New Race - The First and The Last (1981)

Wet dream fanboy time for Deniz Tek, from Radio

Birdman.

Radio Birdman were a great Aussie band who

channeled the Detroit proto-punk sound into

high energy, snotty rock'n'roll.

In 1981 he contacted Ron Asheton and Dennis

Thompson to form a one off, live touring band

and this live album is a document from that event.

The set is mainly Radio Birdman songs, with one

original "Columbia" but The Stooges get a look in

with a version of "Loose", the MC5 songs "Gotta

Keep Movin'" and "Looking at You" are thrashed out

and there is also a fantastic version of the Destroy All

Monsters classic "November 22nd, 1963" which is a

revelation with male vocals.

This is fast, raw sweaty stuff.