Released September 1977 Recorded 1977 | Format 7" single | |
A-side "Big in Japan" by Big in Japan B-side "Do the Chud" by The Chuddy Nuddies Genre Punk rock, power pop, new wave | ||
"Brutality, Religion and a Dance Beat" is a 7" single compilation of two songs. It contains the songs "Big in Japan", by eponymous band Big in Japan, and "Do The Chud", by The Chuddy Nuddies (later Yachts), both groups formed in the 1970s punk scene of Liverpool. It was released by the Eric's label in November 1977.
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The side-A song, "Big in Japan", is an eponymous song of the band Big in Japan. It is a power pop/punk oriented song, in which the singer, Jayne Casey, sang saying only the song name, plus a chorus. The band comprised future and past successful musician then Jayne Casey, guitarists Bill Drummond (later with The KLF), Ian Broudie (later of Care and The Lightning Seeds) and Clive Langer (of Deaf School), bassist Kev Ward and drummer Phil Allen.
The side-B song, is "Do The Chud", by The Chuddy Nuddies, who later changed their name to Yachts. The song is a bit synthpop oriented, with a synthesizer use, which only is a style of The Stranglers.