The band UKRAINA is another example of how punk emerged and firmly established itself outside the big Polish cities and major cultural centers. They started in 1983 in Brzoz?w, a small town in south-eastern Poland. The band?s early inspirations were in line with what was listened to in Ustrzyki, so a mix of classic 70s punk and also some post punk and new wave. However, it wasn?t long before the tempo was turned up considerably and their transformation into a hardcore punk band took place. They are one of the few bands in Poland during this period to be heavily inspired by hardcore from the United States. One of the bands from this wave that made the biggest impression was Minor Threat and their Straight Edge message. Heavily inspired by this, it was UKRAINE right next to Krakow?s ID (and a while later U.O.M) that became one of the first bands promoting Straight Edge in Poland. Their leaflet from that period, distributed at their shows, is most probably the first publication on Straight Edge in Poland, or anywhere in the Eastern Bloc. At that time, in that place and in that reality, it was a completely subversive idea. Between 1984 and 1985, the band recorded two demos, the first of which is unfortunately lost. This second four-track recording was sent to the organising committee of the Jarocin festival, for which the band qualified and they performed there on a small stage.It is this demo that now comes out here on vinyl as an EP, featuring three of the band?s songs + one unusual cover originally performed by one of the biggest 60?s ?bigbeat? bands, Czerwone Gitary (referred often as ?Polish Beatles?).