After hearing Klips 1988 and their song Ultimatum I just had to have this comp. What a surprise the rest of the bands were great too but in a different way since Ultimatum is such an obvious punk hit. Para-Noia: sloppy and rather typical UK punk but good. The Tee Vees: Plows along in a slow maner and may be a track I could’ve done without. The Friction: second to Ultimatum though it’s slow I totally love the vocals and lyrics and it saves the whole track.
Country: UK
Year: 1979
Label: Pink
Format: 7″
Songs:
Klips 1988 – Ultimatum.mp3
Para-Noia – Money – Time – Ever Been Conned??!!.mp3
The Tee Vees War Machine.mp3
The Friction – Murder.mp3
Ha Ha. The Tee Vees track is the standout for me. It takes all kinds, I guess. I love that minimal, repetitive shit. The Friction song is interesting, but I prefer The Maggots’ more arch “2/2/79.” Still, this is an intriguingly diverse, and to me totally unknown, compilation. Thanks for sharing!
This is such a great copulation, and it’s been on my wantlist for quite a few years by now. The obvious hits to me are Klips 1988 & The Friction (with those super loud vocals), but the other 2 bands are almost equally great.
Glad to see you posting again Peter, even if it took some nagging to get you going again.
All but the Tee Vees was included on the Teenage Treats vol 3 comp by the way, so I guess you’re not the only one who’s not too fond of their song Peter.
Nagging is the best way to show how much you love someone :).
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Wow that Klips 1988 is facking great – cheers!