A Dave Sez contribution for ChelseaGirl!...
Vaultage 78 - Two Sides Of Brighton
From the Dave Sez archive: as requested by ChelseaGirl!
One of the best early UK regional compilations. Vaultage 78 showcases the lighter, reggae-tinged powerpop produced in Brighton on Britain's south coast, contrasting with the harder, gloomier punk emerging from up North. The LP includes no less than four classics (marked *) - I mean, how can you resist lyrics like "In August 1977, Elvis met his fate. He could not get into heaven, he couldn't fit through the gate" or "I don't want my body, it looks like a reject from an Oxfam poster. Sex is its hobby, I stick in the slot like bread in a toaster"?
Attrix Records, vinyl compilation released 1978 ripped @ 192. Attrix went on to produce two more Brighton compilations in 1979 and 1980; the excellent website punkbrighton.co.uk offers free downloads of all three compilations and many extra tracks by the various groups featured - links in the download text.
Full artwork and text included, and as a bonus, I enclose some of the extra tracks from the website by the Dodgems, Piranhas, Parrots and Nicky & The Dots. Unfortunately, nothing more would be heard from Devil's Dykes, my personal favourites. The Piranhas would record an album, a string of singles and three Peel sessions; Peter And The Test Tube Babies would go on to become famous on the punk underground scene.
Track List:
A1 Nicky & The Dots – Girl Gets Nervous
A2 Nicky & The Dots – I Find That Really Surprises Me
A3 Nicky & The Dots – Wrong Street
A4 Dodgems, The – I Don't Care
A5 Devil's Dykes – Fruitless
A6 Devil's Dykes – Plastic Flowers *
A7 Peter And The Test Tube Babies – Elvis Is Dead *
B1 Parrots, The – Larger Than Life
B2 Parrots, The – Vicious Circle
B3 Vitamins, The – New Town
B4 Dodgems, The – Lord Lucan Is Missing *
B5 Piranhas, The – Tension
B6 Piranhas, The – Virginity
B7 Piranhas, The – I Don't Want My Body *
Vaultage '78
Hi Dave Sez,
ReplyDeleteThank you sooo much!
That's fantastic! I'm very impressed of this big package with so much extra stuff.
It seems you had a lot of fun putting it all together.
I've heard Vaultage 78 now once and it fulfills my expectations. It's as good as Vaultage 79, that I knew since a long time.
The female-fronted Devil's Dykes, that I already listened through your Au Pairs-Post, are a real splendid thing and it is a pity that there is no other stuff available. From the first listening I liked 'Nicky & The Dots' and 'The Parrots' very much. They sound so young and fresh, with great enthusiasm to change the music-biz of the late 70's, which was at that time luckily the same intention by many musicians.
If you are interrested in Vaultage 79 @192, here is a link. It's an upload from 'wilddevilrules.blogspot.com'. Another great site for great music. I only transferred it from 4-shared to rapidshare (OK, today a bit lame), because of the necessary registration for 4-shared.
https://rapidshare.com/share/5B49A3355D8F70B94DD93DAB8C23BC30
I hope it is ok to post it here in the comments, otherwise - shitstorm over me.
Thanks once again!
Cheers
ChelseaGirl
Aw, rats! A dodgy internet connection killed off a lengthy answer to you, ChelseaGirl, so I'll be briefer and hope it works this time. Thanks for your link - I've gone and got Vaultage 79 and look forward to listening to it. I'm sure it's fine to post links in the comments - we all want a vibrant comment community - and if you have anything you'd like to share, just write to SientWay at this address he gives on this blog - he sure welcomes new contributors! Thanks again and enjoy exploring the massive offerings of punkbrighton, cheers Dave Sez.
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