Self Abuse

Self Abuse formed in Bournemouth, Dorset in 1982. Andy Nazer (vocals / bass), Dave Brown (guitar / vocals), Roger ‘Jarvis’ Smale (guitar), Steve Ridgeway (drums)…age 16/17 respectively. Played their first gig in Poole, Dorset and released the ‘State of Mind’ demo cassette on their own Abused label during that year. 1983 saw them record and release the ‘Teenage’ demo (again on their own label) and play across the south of England with Subhumans, A-Heads, Cult Maniax, Screaming Dead, Cult Maniax, Butcher, A-Heads, Amebix, Admass, Organised Chaos, Madmass, Last Orders, Confession of Sin, Idiom Tribe, Shrapnel, The Samples, Screaming Dead, Shock to the System, Breakout, , Atrox, The Parasites, amongst others. Sound-wise the band were described by fanzines as being a cross between Stiff Little Fingers and Chron Gen. In 1984 the ‘(I Didn’t Wanna Be A) Soldier’ EP was released by the Radical Change label, the late great John Peel played it on his radio show and the record got to number two in the Independent charts. Two tracks from their ‘Third’ demo were featured on the Punk compilation ‘Party Pooping Punk Provocations’ released by Xcentric Noise records late in 1984.The band split after a Christmas gig in Bournemouth that year.

Teenage (1983)

01 - Self Abuse (Intro)

02 - Teenage

03 - Soldier

04 - Derelict

05 - State Of Mind

06 - So Cold

07 - Fire Of London

08 - Beirut

09 - Prostitute

10 - Torn Apart

11 - Your Name

12 - Pills

No Change EP (2004)

01 - No Change

02 - Pills

03 - PCTV

04 - Torn Apart

(I Didn't Wanna Be A) Soldier (2006)

01 - (I Didn't Wanna Be A) Soldier

02 - Bombscare

03 - State Of Mind

04 - Beirut

05 - Spare A Thought

06 - Pills

07 - Ulster

08 - Destory All Nerves

09 - Torn Apart

10 - State Of Mind

11 - Self Abuse (Intro)

12 - Teenage

13 - (I Didn't Wanna Be A) Soldier

14 - Derelict

15 - State Of Mind

16 - So Cold

17 - Fire Of London

18 - Beirut

19 - Prostitute

20 - Torn Apart

21 - Your Name

22 - Pills

23 - Let Me Out Of Hell

24 - Shadow Dance

25 - Another Nightmare

26 - Strange Life

27 - On And On

Celebrity Death Squad EP (2009)

01 - Celebrity Death Squad

02 - Barcode Breakdown

03 - That's Progress

04 - Trash City Burning

Burn Trash City EP (2014)

01 - Burn Trash City

02 - Circus

03 - Screenage

Screenage (2015)

01 - No Change

02 - Pills

03 - PCTV

04 - Torn Apart

05 - Let Me Out Of Hell

06 - Derelict

07 - Trash City Burning

08 - That's Progress

09 - Lord Of The Flies

10 - Celebrity Death Squad

11 - Barcode Breakdown

12 - That's Progress

13 - Trash City Burning

14 - Let Me Out Of Hell

15 - Science Fiction Science Fact

16 - Lord Of The Flies

17 - World In Action

18 - Burn Trash City

19 - (Now The) Circus (Is Over)

20 - Screenage

Unestablished Since 1982 (2019)

01 - Spare A Thought (State Of Mind Demo '82)
02 - Torn Apart (State Of Mind Demo '82)
03 - (I Didn't Wanna Be A) Soldier (Soldier 7'' 1983)
04 - State Of Mind (Soldier 7'' 1983)
05 - So Cold (Teenage Demo '83)
06 - Pills (Teenage Demo '83)
07 - Strange Life (Third Demo Summer '84)
08 - On And On (Third Demo Summer '84)
09 - No Change (No Change EP 2004)
10 - PCTV (No Change EP 2004)
11 - Trash City Burning (Demo 2005)
12 - Celebrity Death Squad (Celebrity Death Squad EP 2009)
13 - Barcode Breakdown (Celebrity Death Squad EP 2009)
14 - World In Action (Outtakes 2009)
15 - Burn Trash City (Burn Trash City EP 2014)
16 - (Now The) Circus (Is Over) (Burn Trash City EP 2014)

State Of Mind (1982-1984 Single And Demos) (2020)

01 - (I Didn't Wanna Be A) Soldier

02 - Bombscare

03 - State Of Mind

04 - Let Me Out Of Hell

05 - Another Nightmare

06 - Strange Life

07 - On And On

08 - Shadow Dance

09 - Beirut

10 - Spare A Thought

11 - Pills

12 - Ulster

13 - Destory All Nerves

14 - Torn Apart

15 - State Of Mind

16 - Fire Of London

17 - Lost In 77

18 - Dust To Dust

19 - Teenage

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