• Ultraviolette 02 - K7 - Radio FMR (Toulouse) - Juillet 1985

        
  

    

    •    Stepping Stone (live) 
    
	Live cover from Paul Revere and the Raiders. Recorded in february '85. 
        Comes with a poster of all the bands.
	The tape was issued without the band's permission

    

  • Raw Cuts vol.1 : French Garage - LP - Criminal Damage (UK) 
	CRI MLP 129 - October 1985

        
  

    

    • 	Night Dance / You Say Why?
	Taken from the Frenetic Dancing sessions at Juvisy sur Orge in November 1984
	The name of the band was written as The Thugs. Introduction of the bands by
	Benoît Binet (From Nineteen zine).

Bio (Criminal Damage) :
A fairly new arrival on the French scene, The Thugs have already produced one
blistering slab of vinyl entitled "Frenetic Dancing" on the Gougnaf Mouvement
label. It's only widely available in France but bright sparks that we are we've
nicked one side for your eternal pleasure. "Night Dance" is a red hot bone
shaker which has barely been off the beaten up damaged dansette. A true fuzzed
out r'n'r classic. Their other contribution "You say why ?" a more 
straightforward piece of madness. Screaming guitars and crazed whines. One of
our French allies recently described this lot as a cross between the Nomads
and the Pistols. What more could you possibly want ?

     

  • Les Héros du Peuple sont Immortels - LP GM010 - Tape GM009 -
	Gougnaf Mouvement/Kronchtadt tapes  - 1985

        
  

    

    • 	Emotion
	Taken from the Frenetic Dancing sessions at Juvisy sur Orge in November 1984

    

  • Rock Hexagonal tendancieux - Promo flexi - 1986 

        
   

    

    • 	Dead dreams
	Extract from Radical Hystery. Flexi for the festival RHT promotion with a 6-page booklet.

     

  • Battle of the Garage vol.4 : Tomorrow the world ! - LP - Voxx Rds 
	Voxx045 - 1986

        
  

    

    • 	Femme Fatale
	Taken from Frenetic Dancing

     

  • Eyes on You - LP - Closer CL080 - December 1987

        
   

    

    • 	Dirty White Race
	Due to an error, Dirty White Face was written on the sleeve.
	Recorded during an afternoon of October 1987 at the RMS Studios, London on 16 tracks.

     

  • This House is not a Motel - LP/CD - Glitterhouse GR0046 - 1989

        
  

    

    • 	I Need You
	Taken from Electric Troubles

      

  • Nuit Noire - Tape - fanzine Rock hardi RH09 - 1989

        


    

    • 	Something's Gonna Wrong Again / You Say Why?
	Recorded live during the "Rock au maximum" festival in Clermont Ferrand 20 May 1988 
	This tape was given to the subscribers.


    

  • Les Héros du Peuple sont Immortels - LP GM010 - Tape GM009 - CD GM046
	Gougnaf Mouvement - September 1989

    • 	Emotion
	Taken from the Frenetic Dancing sessions at Juvisy sur Orge in November 1984
	Re-release with a new sleeve.

    

  • DK Pulser - mini CD - Danceteria DKP01 -1992

        
  

    

    • 	You say why ?
	Recorded live in Angers 30 September 1989 - mini CD sold with DK Pulser fanzine

    

  • On another planet - LP/CD - Black&Noir BN04 - 1991

        
    

    

    • 	Signature-tune of the radio program Black&Noir (introducing the compilation)
	Eric, Stéphane, Doudou, Casbah made the radio program in 85-86
	Sampled by Kid Pharaon at the "Chalet", Bordeaux

 Eric (Violence #3) : The MC4 have a song called "On another planet", and I find it
really representative of today's music and people listening to HC. We're on another
planet. We would like to have completely different relationships with people, a
completely different society, and that's one thing important for us.

    

  • Cette machine sert à tuer tous les fascistes - LP/CD/K7 - On A Faim Label 
	KL01 - 1991

        
  

    

    • 	Dirty White Race / You Say Why? 
	Recorded live in Angers 30 September 1989 - Anti-fascist compilation made by the 
	French Anarchist label OAF. The title (this machine is used to kill all the fascists)
	is Woodie Guthrie's words when speaking from his guitar.

Eric (LDJ HS) :
The problem is that what we would like to tell about the daily life can't be summed up 
by slogans. Obviously, Béruriers Noir (French punk band) as an example will be 
considered as a very engaged band, compared to Les Thugs who are simply a R'n'R band. 
But they use slogans "Down with fascism", and we would like to nuance this a bit more. 
It's sure that fascism, especially with Le Pen (leader of the extreme right wing in 
France) it's a big problem, but there are many other things that upset you : work, the 
daily life not always glad, politics for politics, all the wars, South Africa and 
appartheid, all a context which makes of the society a shitty one, that we're in, and
most of the time we live this badly, but we try to express this in another way, because 
we don't really like slogans, it's too simplistic, it's a too easy summary which will 
gather many people, but among those who shout "Down with fascism", there are also bosses ! 
It doesn't interest us !

Eric (SMA #3) :
(We have to be watchful) towards the extreme right movement, but I think it's more
a daily life struggle, i.e. don't let say things when you meet people who have
this kind of speech. Don't stop shouting, in the fanzines, a band, wherever,
it has always to be said, it hasn't to be forgotten, here is the problem

    

  • DK Pulser - mini CD - Danceteria DKP01 - 1992

        


    

    • 	You say why ?
	Recorded in Angers during a concert, the 30th of September, 1989.
	Mini CD 6 tracks. Re-release by Danceteria without the magazine.
     

