- AK79
Infobox Album | Name = AK79
Type = Compilation
Artist = Various artists
Released =1980
Recorded =
Genre = Punk
Length =
Label =Ripper Records
Producer =
Reviews = |AK79 is a compilation album of punk bands active in
Auckland ,New Zealand in the late 1970s released by Ripper Records in 1980. The album was compiled by Bryan Staff, with iconic artwork from Terence Hogan. Bands featured on the original compilation includeThe Swingers ,The Scavengers , The Primmers ,Proud Scum ,Toy Love andThe Terrorways . An initial pressing of 500 was sold to a retailer. It was later reissued on LP and cassette via CBS but deleted in 1982.The defining record of the Auckland punk scene, it became rare and sought-after over the next decade.
An expanded and remastered CD version of the compilation was compiled by
Simon Grigg andRoger Shepherd . This was released jointly by their record labelsPropeller Records andFlying Nun Records in November 1993. This issue was expanded to include tracks by TheSuburban Reptiles ,The Spelling Mistakes , The Features, The Marching Girls and further titles from the acts on the original album.The reissue was remastered, and partially remixed, by Grigg, with expanded artwork by Andrew B. White. The liner notes were by Grigg, Terrorways' drummer Kerry Buchanan, and Staff.
External links
* [http://www.simongrigg.info/AK79.htm AK79 at Propeller Records]
* [http://www.deadcandancelibrary.com/09_Non_4AD_Various_Artist_CDs_Vinyl_Audio_Tapes.html Dead Can Dance Library] contains a complete AK79 image series, and track listing
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