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Toys Attack The System

by He's Dead JIm

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1.
Green For Go 05:18
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2.
The Process 04:00
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3.
Eternally 02:46
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4.
The Land Where Dolls Go 03:45
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5.
Magnetic Building 04:33
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6.
Quality Street 02:32
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Tomorrow is Yesterday 03:55
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8.
Stolen Heaven 05:16
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9.
Miles 04:28
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10.
Don't Say Maybe 02:12
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11.
Kiss Tonight Goodbye 03:46
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12.
Back To You 02:43
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13.
Siren 02:44
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14.
Marooned 05:25
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15.
Eddie is Passive 03:10
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16.
Line of Broken Hearts 04:09
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17.
Swim to Oblivion 05:29
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about

In 1982 He's Dead Jim went though some changes of personnel. Martin Hately (guitar) departed and Murray Alexander (drums) more gradually faded away before splitting officially after a farewell gig at The Cobweb in March, 1983 (supported by Gentleman Jim and The Fabulous Body Brothers). Meanwhile (during one of Alexander's temporary absences) Andy Milne (of the Dave Hawk Trio and others) had guested on drums for the marathon garage set of the Better Than Sex cassette (January 1983).

After these changes in personnel the band considered calling it a day, but instead, after a bit, a new set was written and recorded in rehearsal (on a portable mono cassette recorder in the garage, as usual) as Toys Attack The System (July 1983), featuring future live staples 'Tomorrow Is Yesterday', 'Stolen Heaven', and 'Land Where Dolls Go', plus a cover of 'You Can't Hurry Love'. After another brief hiatus, HDJ returned to playing live as a four piece, with Christie now on guitar and Bell sharing lead vocals.

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released November 11, 2017

Allan Bell (bass, vocals), Neil Christie (vocals, guitar), Neil Smith (lead guitar), Andy Milne (drums).

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He's Dead JIm Aberdeen, UK

He's Dead Jim was a Scottish punk / pop / rock band that inflicted a four year Aberdonian "rammy" of trash culture and lo-fi melodic punk in the early 1980s. They proudly described themselves as 'Aberdeen's fifth best garage band.' These primitive recordings are straight from that very garage. ... more

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