Zounds Can't Cheat Karma / Subvert / War VINYL 12INCH
Free Delivery Within Australia
Trackable Shipping
Currently unavailable
PRE-ORDER TOP VINYL RELEASES NOW! click here
Free Delivery Within Australia
Trackable Shipping
Currently unavailable
Artist: | Zounds |
Title: | Zounds Can't Cheat Karma / Subvert / War VINYL 12INCH |
Released: | 29/09/2023 |
Please note this release date may be subject to change and also stock arrival can be subject to delays, in particular if this is an overseas release. |
|
Format: | VINYL 12INCH |
Country | EU/US |
Barcode: | 5016958101718 |
Catalogue number: | 4219843 |
Store location: | pre-order |
SKU: | WLF15848 |
Condition: | BRAND NEW & SEALED |
The items we sell are brand new and unused official releases supplied to us by record companies, unless stated otherwise in the listing. Generally all items are sealed (this will be stated in the listing title). Occasionally we may open an LP to confirm any colour variant. We sometimes sell used items, this will be shown in the listing. |
Zounds are an English post-punk band from Reading, Berkshire, formed in 1977. Originally they were part of the cassette culture movement, releasing material on the Fuck Off Records label, and were also involved in the squatting and free festival scene. The name of the band is derived from the old English "zounds", a contraction of "God's wounds", referring to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, formerly used as a mildly blasphemous oath. The band met up with fellow anarchists Crass when, legend has it, their van broke down on the road. They made their way to nearby Dial House, where Crass were based, who helped them with repairs. The two bands became friends, and although musically very divergent, they shared many common political views. Zounds shortly afterwards released their first EP, ‘Can't Cheat Karma’, on the Crass Records label in 1980. The EP featured possibly their most well-known track ‘Subvert’, a call to arms against the grind of daily life. The release of this EP and association with Crass led to an increase in the band's profile in the embryonic anarcho-punk scene, touring with both Crass and Poison Girls. They split in 1982 but reformed in 2007, and remain active today. Penny continues; “Zounds could have made a fine pop group, but they were far too socially sassy to fall for that one. No, their committment to radical political change, so abundantly clear in their lyrics, set them apart from the commercialism that had so blighted the likes of The Clash and other punkish pretenders. Having been drawn from the ranks of hippy bands like Here and Now, Zounds encouraged dissent and personal change, and, at their own cost, to pursue and promote them as ideologies. Can't cheat karma? No, nor ever beat it. Zounds were hip to this fine point. Want a better life? Then make it for yourself. Ain't no one gonna help you out on that one. Find your own way, it's the only way there is”.
1 | War - Zounds |
2 | Subvert - Zounds |
3 | Can't Cheat Karma - Zounds |
format | vinyl |
year of release | 2023 |
artist | ZOUNDS |
Recently In Stock | No |
Forthcoming | Yes |
Review This Product!
Help other Discrepancy Records users shop smarter by writing reviews for products you have purchased.
Service, quality and Volume
Sent In By: Scott on 6 July 2024The sheer volume of quality titles keeps me coming back. Service is pretty great too. Really nice vibe instore while you browse.
Excellent boxset, excellent service, excellent pro
Sent In By: Matthew W on 4 July 2024What can I say, not only is the boxset amazing but it arrived one week earlier than predicted and was $35 than JB HiFi. Will definitely be purchasing from here again, real shame this store didn't open earlier as I used to live in the area!
Great Stuff
Sent In By: Ken on 3 July 2024Fantastic choice of records, quick to deliver and super well packed. THANKS GUYS.