GBH: City Baby Attacked By Rats (CD)

Street punk pioneers Charged G.B.H. formed in Birmingham in 1978, the name referencing original bassist Sean McCarthy’s trial for grievous bodily harm.

The in-your-face hardcore of EP Leather, Bristles, Studs And Acne, paved the way for super-charged debut LP, City Baby Attacked By Rats, which hit the number two position on the British indie charts on release in l982, as well as the mainstream top 20, despite being released by tiny independent, Clay Records.

With a touch of Motorhead and Sabbath beneath their straight-up hardcore, City Baby is where the legend begins, capturing G.B.H. at their bloodiest.

1. Time Bomb
2. Sick Boy
3. Wardogs
4. Slut
5. Maniac
6. Gunned Down
7. I Am The Hunted
8. City Baby Attacked By Rats
9. The Prayer Of A Realist
10. Passenger On The Menu
11. Heavy Discipline
12. Boston Babies
13. Bellend Bop
14. No Survivors
15. Self Destruct
16. Big Women
17. Am I Dead Yet?
18. Slit Your Own Throat
19. Sick Boy (Single Version)