Various Artists - Un-scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982 (Various Artists) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Compiled by Birmingham (UK) musician and designer Dave Twist. Features many well known and completely unknown faces from the scene and some local Heroes such as Nikki Sudden, Stephen Duffy, Jowe Head, Dave Kusworth. 2LP set Limited to 500 copies only worldwide. In the light of the film King Rocker by Stewart Lee about The Nightingales revised interest in the post punk sound of Birmingham is increasing. Duran Duran's John Taylor is featured in his first band Dada (with Twist on drums) sounding not a bit like his MTV champions of the 80's. Some of these tracks were only ever issued on a very small run 7Inch at the time and some were never issued at all, such as The Hawks (until recently and to great acclaim).001. A1 - Fashion Music - We 're the Fashion 002. A2 - Swell Maps - Vertical Slum 003. A3 - DADA - Birmingham U.K 004. A4 - The Prefects - The Bristol Road Leads to Dachau Side 005. B1 - TV Eye - Stevie's Radio Station 006. B2 - The Denizens - Ammonia Subway 007. B3 - Hawks - Big Store 008. B4 - Nervous Kind - Five to Monday 009. B5 - Bible Belt - Fistful of Seeds 010. C1 - Nightingales - Idiot Strength 011. C2 - Lowdown International - Batteries not included 012. C3 - Joe row - The Final Touch 013. C4 - Nikki Sudden - Channel Steamer 014. C5 - Cult Figures - I Remember 015. C6 - Au Pairs - Love Song 016. D1 - Fast Relief - What A Waste 017. D2 - Vision Collision - Cuba 018. D3 - Dance - Revolve Around You 019. D4 - The Pinkies - Open Commune