average 11-song double E.P.

11. SPIZZ OIL - 'Cold City' - Rough Trade 7" - UK - 1979
Things were getting complicated by Spizz's second record. Percussion (of sorts) was creeping in. A full band was inevitable . . .

12. THE CRAVATS - 'I Hate The Universe' - Small Wonder 7" - UK - 1979
From their second E.P. 'The End'. 'Your dads drive Marinas down cul-de-sacs while your sons creep around in plastic macs'. Not a pretty picture.

13. CHARGE - 'No-One Knows' - Kamera 7" - UK - 1982
One from the 'Destroy The Youth' E.P.

14. THE SCREAMING DEAD - 'Valley Of The Dead' - Skull 7" - UK - 1982
Their first single. Fast gothic-punk, the type that's bearable.

15. THE UNDERTONES - 'Smarter Than You' - Good Vibrations 7" - UK - 1978
Another fast one from their debut E.P.

16. DIE TOTEN HOSEN - 'Schӧne Bescherung' - Totenkopf 7" - Germany - 1983
Another seasonal delight from the E.P of the same name.

17. CRIMINAL SEX - 'Steal Your Car' - Flexi Tits 7" - UK - 1985
The best track from their first E.P.  From Chesterfield.

18. MALE - 'Clever And Smart' - Rondo 7" - Germany - 1979
Like Die Toten Hosen, this lot were from Düsseldorf. Their debut single had a fetching group pic of them all in their underpants. Now don't all rush . . .

19. DEAD MAN'S SHADOW - 'Neighbours' - Pig 7" - UK - 1981

I think I stuck the album version in a previous post, but this one from their debut E.P has a certain charm too.

20. JOHN COOPER CLARKE - 'Innocents' - Rabid 7" - UK - 1977
Generally John's poems didn't work that well with music, but this, from his first E.P., is an exception. 'The tepid shallows of a failing brain . . .'

21. SPIZZ OIL - 'Platform 3' - Rough Trade 7" - UK - 1979
Another from the 'Cold City' E.P.

22. THE SUBS - 'Party Clothes' - Stiff 7" - UK - 1978
The flipside of 'Gimme Your Heart'.

23. TOTAL CHAOS - 'Factory Man' - Volume 7" - UK - 1982
The title track from their second E.P.

24. MITTAGSPAUSE - 'In Der Tat' - Pure Freude 2 x 7" - Germany - 1979
And another from the double E.P.

25. THE REAL KIDS - 'All Kindsa Girls' - Sponge 7" - USA - 1977
Their debut single, released in Europe with a different B-side.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. THE UNDERTONES - 'True Confessions'

27. RED TAPE - 'Businessman'

28. JOY DIVISION - 'No Love Lost'

29. CHARGE - 'Can I Go To Heaven Now?'

30. THE SCREAMING DEAD - 'Lilith'

31. SPIZZ OIL -' Red And Black'

32. THE UNDERTONES - 'Emergency Cases'

33. DIE TOTEN HOSEN - 'Willi's Weisse Weinacht'

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