[2016-03-04] The Lords Of The New Church "The Complete IRS Albums Collection" 3CD set (Real Gone)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Dec 04, 2015 2:57 pm

Description
Phrases don’t get much more oxymoronic than “punk supergroup,” but The Lords of the New Church had a pedigree no punk band could match. Lead singer Stiv Bators had spearheaded the Dead Boys, one of America’s preeminent young, loud, and snotty outfits, while guitarist Brian James was the guitarist for the Damned, who, along with the Sex Pistols and the Clash, were in the first wave and first rank of Britain’s punk groups. The rest of the band were no slouches, either; bassist Dave Tregugna and drummer Nick Turner hailed from Sham 69 and the Barracudas, respectively, two acts not quite as hallowed but each highly-esteemed. Anticipation was high among the leather jacket and Mohawk set, therefore, when their debut album came out in 1982, but the Lords, secure in their punk bona-fides, brought a highly stylized look and a new melodic polish to the music, which alienated some followers but brought a whole new element into their fan base. Furthermore, what the music lacked in fury, the band made up for with incendiary live shows which often ended up with Bators doing physical harm to himself (and reputedly being clinically dead for several minutes after one gig). Now, Real Gone Music is offering the first three, classic albums that the band recorded for the I.R.S. label (and the only ones recorded by the original line-up)—The Lords of the New Church, Is Nothing Sacred?, and The Method to Our Madness—in one nicely-priced 3-CD set. Each album comes complete with notes by Scott Schinder, too—get a big chunk of seminal post-punk in one fell swoop!

Tracklist
[CD1: The Lords of the New Church]
1. New Church
2. Russian Roulette
3. Question of Temperature
4. Eat Your Heart Out
5. Portobello
6. Open Your Eyes
7. Livin’ on Livin’
8. Li’l Boys Play with Dolls
9. Apocalypso
10. Holy War

[CD2: Is Nothing Sacred?]
1. Dance with Me
2. Bad Timing
3. Johnny Too Bad
4. Don’t Worry Children
5. The Night Is Calling
6. Black Girl White Girl
7. Goin’ Downtown
8. Tale of Two Cities
9. World Without End
10. Partners in Crime
11. Live for Today

[CD3: The Method to Our Madness]
1. Method to My Madness
2. I Never Believed
3. Pretty Baby Scream
4. S.F. & T.
5. When Blood Runs Cold
6. Murder Style
7. The Seducer
8. Kiss of Death
9. Do What Thou Will
10. My Kingdom Come

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Renny · 26 Jun 2006

i think i told this before, stiv bators (steve) was from my hometown, i used to teach with a woman who rode the bus with him every morning to the local catholic high school. she said he never said a word, sat in the back of the bus by himself. good student, never in trouble.

years later, after steve passed away, i got to know his mom and dad, who were actually kind of surprised i knew of him. they are also both gone now, it still bothers me that i could never get anything done in his honor just for them.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

That was very nice of you Renny for trying to do something. Cool remembrance.

As for the reissue, since Real Gone is involved I will most likely be as well.

Rick A.

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

Stiv Bators dated MTV's Martha Quinn for a while.

Never cared for these guys.

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

Would it have killed them to throw on their cover of "Like a Virgin" as a bonus track?

P.S. Good story Renny. I attended an in-store with the Dead Boys when I was at college, got some signed records. Despite the image, they all struck me as down-to-earth.

Dean Harris · 19 Dec 2007

Stiv Bators will always be Bobo Belsinger in "Polyester" to me.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:17 pm

Bump: Added the cover image to the first post.

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:20 pm

The pre-order price has dropped by $8, and is now $27.99:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018Y5ANV8/?tag=imwan-20

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Especially loved the first lp.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Got mine yesterday....all the Lords Of The New Church one needs.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Very fair price ($26.00) for 3 re-mastered albums.

Rick A.

[2016-03-04] The Lords Of The New Church "The Complete IRS Albums Collection" 3CD set (Real Gone)

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