Friday 27 March 2015

The Best of Brought To Life - 177

1. THE REALTORS - 'Guilty By Association' - Realty 7" - USA - 1979
From their 'Buy Or Beware' E.P. Reminds me of the Hypnotics, but this came first. There's a Rave Up album available if you want more, though it's probably harder to find than the E.P.
2. THE AFFECTIVES - 'Rich Bitch 17' - Criss Cross 12" - USA - 1982
From their sole 'Unrequited Love' E.P.  An all-girl trio from NYC.
3. SCOOTER AND THE WORMS - 'Sharon In Shades' - Self-released 7" - USA - 1982
From their debut release, the 'Strap-on Chili Dog' E.P. They had to be from the Mid-West.
4. THE WRECKS - 'Couldn't Believe It' - Self-released cassette - USA - 1982
How great is this? Another all-girl band, this time from Reno, Nevada. Their 'Teenage Jive' cassette was their only recorded output. A tragedy.
5. SCREAMING URGE - 'We Are Mono' - Garner LP - USA - 1980
From their eponymous first album. In case you hadn't noticed, some of the tracks here are featured on the excellent 'Hyped To Death' compilations, essential listening for anyone with a penchant for gnarly, obscure punk rock. Get them here.
6. THE WEIRDOS - 'It Means Nothing' - Demo - USA - 1981
Available on 'Weird World' Volume 2. Different to the earlier version I comped previously.
7. RONNIE & THE RAYGUNS - 'Nancy's China' - Broken Dish 7" - USA - 1982
Sole single, about how the U.S. economy was (allegedly) based around the state china collection that Nancy Reagan ordered that year. It was actually funded by private donations but everyone got upset anyway as the economy was in recession at the time.
8. THE TRANSISTORS - 'Riot Squad' - Open Circuit 7" - UK - 1981
First single. From Croydon, I believe. Their second ('Mothers Pride') came out 4 years later.
9. THE SOREHEADS - 'Prelude To The End' - Cacaphonic 7" - Canada - 1986
From their sole 'Not Tonight, I Have A Sorehead' E.P.  From British Columbia.
10. IXTOC-1 - 'Arbeit' - Self-released 12" - Germany - 1982
Another sole release. From the 'Gut Ist Was Modern Ist' E.P.
11. THE ACCELERATORS - 'All Right' - Wide Open 7" - USA - 1979
There were a few bands called the Accelerators and most, like these, only managed one release. In this case, the 'It's Cool To Rock' E.P.
12. THE DESCENDENTS - 'Pervert' - New Alliance LP - USA - 1985
'I Don't Want To Grow Up' is no 'Milo Goes To College', but it's a solid second album nonetheless. The lyrics could be better, however.
13. THE SCHEMATIX - 'Second Story' - Subliminal 7" - USA - 1981
From their 'Jagged Edge' E.P.  From Santa Cruz.
14. THE RAUNCHETTES - 'What?! Scuz Me?!?' - Bomp! 12" - USA - 1987
Yet another all-girl band. Shame there weren't more.
15. THE BRATZ - 'The Bratz Are Coming' - A Famous Record 7" - UK - 1978
And another sole single. That's as much as I know.
16. ROACH MOTEL - 'Creep' - Destroy 7" - USA - 1982
One from their debut E.P. 'Roach And Roll'.
17. THE TREND - 'Peer Pressure' - Live - USA - 1982
Available on the 'Batman Live At Budokan And The Complete Trend' CD
18. THE WRECKS - 'I Love To Shoplift' - Self-released cassette - USA - 1982
Another chaotic track from their 'Teenage Jive' cassette.
19. THE WEIRDOS - 'Rhythm Syndrome' - Demo - USA - 1980
Available on 'Weird World Volume One'.
20. THE DESCENDENTS - 'Can't Go Back' - New Alliance LP - USA - 1985
A second track from 'I Don't Want To Grow Up'.
21. THE REMEDIALS - 'You Make It Hard' - Basic 7" - Canada - 1981
From their sole 'Four Song E.P.' E.P.
22. TEENAGE DEPRESSION - 'Frat Party' - Bulldada 7" - USA - 1984
If you can't understand the words it's because the singer was on a combination of 9 Class A drugs at the time of this recording. From their sole 'Skank Or Die' E.P.
23. THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICANS - 'Get It For Less' - Tekno Tunes 7" - USA - 1979
From their 'Beyond Rational Thought' E.P. Sometimes known as the Sci Ams.
24. TRU FAX & THE INSANIAX - 'The Twin' - Wasp LP - USA - 1982
From their 'Mental Decay' album. Read more here.
25. THE SKUNKS - 'Gimme Some' - Skunks 2 x 7" - USA - 1979
From their 'Special Two Record Set - Six Songs' double single. Or there's always the Rave Up album. That's, of course, if you can find one.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. THE DESCENDENTS - 'Descendents'
27. THE WEIRDOS - 'Fallout'
28. THE AFFECTIVES - 'From Bob To Alice (Gloria)'
29. THE WRECKS - 'S.B.S.'
30. THE DESCENDENTS - 'Good Good Things'
31. THE SLUGS - 'Problem Child'
32. THE AFFECTIVES - 'Ridiculed'
33. THE WEIRDOS - 'Message From The Underworld'
34. THE DESCENDENTS - 'Christmas Vacation'
35. THE WRECKS - 'Punk Is An Attitude'

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