VARIOUS - Greater Manchester Punk Vol. 3: Proud To Deviate - LP - Coloured Vinyl [FEB 27]

LP - Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl. Only 500 worldwide in this pressing!

Volume three of the Greater Manchester Punk series unearths 14 more rare and previously unreleased gems from the Manchester punk/new wave scene 1977-1981.

Includes previously unreleased tracks from Local Heroes, Chaos, The Things, Pure Product, Emergency and Mellotron.

Also featured are two tracks, never released on vinyl by The Cliches (Mark Burgess pre-Chameleons) and one of the UK's rarest punk singles by Rochdale band The Singles which has sold for £2000 and was recorded at the now legendary Cargo Studio with only 100 being pressed!

Volume 1 was compilation of the week on Lauren Laverne's BBC6 morning show. Volume 1 & 2 are sold out long ago. This pressing is limited to 500 worldwide!

With 2026 being celebrated as the 50th anniversary of punk this compilation is the ideal addition to any punk collection.

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. The Cliches - Rock Of Ages
2. Local Heroes - Sanctuary For Parliament
3. The Teardrops - Seeing Double
4. Chaos - Fakt
5. The Singles - Mercy
6. The Things- Pleasures Of The Mind
7. Twisting Ferraris – Lipstick

Side B
1. Armed Force - Attack
2. Pure Product - You And Me And The Clothes People Wear
3. Emergency - False Information
4. The Relatives - As A Child
5. Septimus - Do You Wanna Touch My Safety Pin
6. Mellotron - Way Station
7. The Cliches - Whole Wide World