THE CRITICS - OZ 80'S PUNK BAND UNRELEASED FOR 38YEARS - RARE VINYL LP RECORD

	A$		50
	$		32

Trading on Ebay since 2000
GENERAL PRODUCT INFORMATION 
"The lost album from Newcastles' finest punks. Unreleased for 38 years, finally issued for the first time"

All I knew about this band going in was they were an early ’80s new wave band out of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. And my initial reaction was, “Cool! I love Aussie bands…but you don’t usually see them coming out of Newcastle. Wonder if there was some sort of scene there—better check!” That’s when I came across maybe the most endearing site I’ve ever seen on the internet. And it actually had some good info on this band! Turns out they existed from 1980—1983, and in that stretch they released two singles and recorded this LP. However, the LP was shelved in 1982 for unknown reasons, only to be uncovered in the last couple years and released here for the first time. Quite the story! But what about the record? Well, it’s certainly new wave…but it’s also never not odd (maybe the first track aside). The vocalist sounds like Mark Mothersbaugh doing an impression of Richard Hell, the guitar tone sounds like early IRON MAIDEN, and the vaguely post-punk atmosphere and the lyrical content remind me of the ADVERTS or the WIPERS. On top of all that, some tracks pair TALKING HEADS funk with hair metal solos, and others feature full-on glam histrionics. To get a good sense of its strangeness, give the seven-minute, multi-part epic “Alien” a listen—it’s worth it!

All vinyl is hand cleaned using professional products. Plastic inserts are checked and if required replaced. Please refer to pictures as this forms a major part of the item description. We do our best to perform high quality checks and grading. The item is preloved. We ship LPs using hard ridged LP Mailers for safe transit. Due to the volume, we sell we are unable to play all our listed vinyl (unless specified). We grade the records visually and not based on sound. We offer 30 day returns on domestic purchases. We offer combined shipping. If you have additional questions, please message us. 
Vinyl Grading Guide 
We take care with grading in most cases we under grade our LPs to allow for personal opinion please refer to the guide below for reference. We don't list any LPs under a rating of G on the vinyl condition.
Mint - No signs of wear - basically as new
Excellent - No to very minimal signs of wear 
VG+ - Very minor signs of wear 
VG - Some signs of wear light marks/scuffs maybe be present.
G+ - General signs of wear multiple light marks/scuffs are present. 
G - Marks/Scuffs are present 
Cover/Inner Cover Grading Guide 
Excellent - No to very minimal signs of wear 
VG+ - Very minor signs of wear 
VG - Some signs of wear are present.
G+ - General signs of wear are present. 
G - General Wear 
A - Cover displays multiple signs of wear which may include tears to the cover.


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