The Best of Brought To Life - 138

1. THE STAINS - 'Sick And Crazy' - SST LP - USA - 1983

The opening track from their sole album which is one of SST's more sought after releases. Shame the rest of the album isn't as good.

2. THE GEARS - 'Let's Go To The Beach' - Four Speed 7" - USA - 1979

From their sole (at the time) 7". Live version here.

3. PLATINUM BLONDE - 'No Regrets' - World 7" - Canada - 1982

The debut by these glam punks from Toronto. Great rhythm section.

4. GG ALLIN - 'Bored To Death' - Orange LP - USA - 1980

The opening track from debut album 'Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be'.

5. THE FLESH - 'Okimari No Go-Go' - Gozira 7" - Japan - 1979

Their sole 7". Nice scratchy punk.

6. AMBER SQUAD - 'Can't Put My Finger On You' - S & T 7" - UK - 1980

A couple of mod numbers now. This is the better of their 2 singles.

7. THE NEW HEARTS - 'Blood On The Knife' - CBS 7" - UK - 1979

The flipside of 'Just Another Teenage Anthem' (blogged previously).

8. ADAM & THE ANTS - 'Deutscher Girls' - E.G. 7" - UK - 1982

I can't remember a mod S&M song so we're back to early Ants. This was originally recorded for the 1977 'Jubilee' soundtrack. Awful film.

9. THE PEASANTS - 'Here She Comes' - Homestead 7" - UK - 1981

From their sole E.P.  Think Beatles, Hermans Hermits, etc. From Belfast.

10. THE EJECTORS - 'Little Johnny' - VVV 7" - USA - 1981

The flipside of sole single 'Hydro-Head'.

11. GG ALLIN - 'You Hate Me And I Hate You' - Orange 7" - USA - 1981

Second single. Sets the scene for the rest of his career.

12. H.S. ART - 'Jag Vill Inte' - Akut Debut 7" - Sweden - 1980

From their sole 'Skryt-Pryl '80' E.P.

13. ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT - 'Anti Men' - Glass 7" - UK - 1983

Their 3rd, final and best single.

14. FRAEBBBLARNIR - 'True Death' - Limited Edition 7" - Iceland - 1983

From the flipside of 'False Death'.

15. THE RAMRODS - 'I Don't Know' - Tilt 7" - Germany - 1980

From their first E.P. called 'Schickerie, Schweine & Bonzen'. Look it up.

16. THE GEARS - 'Don't Be Afraid To Pogo' - Four Speed 7" - USA - 1979

One from the flipside of 'Let's Go To The Beach'.

17. ADAM AND THE ANTS - 'Plastic Surgery' - E.G. 7" - UK - 1982

From the flip of 'Deutscher Girls'. Original film version here.

18. RIKKI & THE LAST DAYS ON EARTH - 'City Of The Damned' - DJM 7" - UK - 1977

This one sounds like a pre-cursor to the new romantics with that early-Ultravox punk edge.

19. GG ALLIN - 'Ass Face' - Orange 7" - USA - 1981

One from the flipside of 'You Hate Me'.

20. TEMPO - 'Subway Girl' - Tempo 7" - Germany - 1979

One from the flip of debut 7" 'In My Room'.

21. THE DOGS - 'John Rock' - Dynamic Recording 7" - USA - 1976

Another debut single. A nice rockabilly tinge to this one.

22. AMBER SQUAD - 'Tell You A Lie' - S & T 7" - UK - 1980

The flipside of 'Finger'.

23. FRAEBBBLARNIR - 'Summer (K)nights' - Limited Edition 7" - Iceland - 1983

The other track from 'False Death'. I can't watch 'Grease' without thinking of this hilarious version. Not that I ever watch 'Grease' . . .

24. TSUNEMATSU MASATOSHI - 'Ki Wo Tu Ke Ro' - Gozira 7" - Japan - 1979

From the first single. Probably.

25. PLATINUM BLONDE - 'Hey Hey You' - World 7" - Canada - 1982

And the flipside of 'No Regrets'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. GG ALLIN - 'Beat Beat Beat

27. TEMPO - 'Days Are Different

28. ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT - 'No Trust

29. RIKKI & THE LAST DAYS ON EARTH - 'Victimised

30. H.S. ART - 'TV Alskarens Barn

31. GG ALLIN - 'Automatic

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