January 27 street date. DELUXE VINYL EDITION "When the Punks Go Marching in" is the 1982 debut album by punk legends Abrasive Wheels. Hailing from Leeds, the band were seldom out of the Independent charts between 1980 and 1984 when the band split. It's a very youthful-sounding album, littered with barely concealed influences (the "Holidays in the Sun" guitar on "First Rule [No Rule]" is a dead giveaway), but there's no denying either the quality or the fervency of the music and, by the time you hit the title track, a partial take on the old "When the Saints Go Marching In," exhaustion is the least of your emotions. For fans of CHRON GEN, THE PARTISANS and CHAOS UK. 140 GRAM CLEAR VINYL. 1000 ONLY LIMITED EDITION.
September 9 street date. Long overdue round-up of everything released by UK 82 Punk legends Abrasive Wheels in their original incarnation, with a booklet featuring in-depth liner notes by Viva La Rock's Phil Singleton in conversation with guitarist Dave Ryan plus pictures of all relevant singles and clippings from the era along with previously unseen pictures of the band from Dave's own archive. Disc 1 is Abrasive Wheels' debut album ‘When The Punks Go Marchin' In’ which hit #3 in the UK Independent Chart and now celebrates its 40th anniversary. Disc 2 is 1984's #8 Indie Chart album ‘Black Leather Girl’. Also included are 11 bonus tracks, primarily from singles releases.
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