HOOLIGAN (DUBLIN) - FIRST OFFENCE (LP+DLC) Limited diff. colors

HOOLIGAN (DUBLIN) - FIRST OFFENCE (LP+DLC) Pre-Order Limited diff. colors

Limited Edition - Handnumbered 666 Copies - 150pcs black - 161pcs red/black marbled - 100pcs orange/black swirl - 255pcs irish green / orange splatter

For the first time ever available the best-of discography of the street punk band from Ireland (Dublin) and of course appropriately as a 12" LP on fat 180g vinyl strictly limited and hand-numbered to 666 pieces. Hooligan formed in / around october 2009 and have since released 6 EP's (2009, Punk Rockers & Hellraisers - Advance Records (self release) - 2011 Prodigal Son - Advance Records (self release) - 2013 No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs - Oi! The Boat Records, USA - 2014 Criminal Damage - Oi! The Boat Records, USA - 2017 Teenage Rebel - Reekus Records, Ireland - 2019 Dublin City Rockers - Advance Records (self release) ), with ''First Offence'' now appears the long overdue compilation including their best songs.

Hooligan from Dublin play a brilliant mix of streetpunk, 77s punk, dub/reggae and their sound is influenced by bands like The Clash ("calling Joe Strummer" is one of the best tribute songs), Addicts, Pistols up to Cockney Rejects or Undertones and many more.....and so there*s also an extremely varied album here :-) No wonder, because the guys spent their youth in that great time and the cover artwork includes a picture of singer Dave in that decade. "First Offence" contains 12 songs and has some overhits to offer like "No Blacks, no Irish, no dogs", as "The Clash couldn't have done it better. With "Street Punk Hero" there's also lyrically perfidious a cynicism bursting gutter hit and "Gang War", "Cops & Robbers" or "Generation on Fire" capture these wild days with all their riots really authentic. In short, "First Offence" is a real blast and achieves an authenticity that some of today's productions lack with their put-on pathos.

You can hear immediately that there are no beginners at work here, besides scene veteran David Linehan (Voc. / Guit.), Tony Van Frater (Cockney Rejects) on guitar / bass Nicky Buck (Angelic Upstarts) and Paul Slack are on board and the result is top class.

The story behind the cover photo:

The photo on the front cover was taken in the spring / summer of 1979 outside the Advance Records store on South King Street in Dublin, by the student Brian Palm, who was at The National College Of Art & Design Irland. The store was the punk scene hangout at the time and it shows Dave Linehan (center), who was about 10 years old, Zachariah Goodman (left) and Cian Brannelly (right). The photo of the back cover was taken by Patrick Brocklebank in February 1979 on the far left you can see Mick McCabe and Eamon Delaney (Complete Chaos old Dublin punk band), Anto O'Reilly (center) and Sharon Blennerhassat (later worked for U2). Also one or two of the Black Catholics, a band that became a gang and was famous for smashing up some of the early U2 concerts.

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Tracklist: A1: Criminal Damage  A2: Street Punk Hero  A3: Calling Joe Strummer  A4: Punk Rock 'N' ROLL  A5: Cops & Robbers  A6: Gang War  B1: No Blacks, N Irish, No Dogs  B2: Bastards  B3: Bandit Country  B4: Generation On Fire  B5: A Gang Like Us (Trouble)  B6 Saturday`s Heroes Digital Bonus Track: Bandit Country (Rough Mix)