Making Waves LP 1981 - THE CORROSEUM

Making Waves LP 1981
Label:	Girlfriend Records	#:	-	Country:	England
Info:	Subtitled "A collection of 12 womens bands from the U.K.", this was one of my fave comps from back in the day when I liked to delve into weird & off-beat new wave. It does however also include a pretty cool, seldom mentioned rare demo recording from an old classic NWOBHM act...

CONTENT

bold = exclusive track / normal = non-exclusive track / italic = non-metal

GYMSLIPS - Midnight City
Lo-fi, chaotic new wave/hard rock mashup.
MISTAKES - Romance
New wave w/ a touch of ska.
ANDROIDS OF MU - Bored Housewives
Stuttering, angular punk/new wave.
GUEST STARS - Sometimes The Blues Is Right
Blues'y ballad.
REAL INSECTS - In The Ruins Of Your Body
The Raincoats-style, perfect lo-fi new wave psych.
ROCK GODDESS - Make My Night
A screaming, raw & ripping '1981 NWOBHM single'-style early version of this Metalrock asskicker that later got re-recorded for their 1983 debut LP.

BELLES - You Told Me A Lie
The Shangri-Las style 60's girl-pop that could very well be a cover...
AMY AND THE ANGELS - I Hate Being In Love
More fantastic, heartbreaking d.i.y.-wave/punk *heartsign*
MINISTRY OF MARRIAGE - Twin
My fave track of the album is manic electro-wave-exotica-flippery/fuck-offery of the coolest-of-the-cool level.
TANGO TWINS - Life Support
Experimental/artsy new wave.
NANCY BOYS - So Easy
The kind of Hard Rock/nwobhm-adjecent stuffs that would probably have had an honorable mention in McMillan's Bible, but imho just 4-7 percent too off-topic. Cool rocker and a very close call tho'..
SISTERHOOD OF SPIT - Hold Tight
A funny Swing closer.

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