ANTI... & SOCIAL WASTE - Split LP 1990

Last post and then is wdthtc closed for fourteen days but I leave with an amazing record (1000 copies) from Wipe Out! Records with two great greek bands. Short Info: "Coming from the ashes of PPF, a group formed at the end of 1981 and with only one concert to its credit (Ilioupoli, 1982), ANTI... presented their work for the first time in 1985 at music club Pigasos. The group consisted of Kostas (vocals/keyboards), Mimis (bass), Kostas (keyboards) and a drum machine (which the band named Manolis). They took their name when Agelidis tried to write the name of Anti-Nowhere League in the back of his jacket, but he left no space for the other words except ANTI." The four impress with their electronically driving sound and are definitely in the upper league and can confidently keep up with the English and French Synth-Punk challenge, and the bar is already high there. No cheap copies, five authentic goodies with power and passion! The other side is occupied by Κοινωνικά Απόβλητα (Social Waste), a short-lived Hardcore quartet from Athens, founded 1988 by Dina (vocals), Antonis (guitars), Yiannis (bass), Yiannis K. (drums). The other vinyl appearance was 1989 at the Retous Metamodernus! EP Compilation where they three songs contributed. Musically, they are at home with ponderous, guitar-heavy sounds; in my opinion, their sound accompanies a slightly melancholic mood, which is unexpectedly wiped away by short, excellent Hardcore attacks. Amazingly awesome stuff! They create effortlessly walking the fine line between the two emotions, and guiding you through the vale of tears to kick your ass the next time. They disbanded in 1990. - Unfortunately, both haven't released many records, which I think is a shame because both are Erste Sahne.

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V/A - Halt! 2023

All right! Now, after a long time, one more selfmade Compilation is coming and there are songs on a certain topic that I don't usually do, but this time it was a need for me and it's quite possible that a second one will follow. It's about society & people, and I took thirty-seven killers which I like and think, they're fit. This manipulated society that is trapped in those systems and marches along tightly without following their own emotions and demands, that others hate because of a pimple on their forehead and let themselves be fooled every day and are numbed by the guidelines that are presented to them. Frightening & Incomprehensible this mass social control... I'm so sick of them! Certainly not just here but everywhere and I guess you know what I'm talking about, you see it every day. Anyway, this is my small contribution from the WDM Records headquarters with a lot of help by friends. Enjoy!

1.Bullshit Society - CRUMBSUCKERS

2.Fuck The Media - ANTIDOTE

3.Schmetterling - TEAM SCHEISSE

4.I Don't Wanna Work - QUEERS

5.Cremation In Belsen - THE GROUT

6.Knowledge - NYAM NYAM

7.One And One Is Two - BADBEATS

8.Punk's Not A Fashion - STRAIN

9.Don't Classify Me - TAZERS

10.A Year Without Summer - THE DICEMEN

11.I Don't Love You - DISHRAGS

12.Get Out Of My Life - VIOLATORS

13.Und So Weiter - DIE TOTEN HOSEN

14.Sick Society - HANGOVER

15.System - CRASS

16.Ihr Nennt Es Leben - INZEST

17.Society - THE RUTS

18.Nazi School - CRACKED ACTOR

19.Linke Spießer - SLIME

20.Don't Care - BLITZ

21.Sad Society - CHAOTIC YOUTH

22.I Hate People - ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE

23.Money Talks - PENETRATION

24.Dead Serious - ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT

25.Sick Society - DEEP SIX

26.Police Brutality - VICIOUS CIRCLE

27.World's Going Insane - THE INSANE

28.Society Rules - VIOLENT APATHY

29.Fuck You - THE STIFFS

30.I Like Drugs - SIMPLETONES

31.Essential Services - HERCO PILOTS

32.I'm So Sick Of It - BILLY SYNTH & THE TURN UPS

33.Just Be Yourself - NEGATIVE ELEMENT

34.Kill Someone You Hate - RED CROSS

35.Don't Believe - KRAUT

36.Insane Society - MENACE

37.Halt! - RAMMSTEIN

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ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE - Complete 7Inches Collection 1995

