Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers
The Furious Era 1979/1987

Listening notes

Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers' The Furious Era 1979/1987 is a vinyl compilation released in 2017 on Area Pirata (catalog number AP044). The release draws its source material from across a span of years indicated by its subtitle, assembling tracks from several of the Italian band's earlier releases onto a double LP format spread across four sides.

The tracklist is organized by original source rather than presented as a continuous sequence, and the sequencing makes those origins visible. Side A opens with material from the seven-inch Four Hundred Fascists, including the tracks "400 Fascists," "Tellyson," and "Alkool," before moving into tracks drawn from the Furious Party seven-inch and then contributions from the Permanent Scar split with I Refuse It. Side B continues with the remaining tracks from that split alongside additional material. Sides C and D are given over entirely to the Into the Void LP, running from "Feel Like" through to the title track.

In total the release collects a substantial number of recordings across its four sides, touching on the hardcore, punk, and rock terrain the band occupied. Track titles such as "(Ev'ry Day's A) Reagan Day," "Work (Means Death)," and "(Right To Be) Italian" suggest the political and social concerns running through the material, though no additional context about the recordings themselves is available to confirm details of circumstance or intent.

For collectors and researchers, the release offers a structured look at the band's output from the period named in the title, gathered under a single Area Pirata release rather than requiring access to the original seven-inches, split, or LP separately.