The Best of Brought To Life - 200

1. WIRE - 'Reuters' - Harvest LP - UK - 1977

Clearing up the last of the classic albums we begin with one from 'Pink Flag'. It was all bad news . . .

2. X - 'The Once Over Twice' - Slash LP - USA - 1981

Followed by the opening track from second album 'Wild Gift'.

3. THE VIBRATORS - 'Petrol' - Epic LP - UK - 1977

And one from debut album 'Pure Mania'.

4. SADO-NATION - 'I Accuse You' - Demo - USA - 1980

This is from an unreleased album which was gonna be called 'Disruptive Pattern'. Original singer Leesa left for New York soon after its recording and with additional financial problems it never saw the light of day until the release of the excellent Grand Theft Audio retrospective 'Future Past, Present, Tense'. Nice dischordant guitar.

5. THE SCREAMERS - 'The Beat Goes On' - Demo - USA - 1978

It sure does. Available on a number of unofficial releases.

6. WIRE - 'Three Girl Rhumba' - Harvest LP - UK - 1977

A second from 'Pink Flag'.

7. X - 'Beyond And Back' - Slash LP - USA - 1981

Another from 'Wild Gift'. Superior live version from 'The Decline' here.

8. THE VIBRATORS - 'Wrecked On You' - Epic LP - UK - 1977

A second from 'Pure Mania'.

9. SADO-NATION - 'No More' - Demo - USA - 1980

And a second from 'Disruptive Pattern'. 

10. WARSAW - 'The Drawback' - Demo - UK - 1978

One of the best of the Warsaw demos when they were still trying to find their feet.

11. WIRE - 'Brazil' - Harvest LP - UK - 1977

A third from 'Pink Flag'.

12. X - 'Back 2 The Base' - Slash LP - USA - 1981

And a third from 'Wild Gift'.

13. UK DECAY - 'Shattered' - Fresh LP - UK - 1981

'Wheeeee!'  From gothic masterpiece 'For Madmen Only'. I dragged my older sister to see 'em play this live the same year. She was mystified!

14. THE WIPERS - 'Taking Too Long' - Park Avenue LP - USA - 1981

The opening track from second album 'Youth Of America'.

15. WIRE - 'The Commercial' - Harvest LP - UK - 1977

An instrumental from 'Pink Flag'.

16. X - 'When Our Love Passed Out On The Couch' - Slash LP - USA - 1981

And a fourth from 'Wild Gift'.

17. THE VIBRATORS - 'She's Bringing You Down' - Epic LP - UK - 1977

A third from 'Pure Mania'.

18. SADO-NATION - 'Cut Off The Cord' - Demo - USA - 1980

And a third from 'Disruptive Pattern' which was also re-recorded for 'We're Not Equal'. 

19. WIRE - 'Different To Me' - Harvest LP - UK - 1977

A fifth from 'Pink Flag'.

20. WARSAW - 'Warsaw' - Demo - UK - 1978

Faster than the 'Ideal For Living' version but not quite as menacing.

21. THE SCREAMERS - 'If I Can't Have What I Want' - Demo - USA - 1977

Available on the 'In A Better World' double CD.

22. THE WIPERS - 'Can This Be?' - Park Avenue LP - USA - 1981

Another track from 'Youth Of America'.

23. WIRE - 'Marooned' - Harvest LP - UK - 1978

An atmospheric one from 'Chairs Missing'.

24. THE VIBRATORS - 'Public Enemy No.1' - Epic LP - UK - 1977

One from another second album 'V2'.

25. UK DECAY - 'Stagestruck' - Fresh LP - UK - 1981

And a second from 'For Madmen Only'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. SADO-NATION - 'See You Through My Eyes'

27. X - 'I'm Coming Over'

28. WIRE - 'Another The Letter'

29. SADO-NATION - 'Phobias'

30. THE VIBRATORS - 'London Girls'

31. X - 'Los Angeles'

32. WIRE - 'From The Nursery'

33. SADO-NATION - 'The Dark'

34. WARSAW - 'You're No Good For Me'

35. X - 'Sugarlight'

36. WIRE - 'Pink Flag'

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