ARTCORE - 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE W/ HDQ "LOOKING BACK" 7" EP

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ARTCORE - 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE W/ HDQ "LOOKING BACK" 7" EP

HDQ - LOOKING BACK (THE LOST RECORDINGS) - 6 SONG COLOUR VINYL 7" EP

Recently unearthed and remastered 1988 unreleased recordings from this legendary Sunderland punk band in their prime. Five lost studio cuts and one live cover. Renowned in their own right, HDQ featured members who also played and recorded with: LEATHERFACE, HEX, THE JONES, STOKOE, DR. BISON, COCKNEY REJECTS, ANGELIC UPSTARTS, RED ALERT, SOFAHEAD, DIAZ BROTHERS, NATTERERS, and MEDICTATION amongst others. Limited edition on colour vinyl in pocket sleeve with foldout insert.

ARTCORE ISSUE #44

FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH:

HOME FRONT: Synthesizers in the night, Edmonton bootboys think of the new age.
BLOODSTAINS: Burning sons from the black holes of Orange County.
VIOLENT COERCION: Berkeley Veterans share their neuroses while there’s still time.
TOTAL CON: The kids will have their say, uncompromising hardcore from Leeds.
TEARJERKER: Sunderland punks getting it all done and dusted.
SLALOM D: Waltzing down their own path from the harbour walls of Sunderland.
OLD CITY: Portland post-crust purveyors come in from the cold of Doom Town.
OVERGROUND RECORDS: A posthumous interview as tribute to John Esplen.

VAULTAGE FEATURES:

THE NOT SO LUCKY COUNTRY: HARDCORE PUNK IN EIGHTIES AUSTRALIA

Never mind the Sniffers, here’s the Bonzers! A 12 page and 10 band special Artcore “Scene Report” reporting from the 80s Aussie hardcore underground, featuring in-depth interviews with...

VICIOUS CIRCLE
CIVIL DISSIDENT
REACTOR RECORDS
MASSAPPEAL
HARD-ONS
HELLMENN
ARM THE INSANE
WHERE’S THE POPE?
CONDEMNED?
ANGER IN MOTION

...and more, packed with photos, flyers and the crucial records.

Plus first time in print archival interviews with:

DRI: Dealing with pacification in the thrash zone.
ZOUNDS: Legendary UK anarcho punks demystified.
45 GRAVE: Los Angeles death rockers pick their poison.
RF7: Get the weight of the world off their shoulders.

Reviews and more jammed into a 40 page full colour fanzine.

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