One of my favourite US HC compilations along with the first Master Tape volume. This is a massive download with loads of great bands. My picks: Malignant Growth, Idiot Savants, Sand In The Face, Sacred Order, No Labels, Front Line, Repellents, Mecht Mensch, Zero Boys, Delinquents, Tar Babies, Wasted Talent, Anti-Bodies.

“MRR: How did you find the bands on “The Master Tape Vol. II”?
PAUL: Inside Master Tape I there was a poster, and on one section of that poster was a paragraph that asked any interested bands to send a tape to us for consideration. Then I just took what I felt to be the best stuff. One thing I would like to point out is that these compilations are nothing more than a chance for any band that wouldn’t normally have a chance to be on record. It’s not really limited to hardcore. I’m sure a lot of people will wonder why some of the bands are on the second one. It’s because they are bands that have been working with very little reward for a long time, and they deserve the break more than anyone else.“. Enjoy this classic!

Country: USA
Year: 1983
Label: Affirmation
Format: 2×12″
Songs:
LP One Side 1
Violent Apathy - Society Rules.mp3
Violent Apathy - Desperation Takes Hold.mp3
Violent Apathy - Ignorance Is Bliss.mp3
Malignant Growth - Hopeless.mp3
Malignant Growth - Killing Time.mp3
Malignant Growth - Tired Of Llife.mp3
Idiot Savants - Try And Get Out.mp3
Idiot Savants - School’s Prison.mp3
Sand In The Face -Teenage Life.mp3
Sand In The Face - I Wanna Be Dead.mp3
Poison Center - Pencil Pusher.mp3
Poison Center - Typical Chick.mp3
Sacred Order - Hate Them Okay.mp3
Sacred Order - I Just Do.mp3

LP One Side 2
No Labels - Tortured Thought.mp3
No Labels - Society’s Problem.mp3
Front Line - D.W.I.mp3
Front Line - Front Line.mp3
End Result - Slash
End Result - Children Die In Pain
Repellents - Lash Out.mp3
Repellents - New Image.mp3
Repellents - My Motel.mp3
Killing Children - Happy Mutants.mp3
Killing Children - Certain Death.mp3

LP Two Side 1
The Fetish - Surf Bandits
The Fetish - Before Not After
Mecht Mensch - Killer Klowns.mp3
Mecht Mensch - What D’ya Feel.mp3
Gynecologists - Infant Doe
Zero Boys - Black Network News.mp3
Zero Boys - I Need Energy.mp3

LP Two Side 2
Delinquents - Blind Patriot.mp3
Delinquents - Under Age.mp3
Delinquents - Death From Above.mp3
Tar Babies - The Ocean.mp3
Tar Babies - Triplets.mp3
Wasted Talent - Junta Man.mp3
Wasted Talent - Not Anymore.mp3
Wasted Talent - Off To War.mp3
Anti-Bodies - Gun Control.mp3
Anti-Bodies - After Life.mp3
Anti-Bodies - Seeds Of Destruction.mp3

They where from France. They played punk. One of their 7inches went number 1 on the French top chart. They probably ate frogs and visited the Eiffel Tower.

Country: France
Year: 1977
Label: Pathé/EMI
Format: 7″
Songs:
Pin Up Blonde.mp3
Quelle crise baby.mp3

An awesome punked up version of some old 60’s classic. The b-side is their own number and is a great tune too but dosen’t beat the cover. But who where The Limit? I’ve heard rumours they’ve later became The Dark. My World At Night is composed by Barron Rocca and both tracks is produced by John Springate if this is some help for anybody to give me more info on this mystery release. I’ve seen this record twice and I don’t know if it was properly released?

Country: UK
Year: 1978
Label: Private Stock
Format: 7″
Songs:
Please Please Me.mp3
My World At Night.mp3

One of the best swedish HC bands ever. Way underrated or maybe just forgotten because they refused to wear the punk “uniform”? Their mix of dark gloomy punk(Motstand i lader) and straightforward HC(Fat Boys and Little Boys) with clever lyrics make them one of Swedens most unique punk bands. For those of you who appreciate Missbrukarna and other high quality swedish HC/Punk Rock. This is their second 7inch.

