Various Artists “Eastern Front” 1983. Enigma Records/Eastern Front Records. A comp of hardcore punk bands from the early 80′s, including Chron-Gen from the UK and mostly SoCal and Bay area groups like Channel 3, Free Beer, Wasted Youth, Jody Foster’s Army and Circle One, among others.

To my ears, this is a pretty run-of-the-mill punk comp for the time; not much stands out. However, I do really like JFA’s cover of “Low Rider.” Circle One’s “Red Machine” is pretty good, too.