The Anti-Nowhere League is an essential staple of the English Punkrock movement and one of my favourite bands because I like their provocative attitude and since 1980 they've made it clear live and with every album that you shouldn't piss on them. And the debut from 1982 We Are...The League is one of the best UK Punk Records in my opinion. This Compilation from Anagram Records features all their A and B sides from the early days and includes all their hit singles and is an ingenious journey through time and reflects the energy and hardness of the four in all pores of vitality and the Anti-Nowhere League is a band committed to offending people. '[We Won't] Remember You' is a strong statement and I don't know any band that such words interpreted, they don't give a shit if you like them or not and that feeling turns me on and exactly such bands are needed to kick the ass of lame new monotonous combos, Hell Yeah! and if you rediscover the gents, this CD is a good start and I recommend you: buy their fucking records and pogo until the shit squirts out of your brain and I promise, you'll feeling the 100% perfect mood!  - And now I'm going out with my girl into the sun. 🌞 🍺 👽

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V/A - Trash On Delivery 1983

Bad news, my computer crashed yesterday and so there are no more freshly ripped records for the next time and I have to reorganize everything. It sucks, but it was inevitable. Having said that I want to make sure I keep posting and therefore an older rip with an excellent description: "The holy grail of bands who looked to conquer theses sleazy streets of London in the early '80s are contained in the almighty 1983 compilation Trash On Delivery. Not quite "third wave glam" (but if you like-y, be sure to check out Jook or The Radio Stars) or third Wave Punk (not quite the Anti-Nowhere League, but check out the UK Subs new threads! "Trash On Delivery" stands on it's own as something completely unique to itself. A snapshot into a brief space of time when the previous glories of '70s Glam Rock, Punk, & Heavy Metal met in perfect harmony for perhaps the 1st time. Twenty odd years later it remains a perfect sleaze punk record and a guaranteed blueprint for those who'd help further commercialize the scene later in the decade (see The Quireboys, Wolfsbane, Wildhearts, Tattooed Love Boys, & Soho Roses just to name a few.) 

The compilation, put together by Flicknife Records' Frenchy Gloder (also of The Genocides, whose scorcher "Private Hell" is included on the comp) features a hodge podge of classic gems ranging from crash and burn trash rawk of emerging scenesters like the awesome Marionette and The Babysitters to the then present day projects of Post-Punk era upper crusts like The Barracudas, The London Cowboys (Glen Matlock, Barry Jones, & Steve Dior) and ex-Swell Map Nikki Sudden (with his Bible Belt project). Add in some one off gems like Bad Detective's lost power pop classic "Favorite Record", Suffragette's "Do You Want My Love", and "I Heard The Devil" by Little Roosters frontman and future Eastenders TV Celeb, Garrie J. Lammin, as well as the first recorded release of an embryonic Dogs D'amour and Ray Zell cover art, and you've got one primo slab of proto Sleaze Punk! Reissue 1988 by the spanish label Aspa Records." (Adam T. in "Sleazegrinder.com")

1.Everybody Loves You - THE BABYSITTERS

2.Private Hell - THE GENOCIDES

3.Let's Get Crazy - THE LONDON COWBOYS

4.My Baby Sucks Real Bad - MARIONETTE

5.Favourite Record - BAD DETECTIVE

6.You Gonna Miss Me - THE BARRACUDAS

7.Too Far Gone - MARIONETTE

8.Teenage - DOGS D'AMOUR

9.Do You Want My Love - SUFFRAGETTE

10.I Heard The Devil - GARRIE J. LAMMIN

11.Waiting For The Siege - NIKKI SUDDEN & THE BIBLE BELT

12.Livin' Out Rock'N'Roll - THE BABYSITTERS

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ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE - We Are...The League 1982

It's time for one more classic and one of my TopTen records. The debut by the Anti-Nowhere League on WXYZ Records, founded 1979 in Kent, thirty miles south-east of central London and after some line-up changes this four; Animal (vocals), Magoo (guitars), Winston (bass) & P.J. (drums) recorded this awesome platter and before I go on, I open a delicious Augustiner Bräu. Hmmmm... tastes delicious! The band name alone inspired me immediately and I love people who express their dislike and dissatisfaction, frustration and above all their emotions, in a clear direct language, and don't be afraid of any stupid critics or mobsters who only interfere and say; 'it doesn't work that way!' or 'you have to change that!' ANL went their way and caused a furore with this album, and that's what I like because, I'm as well. And after nearly forty years, the twelve goodies are still shockingly up-to-date and have retained their bite. That's what I appreciate about the four gents. They broke up in 1989 but come back three years later and they're still active! Many records and Singles were made and I hope, they will stay with us for a long time. Two more decent reviews for you that do it better than me, enjoy!

