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Just For Kicks
LP - Kick Records - KK-1 - IRL - 12/1979

The first sampler of new, mostly unsigned bands from Ireland (U2 had been signed by CBS, 
Berlin by Charisma, Sacre Bleu by Polygram and Square Meal by Scoff Records by the time 
this LP came out). Kick intended to release more Irish rock but it never came to pass. The
label was based in Dublin. 

 



Side 1
U2 - Stories For Boys
Berlin - Stop Stop
DC Nien - Reptile
Rocky De Valera & The Gravediggers - Lady Loves to Rock'n'Roll
The Resistors - Service With A Smile
Sacre Bleu - Mademoiselle Goodnight

Side 2
The Atrix - Treasure on the Wasteland
New Versions - Tango of Nerves
Teen Commandments - Something's Better Than Nothing
Zebra - Silent Partners
Jaroc - Midnight Charmer
Square Meal - Love Attack



The liner notes are by DJ Dave Fanning: "Now that Dublin has proved to be as
important a city on the international rock map as almost any other in Europe,
the local scene has clearly benefitted in every way. The success of Thin
Lizzy and the Boomtown Rats, the availability of pirate radio, the consolidation
of Hot Press as the authorative rock journal, and this year's huge success
of RTE Radio 2, have all combined to create a firm base to take us through the
Eighties. From the Baggot to the Crofton, and McGonagles, to the Dandelion,
all of these bands have helped to keep the music (a)live."

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