In 1982, punk legends Stiv Bator (Dead Boys), Brian James (The Damned), Dave Tregunna (Sham 69), and Nick Turner (The Barracudas) formed the supergroup The Lords of the New Church. Their debut, self-titled LP incorporated their punk roots while transitioning into a more polished gothic style with catchy hooks. Along with it came their new image of leather-vested vigilantes with dark lyrics musing from religion to politics. This album helped to usher in a new era of post-punk rock in the early ‘80s and Drastic Plastic Records is thrilled to present it sounding better than ever.
TRACK LIST
A1 New Church
A2 Russian Roulette
A3 Question of Temperature
A4 Eat Your Heart Out
A5 Portobello
B1 Open Your Eyes
B2 Livin' On Livin'
B3 Li'l Boys Play with Dolls
B4 Apocalypso
B5 Holy War
