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The second release on Sealed Records is Can't Cheat Karma, a 13-track round-up of the first five singles by Zounds. Their debut single from 1980, Can't Cheat Karma was released on Crass Records and 39 years later still stands as one of the finest singles both politically and musically. For the next three singles, Zounds worked with Rough Trade Records, who also released their debut album The Curse of Zounds (1981). 1981's Demystification was a tense and stark masterpiece; it was followed by the haunting Mikey Dread-produced Dancing and then the more straight-up pop of More Trouble Coming Everyday (both 1982). The final single here is La Vache Qui Rit, released on Belgian label Not So Brave in 1983. It was originally supposed to be a split single with The Mob but ended up being two scratchy studio tracks and two rough and raw live tracks recorded in Holland in 1982. Every home should have these essential Zounds recordings.
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Sealed Records release the complete remastered Iconoclast discography, including the immense self-released 1983 Demo, the Flipside 7" from 1985, plus two compilation tracks. It's a small but perfectly formed discography and one that 36 years after it was first recorded still has power, intensity and rage. Iconoclast were part of the early '80s American peace punk scene -- idealistic bands highly influenced by Crass which shined amongst the heavily nihilistic California punk scene of the era. Iconoclast's sound was in tune with Discharge, early Antisect, or Wretched while lyrically the songs were political and to the point. The demo was followed by their only vinyl release on Flipside which has two ragers and the more mellow "In These Times" which has a touch of The Mob and Omega Tribe about it. The band had tracks on various compilations including the seminal International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit LP on R Radical in 1984 which had the cream of the crop of international hardcore punk of the heyday. Domination Or Destruction comes housed in a heavy reverse board sleeve and includes a 24-page, 11x11" booklet containing interviews, photos, and flyers from the era documented (1983-1985), which will help understanding the band ideas and the local scene of the era.
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Society's Rejects is 21 tracks of singles rounded up from one of the UK`s first wave of hardcore punk bands, the Mau Maus. Formed in Sheffield in the early '80s, they released a string of hard-hitting EPs on the Pax and Rebellion labels, including Society's Rejects (1982), No Concern (1982), Facts Of War (1983), and Tear Down The Walls (1984), all of which hit the UK Indie top ten. This set includes all the tracks from those four singles plus "Give Us A Future" from the Punk Dead - Nah Mate, The Smell Is Jus Summink In Yer Underpants Innit (1983) compilation on Pax. Each track is a prime example of fury delivered with intensity and passion. Includes A4 booklet with lyrics, reviews and archival materials.
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Remastered vinyl reissue of the debut and only Omega Tribe album, No Love Lost, originally released in 1983 on Corpus Christi Records. The album was recorded by Pete Fender deep in the Poison Girls' studio and contains 11 punk anthems with a pop sensibility missed by most of their curse of 1983 peers. Omega Tribe were one of the few bands that had a much softer, poetic and melodic style of playing that still managed to impress, educate, and influence their audiences. It was protest music with a heart and sense of love that still is relevant 35 years later.
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