Back in 1978, independent record label Cherry Red saw a
gap in the compilation album market, no one was compiling independent single
releases. And so after contacting a number of fellow Indies 14 tracks were
assembled (including Cherry Red’s own The Tights) into a bulging monster. The
artists included ranged from Punk and New Wave through to Experimental
Industrial and Electro. Some of the artists will be known to many of you who
stop by here, some will be listened to for their first time. It’s an
interesting mix of genres that on first listen doesn’t work, but I never
thought it was meant to. As a historical artefact chronicling music during a
time of flux in the industry, it is absolutely spot on. Get your headphones on
and wind up the volume, pain is the least of your worries.
Ripped to MP3 @ 320kbps
TrackList and release details here
Ah, Zigzag and their small record label catalogues. Thanks for these independent gems.
ReplyDeleteThere are some beauties on this album and all are worth a listen
DeleteThanks! One of my first lps, found at the local record shop, after digging among other unsold pearls piled behind the shop's counter, at the bottom. I wish I had just a little more money back then. I bought it because of side A, but after all it was side B that really impressed me, opening my musical tastes to a wide new range of sounds. Great record, too bad that my copy didn't had the insert, but probably the Portuguese edition never had it from the beginning. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment João. This album also opened my eyes to electronic music and the new wave post punk world of 1979
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