A Place Called Bad

Summary

Hughesy's assessment:

Iconic     Essential     Outstanding     Appealing     Interesting     Intriguing     Significant     Acceptable     So So     Why?     Avoid

Track listing: 

Disc 1  Cheap And Nasty: The Rise Of Perth PunkFrantic RomanticShake Together ToniteLast NightBet Ya Lyin'It's for RealPissed on Another PlanetShadows of the NightGirlI'm Looking for YouShe Says She Loves MeSorry Sorry SorryThat GirlHigh NoonTeenage DreamerAnother SundayWalk in the PlankLarryMaking a SceneIt'll Never Happen Again

Disc 2 Set It On Fire: Storming The Eastern StatesThis Is My Happy HourSwamplandWe Had LoveClear SpotWhen Fate Deals Its Mortal BlowBurnoutThe SpinRev HeadSet It on FireBlood Red RiverNitroSolid Gold HellCried No TearsCrazy Heart; This Life of YoursBackwards ManThe WallRaverFire Escape

Disc 3 When Worlds Collide: Cachet And Casualty In LondonHell BeachIf It's the Last Thing I DoBad PriestDemolition DerbyIt Came Out of the SkyAtom Bomb BabyGo Baby GoPsycho Cook SupremeLead FootMurderess in a Purple DressTemple of LoveYou Only Live TwiceHuman JukeboxShineDistorationPlace Called BadHungry EyesBraindeadIt Must Be Nice

Disc 4  Live Cuts: Live At Adelaide Unibar, August 6, 1983Happy HourFire EscapeWhen Worlds Collide; RaverThe SpinClear SpotRev HeadSet It on FireBurn OutThis Life of YoursSolid Gold HellBlood Red River Live At The Loft, Perth, June 1978Don't Lie to Me;  Live Storey Hall, Melbourne, December 21, 1979: Have You Seen My Baby?Melodramatic TouchSlow Death;  Live At Sydney University, Sydney, May 1982Strangers in the Night Live At Le Tote, Melbourne, January 1983I've Had It; Live At Prince Of Wales, Melbourne, March 1983: I'm Gonna Make You MineWhen Worlds CollideGhost TrainThe Other PlaceShe Cracked

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