{"title":"Overground","description":"\u003cp\u003eUK label releasing mainly punk rock, anarcho-punk, proto-punk releases and reissues. Started in 1988.\r\nThe first few releases were limited edition vinyl pressings. Later releases are on CD.\r\nThe label is run by [a2283901].\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"colossal-tunes-out","title":"Colossal Tunes Out","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happened in February 1983 then? Serial killer Dennis Nilsen was arrested, unemployment hit an all-time high, the Mini Metro was Britain’s best selling car and The Cravats released a flipping stonking LP on Corpus Christi Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayed to pieces by Peel and hugging the indie chart’s midriff for a good few weeks, every track on \u003ci\u003eColossal\u003c\/i\u003e is indeed ruddy enormous. Like everything by these dada-dealing daddios the music is a highly calculated cacophony of pounding drums, behemoth bass and fraught guitars all drenched in sonically deranged saxophone while the songs are surreal stories sheathed in the scenery of their small town English home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole beast is a kind of all you can eat aural entertainment buffet featuring 13 of the band’s best bites of the bizarre. From the frantic psycho surfabilly opener, \u003ci\u003eOff The Beach \u003c\/i\u003eto the ferocious hornets-in-a-holdall drone of\u003ci\u003e I Am The Dreg\u003c\/i\u003e, The Cravats employed their entire toolbox of toys when putting this doozy together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApart from newly recorded tracks, \u003ci\u003eThere Is No International Rescue, Fireman, Terminus, The Station, Icecubists, Daddy’s Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorking Down Underground\u003c\/i\u003e you got the Small Wonder Records single releases, \u003ci\u003eAnd The Sun Shone, You’re Driving Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Am The Dreg\u003c\/i\u003e (the version of \u003ci\u003eOff The Beach\u003c\/i\u003e on here was recorded on a mobile studio positioned in a pig pen next to their practice room down on the farm in Worcestershire. 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It’s good news that Overground Records are putting these tunes out again and it’s great news that they still sound colossal!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Overground","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50438444024139,"sku":"1107111","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/11dc23e6-69ce-4d16-9995-e25274839329_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726942911"},{"product_id":"live-at-ramsgate-music-hall-2019","title":"Live at Ramsgate Music Hall 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving cut his punk teeth in Crass, Steve Ignorant’s Slice Of Life – allows for the more contemplative side of Steve’s song-writing to reveal itself. Both personal and universal, Slice of Life present ruminations from the bar stool honed on the late-night walk home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusically, the band is built on an acoustic arrangement of piano, guitar and bass. Having shed the punk noise that defined Crass, Slice of Life retains the emotional impact and compassion that has long distinguished Steve’s work. The band’s popularity has rocketed over the last couple of years which resulted in many new fans and rekindled the interest of many an older punk rocker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2019 Slice Of Life toured with their hugely successful new album \u003ci\u003eDon't Turn Away\u003c\/i\u003e which offers a collection of impassioned, emotionally literate, heartfelt songs that explore the themes of personal frailties, self-doubt and mental resilience alongside wider concerns of resistance and righteous rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring that tour they played at Ramsgate Music Hall, an intimate venue with a capacity of 140. It is one of the best sounding small venues in the country, run by passionate people and a joy to perform there. The set was recorded and when you listen to it you are transferred back to that night. You can taste the atmosphere as the sound is exceptional. This is their second live album ‘Live at Ramsgate Music Hall 2019’ and another collector’s item as it is an one-off pressing of just 300 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe front and back sleeve are somewhat poignant – In his childhood Steve spent many a happy holiday at Ramsgate with his family. These personal photographs taken in the sixties will strike a chord with many people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Overground","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50447382511947,"sku":"1108582","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c8fc926e-9a59-48c3-ae2c-1a4b902632d9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727076866"},{"product_id":"skulduggery","title":"Skulduggery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Physicals certainly included some of the cream of the punk rock crop. 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The tracks are taken from both singles, demos from 1978 and 1979 and two live tracks packed in a heavy duty cover and full colour card inner bag and is limited to 295 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Overground","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50447533375819,"sku":"1095780","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/46c078b6-71a6-4485-a9fb-9873c79cd8c5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727079289"},{"product_id":"1970-s-ep","title":"1970's EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Flux Of Pink Indians released \u003ci\u003eNeu Smell\u003c\/i\u003e in the summer of 1981 it did so well, Stortbeat decided that they were going to re-release \u003ci\u003e1970's\u003c\/i\u003e. The band were in Southern and complained about this to Penny Rimbaud. He suggested that they re-record it and played drums on these versions, released in the autumn of 1981 on Spiderleg Records. 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