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Soul Jazz purveyors of high quality, remarkably well researched and assembled compilations deliver the goods yet again with 'D-I-Y The Rise Of The Independent Music Industry After Punk'. A 22 track retrospective which includes some seminal works and lesser known, more obscure gems from the likes of The Buzzcocks, Kleenex,A.P.B, Fire Engines, The Naffis, Swell Maps, Patrick Fitzgerald, Artery, Blurt, Glaxo Babies, The Flys, Russ McDonald, Scritti Politti, Windows, Icon A.D, Thomas Leer, The Frantic Elevators, Throbbing Gristle, The Last Gang, Biting Tongues, Tom Lucy and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. Includes a stunning booklet for those of you who can read. For those of you that can't there are some pictures. A comprehensive document of the evolution of of underground music. Recommended.‘Do It Yourself’ charts the rise of the independent music industry after punk. As well as new record labels such as Rough Trade, Factory, Small Wonder, Step Forward, many bands simply got on with it themselves, pressing small runs of their own records and selling them to shops or through new distribution networks. Alongside the new bands and labels – distributors, manufacturers, shops, studios, DJs and journalists all played a part in this new movement and an independent music industry was born. This album features classic bands alongside lesser known groups and comes with interviews and photos etc with bands, labels, pressing plants, printers, distributors and others who contributed to the rise of the independent music industry.
The Buzzcocks – Boredom
Kleenex - Ain't YouA.P.B. - All Your Life With Me
Fire Engines - Everything's Roses
The Naffis - Slice 1
Swell Maps - Let's Build A Car
Thomas Leer - Tight As A Drum
The Last Gang - Spirit Of Youth
Patrik Fitzgerald – Babysitter
Glaxo Babies - Shake (The Foundations)
The Flys - Love And A Molotov Cocktail
Scritti Politti - Skank Bloc Bologna
The Frantic Elevators - Every Day I Die
Radical Change - Fight For Peace
Artery - The Slide
Throbbing Gristle - Distant Dreams
Windows - Creation Rebel AKA Creation Dub
Tom Lucy/Wasted Youth - Paris, France
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Paint Your Wagon
Prag Vec – Wolf
Russ McDonald – Looking For The Cooking Pot
Blurt - The Fish Needs A Bike
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