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Johnny was pretty gifted. He had a great mind. I strongly recommend his autobiography

Its easy to forget the treatment of the Irish in England and maybe Mrs Thatcher was not exposed to that.

Contemporaneous to this punk & new wave happened and the easy answer, John Lydon's/Johnny Rotten's Biography [No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs] (http://www.amazon.com/Rotten-No-Irish-Blacks-Dogs/dp/031211883X)

Lydon's parents are Irish and experienced the anti Irish culture.

So if anyone is tempted to answer the question it was probably cos the English didn't seem to like the Irish.

Well that's what Johnny says.

It may not have been just Thatcher, the Labour Party that was in Government from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1979.

The policies were hardly all her policies and it was Labour who cocked up NI Premiers Terrence O'Neill's efforts to tackle sectarian issues in the mid 1960's and be friendly with the South and the Civil Rights Movement mess was theirs too..

Was there an anti-irish culture in Britain that was not limited to the Tories but existed in the Labour Party, the football terraces and in the streets.

From top right:

The Antlers - Hospice - I had just seen them the day before I bought this. I'd been meaning to get it for a while. Sounds just as I hoped it would - amazing. I really love having a large physical version of the album, I really like the art.

The Field - Sun & Ice - Also had just seen The Field the day prior to buying this. I think this is the single before From Here We Go To Sublime. It's an excellent EP/Single. I had only starting listening to The Field after seeing a tweet from a webcomic's author and fell in love immediately.

The Field - Things Keep Falling Down - Same situation as before. From wiki, this is one of his first 12" releases.

Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972 - Not going to lie, I only started listening to Tim Hecker about a week and a half ago. Then I saw him at Moogfest the same day I bought this album. I think he played the first half or so of this album. I was blown away. I haven't had a chance to listen to it (though I have digitally) but I know it's going to be an experience.

A Silver Mt. Zion - Horses in the Sky - I'm slowly working on completing my ASMZ collection. Slowly. I picked up 13 Blues and This is Our Punk Rock over 2 years ago. 2xLP and 3 sides, and the 4th side has some cool etches.

Wire - Pink Flag - I've been looking for this forever. It's a 180g reissue, but I don't mind. I'm listening to it now and wow. I've been listening to it on my laptop so long that I could never have expected how great it sounds. I'm going to work on getting other Wire records soon.

Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material - My dad's got the original issuing of this right upstairs. I got this one because I wanted my own copy, this (like Wire) is a reissue. Maybe one day I can inherit the original pressing, haha.

Public Image Ltd - Album - I got this one because I had just read John Lydon's autobiography and, although I had been listening to PiL for a bit I hadn't really invested too much listening time to them. Now I got this album so I can do as such.

I saw some other excellent stuff while I was there: Yanqui UXO, a bunch of Flipper albums, Justice's Cross (which I was SO tempted to get, but I didn't have an extra $25), and so much more stuff. And I got a free T-shirt for spending over $100, haha.

If you're ever in Asheville, NC, make sure to check out Harvest Records, as well as all the other excellent stores they've got spread throughout downtown!

We Jam Econo is truly awesome.

I would add:

afro punk

american hardcore

D.O.A. A Rite of Passage

Kill Your Idols

The Real Frank Zappa Book

Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs

No One Here Gets Out Alive

X: The Unheard Music

And, for fun:

Heavy Metal Parking Lot - I actually went to high school with some of the kids interviewed here.