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2022 repress. Radiation Records present a reissue of GBH's City Baby Attacked By Rats, originally released in 1982. Street punk pioneers Charged GBH formed in Birmingham in 1978, the name referencing original bassist Sean McCarthy's trial for grievous bodily harm. The in-your-face hardcore of EP Leather, Bristles, Studs And Acne, paved the way for super-charged debut LP, City Baby Attacked By Rats, which hit the number two position on the British indie charts on release in 1982, as well as the mainstream top 20, despite being released by tiny independent, Clay Records. With a touch of Motorhead and Sabbath beneath their straight-up hardcore, City Baby is where the legend begins, capturing GBH at their bloodiest.
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2022 repress; Radiation Records present a reissue of GBH's City Babys Revenge, originally released in 1983. After the chart-topping debut City Baby Attacked By Rats, Birmingham "UK82" punk pioneers Charged G.B.H. cut City Baby's Revenge, their second release for Clay Records, and even though a mere year had passed, City Baby's Revenge showed significant progression, Jock's guitar more obviously inspired by metal, the lyrics more explicit and the sound even rawer than before. With a cool take of the Stooges' "I Feel Alright" and the reggae/rockabilly-esque "Skanga", this acclaimed winner is the LP that broke the band in the USA and is arguably the best they ever recorded required listening for the band's devotees and all fans of metal-edged hardcore.
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2022 repress; Radiation Records present a reissue of GBH's Leather, Bristles, No Survivors And Sick Boys..., originally released in 1982. In between the charting debut LP City Baby Attacked By Rats and the acclaimed follow-up, City Baby's Revenge, the independent Clay Records gathered all their Charged GBH singles for the shocking compilation, Leather Bristles No Survivors And Sick Boys..., capturing their versatility, as well as their shit-on-you attitude. The anti-war "Generals" is an early classic, "Necrophilia" tests the limits via an ironic salute to copulating with corpses and there are plenty of other shock-value moments, all delivered with their trademark blend of hardcore, metal, angst, rage and humor. Essential!
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