The Legendary 1982
ROIR Cassette
Now Re-Released on CD!!
With 2 Bonus Tracks
In 1982, at
the suggestion of the then Bad Brains manager, the late Dave
Hahn, ROIR agreed for Hahn to executive produce and curate a
compilation of the hottest young bands from the thriving NYC
"thrash" scene. This cassette-only compilation, New York
Thrash (ROIR cassette A-113), has become the most definitive
thrash statement ever assembled and is today recognized as
the "hallmark" for all thrash compilations.
SPEED! NOISE!
THRASH! DISTORTION!
"LOUD, FAST
RULES!"
Twenty Four
Songs By 12 Hardcore Bands!
"The best
value - and most eagerly awaited tape from ROIR is the
eleven band , 22 song 'New York Thrash' compilation which
documents the New York hardcore scene. Genuine, and
genuinely exciting! For sure, try to lay your hands on New
York Thrash." - New Musical Express (Cynthia Rose),
8/14/82
"Hit the
deck! It's the long overdue anthology of Big Apple hardcore
punk, courtesy of the no-vinyl ROIR label." - Trouser Press, 11/82
"New York
Thrash documents the development of the Big Apple bleat by
matching the 1981 boom bands with the progenitors /
inspiration." - New York Rocker,
1982
"Scorching
cuts by Beastie Boys, Kraut, Bad Brains." - Boston
Rock
"A good
addition to any discerning hardcore collection." - Tracks (Harold Wuelfing)
"With all
the garbage produced in the name of that scene, this was a
risky compilation, but the final package is loud, hard and
listenable." - Fine Times Magazine (James Jones),
10/82
From the Liner Notes
by Tim Sommers (1982):
"What you
hear on this cassette documents the change that came about
that shook the ossified New York scene to its very
foundation. By 1981 New York had developed one of the best
REAL punk scenes in the whole country - and hopefully this
tape can finally prove it to those who weren't here to see
it and still won't believe it. New York Punk/Hardcore was
honest, truly unique - and it fucking kicked, kicked down
the doors and the discos and the trendies - and it was real
in a way that will never, never tarnish."
