Strate Jacket – Punk Bashing LP+CD

Strate Jacket, THE FIRST Punk Band to form in Southampton, played on the same bill as many of the punk icons of the day - The Clash, Generation X, The Subway Sect, The Killjoys, Sham 69. Sadly the original line-up featured on the album NEVER commercially released any of the recordings they made. The line-up changed in 1978 after two members of the band and roadies were made an example of by magistrates for a minor fracas outside a venue in Bournemouth before a support slot for Generation X. The band lost impetus and the group split. One member of the band (John Russell) had briefly been a member of the Subway Sect; from this the band connected to Bernie Rhodes, manager of The Clash, plus X-Ray Spex and Menace who all rehearsed in the legendary Rehearsal Rehearsals studio in Camden Town. The OBrien brothers enlisted a new rhythm section and went on to release a 7" single "Youre a Hit / Too Soon too Young (the latter first recorded by the original members, and featured on this album), on the Wessex Records label, in 1979. Now, for the very first time on VINYL, as well as on CD that comes in the same package, hear the ORIGINAL band with the first FIVE tracks taken straight from the ORIGINAL master reel to reel tape. Other tracks have been taken from various cassettes; the B-SIDE of this release a recording of the original line-up at band rehearsal. Taped by roadie "Gumby"in a pub basement, This IS GRASS ROOTS PUNK ROCK! This package comes with a 12" vinyl LP, CD and a download code PLUS a fantastic 12" x 12 eight page booklet.
(Bin Liner/ 2023)

Tracklist:
A01 Punk Bashing
A02 Talkin' About London
A03 Boredom City
A04 Out In The Street
A05 Stop Press
A06 Too Soon Too Young*
A07 Talkin' About London (Version 2)
A08 Cash-In Boys
A09 I'll Get Even One Day
A10 City Life
B01 Stop Press (Live Rehearsal)
B02 City Life (Live Rehearsal)
B03 Punk Bashing (Live Rehearsal)
B04 I’ll Get Even One Day (Live Rehearsal)
B05 Talkin About London (Version 3) (Live Rehearsal)
B06 Stop Press (Version 2) (Live Rehearsal)
B07 Punk Bashing (Version 2) (Live Rehearsal)
B08 I’ll Get Even One Day (Version 2) (Live Rehearsal)
B09 Cash-In Boys (Live Rehearsal)
B10 Out In The Street (Live Rehearsal)
B11 Boredom City (Live Rehearsal)