The Best of Brought To Life - 163

1. LONGPORT BUZZ - 'Fun' - Criminal LP - UK - 1980

Today's sampler contains 3 good old comps from back in the day. This was from 'First Offenders' which was all Canterbury bands. Both tracks were also released as a single.

2. BAD ATTITUDE - 'Sick Brain In A Sick Body' - Real World 7" - Germany - 1988

The final release on Real World was their 'Inner Motives' E.P. This was the only Real World track that John Peel ever played.

3. THE EXPLODING SEAGULLS - 'Prefab Buildings' - White Elephant LP - UK - 1980

From 'City Walls - A Southampton Compilation'.

4. STARK RAVING MAD - 'Happy People' - Slob 12" - USA - 1984

From their debut 'MX' E.P. Did they play too fast for their own good? Discuss.

5. THE ZILCHO BABIES - 'Don't Do It' - Guardian LP - UK - 1981

This one's from 'Compilation N.E.1' - all bands were from the Sunderland area.

6. THE IGNERENTS - 'I Won't Be There' - Criminal LP - UK - 1980

A second track from 'First Offenders'.

7. CARDIAC ARREST - 'Visiting Hours' - Self Released cassette - UK - 1980

From 'The Obvious Identity' - their second cassette-only release before morphing into The Cardiacs. Read all about it here.

8. GAMES TO AVOID - 'Wasteland' - White Elephant LP - UK - 1980

A second track from 'City Walls - A Southampton Compilation'.

9. THE CREWSY FIXERS - 'Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll' - Criminal LP - UK - 1980

And a third from 'First Offenders'.

10. BAD ATTITUDE - 'The First Time' - Real World 7" - Germany - 1988

Not the best track from 'Inner Motives' but it's the only copy I have so it's staying!

11. THE POINT FIVES - 'Stabbed' - White Elephant LP - UK - 1980

A third from 'City Walls'. Stabbed by a lover. Hilarious.

12. THE NAMES - 'I'll Be Your Jet' - Criminal LP - UK - 1980

And a fourth from 'First Offenders'.

13. CARDIAC ARREST - 'To Go Off And Things' - Self Released cassette - UK - 1980

Another from 'The Obvious Identity'.

14. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS - 'Drop The Bomb' - Guardian LP - UK - 1981

A second track from 'Compilation N.E.1.'

15. BAD ATTITUDE - 'Narrow Minded Way' - Real World 7" - Germany - 1988

And an anti-fascist third from 'Inner Motives'.

16. STARK RAVING MAD - 'Waking Up Is Hard To Do' - Slob 12" - USA - 1984

Not if this racket is going on in the background, it isn't!  Another short sharp blast from 'MX'.

17. REMNANTS OF WARSAW - 'Arctotis Sloath' - Guardian LP - UK - 1981

A third track from 'Compilation N.E.1.'  I have no idea what it means, not even Google seems to know.

18. THE IGNERENTS - 'Harbour Street' - Criminal LP - UK - 1980

A fifth track from 'First Offenders'.

19. THE EXPLODING SEAGULLS - 'Ring-Pull Takes' - White Elephant LP - UK - 1980

And a fourth from 'City Walls'.

20. CARDIAC ARREST - 'Pip As Uncle Dick But Peter Spoilt It' - Self Released cassette - UK - 1980

A confusingly-titled ditty from 'The Obvious Identity'. 

21. BAD ATTITUDE - 'Religion' - Demo - Germany - 1987

One from their pre-vinyl days.

22. LONGPORT BUZZ - 'Who Is He?' - Criminal LP - UK - 1980

A sixth track from 'First Offenders'.

23. THE RHYTHM METHODISTS - 'Peanut Gang' - Guardian LP - UK - 1981

And a fourth track from 'Compilation N.E.1.'

24. STARK RAVING MAD - 'Somebody's Watching' - Slob 12" - USA - 1984

A third fast/slow track from 'MX'.

25. THE NAMES - 'Living Underground' - Criminal LP - UK - 1980

And finally (well, not quite) a seventh track from 'First Offenders'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. CARDIAC ARREST - 'Bite 3A'

27. BAD ATTITUDE - 'Between The Frontiers'

28. THE POINT FIVES - 'Next Time'

29. CARDIAC ARREST - 'Pilf'

30. BAD ATTITUDE - 'Adaption Or Resistance'

Get it here