"The years pass, the wheel of time turns, and the shocking, moral-challenging ne'er-do-wells of one generation eventually seem almost sweet when compared with those of later days. Every so often, though, something will remain almost gloriously offensive and wrong no matter what the future brings; the League's filthy gob of a debut album fulfills that brief, and then some. Musically, there's nothing here to surprise or challenge anybody -- already dated three-chord thrash, smash, and bash at the time of its release, years later it just sounds like the type of stuff folks like Offspring listened to while killing time in rehearsal studios. However, for all of the band's protestations of "being shit," the roar is actually reasonably produced, with a good oomph to it instead of becoming too treble. Every so often the band tries something just a tiny bit different (the slow opening to "Woman," which is almost a late-'50s tearjerker in modern leather gear before everything revs up), but mostly they just do what they do. It's vocalist Animal, though, who transforms the League from being just another band to becoming veritable kings of trash. His rough vocals tackle everybody and everything, not least of all himself and his bandmates; suspect sex, random contempt (the brilliantly titled "[We Will Not] Remember You" and "I Hate...People"), and more just scratch the surface. The group even trashes their own medium, as "Can't Stand Rock'N'Roll" concludes "the man who made it was big and fat." The undisputed highlight, of all things, is a cover of Ralph McTell's folk anthem "Streets Of London". Transforming the sympathetic look at the city's outcasts and dregs into a celebratory anthem of defiance, the League delivers one of the best remakes ever done, almost in spite of itself." (Ned Raggett, AllMusic)

"The most viscous mean-spirited, gratuitously violent punk band to come down the pike in a long time." and stated the album was for "mature adults, this is the best hard-core punk record England has yielded since the Sex Pistols era. Every song features a slamming, inescapable beat to match the freely flung obscenities." (Ken Tucker, The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Thirty minutes of outstanding, fresh, ugly and rough punk'n'roll how it could perhaps only be played by the Sex Pistols, but continued in seamless fairways by the amazing Four! "We Are The League..The Anti-Nowhere League..YEAH!"

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THE BLOOD - False Gestures For A Devious Public 1983

Next UK classic from London with the debut by the Blood on the short lived Noise Records. The Blood were formed 1982 and led by Cardinal Jesus Hate and JJ Bedsore (AKA Colin Smith and Jamie Cantwell), the band formed in the early 1980s under the name "Coming Blood". Their music is a blend of hardcore punk, Oi!, heavy metal, football chants and shock rock. A bit info from punkygibbon: "On False Gestures For A Devious Public the band replicated The Damned’s early rave-up assault, but were sloppier and with a heavy metal lead guitarist. They also chucked in some of the Anti-Nowhere League’s unmitigated misanthropy and Splodgenessabounds’ foolishness. The six-minute ‘Sewer Brain’, with its tricky chord changes, horn section and comedy synthesiser borders on prog rock, while ‘Done Some Brain Cells Last Night’ and ‘Joys Of Noise’ celebrate wanton behaviour. The only problem, other than a singer who sounds even rougher than Animal, is that the songs are played too quickly for their own good, robbing them of much of their innate tunefulness." Many of their songs criticize religion or discuss political or philosophical topics. This is the CD version with ten bonus cuts! Many albums and singles were made, and present on numerous compilations as well. And now: chillen!

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ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE - This Is War 7'' 2011

During November 2011, the Anti-Nowhere League along with the UK Subs supported Motörhead on a number of UK dates and after this they came back with this brand new single. Great new song and unique version of 'Good As It Gets' on the backside. Released as limited edition of 500 copies on nice picture vinyl in paper cover with all lyrics and informations. I think, I must not tellin' you more about these UK punk veterans, every album proves their posture and energy heavy sound, so stop useless words and you have to move.

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CHRON GEN - Live @ The Old Waldorf San Francisco 1985

In 30 minutes is kick-off and I hope for the miracle of London, I'm already excited and therefore now a few words to this nice slab by Chron Gen, published by Hard Court/Picasso, whiche are not mine but fit: Chron Gen (short for Chronic Generation) are a British punk band formed in January 1978 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Chron Gen initially comprised former members of The Condemned and Optional Xtras. Band members included Glynn (Baxter) Barber (vocals/guitarist), Jon 'JJ' Johnson (drummer), Adam Warwicker (bass guitar), and Jon Thurlow (rhythm guitar), with Pete Dimmock replacing Warwicker after the band recorded their first demo. The band released their debut EP Puppets Of War in 1981 on their own Gargoyle label; It spent almost ten months in the UK Independent Chart, peaking at # 4. With the success of the EP, Chron Gen were invited to join The Exploited, Discharge, Anti-Pasti, and The Anti-Nowhere League on the now infamous Apocalypse tour in the UK in the summer of 1981. They released a single on the Step Forward label before moving to Secret Records, who issued the band's debut album, Chronic Generation, in March 1982. It reached # 53 on the UK Albums Chart, and was the last release to feature Thurlow, who was replaced by Mark 'Floyd' Alison. The band toured with Anti-Nowhere League on their 'So What' tour and toured the United States in support of the album. After a further single, Dimmock left to join Chelsea (and later Bandits at 4 O'Clock), and was replaced by Roy Horner. The band's final release was the 1984 mini-album Nowhere to Run, which was recorded before Horner joined and featured session musician Nigel Ross-Scott on bass. It didn't match their earlier success and the band split up in October 1984. The band have played occasional reunion shows since. Floyd later joined The Occasional Tables. He died on 31 October 1999 and Pete Dimmock died on 12 August 2011. - Enjoy!

