The Abrasive Wheels were by far the biggest punk band from the Leeds area, who specialised in the sort of massive rowdy choruses that could put an ear-to-ear smile on the face of a dead man. Like so many of those intense bands of the time, their fire burnt brightly for just a relatively short time, but the shadows it cast, and the colourful musical legacy they bestowed the punk scene, were both important and influential. |Now there back & 2009 has been the release of the long awaited new album “SKuM”
discography:|7”s:|‘The ABW EP’ (Abrasive, 1981)|‘Vicious Circle’ (Riot City, 1982)|‘Army Song’ (Riot City, 1982)|‘Burn ‘Em Down’ (Riot City, 1982)|‘Jailhouse Rock’ (Clay, 1983)|‘Banner Of Hope’ (Clay, 1983)|‘The Prisoner’ (Clay, 1984)|12”s:|‘The Prisoner’ (Clay, 1984)|LPs:|‘When The Punks Go Marching In’ (Riot City, 1982)|‘Black Leather Girl’ (Clay, 1984)|‘Nothing to prove’ (SOS RECORDS, 2004)|‘Maybe Tomorrow 2’ (Download only single, 2006)|‘SKUM’ 2009 |
