Secret Mission (2019)
I was born in December of 1976, so the while the whole '77 punk thing wasn't technically before my time, from a practical standpoint it absolutely was. I would have to go back and study up in order to be up to speed on such a historically significant time in music. Though honestly, that's not something I've ever really done to any sort of extensive degree. I know a bit of the really obvious stuff, but as far as the bands that stayed underground, I don't really know anything if I'm being truthful.
The Outcasts are not a band I've ever listened to. Until this record arrived from Secret Mission, I'd never even heard of them. But I'm learning to trust the folks over at Secret Mission as they have sent me quite a few records over the past year or two that have really impressed me. You can add The Outcasts to this list.
The Outcasts are very obviously late 70s/early 80s UK punk rock. They have that sort of sound that you would expect with a high pitched, razor blade guitar attack combined with poppier basslines and vocals. You can tell they were around at the same time as The Clash and Sex Pistols and while I wouldn't say they really sound too much like either of those bands, there is a commonality between the three that lets you know they are certainly of the same era.
This double LP is full of songs compiling all of the bands singles as well as track by track liner notes with recording history and anecdotes. The Secret Mission here was to make sure that the Outcasts were not lost to the sands of time. This is a band that I would have never heard if they didn't rerelease these songs, so at least for me I would say mission accomplished.
The Outcasts - Tell Me The Whole Story:
https://secretmissionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tell-me-the-whole-story
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