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While ripping this earlier, I quickly concluded that Blast First's Nothing Short of Total War is definitely one of the best and most well put together compilation/samplers out there.

Just check out the roll call:
All caught at their finest - and what can one say about the recording of The Butthole Surfers' 'Jimi'...

But hey, nuff; let the album speak for itself:

Various - Nothing Short of Total War (1989)
Decent vinyl rip @320kbs

The spoken word samples I have mainly included as preambles: seemed appropriate.
Enjoy.

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The Fall of Youth

As I previously mentioned, I saw the Youth around the time they recorded this session for John Peel's Radio 1 show.

Daydream Nation had been released and the band were on the rise.

(Funny, Daydream Nation must be one of my least played records; I'm still not sure whether I like it or not.)

Surprisingly, they decided not to take the opportunity to market their latest product, but created a set for Peel with a twist: performing, in an all-knowing, post modern, deferential fashion, four numbers from The 'Mighty' Fall's canon.

O, we all did laugh at such good fun.

Where's all the fun gone?
Anyone...?

Sonic Youth - BBC Radio 1, Peel Session, October 1988.

Psycho Mafia
Victoria
My New House
Rowche Rumble

Decent cassette rip @320kbs
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Thanks go to Ian for YouthFall cooperation.

Eternal Youth

Monkey hormones, I reckon.
I mean, they certainly know how to retain it.

This set comes from 1992 but it could easily have come from last year!

A mostly powerpop, rock set, highlighted by a cosmic middle section to the epic 'Sugar Kane' - the only time they get really experimental and out there.

I saw them in 88.
Their set was incredibly tight and polished - not unlike this show - but somehow, I came away feeling a little disappointed.

I don't know, there's just no pleasing some people...

Sonic Youth - Live at the Brixton Academy, 14/12/92.

100%
Dirty Books
Kool Thing
Swimsuit Issue
Genetic
Theresa's Soundworld
Tom Violence
Sugar Kane
Schizophrenia
Drunken Butterfly
Youth Against Fascism

Originally broadcast by the BBC on John Peel's Cat's Cradle [?].
Decent cassette rip @320kbs.

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