First Warning: The 'United Blood' Era Recordings New York City 1983 [LP] (Splatter Vinyl)

Agnostic Front - First Warning: The 'United Blood' Era Recordings New York City 1983 [LP] (Splatter Vinyl)

Splatter vinyl version. The early days of the undisputed godfathers of New York City Hardcore! Controversial East Coast punk band Agnostic Front were lynchpins of the New York hardcore scene. Formed in 1982 by former Eliminators guitarist Vinnie Stigma along with vocalist John Watson, drummer Rob CribCrash, and bassist Diego, the band went through several other early members to settle on Vinnie Stigma, bassist Adam Mucci, drummer Raybeez, and Cuban-born singer Roger Miret for these recordings. Often misunderstood in their early days due largely to their majority skinhead following and the shock imagery of their record covers, the group carved out its reputation in the dilapidated Lower East Side of Manhattan, then blighty by poverty, drugs, violence, and high levels of urban decay. The recordings featured on this incendiary compilation date from the very start of their recording career, beginning with the demos that led to their debut seven-inch release, the self-issued United Blood EP (1983), bolstered by other recordings from the period that were left unissued at the time; some of the material included here later appeared on the Raw And Unleased CD (1995), but several songs are appearing on vinyl here for the very first time. Agnostic Front went on to reign supreme on the New York hardcore scene throughout the 1980s and although later recordings once again saw membership changes that brought a shift in style to include thrash-metal crossover elements, their longevity and high standing is such that they were featured on Showtime's The Godfathers of Hardcore documentary (2017), ultimately leading to Roger Miret's recently released autobiography, My Riot (2017). A1. No One Rules A2. Final War A3. Last Warning A4. Traitor A5. Friend Or Foe A6. United Blood A7. Fight A8. Discriminate Me A9. In Control A10. Crucial Changes A11. Smell The Bacon / What's With You A12. In Control A13. Last Warning A14. Fuck All Authority A15. Fight A16. Final War A17. Discriminate Me A18. United Blood A19. No Rights (No One Rules) A20. Friend Or Foe A21. We Shoud Care A22. Crucial Changes A23. Traitor A24. United Blood A25. Discriminate Me A26. We Should Care B1. Smell The Bacon / What's With You B2. In Control B3. Last Warning B4. Fuck All Authorithy B5. Fight B6. Get Out / Final War B7. Discriminate Me B8. United Blood B9. Society Suckers B10. No Rights (No One Rules) B11. Friend Or Foe B12. We Should Care B13. Blind Justice B14. Crucial Changes B15. Traitor B16. Skins Go Marching In / We Can Do Anything B17. It's My Life B18. United Blood B19. Time Will Come