Name: System Rejects
Brand: The Epileptics

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

over57cd

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2007-04-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Plastichead

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Epileptics

Genre GB

Punk / Hardcore

Label GB

in 1978 forming a punk band and expecting to be taken seriously was not on the list headed 'good ideas'. that didn't deter four young punks from deciding to lower the tone of the neighbourhood and deciding to call themselves 'crass' played in bishop stortford in august 1978 and the two bands got talking. a few weeks later 'the epileptics' had a gig with 'crass' at the basement in covent garden. only five people turned up during the sound check, then left. 'the epileptics' played their set to 'crass' followed by 'crass' playing their set to 'the epileptics'. an alliance had been formed that would last for many years! complaints of 'ill-conceited jocularity' from the british epilepsy association resulted in a name change to 'epi-x', then changed to 'the licks' under pressure from strortbeat who released the bands debut '1970s' single, much played by john peel. more releases and national acclaim followed, all too much for the local punks to handle so a backlash started and in 1979 the last few gigs ended in slanging matches. in early 1980 the nucleus of colin and derek re-emerged renamed as 'flux of pink indians', but that's another story...'system rejects' contains 28 tracks taken from singles, demos and gigs, including more unreleased tracks than you can shake a stick at. all in a beautiful 8-page booklet containing previously unseen photos and a detailed history written by the band.

System Rejects

Music GB