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American Underground 3LP 1983
Label:	MCE Records	#:	MCE 731	Country:	USA
Info:	Obscure triple lp comp from New York in a single cover. No Insert. As far as I can tell not much is known about any of these bands, except for the fact that it is possible that some/many of these bands might have had records on this label, like the Czar 7" 1982 and Suspects 12" 1983 for example.. Overall this would have made a 1 lp solid rock/ metal comp.

CONTENT
(bold = exclusive track / normal = non-exclusive track / italic = non-metal)

Side A:

1.	VISITOR - Speed Freak
	Powerful early metal/hard rock hybrid with organ. Good opening track.

2.	THE LAZERS - Crowd Call
	Rock Solid Hard rock with heavy guitar.

3.	UXB - The Time To Break Is Now
	Keyboard dominated prog hard rock. Once the song kicks in it isn't that bad.

4.	PENNY KNIGHT - You Put The Fire Back In My Heart
	Melodic rock.

5.	THE SHARKS - Complex
	Blues rock.

Side B:

1.	MARTHA'S AIRHEART - Walkin On The Edge
	Techno/disco.

2.	THE WATTS - Move That Way
	Reggae rock.

3.	CAJ MAJ - Make Me Happy
	Prog rock with female vocals.

4.	THE STUDENTS - Problems
	More reggae-ish rock.

5.	THE REGULARS - Indulgence
	Bad imitation of The Police mixed with reggae.

Side C:

1.	INTERSTATE - The Only One
	Pop/Aor with ok guitar for the last 1/2.

2.	BADGE - I Don't Know Why
	Lite rock.

3.	DEUCE  - Simple Games
	Melodic rock.

4.	THE CHEATERS - Love My Woman
	Honky-tonk.

5.	THE VOLTZ - The Electric Serviceman
	Lite rock.

Side D:

1.	DRESDEN PINK - Video Game
	Techno disco.

2.	THE FAN CLUB - Love Comes Through
	Lite rock.

3.	RADIATORS -  Your Little Sister (She's Bigger Than Me)
	Lite rock.

4.	HOI-POLLOI - Hudstonians
	Ok hard rock with no song structure.

5.	COSMO ROCK - City Flight
	Not bad jammy heavy psych/hard rock. The 1 good song on the 2nd lp.

Side E:

1.	BLITZKRIEG - Funeral In Berlin
	Who were these guys? Top-notch US Steel with female vocals (I think). One of the heaviest songs on the whole comp.

2.	PHARAO'S CHILD - A Song for the Road
	Melodic metal. A semi-ballad with some heavy guitar. Not bad.

3.	CZAR - Children Playing
	US Power just like on their single.

4.	MENAGERIE - All In The Money Game
	Typical early hard rock/metal with some non-annoying keyboards. Good hard driving tempo with a great crunchy guitar beak in the middle of the track..

5.	THE SUSPECTS - Can't Say No
	Ok hard rock with keys that are not overdone. (The Suspects' 12" is a solid hardrocker that must win some sort of award for Most Incredibly Horrible cover art)

Side F:

1.	THE MARK WELCH BAND - To The Top
	Good solid no frills hard rock.

2.	NURVZ - Vulchur Madness
	Another solid hard rocker.

3.	CHADWICKS DAD - Aim For The Sky
	More solid hard rock but with a jammy psych guitar backbone.

4.	MAX - The Raven
	aor.

5.	ZELVIAN - Ruler Of The Night
	Scorching and catchy early US metal sound. A solid headbanger and a highlight of the comp. Great closing track.