I.R.S. Greatest Hits Volume One was a
sampler of material by artists on I.R.S Records. It was available via
an offer that came with copies of I.R.S. Greatest Hits Volume 2 &
3. It is quite possible that this album was the Doing Time On
Vinyl compilation album that was scheduled, but never released.
It was released in a plain white sleeve with a orange sticker
indicating the name of album and the slogan “A sampler of tunes you
want to hear over and over again”. The copyright date is 1980, but
considering it was only released via an offer from an album that came
out in 1981, me thinks this didn't actually see the light of day
until 1981 as well.
It features great singles from Klark
Kent and The Buzzcocks, two tracks from both Oingo Boingo and The
Stranglers and a rare single by Berlin with Virginia Macolino on
vocals, before Terri Nunn joined the band. It also features Henry
Badowski's first appearance on a US LP, Chelsea's fine cover of The
Seeds' “No Escape” and Payola$ excellent “China Boys” single.
It's a nice little alternative new/wave
compilation album. I've only seen this album two times, tops in the
record shops. So, it's a semi-rare release. Recommended.
Here's the video review:
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