Country: Sweden
Year: 1983
Label: Amalthea
Format: 7″
Songs:
Motstand i lader.mp3
Fat Boys.mp3
Little Boys.mp3

The UK release came without a sleeve. The German and this French pressing had different sleeves. Enough geeky info and over to what this post is all about: two killer(how many times is that word used in here?) punk/powerpop tracks. If these tracks dosen’t make you shake some ass then go check your head(or maybe your ass in case you got something up there that shouldn’t be there).
Country: UK
Year: 1980
Label: Red Bus/Red Melody/Carrere
Format: 7″
Songs:
Go To The Police.mp3
Breakdown.mp3

Mike Read a DJ at BBCs Radio 1 is the genious behind one of my top 10 songs from 1979: High Rise. So catchy it hurts. The b-side is not catchy at all. Stay tuned for their second 7inch to be posted. “In 1979, recording as The Trainspotters, Read released “High Rise”, a single based on his Mike Read, Mike Read, 275 & 285, Mike Read, Mike Read, National-Radio-1 radio show jingle.”

Country: UK
Year: 1979
Label: Arista
Format: 7″
Songs:
High Rise.mp3
Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame

Two killer punk/powerpop tracks(Countdown and Action) and one decent 60’s influenced pop song which is out of the scoop of this site to be included. On the Fried Egg label that also released an awesome 7inch by The Fans. “I loved the Stingrays. When they played with us (which they often did at venues as diverse as The Stonehouse and Trinity Church) I usually enjoyed their set more than ours.”

Country: UK
Year: 1980
Label: Fried Egg
Format: 7″
Songs:
Countdown.mp3
Exceptions
Action.mp3

There’s way too little powerpop posts in here so to fill up the quota we give you this awesome classic. Take a close look at the band photo here. Ray Romance the guitarist to the right must’ve gotten himself laid a couple of times looking so cool and wearing those tight leopard pants. The b-side is up to others to post cause it’s just nowhere near the a-side.

Country: UK
Year: 1980
Label: Neat Beat
Format: 7″
Songs:
Hormones In Action(In My Heart).mp3
Take Your Chances

Not the Flyboys from California. This is the Minnesota powerpop band with the same name. Jetsetter is a classic powerpop song that deserves to be comped. The b-side has the country flavoured Cruel World and a cover of one of the worst rock n roll songs ever Hippy, Hippy, Shake. The only thing I’ve found is their inclusion in Felix Havocs Minnesota Punk Rock Discography.

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: Fliez
Format: 7″
Songs:
Jetsetter.mp3
Cruel World
Hippy, Hippy, Shake

The first and classic compilation released by Lee Woods RAW Records. Contrary to what you might believe there aren’t too many great tracks on it. You get the top of the cream and if you crawe it all then check out Damage Goods Records reissue of this.

Check out a very interesting interview with Lee over at punk77.co.uk: “I loved to help bands, so just about every Sunday I had a band in Spaceward studio. When it became clear we couldn’t release them all I had the idea for the Raw Deal album.“. Best track: Psycho’s Soul Train.

From the back of the sleeve: “Dedicated to all small labels, who are in it for the fun and glory-not just for the money.”.

Country: UK
Year: 1977
Label: RAW
Format: 12″
Songs:
The Users - I’m In Love With Today(check The Users post!)
Acme Sewage Co - I Don’t Need You
The G.T.’s - Millionaire.mp3
The Bloodclots(The Users orig. name) - Louie Louie
Sick Things - Bondage Boy.mp3
Psycho’s - Soul Train.mp3
Sick Things - Kids On The Street.mp3
The Killjoys - At Night.mp3
Psycho’s - Young British And White
Acme Sewage Co - I Can See You
The G.T.’s - Move On
Zhain - Get Ready