One of the great punk classic live albums of all time. The recording is raw and very real, you can hear everyone standing around chatting, and banter between the audience and the bands. You could easily mistake this for a bootleg. For the first time on ASFM we have Eater and X-Ray Spex with the classic 'Oh Bondage Up Yours', but for me the its toss up between Wire and Johnny Moped, and even though I'm a massive Johnny Moped fan, 'Lowdown' by Wire just about wins. I love the way the song just stops, goes quiet and then "Thats the lowdown", Brilliant. Then followed by the classic '12XU', what more could you want.
So come on then, whats your favourite track? Leave a comment and let everyone know.
Ripped from a not so glorious hissing tape:
Bands: Various
Label: Harvest
Year: 1977
Tracks:
1. Runaway - Slaughter and the Dogs
2. Boston Babies - Slaughter and the Dogs
3. Freedom - Unwanted
4. Lowdown - Wire
5. 12XU - Wire
6. Bored Teenagers - The Adverts
7. Hard Lovin Man - Johnny Moped
8. Don't Need It - Eater
9. 15 - Eater
10. Oh Bondage Up Your - X-Ray Spex
11. Breakdown - The Buzzcocks
12. Love Battery - The Buzzcocks
If you like this album, then here is a few more you need to go out and buy:
This Wire album has the full sets for two nights, with a couple of unreleased tracks, a must for any Wire fans.
For X-ray Spex a few more tracks (8) at the Roxy
If you like Eater this has nearly got everything that you will need
For all of the other bands check earlier ASFM postings for recommendations
Back to punk classics, and boy is this one. It's "The Unwanted's" second single and in my opinion their best. released on the legendary "Raw Records", the a-side is a punked up reggae style song called "Secret Police" (does anyone know which punk band first used the reggae style?).
