Wards - "Ripped Off In Boston" Radiobeat Demo 1984 (Keller's Rip With Scans)

Edited from "Good/Bad"...

"The WARDS fourth and final release (after two wonderful 7″s and another demo). As you can see, this was recorded at Radio Beat Studios (Deep Wound etc.) and it seems likely from the title of the cassette, that the trip to Boston caused the band some trouble. KFTH has it the band-van was stolen in Boston (and the cover drawing seems to, well, illustrate this rather unpleasant event). The band never got much recognition when still around, but as soon as the Punk nostalgia took off in the beginning 90s, the WARDS became more popular. No wonder, since the band coined a sound of its own. Snotty, pissed, simple but overall pretty melancholic sounding with trademarks double vocals and a pretty tight guitar sound. You’ll see, as soon as the music blasts off, you’ll immediately recognize the typical WARDS sound. One or two more recordings and the WARDS would have taken an interesting development, I guess. I scanned the backside of the demo cover too, which has a letter from the band to me, giving some details." [Thuggy shit!  --S]