This is The Wreckery album that never was but always should have been! At the crest of the Australian post punk era, Melbourne’s The Wreckery played atmospheric rock with film-noir swagger and renegade attitude, carving a loyal following. Critics quickly positioned them as successors to a darkly exciting avant-garde Melbourne tradition previously marked out by The Birthday Party. Early recordings for Rampant Records showcased The Wreckery‘s fusion of swamp blues and noir-jazz, delivered with a deadpan, reckless, and romantic cut. Sadly, creative tensions saw the band implode as they were reaching their peak with 1988’s Laying Down Law album. Yet another great and dangerous rock ‘n’ roll band who became a danger to themselves. 35 years ...