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TESTORS

ORIGINAL PUNK RECORDINGS NEW YORK CITY 1976-1979

CD - 12/01

TRACKLIST:

1.LET'S GET ZOED OUT (+) 2.I SEE (+) 3.MADRAS PRISON (+) 4.PRIMITIVE (+) 5.DETENTION (+) 6.M.K. ULTRA (+) 7.HEY YOU (++) 8.YOU DON'T BREAK MY HEART (++) 9.VOLTAIRE (++) 10.AW MAW (++) 11.DON'T TELL ME (++) 12.STALL (++) 13.BAD ATTITUDE (+++) 14.BREAK IT DOWN (+++) 15.BLACK BOOK (+++) 16.LONELY NIGHTS (+++) 17.PRIMAL CALL (+++) 18.FULL CIRCLE (+++) 19.SICK ON YESTERDAY (+++) 20.GOOD STUFF (+++) 21.SHE'S NOT CHANGED (+++) 22.NICE TO YOUR DOG (+++) 23.GREEDY FUCKERS (+++) 24.CRAZY LAZY JANE (+++) 25.LUST OR LOVE (+++) 26.TRACY McPRICHTEASE (+++) 27.I'M ALLOWED (+++) 28.EX (+++) (+) ORIGINAL PUNK RECORDINGS NEW YORK CITY 1976 - 1977, 10" (++) ORIGINAL PUNK RECORDINGS NEW YORK CITY 1976 - 1977 VOL.2, 10" (+++) NEW YORK CITY PUNKROCK 1979, LP SONNY VINCENT * VOCALS/GUITAR GENE SINIGALLIANO * GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS GREGORY R. * DRUMS

ADDITIONAL INFOS:

"TESTORS" (AFTER "TESTORS GLUE") WAS A BAND FORMED IN 1975 BY SONNY VINCENT AND GENE SINIGALLIANO. THEY CALLED THEIR STYLE OF MUSIC "ORIGINAL MUSIC". LEGS McNEIL LATER CALLED THEM AND OTHERS "PUNK" WHEN HE COINED THE TERM. THE WORD "PUNK" WAS NOT A WORD THE BANDS IN NEW YORK AT THAT TIME WERE VERY FOND OF, BUT LATER WITH THE INVENTION OF THE TERM "NEW WAVE" (AND THE WIMP BANDS THAT FELL INTO THE CATEGORY) "PUNK WASN'T SO BAD AFTER ALL. ALTHOUGH NONE OF THE BANDS USED THE TERM THEMSELVES. "TESTORS" WAS A WILD THREE PIECE UNIT WITH TWO GUITARS AND DRUMS (NO BASS AT FIRST) AND FOR THE MOST PART CONCENTRATED THEIR EFFORTS IN CONFRONTIVE LIVE-SHOWS. AND NO INTEREST IN RECORDING. THE INITIAL REACTION (OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK) TO THIS MUSIC WAS VERY, VERY NEGATIVE. AT ONE POINT SONNY WAS ARRESTED AND JAILED FOR INCITING A RIOT AT THE HOT CLUB (A FORMER JAZZ CLUB) IN PHILADELPHIA. SLOWLY THE AUDIENCES FINALLY DID BEGIN TO RELATE TO THIS STYLE OF MUSIC. TOO SLOWLY FOR "TESTORS" THOUGH. SO AFTER BEEING BANNED FROM PLAYING IN CANADA, SUED BY THE "TESTORS GLUE" COMPANY, VARIOUS SCUFFLES, IMPRISONMENTS AND TWO YEARS OF MAYHEM ON STAGE PLAYING TO RABID, DROOLING AUDIENCES, HERE IS ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THEIR OWN WORLD OF DESTRUCTION. IT'S THE REAL THING GIRLS AND BOYS. HERE ARE THE RECORDED GEMS OF THE LEGENDARY "TESTORS"!!! The complete recordings of one of the most underrated punk bands ever! 64 minutes of original punkrock - comes with a 12-page-booklet with lotsa liner-notes and many cool photos from the late 70s. Value for money!!! These INCOGNITO-releases are featuring more material by TESTORS and SONNY VINCENT: INC.082 - TESTORS * ORIGINAL PUNK RECORDINGS NYC 1976-1977, 10" INC.112 - SONNY VINCENT/ELSE ADMIRE, SPLIT-7" INC.113 - SONNY VINCENT * LUCKY SEVEN INCH RECORD, 7" INC.122 - TESTORS * ORIGINAL PUNK RECORDINGS NYC VOL.2, 10"