The Mekons This Sporting Life / Fight the Cuts 7″

The A-side is from ’81 and is post-punk similar to that of their former sister band GANG OF FOUR, minus the funk. The ’77-period flip is a trashy, amateur treat which makes this 45 worthwhile.

• Reviewer Tim Yohannan
• Label CNT Productions
• Issue MRR #5 • March/April 1983