V/A - Alive & Kicking 7"

Many believed the D.C. scene died after Minor Threat broke up. This 7" from 1985 says different. Six D.C. area bands belt out some good, albeit slower tunes and make a pretty entertaining record.

Try To Finish What You Began

V/A - Why Are We Here? 7"

Here's 4 hardcore bands from North Carolina. C.O.C. is of course the most recognizable here, but the other 3 hold their own.

Why Should We Pay The Consequences?

V/A - We Can't Help It If We're From Florida 7"

Down the Eastern Seaboard we go. The state of Florida produced some great hardcore bands. Here's five of them on this 1983 comp.

My Dog's Into Anarchy

V/A - Welcome To Ax/ction Island 7"

Next up is is the Northeastern United States. Ax/ction Records was located in Cambridge, Mass. and primarily focused on regional bands. Here's a sampler they released in 1986 featuring 6 of those bands (plus one from Ipswitch, England). Good hardcore.

Incite To Violence

V/A - From The Valley Within 7"

Next we head all the way down the coast to San Jose, CA. Here's a 1984 comp featuring 4 bands with 2 songs each. Good classic hardcore.

Why Did It Happen?

V/A - Drinking Is Great 7"

We're going to start with the 1985 compilation out of the Pacific Northwest called Drinking Is Great because, well, Drinking IS Great! Four heavy bands including the mighty Poison Idea make this an excellent 7"

Stop Laughing

Home Sweet Home

It's great to travel the world but it's always nice getting home, isn't it?

With our feet once again firmly planted in the good ol' U.S. of A. we now kick off Seven Inches of Summer.

One thing I really liked back in the day were the regional compilations that were released. I thought it a great way to hear new bands and what other 'scenes' sounded like. Some examples already posted are the Big City comps from the Northeast, Nuke Your Dink from Nevada, and Process Of Elimination from the Northern Midwest.

So without further ado, enjoy...