Rattus: WC Rjht 12″

Description

2022 reissue of this Finnish hardcore band’s hard to find debut LP from 1983.

Our take: Finlands Rolling Records presents a reissuewell, repressof this Finnish punk monster, Rattuss first full-length from 1983. This record fucking rips; for me, its one of the all-time classics of Finnish hardcore. Its Rattus at the peak of their powers, tearing through a set of songs that take everything thats great about UK82-era punk, sprinkle a little metal on them, and slather the whole thing in a uniquely Finnish intensity. Its a great record, and if youre interested in what 80s Finnish hardcore is all about, its one of the first handful of records you should check out. While I love reissues with thick booklets full of liner notes and scans of old photos and flyers, theres something to be said for Rolling Records approach of making a true-to-the-original repress and getting this classic back on the shelves at a very affordable price. (I wish they had put the correct speed on the labels, though.) So, no bells and whistles, but top-notch job reproducing both the sound and the visuals on this stone-cold classic.