v/a- ARE THEY HOSTILE? Croydon Punk, New Wave and Indie Bands 1977–1985 LP

18-track compilation based on the film of the same name featuring the best of Croydon’s punk and post-punk scene!

Are They Hostile? is a new documentary about the Punk, New Wave and Indie scene in Croydon in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Damaged Goods have released a compilation LP featuring bands from the film including Johnny Moped, The Marines, The Daleks, Case, Fanatics and also bands such as The Straps who played Croydon many times, usually at The Star Pub in West Croydon.

The film takes its name from the BAD ACTORS first single which featured a 15 year old Griff Griffiths on drums.

It’s been argued that Croydon was the birthplace of Punk in the UK, largely due to The Damned and Johnny Moped. But there was a group of other, less well-known bands who were part of that scene, or who came just after, but who didn’t achieve the same success or recognition.

The music still fizzes with the energy and enthusiasm of youth and the punk ethos of just doing it. And the participants, if a bit older and slightly less slim than forty years ago, come alive in the current interviews as if connected to the mains.