Release file
Unverified demo cassette / c. 1984

Miasto bez ust

The only release consistently associated with Mundstuck is a lost demo usually referred to as Miasto bez ust. No complete copy is known to survive. The tracklist below is reconstructed from handwritten notes, forum recollections, and later listener testimony.

Reconstructed black and white Mundstuck logo
Reconstructed cover mark used here as a later archival placeholder. No authenticated original cassette insert survives.

Track list (reconstructed)

Track list (reconstructed)

Side A

  1. 1.
    Miasto bez ust Title appears in almost every version of the track list.
    3:12 ?
  2. 2.
    Puste okna Sometimes described as one of the stronger songs lyrically.
    2:41 ?
  3. 3.
    Betonowy sen Listed in two sources; one source shortens it to just Sen.
    unknown
  4. 4.
    6:10 rano A title many people seem to remember, though nobody agrees on the words.
    1:58 ?

Side B

  1. 5.
    Nie mów do ścian Possibly the same song later recalled under a slightly different title.
    3:05 ?
  2. 6.
    Cold Morning Platform English title appears only in late recollections; authenticity uncertain.
    unknown
  3. 7.
    Nikt nie wraca dokładnie ten sam Likely among the longest titles they used.
    2:49 ?
  4. 8.
    Grey District May have been an alternate title used by listeners outside Poland.
    disputed

General notes

The dominance of Polish titles makes sense for a small provincial punk group in Piła in the mid-1980s. The few English titles may have been informal translations, mislabeled copies, or later collector inventions.

Several witnesses described the tape as thin, overloaded, and strangely unbalanced, with the bass unusually high in the mix. One listener remembered the vocal sounding “too near” compared with the instruments.

The most ordinary explanation is still the best one: a home demo duplicated too many times, mislabeled, partially damaged, and eventually lost.

Supposed lyric fragments

“O szóstej dziesięć rano / nawet beton wygląda na zmęczony.”

“Nie mów do ścian / one pamiętają to źle.”

These lines are not verified and may already reflect later retellings rather than original lyrics.

Cassette data

MUNDSTUCK "Miasto bez ust" format: cassette demo origin: Piła, PRL year: probably 1984 copies: unknown label: none catalog no.: none status: lost / unverified side A: 4 tracks side B: 4 tracks

No scan of the original insert has been authenticated.

Source reliability

Disputed

Titles repeated by multiple sources are more likely to be genuine. Durations are largely speculative and may come from memory rather than tape logs.

Collector notes

  • Some copies may have circulated without a cover insert.
  • At least one version allegedly had handwritten titles in blue ink.
  • The order of tracks on Side B may be wrong.
  • No confirmed transfer to digital format is known.

Cross-reference

Related material: archive fragments, forum discussion