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