Clear vinyl with insert. Limited 150 copies

It is not often that a band starts out with three guitarists anda drummer, but this happens to be the earliest formation ofOrpington, Kent based NWOBHM unit Raw Deal. At the tail end ofsummer 1978, sticksman Steve Richardson and guitarists PaulReynolds and Brian Smith showed up at a rehearsal of a local bandcalled Phobia. Next thing, they were jamming on the band'sequipment with Phobia guitarist / singer Rob Childs joining in. Afew days later, Rob became the fourth member and the thirdguitarist of a band without a bass-player. As Rob recalls, "Itseemed like a good idea at the time as three guitars are louderthan two guitars", but the realisation of having no bass-playersoon kicked in. With Rob also handling the vocals, the search wason for a fifth member to complete the band that now also got itsname, Raw Deal, inspired by a newspaper headline. In late 1978 AdeJones joined Raw Deal - if only for a short period of time -contributing the bass lines to the first documented material of theband. This came in the shape of the unreleased "Make Or Break", andthe rough and ready, "Cut Above The Rest" that captured the rawenergy of the early generation NWOBHM bands, taped 'live' on a 4track recorder at the 'Mouse Hole Studio' in Orpington with thevocals added later. There's been some misconceptions about thecheering at the end of "Cut Above The Rest"; this actually is theband being relieved to finally get the song right since it had beena rushed recording session. From this recording, "Cut Above TheRest" was then lifted to appear on the much sought after "KentRocks" compilation album, released in 1981 by the obscure WhiteWitch record label in a circulation of 1000 copies. After therecordings and only a few gigs, Ade was out of the band, and it wasthere and then that Brian switched from rhythm guitar to bass.Around that time, the band was putting together a lot of originalmaterial, including a song written by Paul called, "DestructionDerby", but somehow never officially materialized due to lack offinances even though it was well received at the frequent showsthat were mainly concentrated in the Kent and South East Londonarea, and crowned by support slots for bands such as Tank andAlkatrazz. As drummer Steve remembers it; "We were four young guyshaving a blast and playing plenty of gigs but not really makingenough money to pay for studio time". In the summer of 1981, theband recorded two more originals; "Out Of My Head" and "In TheMood" that were coupled on a 7" single by the very same label thatissued the "Kent Rocks" compilation. This was triggered by a flowof people visiting the label owner's record shop, enquiring if moreRaw Deal material was available after having heard "Cut Above TheRest". The single, financed and released by White Witch records,was issued without a picture sleeve and pressed in a run of 1000copies that were mostly sold at gigs. So now the band had theirofficial recordings in place, only to find themselves restricted byany proper promotion or involvement from the label, whosepromotional highlight in favour of the band was the "Kent Rocks"launch party at 'The Woodman' in Blackfen where Raw Deal playedalong with The Gerry Scales Band and jammed with other featuredbands on the album that were attending the show. Although Raw Dealdid well in the live scene, a number of factors were against theband morphing into a next level act, with Paul departing, thegeneral view of certain record companies that the scene had beensaturated, and in essence, "Time to move on to something else" asRob words it. Consequently, this led to the demise of Raw Deal in1982 with its members going separate ways to pursue their musicalaspirations in other bands. As Rob acknowledges; "We had wished tohave recorded more originals at the time, as there's been all sortsof cassette recordings and rehearsals tucked away somewhere". Nowthese tapes have been remastered and restored and the band have puttogether a compilation abum that really is a slice of NWOBHM thattruly is "A Cut Above The Rest".

Track list:
1. Make Or Break
2. Cut Above The Rest
3. Shadow Play
4. Out Of My Head
5. In The Mood
6. Cut Above The Rest (Alternative Version)
7. Deviation
8. Out Of Control
9. Out In The Cold
10. Baby, I'm In The Mood

Condition cover: nm

Condition vinyl: nm

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