Eskorbuto Maldito Pais Primera Época 1982-84

Compilation Of All The Recordings By This Legendary Punk Band Prior To Their Lps: The Sessions For Their Single 'Mucha Policía', Taken For The First Time In 27 Years From The Original Tapes, Which Has Unearthed Two Studio Recordings Unissued Until Now; Plus Rehearsals, Demos And Live Recordings. Completely Remastered. A Furious, Noholds-Barred Sonic Account Of A Period Of Immense Changes For Spain And The Basque Country. The Origins Of The Most Important Spanish Punk Group, Regarded As One Of The Essential Bands Of The Genre All Over The Spanish Speaking World.It Was A Time When The Walls Were Teeming With Socio-Political Proclamations, Where The Hammer And Sickle - Alongside The Illegal Ikurriña (The Flag Of The Basque Country) - Were The Most Widely Used Symbols. A Time Ofgeneral Strikes And Protests On The Streets That Often Ended In An Ugly Manner. A Time Also Of Smoky Joints, Where Huge Speakers Played Loud Rock And There Were Dreams Of Strawberryfields. In Santurtzi, On The Left Bank Of The Nervión Estuary, A Unique Band Was Born: Eskorbuto. Iosu Expósito And Jualma Suarez Lived In Working Class Neighbourhoods That Had Grownfast. Both Kabiezes And Mamariga Were, In The 50s, Mainly Rural Areas Of Santurtzi. In The 60s, Industrialization And Rampant Development Transformed Them Into Urban Areas Without Anyinvestment In Urbanism. Some Elements For The Alchemy Led To The Explosion: Intelligent Young Guys Who Were Nevertheless Incapable Of Adhering To School Discipline, A Country In Full Swing Towards Freedom After 40 Years Of Dictatorship. It Was Acontext Very Familiar With The Turbulence Of The "Basque Conflict", With Neighbours Seduced By The "Armed Fight" And The "Liberation Of Euskal Herria", With The Question Of "Identity"Constantly Present, Traumatic Episodes Of Killings, Tortures And Imprisonments .One Day At The End Of The 70s They Decided To Start A Band. The First Period Of Eskorbuto's Life, Before The Damage Done By The Needle Became Noticeable, Was Incredibly Fruitful. They S...