garage class: terminal tokyo

Reissue. Garage Class were a group of reluctant outliers who produced one of the finest contributions to UK DIY music. Released in 1984, the Terminal Tokyo single is an unlikely triumph of messthetic punk. The titular A side reveals the dry and detached drawl of Shutt accompanied by second-hand guitars, on-the-fly handclaps, and a chorus like a terrace chant. The original B side is here substituted for "I Got Standards", a track that, until now, has somehow remained unreleased. Terminal Tokyo is not only restored for the very first time but given a worthy expansion courtesy of JD Twitch (Optimo).