Long over due CD re-issue of the Blood's legendary debut LP that reached number 5 in the indie chart when originally released in 1983.Includes the minor hits 'Megalomania' and 'Stark Raving Normal'.This CD re-issue also in... more »cludes two LP out-takes,three demos and their contribution to the seminal "Oi Oi! That's Yer Lot" compilation LP.Booklet contains lyrics to all the songs plus in-depth liner notes and many previously unpublished photos..Captain Oi. 2005.« less
Long over due CD re-issue of the Blood's legendary debut LP that reached number 5 in the indie chart when originally released in 1983.Includes the minor hits 'Megalomania' and 'Stark Raving Normal'.This CD re-issue also includes two LP out-takes,three demos and their contribution to the seminal "Oi Oi! That's Yer Lot" compilation LP.Booklet contains lyrics to all the songs plus in-depth liner notes and many previously unpublished photos..Captain Oi. 2005.
CD Reviews
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
Niik82 | USA | 05/04/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"one of my favorite bands of all time. i think if you dont like them i wouldnt like you and you are a moron. Megalomania is my favorite song ever written, If you are an athiest punkrocker you will love that song and this band. They are a mixter of dash Uk82 with and dash of OI! Just a flat out great punkrock band. in the vien of Blitz, Partisans, Mau Maus."
Get this record if you like UK punk!
AuralSects77 | Winston-Salem NC | 07/28/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is one of the best UK oi/punk records and maybe the most underated. This album is simply brilliant. These guys knew what they were doing. Its fast, hardcore, and melodic at the same time. If you like oldschool british punk rock this album is a must have."
EXCELLENT OI !/MELODIC 80'S HC PUNK
JUAN MARTIN GABASTOU | Weston Hills, FL United States | 07/18/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Of a very particular kind. This unique sounding collection features over an hour of the most original and fresh sounding 80's hardcore punk. Massive choruses in atypical non-oi, no-singalong fashion, a lead singer with a gravelly voice, powerful,highly skilled two-guitar arrangements with plenty of metally/rock'n roll solos and machine gun drumming, this collection of the self titled lp + a lot of 7 ''and demos covering the 82 - 98 ! period starts out in what reminds a little of Bad Religion but rapidly develops into a speedy melodic mayhem of unrelentless heaviness. The sound leaves a lot to be wished in the upper treble department but the music more than makes up for it. A CRIMINALLY underrated brit-punk band hailing from the early 80's."
Great British punk
Eric Hamen | Hilliard, OH United States | 12/20/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Everything you need by The Blood (they became a marginal metal band shortly thereafter). In the same vein as Peter and the Test Tube Babies, these guys were true musicians without losing the manic punk sensibility. Fans of Machine Gun Etiquette Damned will especially love this."
Track Listings (21) - Disc #1