The Defects

THE DEFECTS first picked up guitars, playing covers of Punk classics to their mates. The original line-up consisting of Buck (vocals), Dukie (guitar), Glenn (drums) and Jeff (bass). By 1980 Jeff had been replaced by Gary and with leathers, studs & bristles intact, the band were ready for their assault on the music biz. The band recorded the obligatory demo tape, but the response from English records companies was zero. Enter Dennis MILLIGAN, a friend of the band who offered to release an EP with the boys. So with money borrowed from Bucks parents they set up their own Casualty Records label and their debut 45 "Dance (Untill You Drop)" hit the streets in 1981, quickly selling out of its 2000 pressing.Before the band even had the chance to think about repressing copies of the debut 7" or even releasing a follow up, in stepped John Curd, promoter and owner of the newly formed WXYZ Records. John had been pointed in the right direction by Melody Makers punk journalist Carol Clerk, herself a native of N.Ireland. John signed The DEFECTS on the strenght of Carols recommandation, without ever seeing them play. The DEFECTS then ventured across the water to support label mates the ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE on their legendary 'So What Tour' in '82. This happened to coincide with the release of the bands 2nd single "Survival" Their debut album "Defective Breakdown" was released to much critical acclaim. The bands next vinyl outing didn't appear until January '84 when their final single "Suspicious Minds" was issued by I.D. Records. The band played their final gig on Tuesday 7th February 1984 at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, supporting the CLASH.

The Defects 78 - 1984 are:

Buck (vocals) - Dukie (guitar) - Jeff / Gary (bass) - Glenn (drums) 

The Defects 2010 are:

Buck (vocals) - Glenn (drums) - Roy (guitar) - Aidy (bass). 

Dance (Until You Drop) 7'' (1981)

01 - Dance (Until You Drop)
02 - Guilty Conscience
03 - Brutality

Survival/Brutality 7'' (1982)

01 - Survival
02 - Brutality

Defective Breakdown (1982)

01 - Dance
02 - 20th Century
03 - Survival (New Version)
04 - Deprived
05 - Killer On The Streets
06 - Bitch
07 - Defective Breakdown
08 - Conscription
09 - Casualty
10 - We Don't Care
11 - Live In Pain
12 - Head On Collision
13 - Metal Walls
14 - Thoughts

Suspicious Minds 7'' (1984)

01 - Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley Cover)
02 - Song For Mark Walker
03 - Know About You

Defective Breakdown (Re-Issue) (1994)

01 - Dance

02 - 20th Century

03 - Survival

04 - Deprived

05 - Killer On The Streets

06 - Bitch

07 - Defective Breakdown

08 - Conscription

09 - Casualty

10 - We Don't Care

11 - Live In Pain

12 - Head On Collision

13 - Metal Walls

14 - Thoughts

15 - Dance (Til You Drop)

16 - Guilty Conscience

17 - Brutality (Single Version)

18 - Survival (Single Version)

19 - Brutality (2nd Single)

20 - Suspicious Minds

21 - Song For Mark Walker

22 - Know About You

The Defects 1979-1984 (2011)

01 - Guilty Conscience

02 - Casualty

03 - Know You

04 - Metal Walls

05 - Defective Breakdown

06 - We Don't Care

07 - Survival

08 - Bitch

09 - Casualty

10 - Know You

11 - Conscription/Abuse

12 - Head On Collision

13 - Metal Walls

14 - Bitch

15 - Know You

16 - We Don't Care

17 - Conscription/Abuse

18 - Casualty

19 - Metal Walls

20 - Brutality

21 - Emotional Blackmail (U.K. Subs)

22 - Final Solution

23 - Workin' For KGB

24 - Brutality/Feed The Flame

Revelator EP (2011)

01 - Revelator

02 - Guilty Conscience

03 - Metal Walls

04 - Revelator DUB

05 - Dance Until You Drop (Bonus)

Brought To Life #1200 (2012)

01 - Metal Walls

02 - Head On Collision

03 - Dance (Until You Drop)

