La Sect Rouge

Saigon to El Salvador

1988 · Big Home Productions BHP 994 · Australia

Saigon to El Salvador – La Sect Rouge (Picture sleeve (front))

Artist
La Sect Rouge
Title
Saigon to El Salvador
Release
Viva La Sect Rouge
Year
1988
Label
Big Home Productions # BHP 994
Format
LP · Album
Language
English
Country
Australia
Genre
Garage Rock · Garage Punk
Primary theme
Post-War

Annotation

Obscure Australian underground garage punk group from the 80s, based on the Sydney scene. (1) This album contained the following credits: Chris Beaky (bass), Adam Spleen (drums), and Tont Shakin Bones (aka A.C. Pavey) (guitar, vocals). It contained the song "Saigon to El Salvador" (Big Home Productions ‎# BHP 994)..

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Australian & New Zealand Songs

Obscure Australian underground Garage Punk group from the 80s, based on the Sydney scene. (1) This album contained the following credits: Chris Beaky (bass), Adam Spleen (drums), and Tont Shakin Bones (aka A.C. Pavey) (guitar, vocals). It contained the song "Saigon to El Salvador" (Big Home Productions ‎# BHP 994) which opposed US interventions under Ronald Reagan, as indicated in the title of the song, a reference to US involvement in the Salvadoran Civil War. (2) The narrator noted that "America's fighting another bloody war".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

Sydney, Australia

Themes

ANZUS · Anti-Imperialism

In collections

Australian & New Zealand Songs · Punk Songs

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