"If it's heavy, it makes you happy! If it's Neat, Keep it NEAT!"
Truer words were never spoken. It's hard to overestimate the importance of Newcastle's Neat Records as far as the development of Heavy Metal is concerned. So what if about every 2nd release they ever put out was a custom shaped VENOM picture EP - you gotta love this label simply because they stuck their neck out and produced some of the most violent, ravaging music of its time. I'm sure there's plenty of articles out there dealing with the history of the label, so I'm skipping that part for the moment, as well as the later "Neat Metal"-edition of the label. If you really want to dive deep into the history of the label, The Corroseum recommends the book "Neat & Tidy - The Story Of Neat Records" by John Tucker (Iron Pages).
The singles and EPs start right below, the albums start here. For completist sake I've also added the 2 singles released on Neat's short-lived Metal Minded subsidiary here.
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NEAT ONE | Motorway | All I Wanna Be Is Your Romeo | 7" | 1979 | Not Metal. Rock? | 
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NEAT 02 | Janie McKenzie | One And Only Girl | 7" | 1980 | Not Metal. More rock I guess.. |
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NEAT 03 | Tygers Of Pan Tang | Don't Touch Me There | 7" | 1980 |
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NEAT 04 | Fist | Name Rank And Serial Number | 7" | 1980 |
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NEAT 05 | White Spirit | Backs To The Grind | 7" | 1980 |
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NEAT 06 | Raven | Don't Need Your Money | 7" | 1980 |
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NEAT 07 | Aragorn | Black Ice | 7" | 1980 | Review |
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NEAT 08 | Venom | In League With Satan | 7" | 1981 |
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NEAT 09 | Bitches Sin | Always Ready For Love | 7" | 1981 | Available on black and yellow vinyl. Review |
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Available on black and yellow vinyl. Review |
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NEAT 10 | Blitzkrieg | Buried Alive | 7" | 1981 | Review |
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NEAT 11 | Raven | Hard Ride | 7" | 1981 |
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NEAT 12 | Raw Deal | Lonewolf | 7" | 1981 |
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NEAT 13 | Venom | Bloodlust | 7" | 1982 |
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NEAT 14 | Steel | Rock Out | 7" | 1982 | Review |
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NEAT 15 - 12" | Raven | Crash, Bang, Wallop | 7"/ 12" EP | 1982 | The 12"-exclusive "Run Them Down"is Raven at their craziest finest, while hearing "Rock Hard"made me realize how they're also a kind of speeded up & Metalized AC/DC - not only because of the vocals and song titles mind you. 12"comes in black, yellow, purple and marbled purple vinyl. |
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The 12"-exclusive "Run Them Down"is Raven at their craziest finest, while hearing "Rock Hard"made me realize how they're also a kind of speeded up & Metalized AC/DC - not only because of the vocals and song titles mind you. 12"comes in black, yellow, purple and marbled purple vinyl. |
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NEAT 16 | Jaguar | Axe Crazy | 7" | 1982 |
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NEAT 17 | Heavy Pettin' | Roll The Dice | 7" | 1982 |
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NEAT 18 | Dedringer | Hot Lady | 7" | 1982 |
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NEAT 19 | Crucifixion | Take It Or Leave It | 7" | 1982 |
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NEAT 20 | Warrior | Dead When It Comes To Love | 7" | 1982 |
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NEAT 21 | Fist | The Wanderer | 7" | 1982 |
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NEAT 22 | Valhalla | Coming Home | 7" | 1982 |
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NEAT 23 | Sabre | Miracle Man | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 24 | Persian Risk | Ridin' High | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 25 - 12" | Various | One Take No Dubs | 12" EP | 1983 | More info here. |
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NEAT 26 | Jess Cox | Bridges | 7" | 1983 | Not Metal. Bluesy "semi"-hard rock. |
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NEAT 27 | Venom | Die Hard | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 28 | Raven | Break The Chain | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 29 | Raven | Born To Be Wild | 7" | 1983 |
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NEATP 29 | Raven | Born To Be Wild | Pic-7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 29 - 12" | Raven | Break The Chain | 12" EP | 1983 |
