More like the class of 1980, considering that's the year this thing was copyrighted, but anyway. Been hanging into this one for a few years before I finally got the motivation to share it. What can I tell you about eight vintage Brit bands that I know zilch about? The Class of '81 was (mostly) produced by
Bram Tchaikovsky (the guy who split from
The Motors before they really started to go downhill), and there isn't a ton of straight-up punk (save for the much comped
Innocent Vicars, who are likely the only ones here bearing a trade of name recognition). The pair of hopefuls that appear twice on
...'81, Exeros and
Emil & The Detectives weren't really to my liking but tolerable. I outright loved
Bino's "Dream (For My Sake)" a tuneful waver that doesn't sound far removed from what Bowie was dispensing around the same era. Ditto for "New Day," courtesy of
The Fringe who impressed me in that Magazine/Rich Kids sort of vein. Finally,
The Void and
The Troopers kick up some respectable post-punk dust, and hopefully boasted a legacy beyond this compilation.
01. Void - Pop Love
02. Exeros - Accident
03. The Troopers - Love You
04. Emil & the Detectives - Girl
05. Bino - Dream (For My Sake)
06. Picasso's Optician - Given Up Trying
07. The Fringe - New Day
08. Emil & The Detectives – Instant Magnet
09. Exeros - Chita
10. The Innocent Vicars - Starship 22
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