Ripcord - The Damage Is Done L.P. (LP, RE)

Label: La Vida Es Un Mus

Reissue of RIPCORD’s debut flexi, The Damage Is Done, originally released on their own Raging Records in 1986 for just 50p. This was right at the start of mid-’80s UK hardcore, alongside HERESY, CHAOS UK and EXTREME NOISE TERROR. Across nine tracks, RIPCORD unleash absolute rage, blending US hardcore with dirty UK82-style punk. The cardboard-box drum sound gives the recording a timeless feel as the band rip, pull and thrash. It’s raw, loose and unhinged UK hardcore at its finest. Side 1 features the entire flexi, plus an unreleased version of “Blind Eye,” recorded for a compilation that never happened, and “Single Ticket To Hell” from the 1987 DIGGING IN THE WATER compilation on Manic Ears and Children of the Revolution Records. Side 2 features a live set recorded from the mixing desk at the Captains Cabin, Weston Super Mare, on 3 May 1986. Originally released as part of their VHS on MCR-UK. All tracks mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air. The record comes with a 16-page booklet. Layout by Will Kinser