Tuesday 20 January 2015

The Best of Brought To Life - 143

1. THE JARS - 'Electric Third Rail' - Subterranean 7" - USA - 1980
Lots of good bass on this sampler. This is from one of two great 7"s they put out in 1980.
2. B.G.K. - 'Gone Mad' - Vögelspin 7" - Netherlands - 1984
The opening track from the 'White Male Dumbinance' E.P.  I saw this lot at the Boardwalk in Manchester and was mighty impressed with the high-speed fretless bass playing.
3. THE CIGARETTES - 'Frivolous Disguises' - Demo - UK - 1979
One of the faster ones available on Detour's 'Will Damage Your Health' retrospective CD.
4. THE BERNIE TORMÉ BAND - 'I'm Not Ready' - Jet 7" - UK - 1978
His first single after appearing on the 'Live At The Vortex' album.
5. CULTURE SHOCK - 'Thought You Were A Friend' - JMR 7" - Canada - 1983
Friends, huh? Do something terrible and you'll find out who your real friends are. Go on, do it! This is from their sole single, though 1977 records put out a retrospective album a couple of years ago which I haven't heard yet.
6. THE LOST KIDS - 'Cola Freaks' - Medley 7" - Denmark - 1979
Their second single. OK, so the lead guitar seems a bit out of place but what the hell.
7. KUD IDIJOTI - 'Prezivjeti (We Remember Marjeto)' - Produkcija Slovenija 7" ‎– Slovenia - 1988
From their third E.P. Catchy as ever.
8. THE REASONS - 'Hard Day At The Office' - ZE 7" - UK - 1978
Yes, but they all are. Try it some time.
9. DEAD MAN'S SHADOW - 'Bombscare' - Rondelet 7" - UK - 1982
Probably their best single. They were in Punk Lives! y'know?
10. B.G.K. - 'Action Man' - Vögelspin 7" - Netherlands - 1984
Another breakneck track from the 'White Male Dumbinance' E.P.
11. FATAL CHARM - 'Spend The Night Alone' - Native 12" - UK - 1987
From the flipside of their final release 'Lucille'.
12. LOS REACTORS - 'Pregnant Girl' - Cynykyl 7" - USA - 1980
From their debut E.P. 'Dead In The Suburbs'. Hostile and irresponsible!
13. THE VULTURES - 'Looking For A Job' - RCS 7" - Netherlands - 1981
From their sole 'At Home' E.P.
14. THE SYMPTOMS - 'Been On Top' - Early Warning 7" - USA - 1980
Here's a quirky jerky little number, quite reminiscent of the first Jars track.
15. THE EJECTED - 'Russians' - Riot City 7" - UK - 1983
From their 3rd and final E.P. 'Press The Button'.
16. THE JARS - 'Psycho' - Subterranean 7" - USA - 1980
Another from the 'Start Rite Now' 7". A Sonics cover, no less.
17. THE NOISE - 'Rudolf' - Kloaak 7" - Sweden - 1980
The flipside of second single 'Stopp!'
18. TNT - 'Razzia' - Disctrade 7" - Switzerland - 1981
Their third single. Sounds like they meant it.
19. DEMOB - 'Teenage Adolescence' - Round Ear 7" - UK - 1981
The flipside of debut 7" 'Anti-Police'.
20. B.G.K. - 'White Male Dumbinance' - Vögelspin 7" - Netherlands - 1984
The title track from the E.P. of the same name.
21. THE LOST KIDS - 'Rådden Dig' - Medley 7" - Denmark - 1979
From the flipside of 'Cola Freaks'. A nice Albertos cover.
22. MASS MEDIA - 'Mardröm' - Massproduktion 7" - Sweden - 1980
One from their 3rd and final 7".
23. JOHNNIE & THE LUBES - 'Terror In The Parking Lot' - Attrix 7" - UK - 1978
This was from a split E.P. with another Brighton band the Executives. The band was 'Jonnie and the Lubes' without the 'H' but for some reason the sleeve said otherwise.
24. NIKKI SUDDEN - 'Channel Steamer' - Abstract 7" - UK - 1982
Second single from the ex-Swell Maps geezer.
25. THE PSEUDO EXISTORS - 'Beyond The Zone' - Demo - UK - 1979
Available on the Overground CD 'Stamp Out Normality'.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. SATAN'S RATS - 'The Lady Is A Tramp'
27. KUD IDIJOTI - 'Vajk Na Bolje'
28. B.G.K. - 'Crime Pays'
29. THE JARS - 'Start Rite Now'
30. THE CIGARETTES - 'Looking At You'
31. THE LOST KIDS - 'Alle Taler'
32. CULTURE SHOCK - 'Forever And Ever'
33. DEMOB - 'Anti-Police'
34. B.G.K. - 'Rules'

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