Birth Of A Nation: Inevitable Records - An Independent Liverpool 1979-1986

Boxset Compilation by Various Artists

**"Birth Of A Nation: Inevitable Records - An Independent Liverpool 1979-1986"** is a boxset recopilation that collects the main and outstanding singles of various 70s punk and rock bands belonging to the defunct English independent record company "Inevitable Records". This collection also includes additional material such as recording sessions. It also includes the first singles from Dead or Alive, belonging to their early years, and also from their predecessor band "Nightmares in Wax".

It was released by Cherry Red Records company in April 2019.

## Concept:

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Jeremy Lewis established and ran Liverpool’s Inevitable Records, and in doing so provided what he calls an “incubator” for an impressive selection of the talent emerging from the city at that time. From PETE BURNS and DEAD OR ALIVE to CHINA CRISIS, WAH! HEAT and others, Inevitable provided the launchpad for many successful careers. Operating initially out of Lewis’ Amazon Studios, and mutating as the years passed from an outlet for the city’s spiky post-punk sounds to a synth-pop, commercially minded imprint with major label backing, Inevitable proved popular with JOHN PEEL and found admirers from across the ‘80s musical spectrum.

Presented here for the first time is an overview of the label, including a disc of contemporary Peel Sessions from key artists and a 3,000 word account of its story by Jeremey Lewis himself. Of particular interest to many will be never-before-heard (or re-issued) work by a young PETE BURNS – his first Nightmares In Wax single, two DEAD OR ALIVE singles PLUS two PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED Dead Or Alive PEEL SESSIONS are included.

A further look at the wonderful music explored in ‘REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT’ this is an in-depth look at the roots of several special careers, produced with input from Inevitable founder Jeremey Lewis.

## Track Listing:

### CD 1:

#### Singles 1979 - 1982:

1. Better Scream - Wah! Heat
2. Joe - Wha! Heat
3. Black Leather - Nightmares In Wax
4. Shangri-La - Nightmares In Wax
5. Girl Song - Nightmares In Wax
6. Euthenics - Modern Eon
7. Waiting For The Cavalry - Modern Eon
8. Seven Minutes To Midnight... To Be Continued - Wha! Heat
9. Don't Step On The Cracks - Wha! Heat
10. I'm Falling - Dead or Alive
11. Flowers - Dead or Alive
12. Faction - Faction
13. Wrong Again - Faction
14. Number Eleven - Dead or Alive
15. Namegame (Live Version) - Dead or Alive
16. A Giant Raft - It's Immaterial
17. No Place For A Prompter - It's Immaterial
18. African and White - China Crisis
19. Be Suspicious - China Crisis

### CD 2:

#### Singles 1983 - 1986:

1. Your Voice - Freeze Frame
2. Conversation Piece - Freeze Frame
3. I'm Thinking Of You Now - Box Of Toys
4. Old Man Rome - Box Of Toys
5. Foxhole - Freeze Frame
6. Furnished Heart - Freeze Frame
7. Precious Is The Pearl - Box Of Toys
8. It Goes Without Saying - Boxs Of Toys
9. Seeking Professional Advice - Freeze Frame
10. My 10,000 Mile Home - Freeze Frame
11. Touch - Freeze Frame
12. Personal Touch - Freeze Frame
13. Jimmy's Grin - Margox
14. Daytime Assassins - The Builders
15. Burning Arrows - Venus Adore
16. Contrasting Strangers - The Light
17. Monument - The Light
18. Today, Tomorrow - Freeze Frame
19. Only A Boy - Freeze Frame
20. Pride Of Winning - The Light
21. Ten Million Years - The Light

### CD 3:

#### Peel Sessions 1981 - 1983:

1. Nowhere To Nowhere - Dead or Alive
2. Running Wild - Dead or Alive
3. Number Eleven - Dead or Alive
4. Flowers - Dead or Alive
5. A Gigantic Raft - It's Immaterial
6. Imitate The Worm - It's Immaterial
7. White Man's Shut - It's Immaterial
8. Rake - It's Immaterial
9. Number Twelve - Dead or Alive
10. Untitled\* - Dead or Alive
11. Misty Circles - Dead or Alive
12. Misty Circles (Pt.2) - Dead or Alive
13. Fox Hole - Freeze Frame
14. Personal Touch - Freeze Frame
15. Your Voice - Freeze Frame
16. Today, Tomorrow - Freeze Frame
17. Precious In The Pearl - Boxs Of Toys
18. When Daylight is Over (Sunset) - Boxs Of Toys
19. Times Take Me Back - Box Of Toys
20. Thinking Of You Now - Box Of Toys

\**"Untitled"* is the track that later, will be named as *"The Stranger"*

## Curiosities:

* This is the first time that the tracks from Nightmares in Wax and the early Dead or Alive tracks have been officially released on CD and digital download.
* It is the first time that the Peel Sessions have been officially released on CD, despite the fact that some of them had already been leaked to the Internet many years ago.