Well here we are again with a new batch of long lost UK Punk Rock and undiscovered gems....
Can't believe we have been doing these compilation albums for over 26+ years and we must be doing something right as we are releasing them quicker and they still sell out fairly quick, especially on vinyl. The vinyl version features 16 tracks and the CD version has 28 tracks plus one interview.
So here goes, the CD kicks off with Martin & The Brownshirts with five unreleased and totally unheard tracks outside of the band since recording these tracks back in 1978. These tracks were taken from the original reel to reel master tape that the old band manager had kept for the last 47 years in his archives. Following on we have two tracks by Monolith who were more of a Rock band but were influenced by the emerging Punk scene. So we call it Proto-Punk and both tracks have been taken off their rare privately pressed 7" that came out in 1978 with only 500 copies being pressed. Then we have four unreleased tracks by Cheshire based teen punk outfit Chaos who were all fully signed up card carrying members of Erics night club and managed to blag a few support slots there with touring bands to the club. Following on with The One Takes who hailed from the Ayrshire area of Scotland and were regulars on all the punk haunts of the time. They released a scarce 4 track EP in 1980. Their biggest break came when they supported the Clash on their 16 Tons Tour in January 1980. In 1981, the band released a cassette album called "Writing The Epitaphs Before We Began" which the majority of these featured tracks come from. Next up is The Mopeds who came from the sea town of Poole in Dorset, only a stone throw away from popular resort of Bournemouth. The Mopeds were one of the earliest and may of been the first Punk band to form in the area. Members included a future member of Powerpop heroes The Tours and Skavengers. Sadly the band were short lived but did venture into a local studio and recorded six tracks, all of which are featured on the CD version. As the album comes to the end, we are treated to long lost tracks by The Lice who were one of the earliest Punk bands to form up in the Teeside area. After the band split up, a couple of members would reappear in local heroes Blitzkreig Bop. Once again, like the Martin & the Brownshirts, all tracks have been taken straight off the original reel to reel master tape that thankfully one of the ex members stored away and no one has heard since the day it was recorded. Some bootleg tapes had surfaced back in the day and passed around but these were very rough and ready and weren't from this master tape. Jonathan Pratt, the lead singer was also interviewed on the local Radio station back in 1977 and is featured here on this release. As per usual, the CD comes with a detailed 20 Page Booklet with rare photos and sleeve notes from the bands themselves.
So there you have it.... Until next time!
FEATURES
1 - Martin & The Brownshirts - Dan Dare
2 - Martin & The Brownshirts - Janice Nicholls
3 - Martin & The Brownshirts - Keep On Running
4 - Martin & The Brownshirts - Small Print
5 - Martin & The Brownshirts - Piccadilly School Day
6 - Monolith - (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone
7 - Monolith - Guns Of Time
8 - Chaos - Blair Peach
9 - Chaos - Fakt
10 - Chaos - Lady Hiroshima
11 - Chaos - Licence To Kill
12 - The One Takes - Accident
13 - The One Takes - Street Kid
14 - The One Takes - Backdoor Dump
15 - The One Takes - Eviction Orders
16 - The One Takes - One Mistake
17 - The One Takes - Boys & Girls
18 - The One Takes - Last Resort
19 - The Mopeds - Baby Doll
20 - The Mopeds - Pissing In The Wind
21 - The Mopeds - Polo
22 - The Mopeds - Rabies Is A Killer
23 - The Mopeds - Stop, You're Killing Me
24 - The Mopeds - We're All Perverts
25 - The Lice - Fight The Front
26 - The Lice - Rejected
27 - The Lice - Slave Labour
28 - The Lice - Teenage Dream
29 - The Lice - BBC Radio Interview With Brian Harvey Of The BBC
