Tuff Darts - Tuff Darts - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Back in 1978 when the Ramones and the S*x Pistols were all the rage, there was another punk rock group that dented the charts. Tuff Darts! This cult favorite is making it's worldwide CD debut. Headed up by lead guitarist Jeff Salen, this group made only one album, featuring hard driving punk/pop songs. Fans have been screamin' for this one!Wounded Bird Records. 2002.

Grace Williams (19 February 1906 - 10 February 1977) was a Welsh composer. Born in the coastal town of Barry, near Cardiff, Grace learned piano and violin and developed her musical skills early. She won the Morfydd Owen scholarship to Cardiff University in 1923 where she studied under Professor David Evans and in 1926 she proceeded to the Royal College of Music, London, where she was taught by Gordon Jacob and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Williams is regarded by many as one of Wales finest composers. She wrote two symphonies, the earlier being the first symphony ever composed by a Welsh composer, a mass, one opera, numerous other pieces for orchestras and chamber ensemble, as well as accomplished vocal works. She was also the first British woman to score a feature film, with Blue Scar in 1949. Her chamber music, recorded here for the first time, spans 40 years.

Vocalist Kim Shattuck's pop-punk voice is a memorable feature on this group's debut album. Shattuck's vocal style ranges across different genres, poppy and intense. Following her lead, The Muffs brought versatility and a sense of unpredictability to this debut, which made waves in the punk scene and established them as core rockers in the genre!