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NEAT 30 | Saracen | We Have Arrived | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 31 | Avenger | Too Wild To Tame | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 32 | Tobruk | Wild On The Run | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 33 | Tysondog | Eat The Rich | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 34 | Emerson | Something Special | 7" | 1983 | Not Metal. Melodic rock. |
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NEAT 35 | Jess Cox | One In A Million | 7" | 1983 | Not Metal. Bluesy "semi"-hard rock. |
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NEAT 36 | Valhalla | Still In Love With You | 7" | 1983 | Not Metal. Aor/melodic rock. |
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NEAT 37 - 12" | Crucifixion | "Green Eyes" | 12" EP | 1983 | Available on black and purple vinyl. Technically self-titled, but often referred to with this title. |
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NEAT 38 | Venom | Warhead | 7" | 1983 | Occationally they made a great Doom Metal act, and "Warhead" would be my 2nd favourite Doom-Venom-tune after the mighty "Manitou". |
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Occationally they made a great Doom Metal act, and "Warhead" would be my 2nd favourite Doom-Venom-tune after the mighty "Manitou". | |||||||||
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NEAT 38 - 12" | Venom | Warhead | 12" EP | 1983 | When people have called early BATHORY Venom-clones I'm often quick to protest, but of course the comparison is valid when looking at the speedier cuts, like "Lady Lust" for instance.. |
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When people have called early BATHORY Venom-clones I'm often quick to protest, but of course the comparison is valid when looking at the speedier cuts, like "Lady Lust" for instance.. | |||||||||
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NEAT 39 | TNT | Back On The Road | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 40 | Glasgow | Stranded | 7" | 1983 |
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NEAT 41 | Warfare | Noise, Filth And Fury | 7" | 1984 |
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NEAT 42 | Mammath | Rock Me | 7" | 1984 |
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NEAT 43 | Venom | Manitou | 7" | 1984 |
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NEATP 43 | Venom | Manitou | Pic-7" | 1984 |
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NEATS 43 | Venom | Manitou | Shaped Pic-7" | 1984 | Review |
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NEAT 43 - 12" | Venom | Manitou | 12" EP | 1984 |
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NEAT 44 - 12" | Lonewolf | Nobody's Move | 12" EP | 1984 |
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NEAT 45 - 12" | Warfare | Two Tribes | 12" EP | 1984 |
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NEAT 46 - 12" | Tysondog | Shoot To Kill | 12" EP | 1985 |
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NEAT 47 | Venom | Nightmare | 7" | 1985 |
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NEAT 47 - 12" | Venom | Nightmare | 12" EP | 1985 | Also with the same cover as the 7", a.k.a. "cencored version". |
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NEATP 47 - 12" | Venom | Nightmare | Pic-12" | 1985 |
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NEATS 47 | Venom | Nightmare | Shaped Pic-7" | 1985 |
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NEAT 48 - 12" | Black Rose | Nightmare | 12" EP | 1985 |
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NEAT 49 - 12" | Warfare | Total Death | 12" EP | 1985 |
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NEAT 50 | She | Never Surrender | 7" | 1985 |
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NEAT 50 - 12" | She | Never Surrender | 12" | 1985 |
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NEAT 52 | Statetrooper | She Got The Look | 7" | 1985 |
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NEAT 53 - 12" | Venom | Hell At Hammersmith '85 | 12" EP | 1986 |
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NEAT 54-12 | Atomkraft | unknown title | 12"/MLP | 1986 | Never released, though some of the intended content later turned up on the "Queen Of Death"MLP. |
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NEAT 55 - 12" | Atomkraft | Queen Of Death | MLP | 1986 | Review |
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NEAT 56 | Tysondog | Schools Out | 7" | 1986 |
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NEAT 56 - 12" | Tysondog | Skools Out [sic] | 12" EP | 1986 |
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NEAT 57 | Shotgun Brides | Restless | 7" | 1987 | Not Metal. Rock (?) |
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NEAT 58 | Warfare | Addicted To Love | 7" | 1987 | Never released. |
