One Way System - Give Us A Future: Early Singles & Demos
Label: Radiation Reissues - RRS115
FORMAT: VINYL LP
BARCODE: 8055515231434
Formed in 1979 in the northern English town of Fleetwood, Lancashire (a former major fishing port that had declined since the 1960s), One Way System was one of the most highly-rated "street punk" groups that spun off from the British hardcore and Oi scenes. Mowhawk-sporting lead singer Gavin Whyte was initially joined by guitarist Craig Halliday, bassist Gaz Buckley, and rapid-fire drummer Tez McDonald; the early demos of "Jerusalem", "Spokesmen For Teenagers", and "1980s" included here were cut with that lineup, before former Zyklon B member David "Crabby" Ross joined as second guitarist, yielding the incendiary single "Stab The Judge" and the No Entry EP, issued by Blackpool's Lightbeat Records in 1981. Halliday later quit the group and when McDonald joined The Fits, accomplished drummer Tommy Couch brought a totally different musical dimension, his command of the kit well beyond the abilities of most of his contemporaries. In addition to the demos and the Lightbeat material, this compilation also collects the singles and EPs issued by Cherry Red's Anagram subsidiary between 1982-84, including the inaugural 45, "Give Us A Future". Include 60x40cm poster.
TRACKLIST
A1 Stab The Judge
A2 Riot Torn City
A3 Me & You
A4 Give Us A Future
A5 Just Another Hero
A6 Jerusalem
A7 Jackie Was A Junkie
A8 Cum On Feel The Noize
A9 Breakin' In
B1 This Is The Age
B2 Into The Fires
B3 Out Of Mind (Bad Things)
B4 Children Of The Night
B5 Down
B6 Shine Again
B7 Jerusalem (Demo)
B8 1980's (Demo)
B9 Spokesman For Teenagers (Demo)
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