V/A - Bloodstains Across The UK 3 1998

Time for another compilation with lots of strong and dangerous material on it. Volume 3 of the U.K. section is full with rare songs between rough punkrock and shallow powerpop from the late 70s. Here's something for every taste and who appreciates the Bloodstains series as I will be satisfied with this record. Detailed information on the back cover, probably 1000 copies and a coveted collector's item. A pretty good selection of tracks.

1.Love Is Not Real - THE NEGATIVES
2.I'm Not Your Type - TINOPENERS
3.Terrorist - FUTURE BODIES
4.Heart To Heart - SILENT NOISE
5.Guest - LIP MOVES
6.14 Year Old Lover - HENRY ESSENCE
7.Getting High - MEDIA
8.Kill The Bill - THE MENTAL
9.Me And Bobby McGee - LENNY & THE LAWBREAKERS
10.Stay Clean - NIGHTRIDER
11.T.V. Movie - SLOWGUNS
12.Stake Out - THE NEGATIVES
13.First Mistake - THE RATS
14.No Survivors - SPEEDBALL
15.East Coast Kids - WHAT
16.Dumb Dumb - STEROID KIDDIES

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GENIUS FREAK - Whose Body Is It Anyway? 7'' 1990

Genius Freak were formed from the ashes of The Shout by lead singer Leeson O’Keefe. They did one 7” with Damaged Goods Records which came in a very nice poster sleeve. Two brilliant melodic punk rock songs in the tradition of Snuff, Guns & Wankers or Leatherface. I think it's their only release and both songs have power, fat guitars and brings fun in every house. Then they left and continued playing around the UK for another year or so. Leeson is still playing in bands today. Cool Songs, nice cover, nothin' more to say.

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DEAD KENNEDYS - Forward To Death 1981

Fantastic bootleg from the best American punk band all the time. Some releases have on the back cover a sticker with -Live In USA-, but I think that these recordings are from a gig in Stuttgart. Proof of this is that I once had a tape with the same songs and there stood: Live in Stuttgart, 14.November 1981, next Jello use the word Stuttgart in the song 'Bleed For Me' and why he should mention in the U.S. the word Stuttgart? And last but not least, the audience screams really 'Zugabe' and Heino is coming along and that can only be in Germany, right? The recordings are quite excellent and Jello's announcements about the songs is on world's top. This bootleg is by far the best of the Dead Kennedys (apart from the fact that the last song unfortunately breaks off in the middle...but Fuck!, that's the deal with bootlegs). As a small little bonus, I've packed the two songs from the flexi 'Give Me Convencience Or Give Me Death' LP in it. You must be satisfied.

Man With The Dogs/Forward To Death/Kepone Factory/Life Sentence/Trust Your Mechanic Moral Majority/Forest Fire/Winnebago Warrior/Police Jerk/Bleed For Me/Holiday In Cambodia Let's Lynch The Landlord/Chemical Warfare/Nazi Punks Fuck Off/Bigger Problem Now/Too Drunk To Fuck

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ROSI LEBT - Wahnsinn 7'' 1981

Another rare gem is this 7inch by this band from Graz, released on Ursprung Tonträger. A little Info from Rockarchiv Steiermark: Rosi Lebt were founded by Eva Ursprung and Andreas Wildbein, the basic idea from the beginning was emancipatory: Exemption from the musical as well as social standards that break conventional structures in each area. Were therefore sought musicians, whose interest it was to define themselves and their approach to music again and again. Found 2 experimental women from the feminist scene: Nina (Caro) Wurz and Zorah Mari Bauer, as well as the guitarist Doris Koller. In the initial phase, the group of traditional jazz or rock bands of their time differed mainly by the way they work: Each played every instrument, wrote lyrics and press releases. The music was mostly collectively and each musician was equivalent, with musical standards was played until it broke. Each play was allowed. A wide range of musical influences resulted in numerous, ever new, very different live sets: the music oscillated between punk, new wave, free jazz, rock and influences from classical music. The band was never predictable - by lyrical concerts in the spa pavilion to extreme noise orgies, anything was possible. The band broke up in 1989. Musically we have two NewWave/SynthPop goodies, the A-side is a catchy tune, I might almost say Austrian new wave sound, the flip is not as good as the title track but that doesn't matter. Antesten!!!

