new alliance records. nar-001 / 6 tracks / 1980

RI: sst records. 069 / 1988

Kindled Imagination feat. G. Hurley (Minutemen), Artless Entan­glements feat. Spot (Black Flag/SST producer). Very first NAR pressing has black&white sleeve; second NAR sleeve has blue printing. Cover of the SST reissue has different title lettering. Int Discography states limited ’82 rerelease of 1000 copies (that might be the blue sleeve version).

First release on the Minutemen’s label. A side has good hardcore punk; Minutemen & Saccharine Trust do their usual thing but it’s still good punk music. B side has the experimental/avantgarde bands; not bad at all, but it’s very strange and definitely an acquired taste. Good record if you can take this sort of music. [7]

Erste Veröffentlichung des NAR-Labels, das damals dem SST-La­bel vom Konzept her sehr nahe stand, aber in Sachen Avantgarde noch etwas weiter ging. Die ersten 3 Tracks sind guter HC, wobei Minutemen & Saccharine Trust zwar ihrem üblichen Schlag ins Skurrile treu bleiben, aber trotzdem sehr hörbare Songs abliefern. Auf der B-Seite 3 sehr experimentelle und kaputte Tracks, nicht übel, aber sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig. Guter Sampler.

Tracks: Minutemen - 9:30 may 2 / Black Flag - clocked in / Saccharine Trust - hearts & barbarians // Kindled Imagination - cowboy & indian scene / Artless Entanglements - how’s the blood taste pt.2 / Sharp Corners - me too