Strange Obsession

VINYL FORMAT. "What you hold in your hands has long been the holy grail of fervent record collectors worldwide. Rumors have abound that this album had been released in Holland and or that there were a small number of white label test pressings in existence but none of these claims have ever been substantiated. As far as I can ascertain, this is the first time that ten of these tracks have become commercially available anywhere. The fruits of these Chas Chandler sessions had only been previously hinted at with the band's final singles and the track 'All I Wanna Do Is Rock 'N' Roll' that appeared on the American only Polydor compilation album Made in Britain. The Northern Ireland punk scene of the late 1970s had its own very distinctive sound. The bands from Northern Ireland were much younger than their English counterparts and were totally devoid of pretence and trickery. The stripped down to basics ethos of punk was evident in the 'Belfast' sound. It was primitive and elemental but there was a huge amount of strong melodies and good lyrics thrown into the mix too. For me this release only reinforces that view further." - Sean O'Neill (co-author of It Makes You Wanna Spit!)