December, and behind the first door waits another haul of damn rare punk goodies in the ongoing Bored Teenagers series, and for those who are ignorant up to now I recommend every publication, and as long as you can get the vinyl version, these were mostly limited, get the slab, but if you fail, in this case, the CD heals too (suitable as an exclusive Christmas present, maybe?) - I quote a sweet description for you unfortunate consumers:
Info: "First up we bring you the FEATURES who were another old Roxy Club Punk band from Orpington in Kent. Both tracks have been taken direct of the master acetate that the band had cut in 1978 and pressed up 500 copies on their own Progress label. The next band the INNOCENT BYSTANDERS is a real coup for us as its features six unreleased tracks from this obscure London based band. This is the same band that released "Where Is Johnny" on a split single with the "Debutantes" on the 'ROK' label in 1979. I can't stress to you how good these tracks are.... Full of attitude with sneering vocals and the story behind this band is awesome! Next both goodies are brought to you by VAIN AIMS who are a very obscure Welsh band who only ever did one gig and split but in their very short existence they managed to record and released a single to die for and is so hard to track down as only 500 were pressed. What stands out for me on these two tracks are the vocals and the catchiness of the songs..... I can't believe this record is not on every body’s wants list, I put that down to the fact hardly anyone knows about this release! We then bring you the delights of from this North London based band called FENZYX who were mainly made up of ex members of Demon Preacher and released a sole 7" on the collectable 'Ellie Jay' in a pressing size of just 500 copies again in 1981. The third track from this band is totally unreleased until this day! It is a dub version and very unique. Following on we bring you the rarest UK Punkrock single ever pressed. Yes, the GREAT BRITISH HEROES (aka GBH), both tracks have been taken from their withdrawn Lightning Records release. When this single surfaced a few years ago, ALL the collectors around the world went into total meltdown and were shocked that it was actually pressed, NOT even the band were aware! We now move onto another old favourite of ours as we were the first ones to crack the mystery of Birmingham’s ANTI SOCIAL. Most collectors would of heard these tracks by now but we wanted to share the story behind this band. Plus a third track by this band what was going to be on their second single which never happened. The penultimate band THE PEROID hail from the outskirts of Manchester and were mates of the Buzzcocks. This band started off life in 1976 and did go through a few line up changes but did get their act together enough to enter into a studio. Sadly over the years, the master tape had got lost and these tracks have been salvaged from an old cassette found at the back of a draw. Now onto the band that closes this volume for us are UNDERDOG who were from Harlow in Essex. Not strictly a Punk band as they were on the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene but we thought it was a cross over single. Plus both sides of the single are a Full On Attack Of Noise and in the true punk spirit they formed their own label and self financed a run of just 500 copies - another tough record to find! So there you go and enjoy another album filled with rarities & great nuggets!"
Once again a brilliant selection of twenty-four catchy UK Punk Rarities. ENJOY!
1.Drab City - THE FEATURES
2.Job Satisfaction - THE FEATURES
3.(I Wanna Be A) Mercenary - INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
4.Waiting - INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
5.Master Abnormal - INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
6.Abnormal Dub - INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
7.C'mon Everybody - INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
8.I’m Not Your Stepping Stone - INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
9.Fuck You - VAIN AIMS
10.Count - VAIN AIMS
11.Soldiers - THE FENZYX
12.Angels Of Mercy - THE FENZYX
13.Angels Of Mercy (Dub) - THE FENZYX
14.Eric Miller - GREAT BRITISH HEROES
15.Don't Give A Damn - GREAT BRITISH HEROES
16.Traffic Lights - ANTI SOCIAL
17.Teacher, Teacher - ANTI SOCIAL
18.Sun Arise - ANTI SOCIAL
19.We Hate Wigan Casino! - THE PERIOD
20.Seaside Towns - THE PERIOD
21.Don’t Go Swimming On A Period - THE PERIOD
22.I Feel Sick - THE PERIOD
23.Life At 21 - UNDERDOG
24.Blue Water, White Death - UNDERDOG
Nice one! Excellent obscurities.
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