Yeah, so this is another entry in the “1982 is the Best Year for Punk and Hardcore” series I’ve been talking about for over a year now. It struck me that I was playing a lot of individual releases or a select few splits (uhhh, Faith/Void?) but what about the comps? Well, the American compilations are pretty good, but man, the international ones (in a forthcoming episode) are pretty damn hot. Reading about some of these bands are hard because not a lot is written about them. For instance Unaware – not a ton out there about them, but Race War on the Not So Quiet on the Western Front compilation is a really good song… Here’s the playlist.

• MAD – Holocaust (VA– Not So Quiet On The Western Front LP)
• Los Olvidados – Pay Salvation (VA– Not So Quiet On The Western Front LP)
• Unaware – Race War (VA– Not So Quiet On The Western Front LP)
• Rebel Truth – All I Know (VA– Not So Quiet On The Western Front LP)
• MDC – The Only Good Cop (VA– Not So Quiet On The Western Front LP)
• China White – Criminal (VA– Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself LP)
• Minutemen – Shit You Hear at Parties (VA– Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself LP)
• Urinals – She’s a Drone (VA– Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself LP)
• Saccharine Trust -Disillusion Fool (VA– Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself LP)
• Heart Attack – Shotgun (VA- New York Thrash LP)
• Adrenalin OD – New Years Eve (VA- New York Thrash LP)
• False Prophets – Taxidermist (VA- New York Thrash LP)
• The Undead – Nightmare (VA- New York Thrash LP)
• Government Issue – Lie Cheat and Steal (VA – Flex Your Head LP)
• Red C – Pressure’s On (VA – Flex Your Head LP)
• Artificial Peace – Outside Looking In (VA – Flex Your Head LP)
• Youth Brigade – Last Word (VA – Flex Your Head LP)