V.A. Back to Front (1977-1983) Volume One RE-UP

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I originally pulled this post when it received two comments for 43 downloads. I can't apologize, since it's an almost  reasonable response to a totally unreasonable situation. After all, a good post is worth a good word in return, here or anywhere else. I certainly appreciate when people just stop long enough to say a quick 'thanks (or 'danka' or 'gracias') but it's those moments when people actually communicate their own ideas about the music that's been posted, those moments bring a huge fuckin' grin to my face.

So, regular commenters - Nazz, Big Scott, Brushback, ViaCom..., Doug, Revolutionary Bum, Nick, Longy, Snatzo, CallPastorJerkface, LemonFlag, Woodworker, Sock Monkey, Barrie B, Biopunk, Johnny Hank, Rinjo Njori!, JBull49, Roy Pearl, Justin Crash, Chris Y., DaveGeek, Sociologian, Dave Sez, Roberto, KennyHell77* (and that's just a review of the last week or so - there's MANY more regulars who rock!) and anyone else who actually give a shit about human communication - this one's for you!

*P.S. Looking at that lengthy, and admittedly incomplete, list of regulars make me realize that this blog has it pretty good. That doesn't mean I won't say something if the comments grow really sparse but maybe I'll try to say it just a little better next time!

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When  Incongito Records began this limited-edition series back in 1993, they made an honest attempt to contact as many of these late seventies/early eighties bands as they could to secure rights. That attention to detail  gave this series a reputation as one of the best in the torrent of punk retrospectives that the nineties unleashed.  Compiler Peter Parzinger tilted this series towards wilder, cruder punk rock from all over the Western world with bands like K9's, The Chosen Few and Mittageisen. Thankfully, he also lets the series ratchet down the aggro for the fun "Eddie's New Shoes" by Blitz Boys, The Letters light but catchy-as-hell, "Don't Want You Back" as well as the Nasty Facts' power-pop number, "Drive My Car".

(Incognito Records INC. 043, Germany, 1993)
 100 col. vinyl/900 black LPs and 1000 CDs got pressed.

TRACKLIST:

    Idi Amin (K9's, UK, 1979, from only 7")
    Funky Bastards (Bastards, Italy, 1977) [Actually The Kids from Belgium, and the track is Do You Love the Nazis. Two tracks from the first LP were issued on this Italian issue 7".]
    Half Two (Helmettes, Holland, 1978, from only 7")
    Adolph, You Beauty (Chosen Few, Australia, 1978, from only 7")
    Loud Fast Rules (Stimulators, USA, 1979, from 1.7")
    Drive My Car (Nasty Facts, USA, 1981, from only 7")
    Don't Want You Back (Letters, UK, 1980, from only 7")
    Chaise Electrique (Electro Choc, France, 1978, from only 7")
    Stamp Out Disco (Razar, Australia, 1978, from 1.7")
    My City of Sydney (XL Capris, Australia, 1978, from 1.7")
    Nazi School (Cracked Actor, USA, 1981, from only 7")
    Opera Huset (Attentat, Sweden, 1980, from 3.7" [Born To Be Malaj EP])
    Impossibilities (Bastards, Switzerland, 1979, from only 7")
    Eddie's New Shoes (Blitz Boys, UK, 1980, from only 7")
    Kick Them (Front Page, Norway, 1979, from 1.7")
    Hardcore (Mittageisen, Italy, 1979, from only 7")
    Nothing For You (Quick & The Dead, Australia, 1981, from only 7")
    Paperboy Song (Predator, UK, 1978, from only 7")
    Nervous (Victims, USA, 1978, from 2.7")

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(To find the B2F 1 link, please scroll all the way down to comment #17) 

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