The Best of Brought To Life - 189

1. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Dig That Groove Baby' - Volume LP - UK - 1983

The title track from their classic debut album. 'Here they are again, covered in Old Spice, they think they will get the girls cos they smell nice!' Indeed.

2. FEAR - 'Gimme Some Action' - Slash LP - USA - 1982

From another classic debut album, 'The Record' by the almighty FEAR.

3. THE MOTORS - 'You Beat The Hell Out Of Me' - Virgin LP - UK - 1978

The only Motors song I can get away with. From their second album, 'Approved By.'

4. THE SMASH - 'Patricia' - Self-released 7" - Switzerland - 1984

Their only single. Read more here.

5. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Poor Davey' - Volume LP - UK - 1983

Another excellent track from 'Dig That Groove Baby'.

6. THE AMPS - 'Wall Of Flowers' - Faster Fidelity 7" - USA - 1982

Another sole single. There wasn't even a sleeve to tell us more. Nice beat though, nice rhythm.

7. CHEMICALS MADE FROM DIRT - 'Beatniks (Looking For Tourists)' - Biro-Mino 7" - USA - 1980

A bit more off-beat, this one. From their 'Oriental Television' E.P. 
There's a 25 song CD-R of the band available on Hyped2Death as well as a paragraph in a new book by Steven Blush called NY Rock (Lou Reed to the fall of CBGBs) which is out on October 4, 2016. Worth checking out, I'm sure.

8. THE RELATIVES - 'The Collector' - Red Ash 7" - Australia - 1979

From second E.P. 'Uncle Theo Comes To Visit'.

9. THE ALCOHOLICS - 'Pesticides' - Overindulged 7" - USA - 1980

From their 'Going Outside' E.P. which I touched on earlier in the blog.

10. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Queen Alexandra Road Is Where She Said She'd Be, But Was She There To Meet Me . . . No Chance!' - Volume LP - UK - 1983

One of the longest titles in the world, ever, or at least from 'Dig That Groove Baby'. 'Rigor Mortis set in, I was a block of ice, I even missed the late fil-m starring Vincent Price!'

11. FEAR - 'Beef Boloney' - Slash LP - USA - 1982

A second track from 'The Record'. Hear the live version from 'The Decline' (+1 more song) here.

12. THE CRAP DETECTORS - 'I Want to Survive the Nuclear War' - Back/Front 7" - USA - 1982

Their third single. Has anyone got any of their albums?

13. THE RESTLESS - 'She's So Fine' - Mercury LP - USA - 1984

The lead track (and by far the best) from their only album.

14. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Dougy Giro' - Volume LP - UK - 1983

A fourth track from 'Dig That Groove Baby'.

15. THE C.I.s - 'Show Me Light' - Major 2 x 7" - USA - 1980

From their double single. Skinny ties abound on the sleeve.

16. FEAR - 'New York's Alright (If You Like Saxaphones)' - Slash LP - USA - 1982

 A second track from 'The Record'. Saturday Night Live (+1) here.

17. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT - 'Berkowitz Hop' - Thumb 7" - USA - 1978

Sole single from this dangerous-looking Detroit combo.

18. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Spiders In The Dressing Room' - Volume LP - UK - 1983

A fifth track from 'Dig That Groove Baby', and we're not finished by a long way.

19. CRIME - 'R.A.F.' - Guardian LP - UK - 1981

I blogged a demo version of this one ages ago. From the 'Compilation N.E.1' album of Sunderland-area bands.

20. CHEMICALS MADE FROM DIRT - 'Panic-No Fusion' - Demo - USA - 1980

Available on their 'Ike' CD-R.

21. THE RELATIVES - 'Emotional Moment' - Red Ash 7" - Australia - 1979

Another track from 'Uncle Theo Comes To Visit'.

22. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Up The Garden Path' - Volume LP - UK - 1983

A sixth classic track from 'Dig That Groove Baby'. 

23. THE CLAP - 'Bourgeoisie' - Kleen Kut 7" - USA - 1980

From their sole 'Catch The Clap' E.P.  Very catchy.

24. NEGATIVE THROB - 'Walk The Dog' - Guardian LP - UK - 1981

Another track from the 'Compilation N.E.1' album.

25. THE SMASH - 'The Good Guys Lose & The Bad Guys Win' - Self-released 7" - Switzerland - 1984

The flipside of 'Patricia'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Fiery Jack'

27. THE RELATIVES - 'Summer Holocaust'

28. FEAR - 'Let's Have A War'

29. THE TOY DOLLS - 'Glenda And The Test-Tube Baby'

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