The Best of Brought To Life - 226

1. THE LURKERS - 'She Knows' - Beggars Banquet LP - UK - 1979

The opening track to second album 'God's Lonely Men'. Not a patch on 'Fulham Fallout, sadly.

2. THE PIRANHAS - 'Boyfriend' - Peel Session - UK - 1979
Another classic Peel session. Complete with one of Peely's famous faux passes at the end.

3. TESCO VEE - 'Interlude #1' - Cruz LP - USA - 1988
Chemical People's first album 'So Sexist!' would have been pretty unremarkable if it wasn't for the hilarious Tesco Vee interludes.

4. CHEMICAL PEOPLE - 'Don't Tell Me' - Cruz LP - USA - 1988
And here's one of the better regular tracks.

5. THE RICH KIDS - 'Young Girls' - Peel Session - UK - 1978

Powerpop excellence from another great Peel session.

6. THE LURKERS - 'Just Thirteen' - Beggars Banquet 7" - UK - 1979

Their fifth single. How you take this song depends on how you take the chorus line: 'Just thirteen, it's hurting'. Don't jump the gun folks. 

7. SPLODGENESSABOUNDS - 'Rolf' - Peel Session - UK - 1980

An ode to the Australian didgeridoo/wobble board playing paedophile. I bet they regret it now!

8. TOTAL EGON - 'Jag Ãr en Genomskinlig Gas' - Self-released 7" - Sweden - 1989
From the one man band himself, this was the opening track from third E.P. 'Män'.

9. THE LURKERS - 'Out In The Dark' - Beggars Banquet 7" - UK - 1979

Sixth single - available as a two-song single or a 4-song E.P.

10. TESCO VEE - 'Interlude #2' - Cruz LP - USA - 1988
Funny, funny, funny! From 'So Sexist!' of course

11. YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH - 'Wanderlust' - NRK cassette - Canada - 1983
From a little known compilation cassette called 'T.O. Hardcore '83' which got a vinyl reissue in 2010.

12. THE PIRANHAS - 'Getting Beaten Up' - Peel Session - UK - 1979

Most notable because the 'Watney's' was changed to 'lager' for the vinyl version, no doubt in fear of a costly lawsuit.

13. THE LURKERS - 'Cyanide' - Beggars Banquet 7" - UK - 1979

Getting your kicks from cyanide is not recommended. From the flipside of  'Out In The Dark'.

14. SPLODGENESSABOUNDS - 'Pilchard Freak' - Peel Session - UK - 1980

Knicker-sniffing nonsense from their smirk-inducing Peel session.

15. TOTAL EGON - 'U-Båt I Mitt Badkar' - Self-released 7" - Sweden - 1988
My favourite track from his second E.P. 'Guldkängan'.

16. TESCO VEE - 'Interlude #3' - Cruz LP - USA - 1988
Tesco re-inventing a hair metal song. Name that tune . . .

17. THE LURKERS - 'New Guitar In Town' - Beggars Banquet 7" - UK - 1979

Seventh single. Watch them jammin' it with Die Mimmis here.

18. THE PIRANHAS - 'Happy Families' - Peel Session - UK - 1979

A third track from their first Peel session.

19. YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH - 'Made In England' - NRK cassette - Canada - 1983
How dare they dis my country?! Well, I suppose they have a point. From 'T.O. Hardcore '83'.

20. THE RICH KIDS - 'Rich Kids' - Peel Session - UK - 1978

I've posted the single version before but it's a great song with a great intro so here's the Peel session version. Rare live clip here.

21. THE LURKERS - 'This Dirty Town' - Clay 7" - UK - 1982

The great comeback single without Howard. Shame they didn't follow it up with much.

22. TOTAL EGON - 'Genmanipulera' - Self-released 7" - Sweden - 1989
Another track from third E.P. 'Män'.

23. CHEMICAL PEOPLE - 'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly' - Cruz LP - USA - 1988
And another track from 'So Sexist!'

24. TESCO VEE - 'Interlude #4' - Cruz LP - USA - 1988
As is this. 'Captain's log, peanutty and painful'.  Arf.

25. THE LURKERS - 'Bad Times' - Beggars Banquet LP - UK - 1979

The closing track from 'God's Lonely Men'.

***BONUS TRACKS***

26. YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH - 'White Reggae' (from 'T.O. Hardcore '83')

27. THE RICH KIDS - 'Bulletproof Lover' (from the '78 Peel session)

28. SPLODGENESSABOUNDS - 'Desert Island Joe' (from the Peel session)

29. THE LURKERS - 'Countdown' (flipside of 'Just Thirteen')

30. THE PIRANHAS - 'Yap Yap Yap' (from the '79 Peel session)

31. YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH - 'Domination' (from 'T.O. Hardcore '83')

32. THE LURKERS - 'Take Me Back To Babylon' (from 'God's Lonely Men')

33. THE RICH KIDS - 'Burning Sounds' (from the '78 Peel session)

34. SPLODGENESSABOUNDS - 'Malcolm's Mum' (from the Peel session)

35. TESCO VEE - 'Interlude #5' (from 'So Sexist!')

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