Paranoia (UK)

Skating the lines of Punk, Post-Punk and Goth, Paranoia was formed in the northern potter’s town of Stoke On Trent from the ashes of politically-oriented protest group, Civil Defence. With the Brereton Brothers on drums and guitar, and bassist Mick Edgington and his wife Jan on vocals, the group had an intimacy not often encountered in Punk, their outlook and northern location bringing them onto Riot Squad’s Rot Records for this sole LP. The music is fast, bold and deals with pertinent themes, “Vietnam,” “1984” and “My World” protesting political failures, “Dead Mans Dreams” and “Man In Black” edging towards the gothic. An overlooked classic that reflects the underground musical shifts of the early 1980s.

Dead Man's Dreams 7'' (1984)

01 - Dead Man's Dreams
02 - Man In Black

Shattered Glass (1984)

01 - Dead Man's Dreams
02 - Dissillusion
03 - 1984
04 - Vietnam
05 - Graveyards Of Hell
06 - Shattered Glass
07 - Rock Revolution
08 - Man In Black
09 - The Gig
10 - My World

Pain & Pleasure (2022)

01 - Living By The Sword

02 - The Midnight Mountains

03 - The Dark Ages

04 - Walk In Darkness

05 - Slapton Sands

06 - Cherokee Boy

07 - The Way You Want Me

08 - Fashion Warfare

09 - Shattered Glass (Demo)

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