First volume in LTM's compilation series Auteur Labels, here profiling cult Manchester imprint New Hormones.New Hormones was founded in 1977 by punk pioneers Buzzcocks and their manager Richard Boon to release the epochal Spiral Scratch ep (ORG 1). The label went on to release approximately 25 records, the catalogue combining post-punk, pop and avant-garde by Ludus, Diagram Brothers, Biting Tongues, Dislocation Dance, Eric Random and others. These key groups are featured here, together with five more recent recordings by New Hormones artists.
The 65 minutes remastered CD covers the years 1977-1982 and features a detailed label history by Justin Toland, together with interviews and archive images.
DUE OUT: JULY 7 2008.
| tracklist
01 BUZZCOCKS Boredom
02 THE TILLER BOYS Big Noise From The Jungle
03 LUDUS My Cherry Is In Sherry
04 DIAGRAM BROTHERS Bricks
05 DISLOCATION DANCE Stand Me Up
06 BITING TONGUES Denture Beach
07 ERIC RANDOM Skin Deep
08 THE DECORATERS Twilight View
09 LUDUS Hugo Blanco
10 DISLOCATION DANCE You'll Never, Never Know
11 DIAGRAM BROTHERS Discordo
12 ERIC RANDOM Hardcore
13 DISLOCATION DANCE What Can The Matter Be?
14 LUDUS Acknowledgement
15 ERIC RANDOM Free Agents
16 BITING TONGUES Heart Dissease (live)
17 HOWARD DEVOTO The Presentation Of The Self In Everyday Life
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