I think I'll make some people happy with this post.
Blood & Roses were from London. Bob Short, guitarplayer of the band, was a member of the Kill Your Pet Puppy collective, together with Dave Roberts of the Sex Gang Children. Bob Short was also very interested in the works of Aleister Crowley.
'Assault On Precinct 13' is a cover of the soundtrack from the same movie of John Carpenter.
Other releases of Blood & Roses are:
(Some) Like It Hot 7"/12"
Love Under Will 12"
Life After Death MC
Check the band on the Deathrock site.
Enough Is Never Enough LP (Audiodrome Records-Sin 1-1985)
1. Enough Is Never Enough
2. (Some) Like It Hot
3. Your Sin Is Your Salvation
4. Whirr
5. Roles
6. Breakdown
7. Assault On Precinct 13
8. The Tower Falls
9. Possession
10. Living For Today
11. Tomorrow
12. Spit Upon Your Grave
CD reissue out. More info here.
Bit of an understatement there Curios Guy. I was delighted to discover this was your latest post. I have the Love Under Will and Some Like.... records but have never actually clapped eyes on a copy of this album. Again, more underrated but classic music. Good work fella!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice, 'aint heard this for years.
ReplyDeleteAaaah, Blood & Roses. Great, great band. Curious Guy has the record collection of champions. Thank you for sharing this and other slabs of vinyl with us.
ReplyDeleteCuriouser and curiouser! I need to get an external hard drive for the music I'm adding. Many of these postings are amzing upgrades on my existing collection. And CG has saved me some of the rips I'd need to do of my own vinyl.
ReplyDeleteCG, It's now ready...
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oh mann! such a great choice!
ReplyDeletenever heard of 'em - me ignorant -but sound very cool indeed. thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteWOW!
ReplyDeleteThat's something I never thought I'd ever see posted. Talk about obscure!
Thanks so much for posting this.
You wouldn't happen to have Love Under Will would you? The track Necromantra would complete an obsessive-compulsive mix project I've been working on.
Hello Rich,
ReplyDeleteyes I do have the 'Love Under Will' 12". Still need to rip it. Expect it in the future if no one else beats me.
many years I want to found it. Now I got
ReplyDeleteTHANXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Karlos
Nice post again.
ReplyDeleteAnyone got any Artery? I had a tape long gone. Track "Little boy blue"? UK Decay type stuff.
Wow it is a great record too! And imagine my surprise when I was listening to this over weekend as I was reading The Day The Country Died UK Anarcho Punk and then suddenly there is this little chapter on Blood & Roses!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the Plague stuff, Curious!
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LINK?
ReplyDeletehello! reupload this cd please
ReplyDeleteBuy the CD please!
ReplyDeleteI'm always happy when people post this stuff on line. I was always very proud of this album and always hoped more people would get to here it.
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