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 Punk: Frantic Romantic; Shake Together Tonite; Last Night; Bet Ya Lyin'; It's for Real; Pissed on Another Planet; Shadows of the Night; Girl; I'm Looking for You; She Says She Loves Me; Sorry Sorry Sorry; That Girl; High Noon; Teenage Dreamer; Another Sunday; Walk in the Plank; Larry; Making a Scene; It'll Never Happen Again; 

Disc 2 Set It On Fire: Storming The Eastern States: This Is My Happy Hour; Swampland; We Had Love; Clear Spot; When Fate Deals Its Mortal Blow; Burnout; The Spin; Rev Head; Set It on Fire; Blood Red River; Nitro; Solid Gold Hell; Cried No Tears; Crazy Heart; This Life of Yours; Backwards Man; The Wall; Raver; Fire Escape

Disc 3 When Worlds Collide: Cachet And Casualty In London: Hell Beach; If It's the Last Thing I Do; Bad Priest; Demolition Derby; It Came Out of the Sky; Atom Bomb Baby; Go Baby Go; Psycho Cook Supreme; Lead Foot; Murderess in a Purple Dress; Temple of Love; You Only Live Twice; Human Jukebox; Shine; Distoration; Place Called Bad; Hungry Eyes; Braindead; It Must Be Nice

Disc 4  Live Cuts: Live At Adelaide Unibar, August 6, 1983: Happy Hour; Fire Escape; When Worlds Collide; Raver; The Spin; Clear Spot; Rev Head; Set It on Fire; Burn Out; This Life of Yours; Solid Gold Hell; Blood Red River;  Live At The Loft, Perth, June 1978: Don't Lie to Me;  Live Storey Hall, Melbourne, December 21, 1979: Have You Seen My Baby?; Melodramatic Touch; Slow Death;  Live At Sydney University, Sydney, May 1982: Strangers in the Night;  Live At Le Tote, Melbourne, January 1983: I've Had It; Live At Prince Of Wales, Melbourne, March 1983: I'm Gonna Make You Mine; When Worlds Collide; Ghost Train; The Other Place; She Cracked

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