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Originally released on Virgin Records in 1978 'Moving Targets' by Penetration is a welcome addition to Captain Oi's catalogue. This is in my opinion the best album Penetration have released so far and it contains most of the songs the band are most famous for. 'Life's A Gamble', 'Stone Heroes', 'Nostalgia', 'Don't Dictate' and 'Firing Squad' are all there amongst the 16 tracks on this excellent CD.
Pauline Murray was one of only a handful female punk singers in a mainly male dominated genre but her instantly recogniseable vocals made sure Penetration left their mark. Other songs on the album are 'Future Daze', 'Lover Of Outrage', 'Vision', 'Silent Community', 'Movement', 'Too Many Friends', 'Reunion', 'Free Money', 'Money Talks', 'Never' and 'V.I.P'.

AHOY CD 270 PENETRATION "MOVING TARGETS"

This is the first of 2 albums by The Members to be added to the Captain's catalogue this month. 'At The Chelsea Nightclub' Originally released in 1979 now has 8 bonus tracks added to the 11 on the original.
The Members were very different to most bands around at the time as their music covered several genres including punk, ska and reggae and this album shows how varied their material was. 'The Sound Of The Suburbs','Solitary Confinement' and 'Offshore Banking Business' the 3 songs The Members will be best remembered for all are all on the CD. Some of other good songs on the CD are 'Sally', 'Stand Up And Spit', 'Chelsea Nightclub', 'Fear On The Streets' and 'Rat Up A Drainpipe'. I hadn't heard some of these songs for ages and on the whole this is a pretty good CD and i'd recommend it.

AHOY CD 271 THE MEMBERS "AT THE CHELSEA NIGHTCLUB"

The second album by The Members to be released by Captain Oi this month is '1980 - The Choice Is Yours' which was originally released in 1980 unsurprisingly enough.
As with a lot of punk or new wave artists The Members later albums never attained the quality of their first album. As with their first album this is a real mixed bag with some punk, ska and some songs that you couldn't place in any catagory. I think if the band had stuck to one genre they may have attained more success. There are good songs on the album ('Goodbye To The Job', 'Flying Again', 'Clean Men', 'GLC' and 'Ballad Of John & Martin') but of the 17 tracks on the album (which includes 6 bonus tracks) there are a lot of songs that weren't my cup of tea. Not one of Captain Oi's best releases.

AHOY CD 273 THE MEMBERS "1980 - THE CHOICE IS YOURS"