ots . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁D ish rag s ▁returned ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁where ▁they ▁gave ▁many ▁performances , ▁including ▁a ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁Com mod ore ▁Ball room ▁with ▁the ▁Cl ash ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁By ▁contrib uting ▁the ▁song ▁" I ▁Don ' t ▁Love ▁You ", ▁the ▁band ▁made ▁its ▁recording ▁debut ▁on ▁the ▁influ ential ▁compilation ▁album , ▁V ancouver ▁Comp lication , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Music ▁critic ▁Stewart ▁Mason ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁song ' s ▁mer its : ▁" If ▁they ▁had ▁never ▁made ▁another ▁recording , ▁the ▁D ish rag s ▁would ▁remain ▁bel oved ▁in ▁punk - fan boy ▁circles ▁for ▁the ▁track ▁' I ▁Don ' t ▁Love ▁You '. ▁ 1 0 3 ▁seconds ▁long ▁and ▁built ▁on ▁an ▁ins istent , ▁scratch y ▁guitar ▁r iff ▁and ▁a ▁posit ively ▁c raz ed ▁drum ▁part ▁played ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁ride ▁c ym bal , ▁' I ▁Don ' t ▁Love ▁You ' ▁is ▁as ▁cl ang orous ▁and ▁primitive ▁as ▁U . K . ▁second - wa vers ▁like ▁the ▁Sl its ▁or ▁the ▁Des perate ▁B icy cles ". ▁ ▁The ▁D ish rag s ▁released ▁their ▁EP ▁Past ▁Is ▁Past , ▁containing ▁three ▁tracks , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁on ▁Modern ▁Records . ▁Prior ▁to ▁travel ing ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁record ▁their ▁follow - up ▁EP , ▁Pow ers ▁depart ed ▁the ▁group ,