I’ve Got Those Demo-Lition Blues – V/A LP (1983)
While I’ve known several people who managed completely by-pass the phase, I tend to think it wasn’t too unusual for most US Punk kids in the 80’s to go through a UK82 / British Punk phase at some point in their youths—usually during the late teens or early 20’s and, amazingly, I still see kids today dressing up like bands from that era. Whatever. Personally, I went through a period of several years where I couldn’t stand the sound of this stuff, but a few years back I had a change of heart and started liking these bands again. Let’s see: a disintegrating empire, no jobs, no future, and no signs of things getting any better? I think it has finally sunk into my Yankee brain-I get it now, and the stuff these kids were ranting about back then holds some new significance to me. Aside from that, I totally would have eaten this record up as a kid—I loved this stuff and, while this seems to have come out around the tail end of the first wave, it is decent Punk schlock for the not-too-picky listener of music from this era. This comp seems to be a little less known than some of its contemporaries and therein lies the charm, as these songs haven’t been totally beaten into the ground like some of the better known records from this classic period. This is pretty much low-fi, working class, political Punk slop that doesn’t sound like Discharge or GBH—more like Chaos UK and Exploited. A fun listen if you haven’t heard this sort of stuff in a while.
Rear Cover / Track List
SAMPLE TRACKS:
The Deceased – Anok On Saturday Night
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I also have to add that your write ups on the albums are fantastic. For this comp you’ve totally nailed how I feel about the UK82 stuff (had a phase liking it as a teen, hated it for years, and then started getting a little bit of an appreciation for it in recent times). For me, I don’t think it’s the lyrics as much as the music of some of the better bands sounds better with the passage of time.
And it IS good to see one of these comps without the same frikin’ songs again. Thanks!
Hey, I only try to cultivate followers who feel as I do–welcome aboard! You need to dig back through the old posts now, as everything is active and pretty consistent in the crap factor. Been out the last couple weekends gathering new crap–new posts coming soon!
I’m not fond of UK’82 stuff.Mohawk haircuts , Crass
peace and anarchy : blah blah blah.
But this L.P is brilliant , sir.
That stuff was a joke for a long time, but it’s worth giving another look. The first Blitz LP, the first Abrasive Wheels LP, and side 2 of Punks Not Dead LP by The Exploited still make their way to my turntable on a surprisingly regular basis–I never outgrew those records.
Just came across your blog and wanted to mention how killer it is. That picture with the blog’s title is cracking me up!
Cool music. Much appreciated!