V/A - Half Skull
I don’t have much info on this record, but it’s a cool little 7″ comp. Half Skull was a released in 1984 on Insane Industries and features four SoCal bands doing there thing. The “big” names here are Decry and MIA, who both deliver the goods - melodic hardcore. I know nothing about the other bands, Basic Math and Love Canal, but their tracks are solid also. Please, someone, anyone, fill in the blanks here.
Basic Math - Onward.mp3
Decry - Warlords.mp3
Love Canal - Greatest Sports Legends.mp3
MIA - Turning Into What You Hate.mp3
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I agree with that! Isn’t the Alternative Tentacles reissue of MIA material complete rather than their spotty job with The Dicks?
love canal put out an album, “it’s a dog’s life so blow it out your ass” on national trust records, i believe, which was the same label responsible for the plain wrap lp as well. they was a fun band. remember one show at the olympic that turned into a huge beer fight.
How is that Love Canal LP? There’s a sealed copy for @$6 at a record store by my house.
not too bad — quirky hardcore stuff with weird vocals, just like the song here. lotta reverb in the mix. “larry flynt” is a classic tune. brilliant cover art. the one i have is clear vinyl.
So there’s British-Srilankan M.I.A., there’s German M.I.A., and there’s (American?) MIA. Confusing. Totally different music too.
murder in a foreign place(the album) by MIA is easily one of the most underrated punk albums of the eighties.
i think this compilation was put out by “o”, who was in fluf and olivelawn.
the alternative tentacles reissue of mia’s stuff is really good, but someone needs to reissue their last 2 albums.
I have the original lyric sheet for this compilation.(band photos, members, etc.)
basic math was from the san fernando valley.
“o” also played for a while in circle one and contributed photos and reviews to flipside, too.
love canal should have a reissue
coming out soon on the great grand theft audio label(bomp mailorder)
the love canal cd will have the dogs life lp all the comp cuts and other good shit ie: the first demo and live cuts possible reunion shows in 06!!!
Hey tumors
Are talking about the Love Canal show when they played with Exploited in ‘84? Those were some killer gigs!
As far as I remember about Basic Math, I saw them play at the Cathay de Grande in ‘84 and they had maybe one or two members from a nazi punk gang called FFF (Fight For Freedom). I remember there were a bunch of F’s at the gig supporting them. I remember talking to Ranger and Engineer (RIP) at the show.
Thanks for putting this up! I traded this to a friend of mine for a Stukas Over Bedrock 7″, my god it was 21 years ago!
Hey M.I.A. is mtvUs house band of the week. Online they are featuring interviews and videos from M.I.A. check it out: http://www.mtvu.com/music/house_band/
Basic Math bass player Chuck Platt moved to Santa Cruz to play bass for Good Riddance, Creep Division and now I Want Out.
[…] So even though Decry had been around for a while, releasing tracks on comps like the Half Skull 7inch and Barricaded Suspects, Falling seemed to come out of nowhere. Make no mistake, when this platter dropped in our unsuspecting hardcore record dustbins in 1984, we just had no real idea how to even deal with it. Everything about it seemed just perfect and it defined the angst and the zeitgest better than anything else at that particular moment. […]