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The Wrecks
United States - Reno, NV

TEENAGE JIVE demo tape 01. I Love to Shoplift 02. Couldn't Believe It 03. High School Anthem 04. Communist Bucks 05. SBS 06. Lullaby of the Womb 07. Slow Boat to Yuba 08. Punk is an Attitude 09. This Land is Your Land Format: demo tape Released: 1982

Other info: Recorded January 30th, 1982 Reviews: This band hails from Reno, Nevada and is composed of four teenage girls that do mostly all hardcore material. The nine songs on this tape are definitely not of the slam'n'thrash variety but are more akin to art damage, sorta like Flipper. Anyway everything here is original and well, kinda weird. Broken-up rhythms and strange singing abound but this stuff really does grab ya after repeated listenings. Also the lyrics are top notch and these girls definitely have something to say! They deal with subjects such as high school, Cuban refugees, and the all important question about drug use. What ya got here is a fairly rewarding tape from a rebellious crew of teenage girls ready to shake up the system. -Frankie DeAngelis (from Ripper #7, May 1982) You probably won't be able to get this garage-punk gem anymore, but suffice to say this nine song cassette is both funny and wise - with lots of hardcore thrills mixed in. Even though the Wrecks are no longer with us (sigh), songs like "Couldn't Believe It" will live on in the annals of punk history. Mark my words. -Steve Spinali (from Maximum Rock'n'Roll #2, September/October 1982)