The Anti-Knowhere League - We Are...the League

Absolutely and completely awesome punk album from 1982.

Filthy, Anti-social, angry, foul, violent fckn punk. Proper, proper gooodd. No fkn arty pretension or poncey pop-punk just proper full on in yer fkn face puuuuuunnnnnnnkkkkkkkkkk.

Loved them and love them now. Seriously "So what" is so wrong it is pure and absolute genius. PLAY IT LOUD

Get on in it NOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW. Oh yes enjoy.
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The Meteors - Wreckin Crew

I fkn loved the Meteors and it all began with their first single, Meteor Madness then a bit later the first album In heaven (earlier post) the out came this, their best known album, which came out around 83.

I was unusual back then, until the music exploded all over the scooter scene.

It is shit hot Psychobilly, harder and more brutal than previous releases. They wer fkn great live back then, it was mental down the front and I looooooovvved it. Happy days.

This sets out how Psychobilly should be, all else copied.

enjoy
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Various Artists - Stompin at the Klub Foot

I was a regular back in the deep "n" distant

Summer on the rallies, winter in the klub foot, happpyyyyy daze. It weren't a good night unless you got your and other peoples blood on your clothes, it was rough up the front, but there was a code.

Our lot didn't turn up for the recording nights cos we reckoned it would be full of "plastics". Kinda wish I had now.

This album has a proper mixture of live garage, psychobilly, neo rockabilly etc back from the golden days. It puts a proper fkn smile on my face every time I dig it out Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

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Dexys Midnight Runners-Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Great, great memories.

Northern soul influenced classic, classic album from the 1980's.

Kevin Rowland, the lead singer, was a fkn odd bloke but produced sssooo fkn perb music with added twist that brought up to and beyond some of it's major inluence

get on it and enjoy

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The Escalators - Moving Staircases

After leaving the Meteors, following the Clapham South Escalators side project and before the Tall Boys Nigel Lewis led the Tall boys.

I bought this back in 83 and loved it. It's differant from all his other stuff, sort of garage and indie (80's style) all mixed up together.
Proper good gear, gooo on give it a try.

Go for it "n" enjoy.

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Eek-a-mouse - Wa-Do-Dem

Fkn great reggae album from Eek-a-mouse.

Highly influential "chattin" vocals that sound like they could have been laid down yesterday drive this great album forward.

Go on, this is seriously ggoooooooooooood music

Enjoy

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The Fuzztones - Lysergic_Emanations

Hey, Hey, 1980's garage revivalists the Fuzztones bang out some great tunes on this cracking album.

They really rock out. Covers are given that special high power Fuzztones spin and own tracks are just greaaaaaaaaaatttt.

Loved it when I bought it the mid 80's and love it now. Go on She's Wicked is superbbbbbbbbbbb

Enjoy
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The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & the Lash

I first came upon Shane McGowan in the Nips (to follow) then everybody started on about pogue mahone who where great live, and they then finally they morphed into the Pogues.

This is not their first album and its great . Punk, Post Punk, Irish, Folk, Rockin fkn tu uuuuuuuunze

Fkn superb memories of drunken fkd up 80's nights.

Just go for it and enjoy. Track listing in comments.

Stray Cats - Stray Cats

This is a bit of a secret pleasure from my youth.

Fck it

Great Album, the best tracks are fkbn superb. Work out what they are yourself

50's sound with a dash of punk and cartoon styling make for goooood times.

enjoy
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prisoners, the - Revenge of the Prisoners

As the Psychobilly and more stompin Garage were developing alongside, and sometimes crossing over, the promoters would often make some strange choices of line up, which would lead to some unfortunate bands getting grief.

I went to see Guana Batz around 84 and me and my mate joined a few other young Psychobillies to give the supporting Prisoners a hard time.

They came on and blew everybody away with their high powered, fckn superb, hammond driven garage rock. They rocked the place to the rafters and were a harrrddddd act to follow. I've loved them ever since.

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VA - Oi the Album

This early eighties album was compiled by Garry Bushell, who now writes for the Sun, when he was the great ambassoder for Oi, each week trying to get more fans of the music on board.

This is a good album which came out before the music became tainted by association with political views I strongly disagree with.

What you have got here is great quality, humerous, adrenaline fueled, hard drinking, obnoxious, street punk. Enjoy

Scientist - Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires

I've got a bit of a summer thing going on today and this fantastic dub album by the Scientist is just perfect for it.

Basslines to die for and just enough vocals looped in to keep the music moving on.

A great summer album, put your feet up, turn the stereo up and chill out.

Enjoy and smilllllllllllllllle

Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

This the first album by the American Punk band, which was released in 1980.

Arguably the only ever decent American punk and this album more than makes up for any of the dross released by other bands since.

This is angry young men producing a greaaaaaaaaaat punk album, one of the best ever done.

While some of the lyrics have dated the power, anger and superb music has not. Another one that should be illegal not to at least listen to. This is one of the best 5 punk albums ever for a reason . LISTEN

VA - This is ska

The suns out and it's the summer and that means ska compilations are us.

Every track will be like meeting an old friend, it is all well known and obvious and the better for it.

Enjoy yourselves

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The Sting-rays - On Self Destruct

The first single by the Stingrays. They mixed Psychobilly with garage and a lisping singer to produce their own unique sound.

Back in the 80's I saw this band live more times than is in anway sane, they were in brilliant live band which livened up every sleazy venue, inc the Klub Foot, that I was lucky enough to see them in.

They introduced me to garage music, which I will always be grateful for.

The Cramps - Smell of Female

Live at the Peppermint lounge. This is the last good Cramps album released after years of disputes with their record label.

A fantastic band who produced a few superb albums, a legion of bootlegs and so many happy memories.

When this band covered a song, they f#kin owned it and they rocked the f#ckn place live. Poison Ivy mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Their mixture of garage, rockabilly, trash and punk oozes out of the grooves. We will never see their like again.

RIP Lux.
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The Specials - The Specials

Absolutely amazing album from these Midlands lads. Elvis Costello produced this ska masterpiece and he really helped bring the spirit to the front.

Sixties Ska allied with Punk and Midlands lads attitude produced one of the best debut albums ever. Just as strong now as it was then.

Enjoy

Then enjoy some more. Well worth parting with your hard earned for.

Stiff little Fingers - Go for it

Their third album released in 1981. The bands musical style changing from Nobody's Heroes and Inflammable material, both excellent albums.

Here , much as is seen in the Clash's in Londons Calling, the band show other influences on their music.

If you've not heard this album, you should.

The Redskins - Neither Washington or Moscow

This is an absolute classic album released in the mid eighties. I bought the CD when the vinyl finally died. They wanted mix Motown with the Clash to produce their own sound and they produced this amazing album. It's lyrics are strongly political and now perhaps a bit dated. However firstly it captures the mood of the time and even the political views are not to your taste (now or in the past) the music surpasses political views on the classic tracks keep on keepin on and kick over the statues. Shame there are so few miners to support and Thatchers to hate.

The Jam - In the city

The Jams first album. It shows that they were still developing as they knitted motown harmonies, with punk attitude and Who/Kinks beats. Arguably not their best but it is an amazing statement of intent. Amazingly influential band.