1. NO MEANS NO - 'It's
Catching Up' - Cargo LP - Canada - 1989
The opening track to fourth album 'Wrong'. 'How do you hide from something you have found?' Get drunk, of course.
The opening track to fourth album 'Wrong'. 'How do you hide from something you have found?' Get drunk, of course.
2. THE GENRAL FOODZ - '(You Didn't Have To) Be So
Funny' - Destiny 7" - USA - 1980
Sole single, though there's a Rave Up album with a few extra tracks too. Nice buzz-saw guitar. From Boston.
Sole single, though there's a Rave Up album with a few extra tracks too. Nice buzz-saw guitar. From Boston.
3. THE ORGANPIPES - 'Hey
Kids Let's Dance' - Polydor 7" - UK - 1982
Sole single. Only released in Germany for some reason.
Sole single. Only released in Germany for some reason.
4. THE CRIMINALS - 'The
Kids Are Back' - Sing Sing 7" - USA - 1978
Featuring ex-New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain. A little bit soft for a name like 'The Criminals'. It's got a plinky-plonk piano for fux sake!
Featuring ex-New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain. A little bit soft for a name like 'The Criminals'. It's got a plinky-plonk piano for fux sake!
5. THE WARHEADS - 'Dagen Är Natt' - R.I.P. 7" - Sweden - 1979
From their sole 4-tracker. No piano here.
From their sole 4-tracker. No piano here.
6. TERRY TONIK - 'Just A
Little Mod' - Posh 7" - UK - 1980
A one-off mod revival single from Mr Ian Harris.
A one-off mod revival single from Mr Ian Harris.
7. LIKET LEVER - 'Levande
Begravd' - Sista Bussen 7" - Sweden - 1979
Sole single. Featuring Freddie Wadling (later of Cortex and The Leather Nun).
Sole single. Featuring Freddie Wadling (later of Cortex and The Leather Nun).
8. THE WASPS - 'Cross My
Heart' - Demo - UK - 1978
Available on Overground's 'Punkryonics' CD.
Available on Overground's 'Punkryonics' CD.
9. THE LIMPS - 'Someone
I Can Talk To' - Matchbox Classics - UK - 1979
From their split E.P. with 'No Support'. 'Another Matchbox Classic!'
From their split E.P. with 'No Support'. 'Another Matchbox Classic!'
10. THE AMAZING SPACE
FROGS - 'Norman And Jeremy' - Ribbett 7"- UK - 1979
Political satire albeit at ground level. From their 'Dirty Habits' E.P.
Political satire albeit at ground level. From their 'Dirty Habits' E.P.
11. MASSMEDIA - 'Sveriges Radio' - Massproduktion 7" - Sweden - 1979
From their second E.P. 492 copies pressed (!)
From their second E.P. 492 copies pressed (!)
12. WILD YOUTH - 'What 'Bout Me?' - Self-Released 7" - South Africa - 1979
Sole single (apart from the great recent Fresh CD, of course).
Sole single (apart from the great recent Fresh CD, of course).
13. THE YOUNG CANADIANS - 'No Escape' - Quintessence 12" - Canada - 1979
The best track from their 'Hawaii' E.P. which somehow slipped under the radar last time.
The best track from their 'Hawaii' E.P. which somehow slipped under the radar last time.
14. THE STILETTOS - 'This
Is The Way' - Ariola 7" - UK - 1979
Sole single - not to be confused with the New York Stilettos.
Sole single - not to be confused with the New York Stilettos.
15. NO MEANS NO - 'Oh No!
Bruno!' -
Another live favourite and the stand-out track from 'Wrong'.
Another live favourite and the stand-out track from 'Wrong'.
16. THE WASPS - 'Free
Country' -
Another from 'Punkryonics'.
Another from 'Punkryonics'.
17. LIKET LEVER - 'Hjärtats Slag' - Sista Bussen 7" - Sweden - 1979
The flipside of 'Levande Begravd'.
The flipside of 'Levande Begravd'.
19. THE PLASMATICS - 'The
Living Dead' - Stiff 12" - USA - 1980
Dodgy live recording from the Stiff 12" version of 'Butcher Baby'.
Dodgy live recording from the Stiff 12" version of 'Butcher Baby'.
20. WILD YOUTH - 'Radio
Youth' -
The other side of their single.
The other side of their single.
21. THE WASPS - 'This Time' -
A third from 'Punkryonics'. Any one of these demos would have made a better second single than 'Rubber Cars'.
A third from 'Punkryonics'. Any one of these demos would have made a better second single than 'Rubber Cars'.
22. GENERAL FOODZ - 'Love
Potion #9' - Destiny 7" - USA - 1980
The flipside of 'Funny'. Another old Lieber/Stoller classic.
The flipside of 'Funny'. Another old Lieber/Stoller classic.
23. THE CRIMINALS - 'The
Cops Are Coming' - Sing Sing 7" - USA - 1978
We haven't had an instrumental for a while. This is a good one.
We haven't had an instrumental for a while. This is a good one.
24. TERRY TONIK - 'Smashed
And Blocked' - Posh 7" - UK - 1980
The flipside of 'Just A Little Mod'.
The flipside of 'Just A Little Mod'.
25. THE WASPS - 'Rubber
Cars' - Demo - UK - 1978
Too slow and meandering for me. Included to prove a point.
***BONUS TRACK***
26. THE LIMPS - 'Unreal'
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