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TNT – Züri brännt – The Singles And More
Nine Songs from the most famous Swiss Punk band TNT are finally (end of June 2008) available on a limited CD of 1000 ex.
On June 5, 1979, the label Voxpop released TNT’s first single "Züri Brännt" (Zurich is burning). This track was originally written by The Dogbodys, including the b-side "Subway Scene". The third on the record, "131" (consisting of that number of words in the song), is a true TNT offering though. "Züri brännt" is still the best known Punk song to originate from Switzerland and it ultimately became the band’s trademark. During the early 1980’s, this track quite unintentionally emerged as the main anthem for the violent "80’s youth movement of Switzerland".
TNT's second single was released in April 1980 on the classic Swiss Punk record label, Off Course. The two tracks "Fight" and "Remember" are punchy and sound very much like the English Punk Rock of that time period. Yet, a third track called "Stupid Boy" was also recorded, but not included on the 7" and then completely forgotten about. It surfaced during the research for the book "Hot Love" which chronicles the Swiss Punk and Wave scene from 1976 to 1980. So, nearly 30 years later, "Stupid Boy" will be released for the first time on this CD.
Alec von Tavel’s label Disctrade then released TNT's third single „Razzia" and „They robbed us "in 1981. "Razzia", next to "Züri brännt", actually became the most popular TNT song. The bonussong
„Splash" came from their Live performance on November 8,1980 at the Hotel Eintracht in Wolfenschiessen, NW.
1. Züri brännt 0:44
2. 131 1:42
3. Subwayscene 2:29
4. Remember 2:36
5. Fight 3:02
6. They Robbed Us 2:02
7. Razzia 2:13
8. Stupid Boy (previously unreleased) 2:10
9. Splash (live) 3:54
All songs by TNT
Sara – vocals, Dani – guitars, Smudi – bass, Phil – drums