Wild Youth / Afrika 1979-1982 (Vinyl LP)

Description

Vinyl  LP / 45RPM

40th Anniversary Edition – Ltd to 188 copies

1979/82-South Africa

Format: Vinyl LP

#Ref: ART1

Release date: 2019

Release notes

Arguably the first punk combo in South Africa and founded out of boredom in March 1978 by Michael (vocals/guitars), Skid (bass), Mark (drums) and they grew up in the culturally spiritually devoid and morally corrupt wasteland of Apartheid South Africa. Mark was replaced by Rubin and a single, Radio Youth, was released by their own in 1979 in an edition of 300 copies. It was to be their only slab of their short-lived history (they broke up 1980). But fortunately the three recorded more songs which are available posthumously as singles or compilations, and that was a wise decision. This fuckin’ great nugget of eleven blasts came out via Patron Of The Arts in a limited edition of 188 copies, two of them in clear vinyl. Their music is raw, wild, short, dynamic and catchy. This sound is what I call punkrock… I tell you, these songs let tufts grow out of your ears and you press the repeat knob more than once and I guarantee: if you feel down, choose Wild Youth and you give a shit about the fucking gray world!

This is the first time that all the studio recordings are included on one vinyl release. This music is feral, brash and full of angst. 25 minutes of music, eleven songs in total playable at 45 rpm, including the 1979 demos, the Six of the Best recordings and both sides of the Wot ‘bout Me? 7″.

Tracklisting

Side A

1. All Messed Up
2. Record Companies
3. Wot Bout Me
4. Radio Youth
5. Avalanche

Side B

1. Take Off
2. So Messed Up (demo)
3. Record Companies
4. So Trendy
5. Make-Up
6. Re(Action) Man