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This is the first of 7 releases this month by the captain
and a good time for you to get some pressies sorted
for Christmas.
'Faster Cheaper And Better Looking' is Chelsea's
first studio album for 10 years. The band who now have
3 original members plus Tony Barber from The Buzzcocks
have really got back on track with this album. It is
fast, melodic and the lyrics are excellent. This is
punk from the golden age, '77 style, pulling no punches
and in yer face. This is in my opinion their finest
album to date. There are 12 tracks on the album and
it was really hard to pick a favourite because it's
all so good. My personal favourites were 'Living
In The Urban UK', 'Sod The War', 'Bad
Advice', 'Sliding Down A Stream' and 'If
We Knew Then'. The band have set a new benchmark
with this superb album.
AHOY
CD 259 CHELSEA "FASTER CHEAPER AND BETTER LOOKING"
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Menace's
'Punk Singles Collection' has 25 tracks (4
bonus tracks) and if there is anything you're missing
then it will probably be on this album. One of the earliest
punk bands formed (1976) they didn't quite achieve the
iconic status of similar bands like Cockney Rejects
and Sham 69. This album shows that a lot of their material
is just as good as their more recognised counterparts.
I hadn't listened to Menace for quite a while but after
listening to this album it really brought it back to
me how good they really are. They have that really raw
edge that only the first bands on the scene had.
Basically everything is on this good value album plus
'In Gods We Trust' (Oi! Album Version), USA
versions of 'C&A', '35 Bus' and
a cover of 'Babylons Burning'. Another good
un.
AHOY
CD 264 MENACE"PUNK SINGLES COLLECTION"
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I
must admit I hadn't heard much by Dead Man's Shadow but
after hearing 'The 4Ps' which has 27 tracks (13
bonus tracks) I will be playing them on a regular basis.
This album is quality old school punk and how the band
didn't make more of an impact on the punk scene is beyond
me. They were formed in 1980 and they split in 1984, saddly
never reaching the heights of similar style bands.They
have that sound which characterizes punk in the late 1970s.
Very rarely do you find an album with so many songs on
it that is nearly all good. This is one of them. Raw,
aggressive and still melodic.
I thought the best songs on the album were 'Neighbours',
'When Our Blood Is Spilled', 'Don't Be Told',
'Police Force', 'Bomb Scare' and 'Toleration
Street' but most of the other songs weren't far behind.
AHOY
CD 265 DEAD MAN'S SHADOW "THE 4 P'S"
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Infa
Riot were formed 1979 and although they were only around
for five years they released some classic Oi songs. 'The
Best Of Infa Riot' is yet another good value album
with 20 tracks and the usual informative booklet that
comes with it.
The first 2 tracks on the album 'Riot Riot' and
'We Outnumber You' were the first tracks they
released (Originally released on the 'Strength Through
Oi' compilation in 1981) and are real classic Oi songs.
Heavily influenced by Angelic Upstarts with whom they
played their first ever gig it is easy to spot similarities
with both bands. Some of the other songs on the album
which I thought were the best are 'School's Out',
'Emergency', 'The Drug Squad', 'Boot
Boys', 'Friday Oh Friday' and 'Feel
The Rage'. This album is a must for any Oi fans.
AHOY
CD 266 INFA RIOT 'THE BEST OF'
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