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| Australian Edition |
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| Aussie Rear |
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| Italian edition |
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| French Edition |
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| French edition (Rear) |
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| Spanish edition |
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| German Edition |
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| The extremely RARE Canadian 8-Track edition!? |
Punksploitation masterpiece, variously entitled either the very
imaginative "Punk Rock", or "Worthless Trash",and released virtually
everywhere except the homelands of Punk Rock,the UK and USA.
It happens to be one of my own personal favourite '77 punk albums, and I
don't think its as fake as the record companies have managed to make it
look.
The picture on the album cover are of four lads, who actually looked
more like the kind of punter you actually saw at a Sex Pistols concert,
than The Clash (who this photo is trying to emulate). One member is even
wearing a very punk rock turtle neck sweater under his denim jacket;
This is anti-fashion chic at its very zenith!
Also, you may notice Martin Chambers, future drumming criminal of the
Pretenders, very prominent in the pictures; except on the rear of the
French LP cover, where mysteriously he has changed into a
woman!?.....this could explain a lot! I'm sick to death of hearing about
Chrissie fucking Hynde's dalliances with several punk groups,Mike Hunts Dishonourable Discharge(ha?ha?), Johnny Moped etc; when all the time it
was her boring drummer who actually was in a classic band like this!
The music is excellently raw garage punk of the highest order, with a
Strummer influenced vocal delivery of someone who never went to a public
school; unlike Mr Mellor. It sounds like very real street punk, and
they looked like real punks from the streets.I hope it lost the dumbass
record company (RCA apparently!) a lot of money,fucking idiots.
(I think the Italian cover is the worst one by the way.)
Members of the Downliners Sect helped finish this album off, and for
the follow up record, they took over and became the equally
excellent FU2; which I will be posting after this.
In Fact, I was approached last year, to contribute the liner notes to an impending Vinyl reissue of this platter. Which I did, but it was put on ice due to the effects of the financial crisis?
Therfore I see it fit to provide these notes below for your entertainment:
(April 2013):
"Welcome
to this ‘so-called’, Punksploitation masterpiece. Variously entitled,
the very imaginative, "Punk Rock"; or, more appropriately, "Worthless
Trash". It was originally released virtually everywhere, except the
homelands of Punk Rock, the UK and USA, in a myriad of, now very
collectable, different sleeves.
Amongst the dole snooper avoiding
pseudonyms of Dan Druff (Bass), Vincent Sharp(vocals),and Tim Nervous
(Guitar); you may also notice one Martin Question. The future drumming
criminal also know as, Martin Chambers of the Pretenders. He appears
very prominently in the group pictures; except on the rear of the French
LP cover, where mysteriously he has changed into a woman!?.....this
could explain a lot! I'm sick to death of hearing about Chrissie fucking
Hynde's dalliances with several punk groups; Mike Hunts’ Dishonorable
Discharge(ha!ha!), Flowers of Romance, Johnny Moped etc; when all the
time it was her boring drummer who actually was in a classic band like
this!
Various adjectives have been applied to this classic record
over the years since its rediscovery. The previously mentioned
,“Punksploitation”, and ,the not previously mentioned
,“Fake Punk” ,are prime examples; and it has been accepted into the
“Messthetics” genre with welcoming arms. None of these really apply, and
are even insulting. The music is excellently raw garage punk of the
highest order, with a Joe Strummer style vocal delivery of someone who
never went to a public school; unlike Mr Mellor(Diplomat’s son
Strummer’s real name). It sounds like very real street punk, and they
looked like real punks from the streets of ’77.
It can’t be labelled
“Punksploitation” as no-one bought it! Maybe Failed Punksploitation on
behalf of the idiots at their clueless record company; but wasn’t all
Punk Rock released on vinyl, cd, cassette, or 8-track cartridge (like
Worthless Trash/Punk Rock was) with a profit margin exploitative?
It
ain’t “Fake Punk” either, as that would rule out the Clash, and we
can’t have that could we?(mmmm Dunno though!). In fact rather than being
‘Fake’, the
picture on the album cover, reveals four lads who actually looked more
like the kind of punter you actually saw at a Sex Pistols concert. No
hint of the designer clothes horses of the ClashPistols(sic) and 100%
genuine “Fakes”, Generation X, can be detected. One member is even
wearing a very punk rock turtle neck sweater under his denim jacket;
This is anti-fashion chic at its very zenith!
It isn’t Messthetics,
or UK D.I.Y., as that implies that they recorded this at home on mum’s
music centre; when it was done in a ‘proper’ studio, paid for with
record company cash! Also those terms suggest a certain naive charm , or
a willful amateurishness , of which I do not detect. These fellows knew
how to make raw primal Rock’n’Roll from the same rich tradition of
Jerry Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent; and don’t forget the looming pedigree
of Terry Clemson of sixties Punk legends, The Downliner’s Sect (and of
later Fake Punkers FU2),
drafted in on Guitar for the recording sessions.
Of course, the
“Punx” would have scoffed at this record, which is the greatest stamp of
authenticity you can get. If any booted and leather suited Travis
Bickle coiffured UK Subs follower, labelled anything “Fake Punk”, this
is the best indicator to finding the direction in which to find the real
thing.
This is one of the reasons it was never released in the UK,
where ‘Punk’ orthodoxy had a stranglehold; defined by tabloid headlines,
and cynical attempts by certain fashion guru’s, to manipulate the
younger generation into buying clothes from certain Kings road
boutiques. Where the only ‘No Future’ waiting for you, was not getting
that well-paid job so you could buy a pair of Vivienne Westwood Bondage
trousers. The Vacants had never heard of Seditionaries, or even cared.
This is Honest music coming from an uncorrupted place. Capturing the raw
intensity of the dark art of
Rock’n’Roll magick(sic).If you want to call it Punk Rock or Fake Punk,
you’re missing the point. This record, however unwittingly, encapsulates
ultimately what Punk Rock was all about at its most basic level; before
the confused philosophizing and confusing over analysis. Punk Rock was
about the rediscovery of cathartic Rock’n’Roll, championing the Id over
intellect, primal scream therapy for the underclass. So stop
intellectualizing, listen to some Worthless Trash, and let your inner
animal breathe."
(Jonny Zchivago, Die or DIY?)
www.dieordiy.blogspot.com
Track Listing:
A1
Pushin' Too Hard
A2
Beat On The Brat
A3
Louie Louie
A4
Dead Girl
A5
Half Man Woman
A6
Television ViewerB1
Misuse Of Love
B2
B.A.D.
B3
Good Guy's Don't Wear
B4
Worthless Trash
B5
I'm Allrite
B6
What Happened To You
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