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Abstract |
<< Long before online streaming and even TV music videos, that were
beyond the reach of many new bands outside of a lucky spin on the
radio, the compilation became the most effective way to access, and be
accessed by, the eager new ears and inquisitive minds of the then new
punk generation.
‘Nefarious Artists’ is a field study of over 500 punk
rock, post-punk, new wave, hardcore punk, and alternative rock
compilations from their beginnings in 1976 as major label samplers and
live showcases of the ‘new wave’ through their rapid evolution into a
documentary art form of D.I.Y. punk rock creativity and expression.
‘Nefarious Artists’ by Welly of Artcore Fanzine (est. 1986) charts the
genesis, evolution and art of the punk rock, post-punk, new wave,
hardcore punk, and alternative rock compilation vinyl record from 1976
to 1989. Each compilation is discussed and reviewed with
accompanying high resolution full colour scans of all the cover art and
much more to provide both context and as a journey through the
international punk rock music and developing scene of the late 1970s
and ‘80s. The compilation record played a pivotal role in the spread of
the idea and conversation of the independent punk underground and
now remain as audio and visual time capsules that capture the zeitgeist
of the music, scene and era. >>
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