CHIN CHIN - We Don't Wanna Be Prisoners EP 1984

Since I've just re-upped the records of the Swiss all-female Chin Chin from Biel, now their debut EP from 1984 on Farmer Records. And "We Don't Wanna Be Prisoners" has everything a top Punk record needs and since I'm a bit drunk at an advanced stage, I'll leave it at that... nobody cares anyway... right?... Right! 🎸 Re-issued 2010 on Mississippi Records in a limited edition. Fantastic sound between Punk and twee pop, catchy melodies with sing along choruses, upbeat tempos, thumping bass lines and noisy guitars, there is nothing to complain about here and Seville is in two weeks.

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CHIN CHIN - Stop! Your Crying 12'' 1986

Once more Chin-Chin, a Swiss girl wave/punk rock band from Biel/Switzerland, active from mid to late 80s and put out this last record on Farmer Records in 1986. Karin (guitar/vocals), Esther(bass/vocals) and Marie-Anne (drums/vocals), and at the time experience wasn't needed, it was the desire to play. Technical ability was a bonus, a hunger to perform a must. So, although Esther and Marie-Anne had experience as singers for local band Sophisticated Boom Boom, neither had actually played bass or drums respectively before. Similarly, while Karin had some training in classical acoustic guitar, she'd never been in a band or played electric guitar before. It was veteran Swiss punk-rock band SOZZ that gave the eager girls their first break, letting them practice in their rehearsal room and lending them guitars and drum kit until they could afford their own and in November 1983, Chin-Chin played their first gig at the AJZ/Coupole in Biel. Three smashing noisy power-pop-wave-punk songs here from this Swiss trio and its always a pleasure listen to it.

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CHIN CHIN - Sound Of The WestWay 1985

Chin Chin were an all-female group, formed 1982 in Biel, Switzerland. Although the band started as a trio, it was always the aim to recruit a lead singer and a second guitarist, but the search was to prove very difficult. Although there was a vibrant alternative scene in Switzerland, female musicians were virtually non-existent. There were plenty of girls wanting to sing, but few who actually could. The band would hold more auditions than the singers could notes. And although Chin Chin saw themselves as a punk-rock band, catchy pop vocals and harmonies played a big part in their songs, setting them apart from the other contenders in the process. Eventually, Carol joined the band as lead singer and Chin Chin's first and only EP "We Don't Wanne Be Prisoners" (containing 3 self-penned songs) was released in the summer of 1984 on the band's label Farmer Records. In 1985 they released their first album and it's a brilliant mix of punk-informed crunch and buoyant pop melody that shows Chin Chin as true pioneers of D.I.Y. noisy pop. As it happens this combination of DIY punk ethic, fuzz guitars and bubblegum pop was also gaining traction in the UK with the nascent C86 scene. The album become one of the most sought-after 80s indie-pop records and for good reason.

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V/A - Schwiizer Simmer! [Special] 2010

Another download link from my old Blog WDR is still active so I think it's worth to post this file again, here my original description: Here for all friends of Swiss Punkrock I have compiled this treat with rare songs from old bands that were active from 1977 - 1986. Revised and equipped with covers. About 80 minutes playing time and who else is on it you see it in the following track list. Have a good time with this awesome compilation and let me see what you think. CHEERS!

1.Monsieur Rasoir - ASB

2.Schwiizer Simmer - F.D.P.

3.Ech Will Frei Si - CRAZY

4.Bist Du Allein? - NDT

5.An Der Ecke - NDT

6.Law & Order - SOZZ

7.Bunker - TECHNICOLOR

8.Germany - SICK

9.TV Generation - VORWÄRTS

10.Fall It Down - VORWÄRTS

11.CSSR - SPONTAN

12.Dany Hot Dog - MOTHER'S RUIN

13.Unter Der Sonne - NDT

14.Lucy - NDT

15.Heavenly Dead - SANTÉ PUBLIQUE

16.Fleisch - CRAZY

17.All The Cops - SOZZ

18.Grau - LIEBER TOT ALS MONO

19.Susie - VORWÄRTS

20.Popstars - TNT

21.Stop Your Crying - CHIN CHIN

22.TV - NDT

23.Geburtstagstod - CRAZY

24.Backstreet Boy - CRAZY

25.The Source - FRESH COLOR

26.Danse Macabre - FUCKLAND

27.That Kind Of Ohoho - BUCKS

28.Schooldays - THE SQUIRT

29.Endless Peace - JACK & THE RIPPERS

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