  • Virus 100 - LP/CD - Alternative Tentacles V100/New Rose - 1992

        
   

    

    • 	Moon Over Marin (cover of the Dead Kennedy's)
	Recorded at the Smart Studio, Madison, WI by Steve Marker in September 1991. 
	Mixed by Butch Vig.

    	    Lyrics

    

  • The Bat is Back - CD - Alternative Tentacles - Virus 112CD  - 1992

          
    

    • 	And he kept on whistling
	CD promo

    

  • Bad and Mad - CD - Mad's co & Association de malfaiteurs Malfrat019 - 
	September 1992

        
  

    

    • 	I Love You So (compilation made to help the Mad's co organization)
	Taken from IABF

     

  • Enragez-vous - CD - Black&Noir BNCD13 - 1993

        
    

    

    • 	Fier de ne Rien Faire (Olivensteins' cover) 
	Les Olivensteins were a late '70s French punk band 
	This song is the only one sung in French by Les Thugs 

    

  • Curtis Pitts : Sub Pop Employee of the Month - LP/CD - Sub Pop 230 - 1993

        
  

    

    • 	Flags
	Taken from As Happy As Possible
	Out the 1st of August 1993.

     

  • Lutz R Mastmeyer : Sub Pop Employee of the Month - LP/CD - 
	Sub Pop 111/287 - 1993

        
  

    

    • 	Suspended Time
	Taken from Still Hungry

    

  • Radiorunners II - the alternative way - promo CD - Roadrunner RRPromo082- 1993

        


    

    • 	Papapapa

    

  • Battle of the Garage Pt. 2 - CD - Voxx Rds VCD2068 - 1994

        
 

    

    • 	Femme Fatale
	Reissue of the vol.2 of the Voxx compilations with cuts from vol. 3 and vol. 4

    

  • Alternative Route'94 - CD - Cargo Rds FeastCD01 - 1994

        
  

    

    • 	Biking

    

  • Roadrunner promo CD - RRPromo094 - 1994

        
 

    

    • 	Biking
	Taken from As Happy As Possible
	Promo item from Roadrunner Europe. White cardsleeve with the red Roadrunner 
	logo with black 1994 in front and the tracklist on back.

    

  • UP To D.A.T. - CD - Mad's Co MAD003 - February 1997

        
 

    

    • 	Road Closed (live 10/05/94 GagaRage)
	Compilation of 15 bands recorded live in Saint-Etienne.
	1000 copies issued. Distributed by Mad's Co only.

    

  • 10 Ans d'Abus - CD Abus Dangereux - Avril 1997

        
  

    

    • 	Words for nothing ?
	CD compilation to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Abus Dangereux zine.
	Track recorded Jean Paul Rumann.

    

  • Automne 1997 - Labels 2CD (promo) - 1997

        
 

    

    • 	Henri's back

    

  •  Best of Rock Français - CD/K7 - Arcade - Septembre 1997

        
  

    

    • 	Dirty White Race

    

  • Rock Sound Sampler - Vol. 16 - January 1998
    • 
	Never work anymore
	Taken from Nineteen Something

    
Virgin 6 Sound - 2CD Digipack - Virgin 1998


           I was dreaming

    

  • Sound Check - 2CD - Sub Pop SP433 - 7th July 1998

        
  

    

    • 	Les Lendemains Qui Chantent (CD1) / I Was Dreaming (CD2)
	Digipack.Limited edition	

    

  • Rock Sound Sampler - Vol. 34 - September 1999

          

    

    • 	I'm scared
	Taken from the album Tout doit disparaitre

    

  • Rockmotives - 2CD - Festival Rockmotives - 1999

          

    

    • 	This world is looking great
     Promotional CD of the festival.

    

  •  Soundrack Too Much Flesh - CD - Labels - 29 January 2001

          
    

    • 	I Was Dreaming

    

  • Tribute to les Thugs - Edith Sample - January 2003

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  • CD - Fanzine Rock Hardi RH32 - September 2003

    

    • 	You say why ?
	Recorded at "Rock au maximum" festival in Clermont Ferrand, the 20th May 1988. CD sampler issued for the 20th anniversary of the fanzine.

    

  • X-Rock #03 - CD 

          

    

    • 	Dead Dreams
	CD with the magazine

    

  • Punk Story - 3CD 673378 - Wagram - Septembre 2004

          

    

    • 	As happy as 

    

  • Stories of the Dogs (Songs for Dominique) - 2CD - Lollipop Lolli43 - 16 Octobre 2006

        

    

    • 	Fier de ne rien faire

    

  • CD - Nyark Nyark - Novembre 2007

         

    

    • 	And he kept on whistling
	Taken from the IABF album.
	CD sampler with the book on the French punk scene.

    

  • Sub Pop / SP20: Casual Nostalgia Fest - CD SP879 - 17 April 2010

          

    

    • 	Dirty White Race
	Live for Sub Pop 20th anniversary.

    

  • Teenage Sin Taste "Dreamers' songs a tribute to Les Thugs" - Abus Dangereux AD#118 - 01 Novembre 2010

    

    •    I love you so  / Assez / Words for nothing / Bad news from the heart / Waiting / Strike / 
        A chance / And he kept on whistling / Suspended time / Looking in your eyes / Sunday time / 
        Femme fatale / Inside room.

Recorded and mixed at Room 122, in spring & summer 2010.
Programmings, guitars, bass, voice, other instruments by Wil Sintaste.
Artwork by Wil, picture by Val. 7" sleeve with poster. 100 exs. 

    

  • Livin' Underground - The French Rock Scene 1983-'89 - 2LP/CD - PopTheBalloon BigBang38 - 2014

        

    

    • 	Never Get Older
	700 copies. CD included with 2LP



    	Compiled par Stéphane Dufour  

    

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