The Nurse: Discography 12″

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Back in 1983 Tokyos NURSE released what probably is the first Japanese all female hardcore record on the cult label Incest Records (INC-002). A red 7 Flexi which showed 4 innocent looking girls on the cover but displayed an unheard amount of ferocious hard hitting hardcore punk on the 8 songs Flexi produced by Baki of EXECUTE/ GASTUNK. The Following year the almighty ADK Records added them to their roaster releasing a 5 track EP (ADK-13E ) produced by label owner Tam of TYPHUS/ STALIN fame. The speed went down a notch but the rawness and aggression was still there. Sadly that record marked the end of NURSEs recording career. Had they released an LP theyll be heralded as highly as COMES which usually is the first band that comes to mind to most people when thinking of female fronted Japanese bands.

After years of their recordings been deleted on vinyl, both singles becoming absolute staples on any Japanese punk want list and the bands underground following growing, La Vida Es Un Mus decided to repress both 7s on a heavy weight LP to make sure a new generation discover the excellence of one of the all time great under rated bands.

Our take: Discography release from this early 80s Japanese punk band. Im an absolute sucker for Japanese bands of this era because the overall vibe is so unique. Im not sure if its the way that they constructed riffs and songs, something about the production, or just the way that it all fits together, but the bands that come from this sceneparticularly the ones who put out records on the great ADK label, which released Nurses 2nd EPare instantly identifiable and sound like nothing else in the history of music. You wont hear any of the big, dramatic song structures of later Burning Spirits-style bands like Death Side or Judgement, nor will you get the blazing fast hardcore of Systematic Death, the over the top noise of Confuse or the catchiness of the Stalin, but theres something unique and valuableif a little more understatedhere nevertheless. Both of the bands EPs have been hugely collectible for some time now, and if youre interested in 80s Japanese punk its pretty much certain that you have them on your want list, but also likely that youve never been able to track them down (particularly the first one on the Incest label, which is one of those giga-rarities). While its hard to see someone with only a passing interest in Japanese punk being totally blown away by Nurse, those of you who like to dig deeper than those aforementioned bands will find a whole lot to like here, particularly if, like me, you remain entranced by this magical little moment in the history of music.