Protest (3)
Vinyl Overload

Listening notes

Protest (3) released Vinyl Overload on Xcentric Noise Records in 1983. The record carries the catalog number Fourth 1 and was issued on vinyl. It contains three tracks: "Hypnotic State" on the A-side, followed by "Oppressed," with "Troubles" occupying the sole B-side position. The release is catalogued under the genres of Oi, Punk, and Rock.

Beyond these documented particulars, the available record is spare. No duration information exists for any of the three tracks, and the personnel behind the recording are not confirmed in the verified data. The same applies to details about the pressing itself, the label's wider history with the band, and any context surrounding the record's creation or reception.

What can be said plainly is that the release sits within a specific intersection of early 1980s underground sounds. Oi as a genre had a defined, if contentious, cultural moment in Britain during this period, and a 1983 release carrying that classification places Vinyl Overload within a recognizable moment in independent music history. Whether this record was a seven-inch, ten-inch, or another vinyl configuration is not confirmed by the data at hand, and that detail would be worth establishing before publication.

Xcentric Noise Records appears as the releasing label, though no further information about the label's catalog, roster, or origins is drawn upon here. The catalog designation Fourth 1 may offer a point of research for anyone tracing the label's output, but no conclusions about its meaning or sequencing are drawn in this draft.

This entry should be treated as a structural placeholder pending confirmation of additional documented facts.