The Best of Brought To Life - 173

1. THE DEAD KENNEDYS - 'Soup Is Good Food' - Alternative Tentacles LP - USA - 1985

Well, the H.R. Giger poster and the court case that followed somewhat overshadowed 'Frankenchrist' as an album. It's a strange one too, with psychedelic and even spaghetti western influences, it's by far the most diverse musical record they ever did. This was the opening track.

2. S.O.B. - 'Not Me' - Selfish 7" - Japan - 1986

Meanwhile, there's nothing diverse about S.O.B.  Thrash, bang, wallop . . . end. The opening track from first E.P. 'Leave Me Alone'.

3. SHAM 69 - 'What Have We Got?' - unlabelled 7" - UK - 1977

The infamous 'Song Of The Streets' one-sided freebie which was mostly given away at gigs.

4. HELLHOUND - 'Ota Mut Vielä Uudestaan' - Rokit 7" - Finland - 1979

The flipside of second single 'Pakoon Neonarmeijaa'. It's 'Suzy Is A Headbanger' with different lyrics, though don't ask me to translate.

5. THE BUREAUCRATS - 'Bureaucracy' - Demo - Canada - 1979

Finally made available in 2000 on a belated eponymous retro album.

6. THE RESISTERS - 'Affront' - Trikont LP - UK - 1979

From their sole German-released album. Anti-nazi, of course.

7. SHAM 69 - 'There's Gonna Be A Borstal Breakout' - Polydor 7" - UK - 1978

Their first single for Polydor. Live at Reading here.

8. THE REBELS - 'Pop Star' - Demo - UK - 1979

Available on the 'Misspent Youth' retro album on Knock Out.

9. THE TRADEMARKS - 'It's Up To You' - Take It! flexi - USA - 1981

From pop stars to powerpop. A freebie from 'Take It!' magazine.

10. S.O.B. - 'Give Me Advice' - Selfish 7" - Japan - 1986

A second track from 'Leave Me Alone'.

11. SHAM 69 - 'Angels With Dirty Faces' - Polydor 7" - UK - 1978

Their fourth single. 'Allo mum, whos on Top Of The Pops then?'

12. THE BUREAUCRATS - 'Today And Every Day' - Demo - Canada - 1979

Another track from their eponymous retro album.

13. S.O.B. - 'Leave Me Alone' - Selfish 7" - Japan - 1986

A third track from, you guessed it, 'Leave Me Alone'.

14. THE DEAD KENNEDYS - 'Hellnation' - Alternative Tentacles LP - USA - 1985

And another track from 'Frankenchrist'.

15. SHAM 69 - 'If The Kids Are United' - Polydor 7" - UK - 1978

Their fifth single, but there wasn't much uniting going on.

16. S.O.B. -  'S.O.B.' - Rise Above 7" - Japan - 1989

An incredibly short one from second E.P. 'Thrash Night'.

17. THE BUREAUCRATS - 'Now And Then' - Demo - Canada - 1979

A third track from their eponymous retro album.

18. THE DEAD KENNEDYS - 'Jock-O-Rama' - Alternative Tentacles LP - USA - 1985

A third from 'Frankenchrist'.

19. SHAM 69 - 'Hurry Up Harry' - Polydor 7" - UK - 1978

Their sixth single. The idealism didn't last long.

20. THE RESISTERS - 'The Dispossessed' - Trikont LP - UK - 1979

Another track from their sole German-released album.

21. S.O.B. - 'Thrash Night' - Rise Above 7" - Japan - 1989

The title track from 'Thrash Night'.

22. SHAM 69 - 'Hey Little Rich Boy' - Polydor 7" - UK - 1978

The flipside of 'Borstal Breakout'.

23. THE BUREAUCRATS - 'She's An American' - Demo - Canada - 1979

A fourth track from their eponymous retro album.

24. THE DEAD KENNEDYS - 'MTV Get Off The Air' - Alternative Tentacles LP - USA - 1985

And a fouth from 'Frankenchrist'. 'Forget honesty, forget creativity, the dumbest buy the mostest, that's the name of the game'.

25. SHAM 69 - 'The Cockney Kids Are Innocent' - Polydor 7" - UK - 1978

The flipside of 'Angels With Dirty Faces'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. S.O.B. -  'Give Me Armschweiss'

27. SHAM 69 - 'Sunday Morning Nightmare'

28. S.O.B. -  'Slap In The Face'

29. SHAM 69 - 'No Entry

30. THE DEAD KENNEDYS - 'Stars And Stripes Of Corruption

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