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Double vinyl LP pressing. UK collection. Guerrilla Girls! Takes us on a thrilling ride from punk's mid-70s origins, via the left-field post-punk groups, jangly female combos, grunge bands and vigilante Riot Grrrls of the 80s and 90s, to the she-punk bands of recent years - a five-decade alternative to the macho hegemony of rock. The collection highlights songs that emerged out of a dynamic underculture of female creative expression. What unites the featured artists is a healthy disregard for the way the music industry ties up it's female performers into pretty, neo-liberal packages. From Patti Smith, universal mother of the punk movement, to the Bags, Bikini Kill and Skinny Girl Diet, this music is anti-A&R. Including lesser-known names such as San Francisco street punk Mary Monday and London-based experimentalists pragVec, it shows that, rather than being a few novelty bands existing on the margins, these performers represent a stronger, more three-dimensional version of the female experience. Album Tracks 1. Gloria In Excelsis Deo / Gloria (Version) - Patti Smith 2. Survive - the Bags 3. Iama Poseur - X-Ray Spex 4. I Gave My Punk Jacket to Rickie - Mary Monday & the Bi**hes 5. I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No - Blondie 6. You're a Million - the Raincoats 7. Popcorn Boy (Waddle Ya Do?) - Essential Logic 8. Expert - Pragvec 9. My Cherry Is in Sherry - Ludus 10. Kray Twins - Mo-Dettes 11. Earthbeat - the Slits 12. Das Ah Riot - Bush Tetras 1. Bitchen Summer (Speedway) - Bangles 2. Shakedown - Au Pairs 3. It's About Time - the Pandoras 4. Come on Now - the Pussywillows 5. Rules and Regulations - We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It!! 6. Her Jazz - Huggy Bear 7. Bruise Violet - Babes in Toyland 8. Rebel Girl - Bikini Kill 9. Pretend We're Dead - L7 10. What's Wrong with You - Bratmobile 11. Let Go of the Past
