Wednesday, August 13, 2008

VA - BULLSHIT DETECTOR VOL. 1 (CRASS RECORDS 1980)

What a concept. Two records, all DIY, for a cheap price. Released in 1980, Bullshit Detector was an epitome of the Do It Yourself concept. Consisting of demo tapes, rough works, and artwork sent in from various bands and people. This record is also notable for being the first vinyl release of Amebix.











































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Thursday, July 17, 2008

CRASS - MERRY CRASSMAS (Crass Records 1981)

This is the record that everyone has heard of, but how many people have actually HEARD this record? One of the many scams that Crass had their fingers in(along with the amusing "OUR Wedding" Flexi), this one was leaked in a kiddie mag if im not mistaken. Heres some of the typing on the sleeve:

Merry Crassmas is another fine release from "Creative Recording and Sound Services". "C.R.A.S.S. is the name and C.R.A.S.S. is the game," as it reads on the record sleeve. Here's what else it says:

COLD TURKEY ONE. VERY MERRY CRASSMAS. HERE'S AN AMAZING XMAS MEDLEY OF CRASS'S GREATEST HITS. SUPER FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY. PLUS...SUPER FUN TIME COMPETITION THAT EVERYONE CAN JOIN IN. HERE'S WHAT YOU DO...IT'S EASY. JUST LIST, IN ORDER, THE TITLES OF THE EXCITING CRASS SONGS ON THIS RECORD. THE FIRST THREE CORRECT POSTCARDS TO BE RECEIVED WILL BE SENT THE FOLLOWING GREAT PRIZES...1ST PRIZE... BATHSALTS, 2ND PRIZE...ONE EXPLOITED SINGLE, 3RD PRIZE...TWO EXPLOITED SINGLES. HAVE FUN. SEND ENTRIES TO "CRASSMAS COMPETITION." PO BOX 279. LONDON N22.


1. Side A
2. Side B

V/A WE DONT WANT YOUR FUCKING LAW! (Fight Back Records 1985)

I don't really have a lot of info on the Fight Back! label as a whole, I do know that they released various stuff that was tied to the Motorhate label in the mid eighties. This is not as good as the We Don't Want Your Fucking War comp that came out a year before. The only strong stuff on this comp would be the tracks by The Insane, Partisans, and the Upright Citizens stuff, but none the less a good comp.
WE DONT WANT YOUR FUCKING LAW!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

V/A KEINE EXPERIMENTE LP (Weird System, 1983)

This is one in a series of rare comps that I will put up in the next coming weeks. This one was released by the mighty German label Weird Systems in 1983. There was also another one that came out in 1984.

KEINE EXPERIMENTE Vol. 1