Victim - The Teen Age E.P. 7″
May 16th, 2006 at 8:32 am
Victim from Ireland with their second 7inch(From James at Worthless Trash:”This is actually the 3rd 7″, the 2nd was “Why Are Fire Engines Red” on TJM”) produced by Rat Scabies from The Damned. “The Teen Age” is anthemic punk rock that is hard to resist. Topped with a great cover by Bowie:”Hang On To Yourself”. Fill me in about the Victim please. First 7inch was released by Good Vibration Records.
Country: Ireland
Year: 1980
Label: Illuminated
Format: 7″
Songs:
Teen Age.mp3
Junior Criminals.mp3
Hang On To Yourself.mp3
May 16th, 2006 at 9:48 am
This is actually the 3rd 7″, the 2nd was “Why Are Fire Engines Red” on TJM, “The Teen Age” was originally planned to be on TJM also but wasn’t released, the ‘nine months too long’ on the back of the sleeve refers to when TJM should have released it. After the Good Vibes 7″ Victim split up, but 2 members reformed the band and relocated from Belfast to Manchester where they hooked up with TJM. The Bowie cover is the best track on this.
May 16th, 2006 at 9:52 am
Thanks alot for the info James!!
May 16th, 2006 at 1:39 pm
The japanese band The Registrators covered this song on their LP 16 Wires.
May 16th, 2006 at 7:52 pm
The third track being faster and sounding more like the Buzzcocks is the best track. Is it live?
January 26th, 2007 at 2:30 am
The single had to be released from a old tape sent to John Peel after TJM records claimed to be the soul owner! The master recording was somehow lost never to be found!
Legal wrangling between Illuminated Records and TJM records went on for 9 months - In that time the stress told on the band.
The drummer got pissed off and went back to Belfast!
A great chance at becoming a superb band was lost forever!
The Bowie track was recorded live in the studio!!! with friends providing the crowd noises!
The song is the fastest as Rat Scabies gave us all a line of Cocaine which blew our minds!
Jeff Beattie : Original and best Drummer - Victim!
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
March 10th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Hi
You might not remember me as it was many years ago but I met you,Joe & Wes at Deeply vale festival in Bury around 1979/ 80, (i had Victim sprayed on the back of my leather). Saw you live numerous times after that in & around Manchester area, Factory,Belle Vue,Osbourne club etc. I remember having a good laugh with one of your crew who eventualy said he had to go home to Belfast coz he was skint, can’t remember his name as my memory is fucked. Last saw you at Bolton when my band Xtract supprted you,anyway let me know if your memory is better than mine.
cheers Harvi