Decadent Few formed in E.London, 1984, from the ashes of anarcho punks Youth In Asia. Playing a more direct punk style than YIA, their lyrics concentrated on personal experience rather than the general anarcho themes of the day, with an emphasis on feminism and gender violence. Fronted by the unique, soulful and soaring vocals of Kaya Byatta (more Alison Moyet than Poly Styrene), musically DF often veered into darker, postpunk/Goth/tribal territory. Though they went into hibernation in 1995, the band occasionally reappears for the odd gig and are therefore neither defunct nor “reformed”.

This LP combines the 7 tracks recorded in 1988 for an unreleased MLP on Real World Records, plus 4 tracks from 1994 that only appeared on a long-deleted US compilation CD. All remastered from the original tapes. Colour cover and 4 page full-size insert, artwork by Max Furst

TRACK LISTING:

A1 . Lowlife
A2 . No Regret
A3 . Happy Families
A4 . Blue Murder
A5 . Lock And Key
A6 . Heaven To Hell
B1 . Shadowplay (Joy Division)
B2 . Alien Bondage
B3 . Diatribe
B4 . Breakdown
B5 . Lunatic Penance

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