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V\/A – Streets (Beggars Banquet BEGA 1, 1977)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And now to my first and secret vinyl love – compilations! When i was young “radio taping” was the way to obtain and keep music. Local NDR2 had an afternoon show called “Der Club<\/em>” and that did play music for young (13-16 year old) and rock minded youth. It had also snippets of the punk boom in UK and a regular “Letter from London” show by someone called “Ruth Rockenschaub” (i remember the name even almost 40 years on). Only later i shared a record player with my brother until owning in 1980 my own HIFI set (Dual Record Player, Sankyo Receiver and Tape Deck and self made loudspeakers).<\/p>\n

And money we and i did not have a lot, so my initial investment into records where driven by opportunity (cheapo bin), fame (what was really cool on the schoolyard) and a harsh selection (the most “bang<\/em>” for the buck). And that is where compilations came handy – they offered on average 16 songs by 16 bands and thus gave an option to explore.<\/p>\n

And there came “Streets”…<\/p>\n

The verdict:
\n1977 \u2013 yes, by year of release and by sound style!<\/em>
\npublished by a cool label \u2013 sure, Beggars Banquet’s intial release!<\/em>
\nfound in a cool shop \u2013 cheapo bin at local Membran (back then a local record store chain) outlet in my northern suburb in 1979!<\/em>
\ncatching sound \u2013 Back then for sure, today it sound \u201etame\u201c but that is because i have been spoiled with 35+ years of listening to punk rock!<\/em>
\nthe lyrics \u2013 because my school english being rather poor i could only make out some but initially i really did not bother to much about words – it was the sound!<\/em><\/p>\n

But sans lyrics it had a cool message on the back cover:<\/p>\n

1977 was the year that the music came out of the concert halls and onto the streets; when independent labels sprang out of the woodwork to feed new tastes; when rock music once again became about energy and fun; when the majors' boardrooms lost control. Suddenly we could do anything. \r\nBeggars Can Be Choosers.\r\n<\/pre>\n
There are two highlights on this records that i adored from day one and until today:<\/p>\n