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INCLUSIONS “UNAMERICAN ACTIVITY / RUSSIAN YOUTH” 7″ (MINNEAPOLIS, MN- NO LABEL, 1981)

Here is a band about which I know absolutely nothing, other than the fact that they were from Minneapolis (damn, what a great scene they had in the late 70’s and early 80’s!)… and they made only one record, this nice angular DIY-ish 7″ which apparently was issued without a picture sleeve.  So if you’ve come lookin’ for a raw and snotty posting then you will probably want to skip this one.

The U.K. was like the DIY headquarters in the late 70’s and early 80’s but there were a number of great like-minded records from the U.S. during that same time period (more postings of them will follow in the future). With this track from The Inclusions, you get a great stripped-down, minimally-produced sound that includes- gasp!– an acoustic guitar.  How unpunk is that?!  I usually despise acoustic guitars, but here it totally works for some reason.  Maybe it’s the subtlety of it.  The singer also has a unique, sing-songy “up and down” style that I dig but which will probably annoy others.  I also like the guitar noise (of the electric type) that kicks in towards the end, nice way to end it.

The great Collector Scum.com site dated this 7″ from 1980, but I say 1981 since it has all these Ronald Reagan references and he did not become President and start destroying the U.S. until January 20, 1981.  Unless of course The Inclusions were closely following the 1980 presidential race and recorded it in late 1980 sometime after the November election.  Which is kind of unlikely since nearly all (all?) Reagan references do not start appearing in punk records until 1981 (now THERE’s an idea for a future posting!).  Very early in the year too, I may add, which shows how much he pissed people off from the get go.  But that’s another issue in itself…

If you know anything about The Inclusions (or have a spare copy or two you want to donate to me) please post some comments.  Um, since my other postings are short novels I feel kind of obligated to write more but I guess I will cut it short.  Oh yeah- the B-side, “Russian Youth”, is not quite up to par as the A-side so I didn’t post it [11.20.2008 POSTSCRIPT: due to a request, I have stopped being stingy and have now posted the other side].  Thanks to S.B. (via J.R.) for burning this for me a number of years back.

/files/98398-90993/02_Inclusions_Russian_Youth.MP3″>Russian Youth.mp3

51 thoughts on “Inclusions”

  1. Wow Tony! Totally brilliant song. LOVE it! Especially the “Sieg Heil” parts. But I always love Sieg Heil parts in songs. That’s why I’m totally into the whole White Power scene nowadays. Kidding.

    So thanks for adding another record to the want list. In case I write one someday he he.

  3. Fantastic song, something mid-Velvet, mid-Pink Floyd(Syd Barrett era), mid NYC punk……..great great great!!!!!

  4. Man, I’ve had this song in my head for months since I heard it here. Thanks. Any chance I can talk you into posting the other track? I’d love to hear it dispite your less than rave review.

  5. I am pleased to hear the positive response for a song, which I feel still holds its own. As band member of The Inclusions and the the author of UnAmericn Activity, there are a few things I would like to clear up. First, believe it or not there is no acoustic guitar on the album. The sound is probably the result of the limitations of the recording studio (basement) in which the song was recorded. As I recall, the rhythm guitar 9also played by me) was hooked up direct, but don’t hold me to that. At any rate, there was no acoustic. In fact I was playing a 1963 Strat which I sold for $700 in 1981(ouch!!). This brings me to the second point–the song was written in 1979 and recorded early in 1980, as the copyright on the record indicates. This point is highlighted by the fact that The Inculsions broke up in the fall of 1980. I thought it was important to set the record (so to speak) straight. I am currently going over some of the other basement tapes The Inclusions recoreded and hope to compile something in the next few months. I am grateful that people are still interested in this music and would do my best to respond if anyone would like more info about the band.

  6. its great a member of THE INCLUSIONS finally posts.it is only today i have found the comment of band member Bob.
    Recorded early in 1980? Wow,and singing already about Reagan…!?
    The production of this single is quite okay,it adds to the entire charme-both songs are good.the singer actually really tries to sing and the way he sings comes out great-kind of bittersweet.
    a hopelessly long-gone affair and so good,this record!!!
    i can only hope that i can get a copy of this 7″.one of the few really worth to have in your collection!

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  21. Inclusions Bob — if you’re still out there please add me to the list of people quite interested in hearing any additional material you can dig up. My opinion is that both sides are tops — the hook on the b-side where the vocals say “secret police watching everybody all the time it really makes me mad!” is so big i have to duck for safety when i hear it. IMHO this record is about a 100 times better than, say, the Opus single. BTW, R.I.P. Behjan. You will surely be missed by many.

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