An essential collection from UK Punk Rockers ‘Self Abuse’ from Bournemouth, Dorset. These delinquents formed in 1982 while still teenagers, played out and released the fantastic ‘State of Mind’ demo. 1983 found them releasing the ‘Teenage Demo’ and playing loads of gigs with the likes of Subhumans, A-Heads, Cult Maniax, Screaming Dead, Cult Maniax, Butcher, A-Heads, Amebix, Admass, Organised Chaos, Madmass, Last Orders, Confession of Sin, Idiom Tribe, Shrapnel, The Samples, Screaming Dead, Shock to the System, Breakout, , Atrox, The Parasites, amongst others. In 1984 the ‘(I Didn’t Wanna Be A) Soldier’ EP was released by the Radical Change label and went to number two in the Independent charts thanks to the support of fans like the great late John Peel. Not to be ones who would sit around they recorded another fantastic demo in 1984.

Often described as a cross between Stiff Little Fingers and Chron Gen,we feel that may be a bit simplistic as they have their very own sound loaded with plenty of attitude and smarts.

This must have LP collects their awesome 84 ‘(I Didn’t Wanna Be A) Soldier’ EP, their 1984 Demo plus the sought after 1982 State Of Mind Demo. As a special bonus a 7” of an unreleased 82 demo is included.

For Fans Of: Stiff Little Fingers, Chron Gen, The Insane, The Skeptix, Actives, Court Martial

TRACK LISTING:

A1 . (I Didn't Wanna Be) A Soldier
A2 . Bombscare
A3 . State Of Mind
A4 . Let Me Out Of Hell
A5 . Another Nightmare
A6 . Strange Life
A7 . On And On
A8 . Shadow Dance
B1 . Beirut
B2 . Spare A Thought
B3 . Pills
B4 . Ulster
B5 . Destroy All Nerves
B6 . Torn Apart
B7 . State Of Mind

Fire Of London 7"
C1 . Fire In London
C2 . Lost In 77
D1 . Dust To Dust
D2 . Teenage

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