Thursday 5 March 2015

The Best of Brought To Life - 168

1. THE BAD BRAINS - 'The Regulator' - ROIR cassette - USA - 1982
Well, it's about time we revisited one of the greatest albums ever recorded by one of the most hypocritical bands.
2. BAD RELIGION - 'Yesterday' - Epitaph 12" - USA - 1985
The lead track from the 'Back To The Known' E.P. which was a welcome return to form at the time. Available on the '80-'85 CD.
3. THE GOVERNMENT - 'Hemingway Hated Disco Music' - Self-released 7" - Canada - 1979
A lot of later Government releases could be considered 'anti-music', but this, their first release was a real quirky gem. The excellent DVD that will give you the whole story can be bought here.
4. BÄRCHEN & DIE MILCHBUBIS - 'Pogo Liebst Dich' - No Fun LP - Germany - 1981
Contrary to the label, this is lots of fun. From the 'Dann Macht Es Bumm' LP.
5. THE BAD BRAINS - 'Don't Need It' - ROIR cassette - USA - 1982
Another from the ROIR cassette.
6. ERSATZ - 'One Good Reason' - Raw 7" - UK - 1979
From their debut E.P. 'Motor Body Love'.
7. THE LEWD - 'Lewd Conduct' - Demo - USA - 1979
Available on the 'Kill Yourself . . . Again' LP/CD. 
8. THE RAPED - 'Cheap Night Out' - Parole 7" - UK - 1978
Their second and final single. Discog CD available on Anagram.
9. THE BAD BRAINS - 'Attitude' - ROIR cassette - USA - 1982
A third track from the ROIR cassette.
10. THE A-HEADS - 'Dying Man' - TW 7" - UK - 1982
From their first vinyl release. Get it on the Mass Media discog LP.
11. THE GOVERNMENT - 'Flat Tire' - The Modern World Incorporated 7" - Canada - 1979
From their second release - the '33 1/3 RPM' E.P.
12. BAD RELIGION - 'Frogger' - Epitaph 12" - USA - 1985
A second track from 'Back To The Known'. 
13. THE BAD BRAINS - 'Right Brigade' - ROIR cassette - USA - 1982
A fourth track from the ROIR cassette.
14. THE RAPED - 'Foreplay Playground' - Parole 7" - UK - 1978
The flipside of 'Cheap Night Out'.
15. THE LEWD - 'Scum Of The Earth' - Demo - USA - 1979
Another track from their 1979 demos.
16. BÄRCHEN & DIE MILCHBUBIS - 'Egal' - No Fun LP - Germany - 1981
A second track from the 'Dann Macht Es Bumm' LP.
17. THE BAD BRAINS - 'Banned In D.C.' - ROIR cassette - USA - 1982
And a fifth track from the ROIR cassette.
18. THE A-HEADS - 'Hell Cell' - TW 7" - UK - 1982
One from the flipside of 'Dying Man'.
19. THE RAPED - 'B.1.C.' - Demo - UK - 1977
An out-take from the 'Pretty Paedophiles' sessions.
20. BAD RELIGION - 'Bad Religion' - Epitaph 12" - USA - 1985
A third from 'Back To The Known'.
21. THE BAD BRAINS -  'How Low Can A Punk Get?' - Demo - USA - 1979
Available on the 'Black Dots' LP/CD on Caroline.
22. THE LEWD - 'Abomination' - Demo - USA - 1979
A third track from their 1979 demos.
23. THE GOVERNMENT - 'Get You Sleepin' - The Modern World Incorporated 7" - Canada - 1979
Another track from their '33 1/3 RPM' E.P.
24. ERSATZ - 'Gimme A Chance' - Raw 7" - UK - 1979
Another from the flipside of 'Motor Body Love'.
25. THE BAD BRAINS - 'I Against I' - Demo - USA - 1980
And one from the Omega sessions which was available on a 10" E.P. from Victory.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. THE GOVERNMENT - 'I Only Drive My Car At Night'
27. THE LEWD - 'Going Downtown'
28. BAD RELIGION - 'Along The Way'
29. THE BAD BRAINS - 'Black Dots'
30. THE LEWD - 'Catastrophe'
31. BAD RELIGION - 'New Leaf'
32. THE BAD BRAINS - 'Don't Bother Me'
33. THE LEWD - 'We Are Now'

2 comments:

  1. Did you not like any of the Bad Brains' reggae stuff then, Graeme?

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    1. Sure, but it doesn't really fit in with the other stuff on this blog, and it sounds much better with a Camberwell Carrot, which isn't really my scene.

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