Out of print for 15 years, Soul Jazz Records’ “Do It Yourself” features a host of post-punk, punk, punk funk/dance and electronic experimentation from UK bands in the late 70s and 80s that all arrived in the aftermath of punk. As well as loads of great music, the album also charts the rise of the independent music industry in Britain that similarly thrived during this time. Featuring classic groups such as The Buzzcocks, A Certain Ratio, The Fire Engines, Glaxo Babies and a host of lesser known, rare and obscure tracks and artists, this new 2024 edition comes as a limited edition special coloured version double vinyl pressing, complete with deluxe gatefold sleeve with two unique inner sleeves. This fully remastered album comes with extensive sleevenotes and photography as well as interviews with key behind-the-scene players – including studios, cutting rooms, print works – that together bring a fantastic insight into the DIY music and culture of this period and the explosion in the independent music industry after punk.

A1. The Buzzcocks – Boredom
A2. Fire Engines – Everything's Roses
A3. Glaxo Babies – Shake (The Foundations)
A4. Patrik Fitzgerald – Babysitter
A5. Russ McDonald – Looking From The Cooking Pot
B1. Artery – The Slide
B2. A Certain Ratio – Si Fermir O Grido
B3. Scritti Politti – Skank Bloc Bologna
B4. APB – All Your Life With Me
C1. Blurt – The Fish Needs A Bike
C2. Icon A.D. – Fight For Peace
C3. Throbbing Gristle – Distant Dreams (Part Two)
C4. Krypton Tunes – Coming To See You
C5. Windows – Creation Rebel
D1. The Last Gang – Spirit Of Youth
D2. Thomas Leer – Tight As A Drum
D3. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Paint Your Wagon
D4. Biting Tongues – You Can Choke Like That
D5. Tom Lucy – Paris, France