V/A - Definitiv Zürich 2LP 1976-1986

The long out of print double LP compilation "Definitiv Zürich" + EP is probably the most important musical tone document around the Zurich punk era and thus a piece of history. 36 songs are included here, which retain their cult status to this day, some even were the starting point for the steep careers in national and international pop world. At this powerhouse no one comes by who is interested in the Swiss underground music of the glorious days that had gone by. And here's something for everybody. Essential!

1.Hei, Was Söll I Mache? - TABBIS NUKKERLI
2.Troppo For You - TROPPO
3.Hot Love - NASAL BOYS
4.Nice - KLEENEX
5.Dany Hot Dog? - MOTHER'S RUIN
6.Züri Punx - SPERMA
7.Splash - YELLO
8.Razzia - TNT
9.I Want Some More - KRAFT DURCH FREUDE
10.Madagaskar - CITY VIBES
11.Jodel - HERTZ
12.I Ain't Doin' It For - THE BUCKS
13.Just White Walls - MALOO
14.S.C.B. - LADYSHAVE
15.Visitors Never Come Alone - BLUE CHINA
16.Etoile - LILIPUT
17.Noise Boys - STEPHAN EICHER
18.Soldatenlied - BELLEVUE
19.Gut So - PUTSCH
20.Kontrolle - PLATZA
21.I Don't - ZEBRA
22.Montagsschweiss - W84
23.Kleptoman - NILP
24.Gerd Müller - F.D.P.
25.High Heeled Blues - EL ELECTRIC BLUES
26.It's A Man's Man's World - VOCO FAUXPAS/MAJOR KAIN
27.Horse With Blinders - DRESSED UP ANIMALS
28.Happy (By No Means) - COMPLETE ENCHANTER
29.Heartbeat - SARAH RÖBEN
30.Marilyn's Talk - UNKNOWNMIX
31.Metatabletten - POLYPHONIE ZÜRICH
32.Hawaii 5-0 - THE KILLER PLANETS
33.Pipeline - THE KILLER PLANETS
34.Close Your Eyes - THE KICK
35.Don't Ask Me For Your Tears - DOMINA & THE SLAVES
36.Can't Get The Feeling - B-PICTURES

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T.N.T. - Manifiesto Guernika 1983

One of the pillars and most important records of early Andalusia punk, this LP from 1983 was the only official studio album by Granada's TNT. (A Spanish band that shouldn't be mistaken for an identically-named Swiss group). They mixed '77 punk, early 80s post-punk and late period Clash in a record that covered themes such as the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell's "1984", Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" and the poetic influence of the band's place of origin. In January 1982 they recorded the demo Una Naranja Mecánica, which included covers of Clash songs, “Johnny B. Goode” and original songs. At the end of 1982 they signed a contract with DRO to record their awesome single "Cucarachas". That 7” was followed by one of the most impressive singles of early ’80s Spanish punk: TNT paired “Guernika,” based on Pablo Picasso’s painting, with “Gilmore ’77”, an intense track about the case of U.S. convict Gary Gilmore. When in early 1983 the record label told them they needed to release an album, the band had already conceived a specific project, a kind of collage where they could express the ideas they had in mind. And the result is this pearl here.

A review: "This debut album from Spain's TNT is a mixed success. It contains a brace of melodic mid-tempo punkers with bouncy appeal, but there are also a couple of catchy pop ditties (like "Deberías Tener Cuidado"), silly commercial numbers ("Radio Crimen Charleston"), post-punk things ("La Noche..."), and even synth muzak ("El Jardin Extranjero"). "Habitácion 101", "Sin Futuro" and "Nadsat" are the most appealing of the previously unreleased cuts." - Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rocknroll #16, August 1984)

The band would carry on with some line-up changes until they finally split up in 1985. Since then, they have reunited on different occasions, the last one more recently, when they decided to re-record some of this tracks and the reissue with original insert came out in a limited edition in 2010 on Munster Records. I know, you enjoy this brilliant gem because your hearts at the right place.

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