The Casualties – “Early Years”

Originally released in 1999 through Punkcore Records, The Early Years 1990-1995 serves as an essential historical anthology capturing the formative, foundational era of New York City street-punk icons The Casualties. Gathering tracks from their out-of-print early 7″ EPs, compilation appearances, and previously unreleased studio sessions, the release charts the band’s development from local fixtures to standard-bearers of the global pogo-punk resurgence. Heavily influenced by the aggressive, spiked-hair template of UK82 legends like The Exploited, G.B.H., and One Way System, the album showcases a blazing-fast rhythmic pace, snotty dual vocal chants, and straightforward lyrical themes centering on youth alienation and scene unity. Landmark early anthems such as Political Sin, 40 Ounce Casualty, and Punk Rock Love capture a burgeoning underground movement in its truest state, preserving the exact sonic blueprint that would soon propel the band onto massive international festival stages.

Track Listing:

1. Political Sin 1:48
2. Destruction and Hate 2:42
3. Ugly Bastards 1:59
4. Bored and Glued 1:40
5. Punk Rock Love 2:00
6. 40 Ounce Casualty 1:45
7. Oi! Song 1:29
8. 25 Years Too Late 1:50
9. For the Punx 02:43
10. Drinking Is Our Way of Life 2:29
11. Kill the Hippies 1:30
12. No Life 2:20
13. Two Faced 1:56
14. Politicians 2:16
15. Casualties 1:44
16. Two Faced 1:51
17. Fuck You All 2:38
18. On the Streets 2:42
19. Ugly Bastards 2:02
20. Blind Following 1:18
21. Washed Up 2:01
22. Don’t Tell the Truth 1:19
23. Oi! Song 1:39
24. 40 Ounce Casualty 2:02
25. Rock and Roll Kids 1:28
26. Destruction and Hate 2:52
27. Punk Rock Love 1:58