Dead End 5 is one of those bands who sorely need rescuing from obscurity. A relatively successful album back in the day, their debut full lenght Dead Ends (1976) was needlessly forgotten after the band split up a few years later because of lead singer Annika Salminen going for a schlager solo career. Dead Ends couldn't be further away from schlager pop - the band at the time were rough, nasty and loud, and Salminen's vocal delivery rocks hard. With several original compositions and a couple of choice cover cuts, the album is a blast. The Svart reissue is sourced from the original masters and mastered for vinyl by Orgone Studios. The original covers are expanded to gatefold format with liner notes and rare photos. A repro of the band's first 7" single is included - both sides being non album tracks.
