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City Baby Attacked by Rats (Captain Oi) by G.B.H. (CD, 1982)

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For over 40 years GBH have toured the globe and left an impression on hundreds of bands who've all cited them as an inspiration - the likes of Rancid, The Casualties and Anti Flag have all sung their praises and their logo has adorned a million leather jackets! Here, released again is,'City Baby Attacked By Rats' - a confirmed punk rock classic, originally released in 1982 and featuring the singles, 'Sick Boy' and 'No Survivors'., with bonus tracks.

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Product Identifiers

Record Label
Captain Oi! Records
UPC
5032556118521
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7050176710

Product Key Features

Artist
G.B.H.
Format
CD
Release Year
1982
Style
Hard Rock
Release Title
City Baby Attacked by Rats (Captain Oi)
Genre
Rock

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs
1
Distribution
Infinity Entertainment Gr
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo
Additional information
This 1998 reissue includes 5 bonus tracks not on the original release. All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is an expanded edition of CITY BABY ATTACKED BY RATS, containing six bonus tracks. Britain's G.B.H. exemplified what happened after the promise of 1977 punk and post-punk petered out: faster, fuzzier tempos that incorporated lightning-fast guitar licks and a greater volume to put the point across. The mingling of Marshall stacks and "screw you" attitudes has often made for an uneasy marriage -- as the endless debates in fanzines like Maximumocknroll show -- but it's undeniably potent when wielded in the right hands. G.B.H.'s rude and crude debut showed the band to be some distance from that goal, which hardly bothered the listeners who propelled it to number 17 on the U.K. charts in 1982. The band tackles its material with admirably single-minded zeal: Most tracks make their point in two minutes or less. Urban ills are the dominant inspiration for the oft-anthologized "Sick Boy" and "Time Bomb," while "No Survivors" reflects Cold War-era fears of nuclear confrontation. The band's inspiration owes as much to films like A Clockwork Orange as its '80s inner-city environment. A garishly violent streak runs through tracks like "Gunned Down," "Passenger on the Menu," and "The Prayer of a Realist" -- while the equally mindless "Slut" and "Big Women" take aim at women who criticize the band. Many of G.B.H.'s subsequent outings have been dedicated to refining this template, with greater or lesser forays into metal. All this relentless velocity can be considered bracing, or numbing; if you can look past the minimal chord changes and repetitive structures, it's pretty impressive stuff. That's the hallmark of an acquired taste, so proceed accordingly. [Captain Oi's reissue adds half a dozen alternate takes, as well as the single version of "Sick Boy."] ~ Ralph Heibutzki

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item 1 City Baby Attacked By Rats (Captain Oi) by G.B.H.
AU $26.49
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item 2 City Baby Attacked By Rats (Captain Oi) by G.B.H.
AU $27.51
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item 3 G.b.h - City Baby Attacked By Rats [CD]
AU $27.64
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item 4 GBH City Baby Attacked By Rats (CD) Bonus Tracks Album
AU $27.65
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item 5 City Baby Attacked By Rats
AU $28.58
Free postage
item 6 GBH City Baby Attacked By RaT-S Expanded CD NEW SEALED
AU $35.41
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item 7 City Baby Attacked By Rats - G.B.H. CD
AU $35.70
Free postage

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item 1 City Baby Attacked By Rats (Captain Oi) by G.B.H.

item 2 City Baby Attacked By Rats (Captain Oi) by G.B.H.

item 3 G.b.h - City Baby Attacked By Rats [CD]

item 4 GBH City Baby Attacked By Rats (CD) Bonus Tracks Album

item 5 City Baby Attacked By Rats

item 6 GBH City Baby Attacked By RaT-S Expanded CD NEW SEALED

item 7 City Baby Attacked By Rats - G.B.H. CD

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