Borderless Countries Tapes What a great find here! Anyone around in the day remembers BCT’s tape ads in Maximum Rock n’ Roll and other zines. Started in San Diego by Chris and Dave, this was a great DIY label dedicated to promoting stateside and overseas punk and hardcore bands to a wider audience. It’s so amazing to me that these gems are being reissued. Some of these bands only ever appeared on comp releases, which makes the tapes even more valuable from a historical perspective. Currently, thirteen of the releases are here, with two recent tapes unavailable due to copyright issues. Hopefully this doesn’t deter them from releasing more, as there are 27 in total. Reviewing them in detail will be pretty daunting, so I’ll do a quick summation of each. BCT 01 - First Strike - They kick off this series damn strong with all U.S. bands and some pretty obscure or tough to find material. Bands featured include Clitboys (Milwaukee), Future Ruins (later The Romulans from Cali)., Violation (Mai...