PARTISANS (The), The Time Was Right Vinyl LP

Bridgend, South Wales, 1984. While the rest of the UK punk scene was either going goth or getting political, The Partisans were doing both, and doing it harder than most.

Originally released in 1984, The Time Was Right finds the band pushing past the raw Discharge-adjacent thrash of their debut into something moodier and more muscular. The production has weight, the tempos vary, and there's a tension running through these tracks that straight pogo-punk rarely managed. This is the record where they proved they weren't just another Oi! footnote. For fans of UK82 and early punk, this one sits comfortably alongside the Exploited and Vice Squad while carving its own grim little corner. A legitimate piece of alternative and punk history that deserves a place in any serious collection.

Fans of: The Exploited, Vice Squad, Discharge, Angelic Upstarts