Agnostic Front - First Warning: The 'United Blood' Era Recordings, New York City, 1983 (Limited Edition) [Import]

The early days of the undisputed godfathers of New York City Hardcore! Controversial East Coast punk band Agnostic Front were lynchpins of the New York hardcore scene. Formed in 1982 by former Eliminators guitarist Vinnie Stigma along with vocalist John Watson, drummer Rob CribCrash, and bassist Diego, the band went through several other early members to settle on Vinnie Stigma, bassist Adam Mucci, drummer Raybeez, and Cuban-born singer Roger Miret for these recordings.

Often misunderstood in their early days, due largely to their majority skinhead following and the shock imagery of their record covers, the group carved out its reputation in the dilapidated Lower East Side of Manhattan, then blighted by poverty, drugs, violence, and high levels of urban decay. The recordings featured on this incendiary compilation date from the very start of their recording career, beginning with the demos that led to their debut seven-inch release, the self-issued United Blood EP (1983), bolstered by other recordings from the period that were left unissued at the time; some of the material included here later appeared on the Raw And Unleashed CD (1995), but several songs are appearing on vinyl here for the very first time.

Agnostic Front went on to reign supreme on the New York hardcore scene throughout the 1980's and although later recordings once again saw membership changes that brought a shift in style to include thrash-metal crossover elements, their longevity and high standing is such that they were featured on Showtime's The Godfathers of Hardcore documentary (2017), ultimately leading to Roger Miret's recently released autobiography, My Riot (2017).

Tracklist

1. No One Rules
2. Final War
3. Last Warning
4. Traitor
5. Friend or Foe
6. United Blood
7. Fight
8. Discriminate Me
9. In Control
10. Crucial Changes
11. Smell the Bacon/What's with You
12. In Control
13. Last Warning
14. F*** All Authority
15. Fight
16. Final War
17. Discriminate Me
18. United Blood
19. No Rights (No One Rules)
20. Friend or Foe
21. We Shoud Care
22. Crucial Changes
23. Traitor
24. United Blood
25. Discriminate Me
26. We Should Care
27. Smell the Bacon/What's with You
28. In Control
29. Last Warning
30. F*** All Authorithy
31. Fight
32. Get Out/Final War
33. Discriminate Me
34. United Blood
35. Society Suckers
36. No Rights (No One Rules)
37. Friend or Foe
38. We Should Care
39. Blind Justice
40. Crucial Changes
41. Traitor
42. Skins Go Marching In/We Can Do Anything
43. It's My Life
44. United Blood
45. Time Will Come