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AK79 (80/93 AUS Flying Nun/Propeller FNCD279/REV503)

1. Megaton (Suburban Reptiles) (4:28) (Planet)
2. Coup D'Etat (Suburban Reptiles) (1:28) (Planet)
3. Routine (Scavengers) (2:07)
4. Mysterex (Scavengers) (3:44)
5. Never Been to Borstal (Terrorways) (2:04)
6. I Am a Rabbit (Proud Scum) (1:49)
7. True Love (Scavengers) (2:39)
8. Suicide (Proud Scum) (1:36)
9. She's a Mod (Terrorways) (1:50)
10. Certain Sound (The Swingers) (3:30) (Judd/Stiggs/Stevens)
11. Funny Stories (Primmers) (2:24)
12. Squeeze (Toy Love) (3:25)
13. Baby (The Swingers) (3:10) (Judd/Stiggs/Stevens)
14. You're Gonna Get Done (Primmers) (3:15)
15. Toy Love Song (Toy Love) (2:41)
16. Saturday Night Stay at Home (Suburban Reptiles) (2:47) (Stiggs)
17. Suicide 2 (Proud Scum) (3:23)
18. Short Haired Rock'n Roll (Terrorways) (2:06)
19. City Scenes (Features) (3:28)
20. Feel So Good (Spelling Mistakes) (2:29)
21. First in Line (Marching Girls) (2:47)
22. Frogs (Toy Love) (4:45)
23. Victim (Features) (3:28)
24. Hate Me Hate Me (Spelling Mistakes) (1:58)
25. True Love (Marching Girls) (2:58)

(70:32)

The Suburban Reptiles:
Zero (Vocals), Jimmy Joy (Sax, Vocals), Billy Planet (Guitar), Bones Hillman (Bass on tracks 1-2), Buster Stiggs (Drums, Rhythm guitar on track 16), Tony Baldock (Bass on track 16), Phil Judd (Guitar on track 16)
Track 1: Recorded at Harlequin Studios, 1977. Released Jan 1978 on Vertigo 12" (first 12" released in NZ). Produced by the band
Track 2: A demo from mid 1977, recorded at Harlequin Studios and produced by Tim Finn. Remastered in 1993 from 4 track. Previously unreleased
Track 16: Recorded at Mandrill Studios 1978. Released on Vertigo 7" 1978. Produced by Phil Judd

The Swingers:
Phil Judd (Guitar, Vocals), Bones Hillman (Bass), Buster Stiggs (Drums)
Tracks 10, 13: Both recorded at Mascot and produced by Phil Judd. Taken from AK79

Proud Scum:
Track 17: Recorded in 1979 at Mascot. Produced by Mike Chunn and Bryan Staff, released in 1980 on Ripper 7" (RIP 1)

This compilation contains all of the original 1980 release AK79, this being tracks 4 to 15 (in the original order), first released on Ripper Records RPR1, plus various singles and unreleased tracks from the era 1977-80.
Compiled by Simon Grigg, Roger Shepherd and (the original AK79) Bryan Staff
Band notes by Simon Grigg
Photos by Jonathan Tidball, Anthony Phelps, Bryan Staff, Murray Cammick, Peter Cathro
Artwork repackaged by Andrew White for Revolver Design
Mastered at Airforce Studios Auckland, September 1993, by Luke Thomas

Some of the original tapes from this period have either been lost, or thrown out when the pressing plant closed, so a few tracks have come from vinyl, giving the odd crackle here and there. Unfortunate but unavoidable.

Special thanks to Real Groovy Records, Queen Street, Auckland, without whom parts of this would have been impossible
Dedicated to the bands from the Auckland punk scene that didn't make it onto vinyl: The Masochists, Atrocities, Aliens, Rednecks, Mucky Pups, Idle Idols, Zerox, Dentists, Repectables, Brunnettes, Phantoms, Junk, Berlin, Electrabeat, Secret Agents, Stimulators, Sheerlux, Europe, Abortions, Superettes, Assassins, Hookers, Front Line, Corduroys, The Fire Engines and the rest
Plus the crucial venues: Moody Richard's/Crofts, Diamond Dogs, State Theatre, Disco D'Ora, Zwines, Classic Cinema, Globe, XS Cafe, Mainstreet and many others

Tracks 1-2, 19-20, 23-24 Propeller Music
Tracks 12, 15, 22 Flying Nun Music
Tracks 10, 13, 16 Mushroom Music
Tracks 3-11, 14, 17-18, 21, 25 copyright control