touch & go. 13265 (t&g04) / 8 tracks / 1981

#1 - Silver labels, red ink, 500 made. Test pressings have white generic United test press labels, some have a regular sleeve. #2 - Silver labels, black ink, 500 made. #3 - Yellow labels, 1000 made. #1 and #2 have Lansing, MI address on back cover, #3 has Maumee, OH address. All pressings have 1 lyric and 1 photo insert, some #3 copies add a T-Shirt mail order offer. More info and pix at breakmyface.com, also solving the mystery of what is pictured on the sleeve. Trivia: Dischord’s Jeff Nelson had made a sleeve already (an anti-smoking/drinking/drugs Straight Edge design) but the final design got lost in the mail.

Classic Ohio compilation; excellent exclusive hardcore tracks by Necros, Meatmen, Negative Approach, Fix and Toxic Reasons, a good song by Youth Patrol and rather mediocre hardcore by Violent Apathy and McDonald's. One of early hardcore's most important compilations, along with Flex Your Head, Boston not LA and Not too Quiet… (TK/bj) [8]  

Eine EP, bei der besonders die A-Seite Akzente setzte und die somit zum Stärksten des Ami-Hardcores überhaupt gehört. Mit Necros (famos), Meatmen (vielleicht das beste Meatmen-Stück…), Negative Approach (urwüchsiger Hass…), Youth Patrol (gut), Toxic Reasons (schöner Song), Violent Apathy (Durchschnitts-HC), McDonald’s (ebenso) und den stets vor sich hingrunzenden The Fix. (TK)

Tracks: Necros - bad dream / Meatmen - meatmen stomp / Negative Approach - lost cause / Youth Patrol - america’s power // Toxic Reasons - riot squad / Violent Apathy - i can’t take it / McDonald’s - miniature golf / The Fix - no idols