Ron Rude

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Back in 1979 as a young satin clad punk from the hills outside Melbourne, Rude knew that he didn't stand a chance of landing a record deal. So he turned his hills home into a budget recording studio, lined the walls with egg cartons from the poultry farm next door, and recorded an album, "The Borders of Disgrace". He made news by being the first artist to finance a commercial release using a $1000 cash advance courtesy of his guitar player, Stephen Clarke's credit card. During the eighties, a whole generation of alternative and grunge musicians followed suit, and nowadays, bands record their work at home on computers using new digital sound recording technology. Rude started it all with his record, dubbed by the press as 'garage professional'. oday 'The Borders of Disgrace' is a rare collectors item, when rare copies become available through the international networks of collectors. It fetches upward of $39 US a copy, considered a high price for a vinyl LP. In 1980 Rude made another album at home, "the Vorpal Blade", and to promote it, he went on a hunger strike in the window of Missing Link, an alternative record shop. His slogan, "XY or I Die" was intended to show that the major mainstream rock station of the day, would be unlikely to give a small-time independent artist a go. TV Channel 10 covered the story, and Rude had the momentum that he wanted. His next move was to make good a threat to drown himself on Hans Christian and Barry Bissel's morning 3XY program. The DJ's

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Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82

The Borders Of Disgrace

Borders of Disgrace

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Can't Stop It! (Australian Post-Punk 78-82)

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can't stop it

Can't Stop It!: Australian Post-Punk 1978-82

Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82 (2025 Deluxe Edition)

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Can't Stop It! - Australian Post-Punk (1978-1982)

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Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk (1978-82)

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Waldsterben EP

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Can't Stop It!

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can't stop it - australian post-punk 78-82

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