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NEAT 59 | Carl And The Passion | Everybody Walks Too Fast | 7" | 1987 | Not Metal. Aor/pomp. |
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NEAT 60 - 12" | Mantas | Deciever | 12" EP | 1988 |
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NEAT 61 | Blitzkrieg | Ten Years Of Blitzkrieg | MLP | 1991 | Planned but never released on Neat, this instead came out on Roadrunner. |
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NEAT 62 | The Big Bugs | Marry For The Money | 7" | 1992 | Not Metal. aor. |
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ISAX 1047 | Axis | Lady | 7" | 1980 |
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MM2 | Badge | Silver Woman | 7" | 1981 | Review |
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NEAT 1000 | Various | Lead Weight | MC | 1981 | Originally only released on cassette - the LP version is an Italian license pressing. More info here. |
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NEAT 1001 | Raven | Rock Until You Drop | LP | 1981 |
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NEATP 1001 | Raven | Rock Until You Drop | Pic-LP | 1981 |
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NEAT 1002 | Venom | Welcome To Hell | LP | 1981 |
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NEATP 1002 | Venom | Welcome To Hell | Pic-LP | 1981 |
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NEAT 1003 | Fist | Back With A Vengeance | LP | 1982 | On black, yellow, green and green marbled vinyl. |
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NEAT 1004 | Raven | Wiped Out | LP | 1982 | Proto-Speed Metal RAVEN begins for real with this sophomore album. "Live At The Inferno"crushes, kills and subsequently destroys. Available on black, yellow and purple vinyl. Italian pressing came w/ "Crash Bang Wallop"bonus 7".. |
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Proto-Speed Metal RAVEN begins for real with this sophomore album. "Live At The Inferno"crushes, kills and subsequently destroys. Available on black, yellow and purple vinyl. Italian pressing came w/ "Crash Bang Wallop"bonus 7".. |
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NEAT 1005 | Venom | Black Metal | LP | 1982 | Printable insert & poster scan |
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NEATP 1005 | Venom | Black Metal | Pic-LP | 1982 |
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NEAT 1006 | Hellanbach | Now Hear This | LP | 1982 |
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NEAT 1007 | Jaguar | Power Games | LP | 1982 |
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NEAT 1008 | Geordie | No Sweat | LP | 1983 |
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NEAT 1009 | Dedringer | Second Arising | LP | 1983 |
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NEAT 1010 | Jess Cox Band | Third Step | LP | 1983 | Not Metal. Bluesy "semi"-hard rock. |
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NEAT 1011 | Raven | All For One | LP | 1983 |
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NEATC 2001 | Various | 60 Minutes Plus | MC | 1982 | More info here. |
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NEAT 102 | Various | All Hell Let Loose | LP | 1983 | Rare Italian vinyl version of the "60 Minutes Plus"tape, minus 4 bands. Not really an official Neat release, this was put out by the Italian Base Record [sic]. More info here. |
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Rare Italian vinyl version of the "60 Minutes Plus"tape, minus 4 bands. Not really an official Neat release, this was put out by the Italian Base Record [sic]. More info here. |
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NEAT 1012 | Satan | Court In The Act | LP | 1983 | Review |
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NEAT 1013 | Cloven Hoof | Cloven Hoof | LP | 1984 | Printable inner sleeve scan |
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NEAT 1014 | Various | Metal Battle | LP | 1984 |
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NEAT 1015 | Venom | At War With Satan | LP | 1984 |
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NEATP 1015 | Venom | At War With Satan | Pic-LP | 1984 |
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NEAT 1016 | Saracen | Change Of Heart | LP | 1984 |
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NEAT 1017 | Tysondog | Beware Of The Dog | LP | 1984 | With the opening scorcher they threaten to be as good as Satan or Tröjan but unfortunately they run out of energy pretty fast. Not a total failure as a whole, but def' a letdown after such a promising start. |
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NEAT 1018 | Avenger | Blood Sports | LP | 1984 |
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NEAT 1019 | Hellanbach | The Big "H" | LP | 1984 |
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NEAT 1020 | Raven | Live At The Inferno | DLP | 1984 |
