V/A - Beach Blvd 1979

Posh Boy Records released this Orange County/California punk compilation in 1979 and it's full with classics. This album featured three bands and KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer picked up on the album and started playing tracks, making local stars of the Crowd, the Simpletones and Rik L Rik (real name Richard Brian Elerick, who sadly passed away in 2000). Rodney also wrote the notes for the back cover: "Our Suzy, a headbanger no more, has grabbed her board and headed towards the shore. Presenting The Crowd, Huntington Beach’s first and foremost surf-punk band, in their vinyl debut. The pride of Covina High, 18-year-old Rik L Rik, has of late sung lead for the now defunct F-Word ... If you wore out your copy of Raw Power, try “Meathouse” on for size. Rosemead’s own Simpletones have been labeled “The Village People of punk” by Slash magazine ... Included on Beach Blvd is the Simpletones’ first single “California.” I’m proud to say that I gave them their first airplay on KROQ." I can only recommend this record and in 2005 it was re-released by PoshBoy and I would thank unknowingly Deathburger Blog for words which I grab from there.

1.Kirsty Q - SIMPLETONES
2.I Have A Date - SIMPLETONES
3.Tiger Beat Twist - SIMPLETONES
4.Black And Red - RIK L RIK
5.Meat House - RIK L RIK
6.Suzy Is A Surf Rocker - THE CROWD
7.Living In Madrid - THE CROWD
8.Trix Are For Kids - THE CROWD
9.Modern Machine - THE CROWD
10.New Crew - THE CROWD
11.I Got Power - RIK L RIK
12.Mercenaries - RIK L RIK
13.Atomic Lawn - RIK L RIK
14.Don't Bother Me - SIMPLETONES
15.California - SIMPLETONES

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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