Massacred Melodies

Started in late 1977 in Darlington, UK, after Con Larkin and his little brother Paul tried their hands at bass and singing respectively, legendary punkers Major Accident were initially influenced by the Pistols and the Clash. They toured the UK extensively before going to the studio, adding more originals to their set as time went on. However, a very sad fate befell their early studio activities: both their first recording session in 1980, which was supposed to be their debut single ("Terrorist Gang"/"War Boots") and the following one, which  produced a completely mucked-up, unusable first edition of this LP, remained unreleased for years. It took until late 1982 for their first proper release to see the light of day: produced by Donkeys guitarist Neil Ferguson, their debut album "Massacred Melodies" finally came out on Step Forward, supported by a full UK tour with label-mates CHELSEA. The distinctive 'Clockwork Orange' image (they were the first punk band to adopt the look from Kubrick's famous movie, which was banned in the UK at the time and impossible-to-see anywhere) and their songwriting, by far more peculiar than the average UK82 punk band, allowed them to grow a sizeable following, and their classic sleeve artwork by Paul Dillon started appearing on the back of more than a few black leather jackets.

Tracklist

A1     Schizophrenic     
A2     (Standing On The) Sidelines     
A3     Last Night     
A4     Psycho     
A5     People     
A6     Terrorist Gang     
A7     Warboots     

B1     Mr Nobody     
B2     Self Appointed Hero     
B3     That's You     
B4     Brides Of The Beast     
B5     Classified Information     
B5     Middle Class Entertainment     
B7     Clockwork Toys     

Limited 500 copies