"This is one of the first independent Punk 7Inches from Edmonton. Blank Generation might possibly have beaten them to the racks, but at this point Edmonton's best known Punk band, SNFU, didn't yet exist as such. The Malibu Kens formed in 1980 under the name Joey Did & The Necrophiliacs, and became the Malibu Kens by 1981. Shortly after the name change, the band's style changed from Punk to Pop. A very limited edition cassette of the early material was recorded after the name and stylistic change, released under the Joey Did & The Necrophiliacs name. The Malibu Kens were never very popular during their short lifetime, often relegated to being the unpaid opening act at most of their gigs, but they persevered and produced a number of recordings. In 1981 they released the Be My Barbie 7Inch which was recorded by Mike (vocals), Scott (guitars), Dennis (bass) and The Dobe (drums), co-produced by the band and Kim Uprigh of the Modern Minds, whose single was released in 1980. In 1982 they recorded the song Physical Poison for the Westwatch Compilation which was never released. A year later they recorded two songs for the It Came From InnerSpace Compi. In addition to these vinyl cuts, they also issued a number of basement demos & live recordings on cassette." (Steve Roby)
Malibu Kens amongst few other bands/singles are some of my favourite canadian stuff...but it would be nice if somebody could help with Joey Did & The Necrophiliacs stuff,CD Next Of Kin is wellcome or at least couple songs like Faggot killer,Comic Relief...will make my day!
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