BLITZ - TIME BOMB: EARLY SINGLES & DEMOS COLLECTION 

[ENG] A pure shot of abrasive punk/rock 'n' roll with a hint of working class Oi!, Blitz were among the most influential punk bands ever. It was Gary Bushell (who wrote for "Sounds" and was later dubbed the 'Godfather of Oi!') who brought the band to the attention of his friend Chris Berry, who had just set up No Future records with a bank loan and high hopes. No Future 001 (and Blitz's debut release) was a 4-track EP titled All Out Attack, a 20,000-copy bestseller that made the label's fortune, later to become the most representative of the whole UK82 movement. Its follow-up, Never Surrender, reached number 2 on the Indie charts, while their 3rd EP, Warriors, showed their slight move towards the sing-a-long style of classic Oi!. Before shifting to a more new wave-influenced vein towards the end of 1983, they managed to reach number 2 on the charts with their fourth and last 'punk' single, "New Age". This 1980-1983 complete retrospective features all four aforementioned singles along with their very first recording session from 1980, the legendary Time Bomb demos, and 4 cuts from the Voice Of A Generation demos! 

 

TRACKLISTING:  01. ESCAPE (1980 DEMO) 02. 4Q (1980 DEMO) 03. YOUTH (1980 DEMO) 04. BLEED (1980 DEMO) 05. CRIMINAL DAMAGE (1980 DEMO) 06. SOMEONE'S GONNA DIE (ALL OUT ATTACK EP) 07. ATTACK (ALL OUT ATTACK EP) 08. FIGHT TO LIVE (ALL OUT ATTACK EP) 09. 45 REVOLUTIONS (ALL OUT ATTACK EP) 10. TIME BOMB (TIME BOMB DEMOS) 11. CRIMINAL DAMAGE (TIME BOMB DEMOS) 12. 4Q (TIME BOMB DEMOS) 13. RAZORS IN THE NIGHT (SINGLE) 14. NEVER SURRENDER (SINGLE) 15. WARRIORS (SINGLE) 16. YOUTH (SINGLE) 17. I DON'T NEED YOU (LP DEMO) 18. PROPAGANDA (LP DEMO) 19. CLOSEDOWN (LP DEMO) 20. YOUR REVOLUTION (LP DEMO) 21. NEW AGE (SINGLE) 22. FATIGUE (SINGLE) 23. BLEED (RE-MIX) (SINGLE).