Afterburn Records atb04 Chumps The Problem With Saxophones

Released on Afterburn Records (Australia) is another Washington D.C. reissue, back in the very early days of Punk Rock as it was taking shape and exploding with adrenalin and dynamic discovery. THE CHUMPS - 'The Problem with Saxophones' is a 15 track CD of recordings from 1977-1980 of their wild as hell Avant Garde Punk Rock, full of brilliant saxophone and a hot wired energy. Featuring Rob Kennedy (later of the mighty Workdogs etc..) and members of Half Japanese, these songs will peel strips off your wall and have you jumping around the room in a fun frenzy ! Featuring tracks recorded by Don Zientara in 1980, a 1977 outtake from the blueprint DC punk compilation '30 over DC' (reissued on CD by Henry Rollins not so long back),and their awesome 1978 7" ep on the 'Round Raoul' label, along with great photo's, amazing vintage handbills (The Chumps were the band who gave the Bad Brains their first gig on a bill with them opening and the Raisinets, Slickee Boys, Chumps, & Judies Fixation), 2007 liner notes, old setlists and more ! Initial hand numbered edition in a cool gatefold pak, this is something you need to hear and enjoy the thrill of discovery of great music from time's past which has for so long laid stuck between the cracks inhabiting the world of dusty cassettes for the few hundred people there in the day, so long may the Chumps be heard by more folks around the world in 2007/8 and beyond !