{"product_id":"the-instigators-the-best-of-standard-edition","title":"THE INSTIGATORS - THE BEST OF..(STANDARD EDITION)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstigators\u003c\/strong\u003e won Auckland’s Battle of the Bands in 1981 and released two seminal ska\/punk singles on \u003cstrong\u003eRipper Records\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot Really Bad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with producer \u003cstrong\u003eDon McGlashan\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHope She’s Alright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with producer\u003cstrong\u003e Steve Kennedy\u003c\/strong\u003e. Then they piled into a Bedford truck and toured all over NZ.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“In the cities we played to big crowds at rock venues where everyone was jumping up and down and connected with our anti-government message. The rural pubs were a different story, they didn’t want to hear our songs about real life, gang warfare, and a missing prostitute. In Blackball they tried to beat us up and chased us down the street!”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonya Waters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Instigators'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etwo singles on Ripper have reached almost mythical status in 2024 and, aside from a track on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBigger Than Both of Us\u003c\/strong\u003e, have been unavailable in any form for 22 years, hence the prices they fetch. One of the reasons I bought Ripper from Bryan Staff was to see records like these classic 45s reissued and here they are, coupled with a side of live tracks that illustrate rather well why the band was so popular back in the day and why their legacy has lasted and grown. Extreme Ripper pride!\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Grigg \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStandard Edition LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBlack Vinyl with obi-strip and photo insert\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSTUDIO INSTIGATORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA1 Hope She’s Alright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA2 In Line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA3 Not Really Bad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA4 No Problems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA5 The Israelites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIVE INSTIGATORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB1 The Boys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB2 CCU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB3 No Evidence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB4 You Don’t Matter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB5 Don’t Work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDUB INSTIGATORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB6 No Problems\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Volcanic Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53991685161260,"sku":null,"price":57.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/3947\/9852\/files\/Instigators-blackvinylcopy.jpg?v=1788132808","url":"https:\/\/volcanicvinyl.co.nz\/products\/the-instigators-the-best-of-standard-edition","provider":"Volcanic Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}