Showing posts with label Stress. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Stress - The Big Wheel



Mini LP
Label : Adventures In Reality, UK, 1985


After having released several cassettes, Stress contributed a beautiful track, "The Prayer Clock", on "Life At The Top" compilation LP, in 1984. The following year was released "The Big Wheel", their first and last vinyl release. Wonderful synth-pop.


Tracklist :

A1. The Big Wheel (3:42)
A2. Elizabeth Selwyn (5:02)
A3. Get The Most (5:05)
B1. Slaves To Beat (3:38)
B2. No Sane Alternative (5:30)
B3. The Price You Pay (5:03)



Saturday, May 2, 2009

Various Artists - Compulsory Overtime



LP
Label : Dasein, UK, 1985


On that compilation, it looks like Bourbonese Qualk, The Legendary Pink Dots and Stress are lost among punk bands. Their three tracks, each one in his own style, are very great.
The Legendary Pink Dots' "A Message From Our Sponsor" track is version 1. A very different version was released the same year on the "Asylum" 2LP. That version 1 was later re-released on "Stained Glass Soma Fountains" 2CD, but it sounds like it's a different mix and the LP version is a bit longer. Anyway, a wonderful track !


Tracklist :

A1. Abuse - Don't Tell Me I'm Wrong (2:35)
A2. Blood Robots - Black (3:40)
A3. Bourbonese Qualk - Call To Arms (7:35)
A4. The Legendary Pink Dots - A Message From Our Sponsor (3:35)
A5. Legion Of Parasites - Promises (2:10)
A6. Oi Polloi - Thugs In Uniform (3:19)
A7. Oi Polloi - Never Give In (2:42)
A8. Poison Cookie - The Peoples Court (1:00)
B1. Political Asylum - Symptom (3:03)
B2. Political Asylum - The Responsibility (4:05)
B3. Reality Control - Sugar And Spice (3:35)
B4. Reality Control - The Law (3:38)
B5. S.A.S. - Accident (1:11)
B6. S.A.S. - Scapegoats (1:44)
B7. Stress - Tear It Down (7:06)
B8. The Smashcords - The Halloween Song (2:06)
B9. Existenz - White Dope (3:17)