The Mekons - The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strnen LP 12-inches there were various ad-hoc assemblages

there were various ad-hoc assemblages of local Phoenix-area freaks and weirdos – groups which existed only long enough to play a single gig

Stay Awake

CD version contains album tracks + four studio tracks + "Prescient Dreams" single as well as a 1981 live performance (58 minutes video)

he recorded with NYAQ (two LPs)

The Mekons - The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strnen LP 12-inches there were various ad-hoc assemblagesAfter two singles for Fast Product, Leeds art punk collective The Mekons signed with Virgin Records in 1979. The band would have to borrow gear from their mates Gang Of Four to record their major label debut. In classic Mekons style, the album's back cover featured a photo of Gang Of Four instead of themselves. As Simon Reynolds writes, "The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strnen got a mixed reception at the time. Listening to it now, though, the first LP