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This
seven inch single was released by Runnin' Feart fanzine in March
2006. Side one is a brand new recording; the band's first in
15 years!
The other side is the band's last recording from 1990 which
has never been released!
Both
sides are as "Punk as F..."
The
single comes in a big fold-out sleeve and is available online
for £2.00 plus post
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"Civilised"
has a reggae/ska feel and "Land of No Opportunity"
is straight ahead punk rock classic!
Like all the best Toxik Ephex songs both have massive, anthemic
choruses you'll be singing along with for the rest of your life!
It
is available from Running Feart's website, selected independent
record shops and from www.topplers.net
Get
it NOW!!!
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This
extremely rare seven inch split single has been re-released by
"Green Vomit", the Toxik Ephex label, in co-operation
with Topplers records. It features the original artwork (above)
and a surprise bonus track or two! (It will not include the Shrapnel
tracks from the original vinyl EP!) |
These tracks were originally released by "Words of Warning
Records" on a split 7" EP entitled "Acts of Desperation"
with Welsh band Shrapnel sometime in 1988.
Inspector
Blake, the guitarist and songwriter said... 'Does Someone Have
To Die?' was our response to an element of our scene who were
attempting to put a positive spin on heroin use. I personally
have no problem with people taking drugs or taking risks with
their health/lives provided they face up to the nature and severity
of those risks and weigh up the possible consequences of their
actions. Therefore when young friends of mine seriously consider
trying out heroin because "so and so has been taking it
for years, and he's O.K. and tells me it's brilliant",
( by the way, "so and so" died of a heroin overdose
five years ago, and I cried my eyes sore for him - he was actually
a really nice guy despite misleading vulnerable people via his
own denial of the risks he took with his life). So it was a
method of presenting the other side of the story, the evidence
of which was all around for those who chose to look for it.
It quickly became one of our most frequently requested songs
at gigs. "Life's for living" is just one of those
rare positive punk songs. It's a reminder that there's life
beyond the rat race, and despite society and the world in general
being far from perfect, life can be fuckin great sometimes...so
enjoy it!
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