Better Youth Organization Presents Something to Believe In

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16 tracks

The Nils - Scratches and Needles

Track 1 Side 1 02:46
Rigor Mortis - Silent Scream

Track 2 Side 1 02:06
Big Boys - History

Track 3 Side 1 02:23
Unwanted - Tanks Keep Rolling

Track 4 Side 1 01:19
Tourists - Memories

Track 5 Side 1 02:53
Kraut - Pyramids

Track 6 Side 1 01:21
Youth Brigade - Care

Track 7 Side 1 03:24
Youth Youth Youth - Domination

Track 8 Side 1 01:35
SNFU - Womanizer

Track 1 Side 2 02:34
Personality Crisis - Piss On You

Track 2 Side 2 02:59
Channel 3 - Indian Summer

Track 3 Side 2 03:54
Young Lions - In a Field

Track 4 Side 2 02:18
Zeroption - Realpolitik

Track 5 Side 2 02:40
D.O.A. - Tits On the Beach

Track 6 Side 2 01:55
7 Seconds - Out of Touch

Track 7 Side 2 01:48
Stretch Marks - Foreign Policy

Track 8 Side 2 01:26

Insight

The Nils (Montreal, Quebec)
Alex Soria: vocals, rhythm guitar
Karim Dormeyer: lead guitar
Chico Fit: bass
Terry Lee Toner: drums
Engineered by Tom Atom at Wexford Studios, Ontario, November 1983

Youth Youth Youth (Toronto, Ontario)
Brian Taylor: vocals
J. Robert Mallion: guitar
Paul Bishop: bass
Brian McCullough: drums
Engineered by Blair Packham at Comfort Sound, Ontario, November 1983

SNFU (Edmonton, Alberta)
Mr. Chi Pig: vocals
Bunt: guitar
Muc: guitar
Jimmy Roid: bass
Evan C. Jones: drums
Engineered by Scott Gibson at Mid-Ocean Studio, Manitoba, October 1983

Young Lions (Toronto, Ontario)
Chris Genest: bass, vocals
Mike McCordy: guitar
Steve Kurzell: drums
Engineered by Tom Atom at Wexford Studios, Ontario, November 1983

Zeroption (Toronto, Ontario)
Personnel uncredited
Engineered by Blair Packham at Comfort Sound, Ontario, November 1983

D.O.A. (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Joey “Shithead” Keithley: vocals
Dave Gregg: guitar
Wimpy Roy: bass
Dimwit: drums
Produced and engineered by Thom Wilson at Perspective Sound, California

Stretch Marks (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Personnel uncredited
Engineered by Gregory T. Heap at Perspective Sound, California, December 1983

Production
All songs produced by The Better Youth Organization
All songs mixed by Thom Wilson
Lacquer cut by Richard Simpson
Plated at Greg Lee Processing

Artwork
Cover and insert artwork by Mark Stern

Notes
Something To Believe In is a seminal early-1980s hardcore punk compilation documenting a transnational network of punk scenes, with particularly strong representation from Canada.

Canadian contributions span Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal, capturing the diversity and intensity of the country’s hardcore movement during its formative years.