New York Thrash is a hardcore punk compilation album released by ROIR

ROIR

ROIR , or Reach Out International Records, is a New York City-based record label founded in 1979 by Neil Cooper.ROIR was founded the same year that the Sony Walkman launched, and initially, the label exclusively distributed its releases in cassette format...

 in 1982.

Considered a definitive document of the early New York hardcore

New York hardcore

New York hardcore refers to hardcore punk and metalcore music created in New York City and to the subculture associated with that music. New York hardcore grew out of the hardcore scene established in Washington, D.C., by bands such as Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore '81 is an album by the...

 scene, New York Thrash features rare and otherwise unreleased recordings, including the first recorded material by the Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

, as well as material by Bad Brains

Bad Brains

Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of...

.

The album was originally released in cassette

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 format with liner notes by Tim Sommer

Tim Sommer

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, but was reissue

Reissue

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d on CD with two bonus tracks in 1998.

Track listing

1. "I Hate Music" - The Mad
2. "Getaway" - Kraut
   Kraut (band)
   Kraut was a New York band who started playing in 1981. Their very first performance was opening for the Clash at Bonds in NYC . Members Include: Davey Gunner , Doug Holland Don Cowan , and Johnny Feedback , and Ryk Oakley, producer...
   
   
3. "Shotgun" - Heart Attack
   Heart Attack (band)
   Heart Attack was an early New York hardcore band, formed in 1980 and active until 1984.-History:Formed in the suburban area of Whitestone, Queens, they were probably the youngest punk band in the NYC area at the time, according to some flyers and fanzines, as the first line up was formed by people...
   
   
4. "Social Reason" - The Undead
   The Undead
   The Undead is a horror punk band formed in 1980 in New Milford, New Jersey by Bobby Steele , Chris "Jack" Natz , and Patrick Blanck . Bobby had just been fired from his previous band, The Misfits, when forming The Undead.They released their first EP 9 Toes Later in 1982...
   
   
5. "New Year's Eve" - Adrenalin O.D.
   Adrenalin O.D.
   Adrenalin O.D. was a popular hardcore punk band from New Jersey that existed from 1981 to 1990. They are best known for playing extremely fast music accompanied by humorous lyrics.-History:...
   
   
6. "Illusion Won Again - Even Worse
   Even Worse (band)
   Even Worse was a band formed in 1980 in New York City that helped define the American punk/post-punk/no wave scene. Band members included Rebecca "R.B." Korbet , Robert Weeks , Eric Keil , Ken Temkin, and Jack Rabid . Other occasional members have included Thurston Moore and Tim Sommer...
   
   
7. "Cry Now" - Fiends
8. "Here and Now" - Nihilistics
9. "Nightmare - The Undead
   The Undead
   The Undead is a horror punk band formed in 1980 in New Milford, New Jersey by Bobby Steele , Chris "Jack" Natz , and Patrick Blanck . Bobby had just been fired from his previous band, The Misfits, when forming The Undead.They released their first EP 9 Toes Later in 1982...
   
   
10. "Taxidermist" - False Prophets
11. "Regulator (Version)" - Bad Brains
    Bad Brains
    Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of...
    
    
12. "Riot Fight" - Beastie Boys
    Beastie Boys
    Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
    
    
13. "Love and Kisses" - Nihilistics
14. "Asian White" - Fiends
15. "Last Chance" - Kraut
16. "Emptying the Madhouse" - Even Worse
17. "Paul's Not Home" - Adrenalin O.D.
18. "Scorched Earth" - False Prophets
19. "God is Dead" - Heart Attack
20. "The Hell" - The Mad
21. "Big Take Over (Version)" - Bad Brains
22. "Beastie" - Beastie Boys
23. "M.A.C.H.I.N.E." - The Stimulators
    The Stimulators (disambiguation)
    There have been at least two music groups called The Stimulators:*An early-80s New York City punk band with the young Harley Flanagan on drums; credits include a pair of bonus tracks on the reissue of the classic 1982 compilation New York Thrash....
    
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24. "Loud Fast Rules!" - The Stimulators *

* - bonus tracks included on 1998 CD reissue

External links

• New York Thrash page on ROIR
• Tim Sommer Beastiemania page