Lies/Jet Boy, Jet Girl/Clouded Eyes/Reality/Fiasco/Hounds Of The Night/Behind Closed Doors/Misadventure (Nowhere To Run)/Wasted Love/Breakdown/Outlaw/Mindless Few/Subway Sadist/L.S.D./Abortion/Living Next Door To Alice

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TMA - Beach Party 2000 1987

Final post for today and it's a band that was completely unknown to me until now and I have to say the record is a hammer. Powerful two-minute smasher in just thirty-three total and this is already their second plate on Jimboco Records, excites me completely. Well, a few words from discogs: TMA started out as a three piece in New Brunswick, NJ (Rutgers) in 1981 with Tom (Emanuele), Mike (Demko) and Al (Rosenblum). Lead vocalist Dave Oldfield joined shortly thereafter. The band's moniker either stood for the original band members names or Too Many Assholes, depending on the day of the week and who in the band you asked. Influenced by the Angry Samoans, Black Flag, Circle Jerks and a variety of 70′s punk bands, TMA went on to record What's for Dinner? two years later. During that time, the band played a lot of local gigs at such infamous venues as the Dirt Club, where they built a loyal following and eventually wound up on a live compilation the club released called Hardcore Takes Over (Live @ the Dirt Club). New Jersey had a good hardcore/punk scene in the early 80s with a lot of bands and places to play, besides the Dirt Club, there was the Court Tavern, Roxy, Patrick's and the Melody. TMA were often paired with bands like Detention and Send Help, and played some of their best gigs with the Circle Jerks, Anti-Nowhere League, Government Issue and the Joneses. They also did a few hardcore Sundays at CBGB’s, including a show with the Freeze. Tim Yohannon (R.I.P.) and the staff of Maximum Rock'N'Roll were fans of the band. What's for Dinner? was played a lot in the office and received exposure on Tim's radio show as well. Jello Biafra was also a fan. Nun, I think there is something for everyone with all three posts today and I have promoted you accordingly into the weekend, see ya!

- Big Thx to Fredrik -

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ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE - Woman 7'' 1980

It's loud, it's obnoxious, it's obscene... It's the League! Formed 1979 after a disastrous party in Kent, the Anti-Nowhere League played their first gig as three piece at the 1980 Chaos Show at St Mark's Hall, Tunbridge Wells on 31 March, 1980. They released in their active years a lot of brilliant records and they are constant in the British punk scene. Their songs are catchy, sometimes downright funny and what I particularly appreciate is their provocative nature against society, the press or the British etiqutte which they engage in their brilliant lyrics again and again. That's Punk! - Side A comes with the tender ballad Woman while the flip has the hymn Rocker to offer. This is their third 7inch and was released by WXYZ Records.

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V/A - Screaming Fists Vol.1 1996

This is another unoffical release with excellent early rare punkrock songs. Brought to light via Anarchy International Productions and the tracklist reads like a good book. Somebody should have Volume 2 then I ask for feedback. Good Night!   

1.Ain't Bin To No Music School - THE NOSEBLEEDS

2.Trash Can Baby - THE LEWD

3.Pay Or Die - THE LEWD

4.The Creeper - UNNATURAL AXE

5.Monster Au-Go-Go - SUICIDE COMMANDOS

6.Hold My Hand - THE JERKS

7.Annette - VICTIMS

8.I Want Head - VICTIMS

9.So What? - ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE

10.Kicks In Style - THE USERS

11.Radio Call Sign - LOCKJAW

12.Im A Dullard - THE SKINNIES

13.Out Of Order - THE SKINNIES

14.Work For Police - UJ3RK5

15.Kill Kill This Is Pop - D.O.A.

16.Leaders - LOWLIFE

17.White Lightning - LOWLIFE

18.So So Alone - THE RERUNS

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