RAPED - ESCALATOR HATER 1977 / '78 DARK REALM The Philadelphia Inquirer

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On the advice of Acid Attack’s Dave Clarke the tape is sent to Paul Orwell at Love Child Records

and has established a durable legacy as one of the most influential punk rock bands of all time

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RAPED - ESCALATOR HATER 1977 / '78 DARK REALM The Philadelphia InquirerLP REPRESS PNV Records presents the first ever domestic US vinyl release of the recordings from legendary early UK punk band RAPED. Raped formed in 1977. They were more infamous than a lot of other bands and were regarded as "unsignable". Despite this, they had a dedicated following, and still managed to get promotional spots on television and at one time a "cheap night out" with the band competition with a magazine. Their manager was eventually able