- Audio CD (7 July 2003)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Mute
- ASIN: B00009QEON
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 140,643 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. I Found That Essence Rare - Gang Of Four | |||
| 2. Georges Five - Les Georges Leningrad | |||
| 3. We Are All Prostitutes - The Pop Group | |||
| 4. Die Matrosen - Liliput | |||
| 5. Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks - The Rapture | |||
| 6. Mind Your Own Business - Delta 5 | |||
| 7. Shoplifting - The Slits | |||
| 8. Delayed Reaction - The Rogers Sisters | |||
| 9. Sunny Day - Pigbag | |||
| 10. You're No Good - ESG | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Too Many Creeps - Bush Tetras | |||
| 2. Robot - The Futureheads | |||
| 3. Contort Yourself (Original Version) - James White And The Blacks | |||
| 4. Asbestos Lead Asbestos - World Domination Enterprises | |||
| 5. The Fish Needs A Bike - Blurt | |||
| 6. Debbie Harry - Family Fodder | |||
| 7. Like You - Gramme | |||
| 8. Definitive Gaze - Magazine | |||
| 9. Lola - The Raincoats | |||
| 10. Sink - bIG flame | |||
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Page 2 into the linear notes and i can see that they were short of imagination for the name of this compilation and the lack of bands like pooh sticks,talking heads,cure,radio 4,crass,fire engines,this heat etc but it is only post-punk 1, so more is too come.
It starts with an absolute classic from one of the most innovative bands of the last...well ever. After 2 listens i was worryingly singing along madly to I found that essence rare by the gang of four.
A good start then, the rest of the compilation is a mixture of catchy, punky material and more lo-fi,experimental songs from the early 80s - and in some cases, modern bands like the rapture and futureheads (whom already sound out of date compared to their predecessors).
This compilation has so many great moments, from the political 'We Are All Prostitutes' by the Pop Group and the always different Swell Maps with one of their classics 'Another Song' to pure love (or unloved) of different kinds such as 'Searching For Mr Right' by the Young Marble Giants(One of my personal favourite bands) and 'I, Bloodbrother Be' by Shockhead Peters there is something for all the purists and self indulgant music lovers.
And who can complain with the always brilliant bands like the Slits, LiliPUT, ESG, Wire, Au Pairs, Scritti Politti, XTC and, of course, my fave's The Fall accompanying more obscure bands like Les Georges Leningrad and Blurt.
Along with additional linear notes about the compilers opinions of the songs they put on, its an almost perfect selection which sits nicely on my shelf next to all the other rough trade compilations. Heres hoping all those '02' compilations are just as tastefull.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A few years ago I went to the snazzy new Finsbury Park Library and got out the Rough Trade - Post Punk Volume 1 double CD. To be honest I felt it was worth the 50p just to hear the first track 'I Found That Essence Rare' by Gang of Four for the first time in ages. It sounded so funky, edgy and excitable that I had to laugh.
Posh earnest singer: She doesn't think so but she's dressed for the H-Bomb
Posh earnest drummer with fake cockney accent: (For the H-Bomb)
Wonderful stuff. That album was genius. I think people at the time were split into two camps - the Joy Division introverted bedroom moroseness "I can't get girls" blokes and the Gang of Four loudmouth banging on about politics and feminism "I can't get girls" blokes (of which I was one).
After I'd listened to it for about the sixth time a wave of melancholy swept over me when I realised that it's from around 30 years ago. Those beautiful lasses from Delta 5 are probably grannies now.
Has anyone tried ripping off the Fire Engines yet?
Posh earnest singer: She doesn't think so but she's dressed for the H-Bomb
Posh earnest drummer with fake cockney accent: (For the H-Bomb)
Wonderful stuff. That album was genius. I think people at the time were split into two camps - the Joy Division introverted bedroom moroseness "I can't get girls" blokes and the Gang of Four loudmouth banging on about politics and feminism "I can't get girls" blokes (of which I was one).
After I'd listened to it for about the sixth time a wave of melancholy swept over me when I realised that it's from around 30 years ago. Those beautiful lasses from Delta 5 are probably grannies now.
Has anyone tried ripping off the Fire Engines yet?
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you like your music varied, Rough Trade compilations are always thebest places to visit. Not only do they offer value for money (44 tracksover 2 CDs), but they invariably contain hidden gems, obscure curios, andrarely-known early tunes from bands we've grown to know and love over theyears.
Standout tracks are numerous - Gang of Four's "I Found That Essence Rare"which, along with Wire's "Ex Lion Tamer", sounds like it could have beenrecorded this year or last; The Rapture's, screamy, bumpy-yet-funky "OutOf The Races And On To The Tracks"; Delta 5's girl-attitude "Mind Your OwnBusiness"; Life Without Buildings' 'The Leanover' featuring Sue Tompkins'sung/spoken vocals over Dawson's Creek-esque background music; my personalfavourite - Scritti Politti's minimalist 'Skank Block Bologna'; FlyingLizards' cheeky version of James Brown's 'Sex Machine'; all-girl band TheRaincoats' version of The Kink's "Lola"; and Shockheaded Peters'jazz-tinged ode to boy-love 'I, Bloodbrother Be' (£4,000 Love Letter)which you'll soon find yourself humming along to.
As with Rough Trade's 'Electronic 01' I found this compilation containedmore hits than misses, and eagerly await 'Post Punk Vol.2' with inclusionof the likes of Joy Division and Radio 4 (as mentioned by previousreviewers).
Standout tracks are numerous - Gang of Four's "I Found That Essence Rare"which, along with Wire's "Ex Lion Tamer", sounds like it could have beenrecorded this year or last; The Rapture's, screamy, bumpy-yet-funky "OutOf The Races And On To The Tracks"; Delta 5's girl-attitude "Mind Your OwnBusiness"; Life Without Buildings' 'The Leanover' featuring Sue Tompkins'sung/spoken vocals over Dawson's Creek-esque background music; my personalfavourite - Scritti Politti's minimalist 'Skank Block Bologna'; FlyingLizards' cheeky version of James Brown's 'Sex Machine'; all-girl band TheRaincoats' version of The Kink's "Lola"; and Shockheaded Peters'jazz-tinged ode to boy-love 'I, Bloodbrother Be' (£4,000 Love Letter)which you'll soon find yourself humming along to.
As with Rough Trade's 'Electronic 01' I found this compilation containedmore hits than misses, and eagerly await 'Post Punk Vol.2' with inclusionof the likes of Joy Division and Radio 4 (as mentioned by previousreviewers).
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Some good rare gems hining away here
Quite simply, I purchased this album to get hold of Asbestos Lead Asbestos by World Domination Enterprises. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2004
Rough Trade rocks
this album kicks so much ass. any true rock fan must own this. the only negitive feed back is that there is no libertines or strokes which is what you would expect. Read more
Published on 3 July 2003 by Queen Churchie
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