Released in 1985, Fear and Whiskey is credited as the album that began the alt-country marketing category. True or not, it shouldn't be held against one of the greatest records ever. The Mekons were one of the most loved and hated bands on the late-'70s/early-'80s punk scenes in England. In 1984 they began touring with drummer Steve Goulding (Graham Parker & the Rumour) and bassist Lu Edmonds (PIL, Damned), who joined John Langford, Tom Greenhalgh, and Kevin Lycett. To r...   [ read more ]

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Originally released in 1982, The Mekons Story (also known as It Falleth like the Gentle Rain from Heaven) is a collection of rare and unobtainable tracks from the UK punk legends Jon Langford describes as 'our revenge on the world.' This 20 track CD includes brilliant outtakes, unreleased tracks, alternate versions, B-sides, as well as a handful of live radio sessions recorded between 1977 and 1982 during the first Mekons incarnation. With a drunken sounding David Spencer providing a between cuts 'history'...   [ read more ]

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The Mekons were reinventing themselves before reinventing yourself was cool. Here they are revisiting old hard to find songs and breathing new life into them. Half of the songs were recorded live during the Mekons 25th anniversary tour, the other half are studio recordings done during that same year. It's a mishmash, sure, and it's punk rock without a doubt, but it's not what your thinking and the result is a classic, purely musical statement 25+ years in the making.

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