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VA - DARKER THAN PUNK The Birth Of Gothic Rock LP

"The Birth Of Gothic Rock Compilation !! THIS COMPILATION FEATURES TRACKS CHOSEN FROM THE SADDEST LIST OF BRITISH POST-PUNK, DARK-WAVE, DEATH-ROCK AND EARLY GOTH BANDS. THIS SELECTION AIMS TO DESCRIBE A CRUCIAL PERIOD IN ENGLISH MUSICAL HISTORY. TAKING PLACE IN THE FIRST PART OF THE 80'S, IT DEALS WITH THOSE YEARS WHEN PUNK SLOWLY DARKENED TO GIVE BIRTH TO WHAT WOULD BECOME A MAJOR MOVEMENT: GOTHIC ROCK. 12 TRACKS RELEASED BETWEEN 1982 AND 1985.
A1 The Dark– The Masque
A2 Skeletal Family– The Night
A3 Ausgang – Crawling The Walls
A4 Rubella Ballet– Slant and Slide
A5 Screaming Dead– Night Creatures
A6 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry– Hollow Eyes
B1 The March Violets– Snake Dance
B2 Ritual– Mind Disease
B3 Alien Sex Fiend– Dead And Buried
B4 Play Dead – This Side Of Heaven
B5 1919– Repulsion
B6 In Excelsis– Fire