Rare LETHAL WEAPONS White Vinyl LP Suicide Records VXL 1 4072 1978 Oz Punk
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Rare LETHAL WEAPONS~White Vinyl LP~Suicide Records~VXL 1 4072
Background: The compilation LP, Lethal Weapons, was released in May 1978 on the Suicide Records label. The album was a tentative (but ambitious) foray by an established record label into the emerging Australian punk movement. Suicide Records was formed as an off-shoot of Michael Gudinski’s Mushroom Records, under the management of Barrie Earl.
The bands featured on the album are:
· JAB – formed in Adelaide in early 1976, playing with a line-up of synthesizers, percussion, tapes and guitar; re-located to Melbourne in August 1977 where they incorporated a bass and second guitar into their sound.
· The Teenage Radio Stars – Melbourne band; James Freud and Sean Kelly formed the glam-punk band Spred in 1977 (renamed The Teenage Radio Stars shortly afterwards); later Freud and Kelly attained pop-success after forming The Models.
· The Survivors – Brisbane band formed in 1976; known for their energetic live performances of mainly ’60s covers.
· The Boys Next Door – Early Nick Cave~Melbourne band formed in 1975; contracted to the Suicide label and released These Boots are Made for Walking as a single in March 1878; later to become The Birthday Party.
· X-Ray-Z – Melbourne band; later changed their name to the Popgun Men.
· The Negatives – Melbourne band (formed in 1975 as The Reals); split up in early 1979; vocalist Garry Gray formed The Sacred Cowboys in 1982.
· Wasted Daze – Sydney band formed in 1976; guitarist, Terry Wilson, formerly a member of Tully; split in 1977.
In good condition. Grading 8/10 on the cover and 8.5/10 on the very clean vinyl ( a few light surface marks on the vinyl and some storage wear on the cover.
ARTIST: various artists -
TITLE: "LETHAL WEAPONS"
FORMAT: …vinyl LP…
LABEL: SUICIDE .
CAT. #: VXL1-4072 .
DATE OF RELEASE: April 1978.
PRESSED IN: AUSTRALIA .
ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING? Yes, it is!...on white vinyl and with gatefold cover, even rarer second pressing at the time was on black vinyl with same gatefold sleeve (re-issue was on black vinyl, with single sleeve, and on Mushroom's "White Label")...
Track listing:
SIDE 1:
1. Wanna Be Ya Baby - Teenage Radio Stars
2. Learned One - Teenage Radio Stars
3. Roadrunner - Wasted Daze
4. Mona - Wasted Daze
5. Let's Go - Jab
6. Blonde And Bombed - Jab
7. Baby Come Back - The Survivors
8. Mr. Record Man - The Survivors
SIDE 2:
9. These Boots Are Made For Walking - Boys Next Door
10. Masturbation Generation - Boys Next Door
11. Boy Hero - Boys Next Door
12. Planet On The Prowl - Negatives
13. Three Glorious Years - X-Ray-Z
14. Valium - X-Ray-Z
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