[kj] Your First "PUNK" Record?

malcolm spoor malthebat at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 29 13:01:34 EDT 2005


Ramones-Leave Home I still have it, Spanish import, and play it regularly. 
Takes me back to a bad party when I drank too much Cider and shit myself!

>From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: [kj] Your First "PUNK" Record?
>Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:56:39 -0400
>
>Sprung off from the earlier question, inspired by Antoni's post....
>
>What was your first credibly (or arguably credible) "Punk" record?
>
>My father was living in the UK as a foreign correspondent for FORBES 
>Magazine in the late 70's and befriended someone from CBS/Epic records, who 
>very nicely packaged up a box of promo LP's for myself and my sister. In it 
>was the first record by The Clash and PURE MANIA by the Vibrators, both of 
>which I initially listened to for only comedic purposes ("heh heh, 
>listen....they can barely play!"), until both wormed their way into my 
>subconscious.
>
>The first "Punk" album I bought with mine own money was KINGS OF THE WILD 
>FRONTIER by Adam & the Ants (if that counts). My older sister -- who has 
>since had an acute taste-ectomy and now listens to absolute garbage -- used 
>to be cool and brought home the first few albums by Blondie, the B-52s, the 
>Vapors and the Police.  She now listens rather exclusively to coffee bar 
>crap like Dido. A shame, really.
>
>Alex in NYC
>
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