Various - Bullshit Detector Two (2LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered)

Description

Bullshit Detector was the name of a series of compilation LPs put together by the anarcho-punk band Crass and released on their Crass Records label. Three editions were released between 1980 and 1984, consisting of demo tapes, rough recordings, and artwork that had been sent to the band. The sound quality of the Bullshit Detector series was mixed and was often very basic or poor as Crass would master the tapes directly to record without any additional production or enhancement. For Crass, the expectation of a polished performance was missing the point of the DIY punk ethic: "Don't expect music when the melody is anger when the message sings defiance, three chords are frustration when the words are from the heart"– Sleeve notes from Bullshit Detector Volume 3 The title Bullshit Detector was derived as a reference to the Clash song "Garageland" from their first LP The Clash, a song covered by Chumbawamba guitarist Boffo on the second volume. The series is notable for marking the first appearance on vinyl of Napalm Death (on the third volume). The POWER sleeve with marker pen art was designed by Haggis, AKA David Hargreaves lead singer of Youthanasia PX A fourth, unofficial Bullshit Detector, this time an international compilation, was released by the Swiss independent anarcho-punk record label Resistance Productions in 1994. There have also been records released in a similar style and with similar sentiment such as the 'Bullsheep Detector' compilation of Welsh punk bands released in 2012.

Release Info

Artist: Various
Label: Crass Records
Format: LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered
Country: UK
Label: Crass Records
Released: 2023-06-30
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Punk, Experimental

Tracklist

A1 Voice Of U.K.
A2 Nature Wonder
A3 Random Relations
A4 Think About It
A5 Freedom
A6 Receiver Deceiver
A7 Let's Get It Right
A8 Same Old Songs
B1 Garageland
B2 Fuck The System
B3 Manipulated Youth
B4 A. Gardener's Song
B5 Tradition Of Slaughter
B6 Breakup
B7 Insert
B8 Police Brutality
B9 Low
B10 Ain't Got A Clue
B11 Mid 1930's (Pre-war Germany)
C1 We've Realised The Truth Now
C2 All The Wars
C3 Slaughter Of The Innocent (Curiosity Kills)
C4 War Games
C5 Psycho Analysis
C6 War Without Winners
C7 The Survivor
C8 Christus Erection
C9 Brutalised
D1 Black Market Shadow
D2 Power & The Glory
D3 Security System
D4 Agent Orange
D5 U.K. In Dreamland
D6 Riot Style
D7 Theatre Comment
D8 Three Years Later
D9 Start Again
D10 Get Off Yr Ass