- Special Thx to Reinhard -

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STRESS & WIENER WUNDER - Split 7'' 1982

This 7inch is a total mystery for me and I don't nothin' about it. What I think, it was given as a free record which should make the Austrian vocational schools popular and on this occasion a concert/festival was held in 1982 where the two bands here were playin'. Not a bad idea I think. The two bands are totally unknown to me and the sound is more Alternative/Pop. Wiener Wunder had with their 7'' Loretta in late 1986 a top 10 hit in the Austrian charts. Not really bad stuff and for collectors of Austrian music certainly interesting.

- Special Thx to Reinhard -

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THE WAY - Give Me A Chance EP + Scheiss Kibarei EP + Fascist Scum MCD 1994

Here's a nice collection of Punk rock from Vienna and insider know that Bösling and Harry "The Herbert" already played together from 1979 to 1981 in the Vienna punk band Böslinge which made an awesome record in 1981. The Way were founded in 1990 and released a lot of tapes. In 1994 the german label Incognito Records bring out under the 333 x Up & Down series two knotless 7inches and the mini CD was released by the band themselves. Blaring out dirty '77 punk with a charmin' Viennese dialect as it should be, As always, slightly melancholic in traditional Viennese style. A real Gourmet Festival!!! In 1997 the band was history.

- Great Thx to Reinhard -

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STEILEIHU BAND - Ganz Allein 7'' 1982

Tja, once again a record from a band I can't feed you with infos. What is certain is that these rare 7inch appeared on Intervox Records and that the four men are from a place called Kronstorf and sung is here in an extremely Austrian dialect I can hardly understand and I have to listen closely when I want to know what's going on. Musically, this would I describe as fine Austropop with beautiful swing elements, the use of keyboards is not spared, the bass playin' is damn catchy, very fuzzy guitars and a thin drum sound and the man on the mic can sing too. Two songs that I really like and worth listen to.

- Special Thx to Reinhard -

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VISITORS - Compatibility 7'' 1981

The Visitors hailed from Edinburgh, where they started off as the Deleted. Members were John McVay (vox), Colin Craigie (guitars), Derek McVay (bass) and Keith Wilson (drums). They released three 7inches and their third single on Rational records featured two tracks taken from the band's second Peel session. Both songs very emotional, bass-driven and long. Very nice gloomy atmosphere where you can indulge in nostalgia, not desperation this is about new hope and get up again. They are represented on some compilations, for example: Neighbour Annoyer and who like Joy Division, Pink Turns Blue or melodic New Wave sounds should not waste any time to download this fine record.

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V/A - Pogo Punks 1999

Actually I didn't post a sampler again because the most songs on this are otherwise available in Blogland and I thought to myself it's a waste of time to post lots of double cuts but this unoffical release leaves me no choice. Excellent song selection with massive early original Swiss Punk from 1977 - 1982. I have found that many Swiss punk records are available again today at fair prices, but you have to be fast. Here we have nine complete 7inches (except Bellevue) and this goes out to the swiss maniac who falls from the chair and lobotomized his neighbors.

1.Mayday - REBELS
2.Mental Disaster - REBELS
3.I Feel Like A Tram - JACK & THE RIPPERS
4.Cry For Fame - DIETER MEIER
5.Dein Freund - BELLEVUE
6.365 - GLUEAMS
7.Glitter Hair Cream - NEGATIV
8.Impossibilities - BASTARDS
9.Züri Punx - SPERMA
10.No Chance - FRESH COLOR
11.Sweet Society - REBELS
12.No Desire - JACK & THE RIPPERS
13.The Hook - DIETER MEIER
14.Marchin' Men - BELLEVUE
15.Mental - GLUEAMS
16.Terrorist - NEGATIV
17.Danger - BASTARDS
18.Schizo Terrorist - BASTARDS
19.Bombs - SPERMA
20.The Source - FRESH COLOR

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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GODHEAD - New Lottery EP 1981

Brilliant melodic mid-tempo punk from this California band and not much info here except the title track is a damn good rocket and should be on every selfmade compilation. Released on Bemisbrain records and the EP kick off with a blast, guitars which hunt impulsive through, perfect the dirty sound, sophisticated lyrics. A real Killer!!!! Side b starts with a slower stomper and nice bass-tune, a little interlude I would say before with 'Food' another cracker the single makes perfect. Some members formed later The Bolsheviks in 1986. Godhead are present on Back To Front Vol.3 which welcomes you at this point. So this is a superb one, fuckin' rare and quality stuff for all CA Punk fans & Killed By Death collectors, a real gem and a fucking must listen in every way, you Bitches.

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