VA - Smash The State Vol. 2 LP (1996)

I've been looking for this comp for a while now and was stoked to find a clean copy recently that wasn't too expensive. The main reason I wanted it was for the Private School EP, although all the bands on here are pretty good. All of these 7"s are still out of print, with the exception of the Spys' single which was reissued by Ugly Pop a couple of years ago. Happy Canaduh Day, hosers!

1. LOWLIFE - Leaders
2. LOWLIFE - White Lightning
3. LOWLIFE - Thinking Naturally
4. SPYS - Underground
5. SPYS - Machine Shop
6. PRIVATE SCHOOL - Money, Guns And Power
7. PRIVATE SCHOOL - Fuck You
8. PRIVATE SCHOOL - I Wanna Know
9. PRIVATE SCHOOL - Sci-Fi
10. SILICONE INJECTION - Kids Are People Too
11. SILICONE INJECTION - Payday On Friday
12. SILICONE INJECTION - Agro
13. SILICONE INJECTION - At War With Peace
14. SILICONE INJECTION - She's A
15. MALIBU KENS - Crude City
16. MALIBU KENS - Wednesday Morning At 5:00 As The Day Begins
17. WASTED LIVES - Divorce
18. BIG BLACK PUPPETS - False Hopes
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VA - Across The Pond Compilation tape (2014)

Here's a great place to start if you're looking to check out what's been going on in the UKHC scene the last few years. All of the bands on here can be found on Bandcamp if you want to hear more. If I had one complaint about this tape it would be that Arms Race isn't on it. But don't let that stop you.

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N.O.T.A. - Moscow EP (1984)

N.O.T.A. are one of those bands I've heard of for years but only knew a few of their songs through compilations. These guys don't seem to be talked about as much as their peers, probably because most of their back catalog has never been reissued. Or because they were from Tulsa and not say, D.C., L.A. or even Austin perhaps? Instead of waiting for some sort of CD discography type thing to come out, I decided to track down a copy of what I think is their best release. Luckily I found one in great shape that didn't set me back too much. All four songs on here are great, but the title song is an underrated classic.

1. THIS COUNTRY
2. THE ENEMY
3. TAKING AWAY YOUR RIGHTS
4. MOSCOW
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VA - Only In Canada, Eh 77-81 Volume 1 CD (2005)

Here we have a great compilation of early Canadian punk rock put out by the long abandoned Punk History Canada page. This disc is full of mostly obscure bands from Victoria, British Columbia to St John's, Newfoundland and almost everywhere in between. Many of these songs were previously unreleased and/or appearing on CD for the first time. I know there was talk of making a Volume 2, but considering this came out a decade ago and the PHC site hasn't been updated in almost as long, I don't think it's ever happening.

1. HOUSE OF COMMONS - Way Down South
2. UNKNOWNS - Teenage Terrorist
3. D.O.A. - Royal Police
4. DA SLYME - Crazy Glue
5. WARSAW - Do Like The Natives
6. THE ACTION - TV's On The Blink
7. TEENAGE HEAD - You're Tearing Me Apart
8. BUREAUCRATS - She's An American
9. ZRO4 - Gimmie Attention
10. 63 MONROE - Media Junkie
11. SLANDER - Petticoat Junction
12. THE NEGATIVES - Echos
13. LOWLIFE - Thinking Naturally
14. SINNERS - No Brains Required 
15. CHROMOSOMES - Park
16. ANIMAL KINGDOM - Tension
17. STARK NAKED AND THE FLESHTONES - I Broke Her Heart, She Broke My Arm
18. EXTROVERTS - Living In Poverty
19. 222'S - Hold UP
20. DIEFENBAKERS - Color TV
21. GENTLEMEN OF HORROR - Overhead Projector
22. NOSTRILS - I'm Vile
23. HOT NASTIES - Get Away From Me
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VA - A Compilation Dedicated To Tim Yohannan LP (2000)

Great bootleg comp featuring lesser known USHC bands from the 80's, and some we all know and love. A few of the songs were much quieter than others so I tried to even out the volume throughout the entire record as much I could. I was almost going to post this comp as one big long track (or two tracks - one for each side), but decided to splice it up because I know I'd be irritated if someone posted this LP like that. 

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SIGGY MAGIC AND THE HEY-HO BAND - Commercials For Free EP (1978)

Like the previous post, this was ripped (and scanned) from the Smash The State Vol. 3 LP. The original may very well be the most rare and expensive Vancouver punk 7" as only 200 copies were pressed. This EP was the soundtrack to the 1978 short film, "Commercials For Free". You can view it as a bonus feature in the special edition version of the Bloodied But Unbowed DVD. It's worth watching just to see old footage of Vancouver and an early Subhumans performance. There's one track not included from the original 7", an acoustic number called 'People Who Cheated Me'. I guess the folks who were putting together the Smash The State comp felt it wasn't punk enough to include on there. Click HERE to listen to the EP in it's entirety. Guess which DOA song the title track has a bunch of riffs stolen from!

1. Commercials For Free
2. Tooth Decay
3. Passive & Blue
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THE DISCORDS - S/T EP (1982)

Considered to be Montreal's first skinhead band. This 7" was recorded live off the floor in one take. Long out of print, I ripped this EP from the compilation, "Smash The State Vol. 3" as I don't own the original. I was going to post the entire LP, but unfortunately my copy has some skips in it that affect a few of the songs. 

1. RCMP
2. Dead Cubans
3. Kill The Rich
4. NDG
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