Jailcell Recipes LP

Here it is at last, a project I have been working on with the band for over a year now: the JAILCELL RECIPES LP! Every single aspect of this release has been painstakingly curated to produce the very best we could possibly make it. From the remastered tracks, unearthing the great tunes from their first album, now brought to life. "Poulton Road" EP and "Two Years of Toothache" songs have been remastered and finally, the icing on the cake, three unreleased songs recorded right at the end of the band and probably their very best.  
- Alan

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Jailcell Recipes:  Perhaps the last untold chapter in the story of the rapidly-detonating, late 80’s UK Hardcore scene. Often overlooked in favour of their contemporaries, this re-mastered/re-modelled retrospective collection of songs finally puts the record straight, giving them the recognition they deserve. It showcases the band’s importance within that scene and throws light on their unique standpoint and their growth over a 4 year period.

This release is not intended as a discography, rather a selected ‘strongest hand’ from between the years 1988 to 1992. It features the definitive line up of Robbie Reid (vocals), Jamie Owen (guitar), Dave Arnold (bass) and Ian Barwick (drums). It's a game of two halves; the faster, straight ahead hardcore stylings make up Side One (practically the entire first album recorded in 1988), whilst the more melodic, mid-tempo material completes the set on the flipside  - Robbie's unmistakable vocals being the constant throughout that makes it all work, he provided the band with a unique identity. Side Two closes with previously unreleased studio tracks from 1992 - virtually unheard until now, we believe these final three tracks to be amongst their best. The songs now sound as the band intended all the way back in 1988. 

Largely down to a relentless run of gigs back in their heyday, Jailcell Recipes gained a strong reputation for being an exciting and energetic ‘live’ hardcore band, playing with Bad Brains, All, Gorilla Biscuits and including tours with Youth Of Today (1989), Green Day (1991), Naked Raygun (1988). It’s the 35th Anniversary of the release of their debut album “Energy In An Empty Tank World” and after all these years, we finally have the recorded output to match the ‘live’ performance!

ARTIFACTS FOR AN EMPTY TANK WORLD Tracklist:

Side One (all taken from Energy In An Empty Tank World album)
1. Our Recipes
2. John Is God
3. Kick Yourself
4. Dreaming
5. Wide Open Eyes
6. Part of Me
7. Endless Grind
8. Screams of Blood
9. Drown

Side Two
1. Forced (Poulton Rd EP)
2. Arm-Twister (Poulton Rd EP)
3. Those Long Days ( Poulton Rd EP)
4. Such is life (Two Years Of Toothache)
5. Smiles (Two Years Of Toothache)
6. Fight Night (Two Years Of Toothache)
7. Down on Luck (previously unreleased)
8. Carefree (previously unreleased)
9. Take the Long Walk (previously unreleased)

Discogrophy

Albums

Energy In An Empty Tank World. First Strike Records. 1989
Cat # FST002

Two Years Of Toothache. First Strike Records. 1991
Cat # FST012

Two Years Of Toothache. First Strike Records. 1991
Cat # FST012CD
CD version with 15 bonus tracks.

7-Inch

Poulton Road EP. First Strike Records. 1989.
Cat # FST06
First pressing. Black vinyl, logo sticker on sleeve

Skateboard Magazine ‘Summer Sampler’ single-sided, transparent Flexidisc.
Issued with UK ‘Skateboard’ magazine, June 1989.
Track: ‘Our Recipes’

Poulton Road EP. First Strike Records. 1991.
Cat # FST06
Limited Edition repress, Screen-printed logo on sleeve, Hand-Numbered, Grey Marbled vinyl.

Worn Down b/w Jealous Again. First Strike Records. 1991
Cat # FST011

Compilations

Gruesome Stains (A Worker’s Playtime Compilation). Worker’s Playtime Records (imprint of Alternative Tentacles) 1988
Cat # PLAY LP 3
Track: ‘Kick Yourself’ demo version

North Atlantic Noise Attack. Manic Ears Records. 1989.
Cat # ACHE 017
Tracks:  ‘S.H.C.’ ‘Forced (early version), ‘Deep Down Inside’

Spleurk*2. Meantime Records, 1990. Cat # COX19
Tracks: ‘Our Recipes’ , ‘Deep Down Inside’

Trapped In A Scene:  UK Hardcore 1985 – 1989. CD.Cherry Red, 2006
Cat # CDPUNK 156
Track;  ‘Wide Open Eyes’, Lion Studios recording.

About First Strike Records

Founded in 1988 as a side project to Alans Records in Wigan, the label released 21 records between ’88 and ’93 with releases by Default, Libido Boyz, Dr & the Crippens, Chain of Strength, GO!, Drive, Decadence Within, Wheel and a series of four international compilation EP’s and of course all the Jailcell Recipes records.