04 - 20th Century

05 - Deprived

06 - Song For Mark Walker

07 - Conscription

08 - Killer On The Streets

09 - Casualty

10 - Bitch

11 - Defective Breakdown

12 - Guilty Conscience

13 - We Don't Care

14 - Live In Pain

15 - Survival

16 - Brutality

17 - Know About You

18 - Thoughts

19 - Suspicious Minds

Hill Street 7'' (2013)

01 - Hill Street

02 - Final Solution (Dub)

Riot Free Zone? 7'' (2013)

01 - Riot Free Zone?

02 - Hill Street (Demo Version)

03 - Repentagon (Demo Version)

Politicophobia (2013)

01 - Hill Street

02 - Red Box Blues

03 - Revelator

04 - Riot Free Zone

05 - Repentagon

06 - Final Solution (DUB)

07 - Metal Walls

08 - C.M.P.

09 - Guilty Conscience

10 - Limbo International

11 - Killer On The Streets

12 - Revelator (DUB)

White Mountain Sessions 2012-2013 (2013)

01 - Hill St.

02 - Head On Collision

03 - Get Up Stand Up

04 - Red Box Blues

05 - In A Rut

06 - Riot Free Zone?

07 - Defective Breakdown

08 - Revelator

09 - Limbo International

10 - Deprived

11 - C.M.P.

12 - Dance (Until You Drop)

13 - Metal Walls

14 - The Wait

15 - We Don't Care

45 Minutes (2015)

01 - Cut Of The Action

02 - Rock 'N' Roll Is Dead Tonight

03 - No Authority

04 - Unstoppable

05 - Traffic Island Castaway

06 - Southall Riots

07 - Welcome To Nowhere

08 - 45 Minutes

09 - Resellers

10 - Standpoint

11 - Son Of Corruption

12 - All The Way Down

Feed The Good Dog (2017)

01 - Another Promise Broken
02 - Hunter Versus Hunter
03 - Gate Crash
04 - The Wisdom Of Norman
05 - Arch Enemy
06 - Made To Break
07 - 30 Million Dollar Swindle
08 - Third Time Lucky
09 - Theatre Of War
10 - Action Junkie
11 - Brotherhood Of Death

The Death Of Imagination (2020)

01 - Generals On The Run
02 - Dead To Me
03 - Bohemian Grove
04 - Scroller
05 - Banker
06 - Iron In The Fire
07 - 0.0045
08 - Pawn Takes Queen
09 - Used
10 - Chokehold
11 - The Curse

OLIO (2021)

01 - Queen Of Cocain

02 - Lyceum Sundays

03 - Working For The KGB

04 - Brutality

05 - Action Time Vision

06 - Queen Of Cocaine (Funk Off Mix)

07 - Live In Pain

08 - Count Me Out

09 - Survival

10 - Song For Mark Walker

11 - In A Rut

12 - Sign Here Sign There

7 Ton Bullet Proof Cadillac (Single) (2025)

01 - 7 Ton Bullet Proof Cadillac

Cave On The Fallen Angel (2025)

01 - The Pyramid Of Filth

02 - 7 Ton Bullet Proof Cadillac

03 - Corpse Reviver

04 - CE399

05 - Another Dark Winter

06 - Already Dead

07 -Stepford

08 - It's Warm On The Bus

09 - Debt 365

10 - Underbanked

11 - 7 Ton Dub

Punk Collection 2011-2025 (2025)

01 - Welcome To Nowhere

02 - Banker

03 - Lyceum Sundays

04 - Corpse Reviver

05 - Used

06 - Riot Free Zone

07 - Song For Mark Walker

08 - Already Dead (D.O.A.)

09 - Dead To Me

10 - Unstoppable

11 - The Wisdom Of Norman

12 - Standpoint

13 - Made To Break

14 - Queen Of Cocain

15 - Revelator

16 - Killer On The Streets

17 - Rock 'N' Roll Is Dead Tonight

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