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Fetal Records 5

by Braver Noise

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1.
Scream - Solidarity 01:35
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2.
Government Issue - Public Stage 03:28
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3.
Braver Noise - Rectified 03:03
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4.
Press Mob - Sundays 02:59
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5.
Unknown - 9 Lies 02:45
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Undecided - Complications 01:51
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Schmovie - Hole in Your Head 02:49
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Schmovie - She Didn't Know I was a Midget 01:26
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Law & Order - One Nation Under Sedation 01:31
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Broken Siren - Driving with the Top Down 02:43
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Shudder to Think - Too Little Too Late 04:08
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12.
Strange Boutique - So Sweet 02:43
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13.
Afrain of Clowns - Scarborough Fair 02:55
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Afraid of Clowns - Incabate 04:14
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Fear of Man - More Than Heaven 04:15
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Feta Records compilation of Maryland, D.C. and, Virginia bands from the 1980's during the performances of Braver Noise.

Afraid of Clowns
Braver Noise
Broken Siren
Fear of Man
Government Issue
Law and Order
Press Mob
Schmovie
Scream
Shudder to Think
Strange Boutique

FR5 was released in 1987 when The Cosby Show was the most popular TV show

During 1987 when Saddam Hussein apologized for Iraqi missiles killing 37 people in an attack on the US Frigate Stark in the Persian Gulf, Fetal Records released the FR5 compilation album. This is just one year before CDs began to outsell Vinyl.

The FR5 record was a precursor to Dischord’s State of the Union record. Unlike Flex Your Head the FR5 record was a departure from the pure hardcore punk DC genre and reflected a more diverse mix of musical styles during the period of 1986-1987.

Braver Noise had met Broken Siren during Braver’s Noise’s first record release party at the DC Space. Eleven years after this record release, Shudder to Think were tapped by director Jesse Peretz to produce his film’s score “First Love, Last Rites”. David Grohl from Scream moved on to Nirvana and Foo Fighters. Our favorite tracks on this record are from the artists Press Mob, Schmovie, Undecided, and Broken Siren

Tim Yohannan from Maximum RocknRoll (#54, November 1987) wrote “A weirdly conceived LP, because other than a hot and previously unreleased LAW & ORDER track, a so-so version of SCREAM's "Solidarity", and a live G.I. track, the rest is very commercial wave stuff. Given all the DC bands whom we haven't seen on vinyl yet, I was disappointed with this selection.” If the lens you are looking through is for DC hardcore punk, this was not your album. But if you are looking for other musical genres from this local scene, this is a great cross section of various artists.

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released February 15, 2020

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Braver Noise's albums were built on the momentum of the Law and Order and Bollocks punk releases on Fetal Records.

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