V/A - 41 Pardons: M Squared Rare Recordings 1979-1983 Vol. 1

Australian label Ascension Records is proud to announce the first digital release of some very rare post punk material from the M Squared label. Recorded between 1979 and 1983, these tracks were either given very limited cassette release or were unreleased prior to the intervention of German label Vinyl On Demand in 2009. Label head Frank Maier invited the original M Squared partners (Michael Tee, Mitch Jones, Patrick Gibson) and Shane Fahey from The Makers of The Dead Travel Fast to select tracks for a vinyl-only collectors edition box, Pardon me for barging in like this... With the assistance of Ascension Records (who issued the very well received box of M Squareds slightly higher profile material, Terrace Industry in 2010) the lovingly remastered material has now been repackaged for the turntable-deprived among us, in high quality digital formats. The 2xCD set first volume includes tracks from SCATTERED ORDER, PATRICK GIBSON, A CLOAKROOM ASSEMBLY, THE MAKERS OF THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST, THE SYSTEMATICS, HEIGHT/DISMAY, PROD, EAST END BUTCHERS, A VOLATILE T SHIRT, and SHANE FAHEY. - Ascension.