High Road to Obscurity Vol. 1: Dredging Up the Dregs

Various Artists, “High Road to Obscurity Vol. 1: Dredging Up the Dregs” (Grand Theft Audio, 2000; original recoding late 70s-‘90s)
Mr. Grand Theft Audio is like the Howard Hughes or Dr. Doom of record collectors. It seems like he’s got everything by every cool-sounding band you half-remember from a fanzine review years ago. And not just the “legit” releases, but demos, live tapes, you name it. Melodic yet hard-edged post-punk/new wave and really high grade HC are his specialties, and he came up with a mind-blowing selection on this comp.
Here’s a rundown: 2, 3, 7, 18, 19, 22, 26, 29, 39, 40 are the best of the HC;
11, 12, 28, 37, 41 are the best of the post-punk.5/1/11