Zounds "The Curse of Zounds" LP

Overground Records

"Zounds formed in Reading in 1977 releasing their first single "Can'tCheat Karma" on Crass Records in 1980. This early association withCrass meant they were key figures in the bourgeoning anarcho-punk scene along with The Mob, Poison Girls, Flux of Pink Indians and many others. Moving to Rough Trade Records the band released their first album "The Curse of Zounds" in 1982, recording and mixing the LP within five days. The cover art, by anarchist artist Clifford Harper,featured a painting of fire fighters apparently trying to put out ablaze at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. However, the picture continued onto the back cover, which showed that in fact they are spraying the fire with petrol, thus feeding it. The album is now seen as a classic of the genre and one of the most inspirational albums of the post-punk period." -Overground Records