Released back in '87 on the Recordiau Anhrefn label, "Mindless Slaughter" was a compilation album for Artists For Animals. Basically a bunch of like minded artists who were trying to highlight the cruelty inflicted upon animals that were used in testing for commercial, educational or scientific research purposes. The album contained tracks from the likes of Conflict, The Three Johns, Chumbawamba and Peel faves, Yr Anhrefn. As I used to man the anti vivisection stall in Glasgow, as an impressionable teen, I duly purchased a copy of said album on glorious vinyl when it came out and still have it to this day.
Initially Yr Anhrefn only sang in their native Welsh tongue and, although they recorded three Peel sessions and appeared on The Tube, they were largely ignored by the music press and public alike. Unsurprisingly, I cannot speak any Welsh but I have have always enjoyed listening to their Peel sessions (and trying to work out what they are singing about) and feel the time might just be right for a Welsh punk revival....
Cornel
