Capitol Kaos / Kapital Kaos. Rare New Zealand Punk 1984 Jayrem Records KAOSS III
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Description
Various – Capitol Kaos (Kapital Kaos)
Label: Jayrem Records – KAOSS III
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Album
Country: New Zealand
Released: 1984
Style: Hardcore, Punk, Oi
This version has a black and white copy of the cover design glued onto a record cover (New Zealand Graffito) - possibly a promo copy – a similar variant is mentioned in Discogs reviews.
Matrix / Runout (Etched A): KAOSS III A Drug Punk & Violence
Matrix / Runout (Etched A): KAOSS III B Anarchy Now Protest N' Survive I Am Chaos
Capitol Kaos is a live recording of the infamous Golden Showers one-day punk festival held at the Newtown Community Hall on Easter weekend of 1983. Released in 1984 on local label Jayrem Records the compilation captures 12 bands from New Zealand's second wave of punk rock playing in the grim, nihilistic atmosphere of the Muldoon governments 8th year in power. With LP artwork that features a collage of punks fighting a street battle against police in front of the New Zealand government's Beehive the imagery draws on the still very raw memory of the 1981 Springbok Tour and the widespread civil disorder that accompanied it. The 'Capitol' scene at this time seems both ripped apart and re-energised by the violent boot boy gangs that had sprung up in the working-class suburbs of Wellington. From the Terrace Terrorways, to the Wainui and Newlands Skins, drugs and a love of violence had wiped the floor clean of the first generation of punk's playful anarchy. In their place bands like First Fifteen, Flesh D-Vice, Aftershock had emerged dripping with a hate for mainstream society and the New Zealand police force that took pleasure in cracking heads to maintain conformity, whether it be at a protest or a punk gig. This connection between the context and the live recordings on Capitol Kaos is what makes it such a great 'time capsule' of New Zealand at such a traumatic period in its modern history. Recorded by John Void, lead singer of 'anti-tour' band RIOT 111, Capitol Kaos presents the grey depressive psychopathic New Zealand of 1983 we are encouraged to forget in favour of nostalgia spiked beer adverts and TV soaps.
I am starting to sell my record collection, which has been in safe storage for a couple of decades. My collection is mostly Punk, New Wave, Soundtracks and obscure, so make sure you save me as a seller. Overall, the condition of my records is excellent, no scratches, rarely played and good covers. If a record has any condition issues, I will mention that, and I have a full refund policy if I have missed something. I have experience posting records. I know how to pack vinyl safely, so you will receive your records in good condition.
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