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NEAT 1021 | Warfare | Pure Filth | LP | 1984 | Some with bonus 7"("This Machine Kills") Review |
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NEAT 1022 | Phasslayne | Cut It Up | LP | 1985 |
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NEAT 1023 | Blitzkrieg | A Time Of Changes | LP | 1985 | Printable insert scan |
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NEAT 1024 | Venom | Possessed | LP | 1985 |
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NEATP 1024 | Venom | Possessed | Pic-LP | 1985 |
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NEAT 1025 | Axewitch | Visions Of The Past | LP | 1985 | Licensed from Fingerprint Records. |
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NEAT 1026 | Avenger | Killer Elite | LP | 1985 |
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NEAT 1027 | Wishbone Ash | Raw To The Bone | LP | 1985 |
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NEAT 1028 | Atomkraft | Future Warriors | LP | 1985 | A highly underrrated post-NWOBHM record! Their very British brand of Speed Metal show hints of Cloven Hoof, Satan, Motörhead ...even some Witchfinder General in the superb "Starchild". Review |
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A highly underrrated post-NWOBHM record! Their very British brand of Speed Metal show hints of Cloven Hoof, Satan, Motörhead ...even some Witchfinder General in the superb "Starchild". Review |
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NEAT 1029 | Warfare | Metal Anarchy | LP | 1985 |
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NEAT 1030 | Artillery | Fear Of Tomorrow | LP | 1985 |
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NEAT 1031 | Tysondog | Crimes Of Insanity | LP | 1986 |
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NEAT 1032 | Venom | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | LP | 1986 |
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NEAT 1033 | Various | Powertrax | Tape | 1986 | More info here. |
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NEAT 1034 | Blackrose | Walk It Like You Talk It | LP | 1986 |
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NEAT 1035 | Deaf Dealer | Keeper Of The Flame | LP | 1986 | Licensed from Metal Blade. |
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NEAT 1036 | War Machine | Unknown Soldier | LP | 1986 |
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NEAT 1037 | Tygers Of Pan Tang | First Kill | LP | 1986 |
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NEAT 1038 | Artillery | Terror Squad | LP | 1987 |
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NEAT 1039 | Peer Günt | Back Seat | LP | 1987 |
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NEAT 1040 | Warfare | Mayhem Fuckin' Mayhem | LP | 1987 |
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NEAT 1041 | Atomkraft | Conductors Of Noise | LP | 1987 | By now they've developed into a full-blown Speed/Thrash entity and are the best RAZOR that England ever had. Review |
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NEAT 1042 | Mantas | Winds Of Change | LP | 1988 |
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NEAT 1043 | Slutt | Slutt | LP | 1988 |
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NEAT 1044 | Warfare | A Conflict Of Hatred | LP | 1988 |
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NEAT 1045 | Shotgun Brides | Nothin' Ventured | LP | 1988 | Not Metal. Rock/Punk (?). Test-pressing only. |
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NEAT 1046 | Artillery | "Artillery 3" | LP | 1988 | This has been referred to both as Artillery's third (as in "By Inheritance"?) album and as a compilation, but it was never released. The real "By Inheritance"came out on Roadrunner 2 years later. |
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NEAT 1047 | Decimator | Carnage City State Mosh Patrol | LP | 1989 |
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NEAT 1048 | Cronos | Dancing In The Fire | LP | 1990 |
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NEAT 1049 | Cockney Rejects | Lethal | LP | 1990 | Not Metal. Punk rock. Also on CD the same year as NEATCD 1049 |
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NEAT 1050 | Cheer-Accident | Dumb Ask | LP | 199? | Never released on vinyl on Neat Records, this was reissued on CD in 1995 on the revived Neat Metal label. |
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NEAT D1051 | Cronos | Rock'n'Roll Disease | CD | 1991 |
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NEAT D1052 | Decimator | Dirty, Hot And Hungry | CD | 1993 |
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Compiled by Andrew (Moscow) and DaN Edman. Additions by Thomas Bieri, Rob Preston, Peter Daub and Gary Robert Kelly. Special credits to John Tucker and his Neat & Tidy - The Story Of Neat Records book which appendix helped to fill a few red blanks in the list with extra info. .
