JELLO BIAFRA - Jezebel 7'' 2008

I believe it is unnecessary to write about Jello Biafra. Everyone knows him and appreciates his position. Was recently a guest in Wiesbaden last Thursday and it was once again a big screen, this man is really still on the top. Therefore, I quote a review of this limited to 3000! 7inch: "What do you get when Jello Biafra and three of the Zen Guerrilla attack two songs for a Reverend Horton Heat compilation? You get this aural ass-kicking of a 7-inch! The A-side is their scathing take on the classic rockabilly tune, "Jezebel," while the B-side is their version of the Rev's awesome tune "Speed Demon"!! The cover art is hand-picked by Jello - and if you think the topless blonde with the dog is striking, wait 'til you see the other side." More Words, No! - ENJOY!

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BELASTUNGSPROBE - Æ.T.Z. EP 1980

Belastungsprobe were a punk band from Hamburg/Germany and this is their first record with eight short songs, released again on Play Loud Records. Guitar, bass, drums, a cheap keyboard or two, and talking/shouting vocals. They had never moved out of the garage into a proper recording studio, possible they would have sounded something like this. Weird low-fi punk rock fun which sounds very experimental, all D.I.Y. made and sure the offers (if any were) by Alfred Hilsberg resisted, Belastungsprobe remains no ZickZack band. Listen to the second one here.

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LA POLLA RECORDS - Y Ahora Que? EP 1983

Shortly before bedtime this nice record: La Polla Records is a Basque punk rock band and was formed in 1979 in Agurain, a small town in the Basque Country. They released their first EP Y Ahora Qué? ('So Now What?') via an small indie label called Oihuka and they were one of the first punk bands to sing in spanish. The name was somewhat controversial because in Spain's spanish, polla is slang for penis. I can imagine how big the trouble was. The title track can be found on essential Bloodstains Across Spain compilation. So here we have four killer songs in the KBD style, wild, raw, dirty & short.

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PSYCHO SURGEONS - Horizontal Action 7'' 1978

Amazing record by this combo from Sydney's first punk bands, formed by Mark Taylor (guitar), Dave Taylor (drums), Charlie Georgees (bass) and Stan Armstrong (vox). Horizontal Action was released on their own label Wallaby Beat in September 1978, 500 copies were pressed. All the sleeves were laid out on the floor and band members threw cow's blood over a lot. Needless to say, the single is an impossibly rare item these days. Shortly after the release the band split and Mark and David Taylor formed The Lipstick Killers. So this is the re-release which comes in a gatefold sleeve with pics and a four page band-story. Nice Platter!

- Special Thx again to Fredrik -

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THE SKUNKS - Can't Get Loose 7'' 1979

The Skunks are commercially successful punk band from the late 1970's Austin, Texas scene. The band formed in 1977 by Jesse Sublett on vocals + bass, "Fazz" Eddie Munoz on guitar and Billy Blackmon on drums. They released several singles, two albums and miscellaneous tracks on compilations between 1978 and 1982. This is their debut record with two classics, 'Earthquake Shake' Skin beats the shit out of you during the title song is a bit too long, intensive sound and heavy impulsive. Re-released in 2011 on Last Laugh Records, good choice!

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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ROTATORS - Zombie Tango 7'' 1980

In 1977 the Rotators were the first band in East-Westphalia to play punkrock. They came back in 1997 for a reunion which brought the new recorded CD "Best of 1977-1997". The single "Zombie Tango" is their only record on Kripo Records and includes two tracks. They use an organ in their music which made them sound closer to the Stranglers than most other German punk bands of that time. A nice little one!

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ENOLA GAY - Döda Djur 7'' 1981

Originally formed as Usch in a shelter room under the subway station Näckrosen in Stockholm 1978. Short after they had the oppurtunity to support Ebba Grön on a minor suburb-tour. After the tour they recorded the first EP. Usch did play in Denmark a lot and it was there they recorded the second EP, "Hatlåten". Just before they split up they recorded their third EP under the name Enola Gay and this record has a bright dark wave punk sound and the voice of Kristina takes you into a magical wonderland. Ahhh.. she's hot. Great two songs I can always listen to... again & again. A small awesome rare record from a nice band!

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THE TIGHTS - Bad Hearts EP 1978

A damn good record is the following one and I cite two reviews to the beginning: "Ignore any prejudices you might have about being reminded of the sound of '77 and learn to enjoy again (like last summer) the constant riffing guitar, studied vocals and melody line supported by the bass alone. Ignore the girl in barbed wire bondage and war pic sleeve and pick up on guts of the performance and wit of the tune. It's no 'Orgasm Addict' but not long ago, Pete Shelly would've been proud of it. And Brian Jones aside, that's better than we have any right to expect of something coming out of Cheltenham." (Sounds, 8.July 1978) - "Lay down a raucous rhythm guitar in the background, bring in clear foreground vocals, and finally make the sound complete with the bass and drums combining as one unit, and you have a superb modern pop record." (Radio & Record News, 1978) - The Tights are an English punk rock band from Worcester. The band's only two singles were released by the Cherry Red Records label. After John Peel played "Bad Hearts" on BBC Radio 1, this single made it to number six in the UK punk chart. Follow-up "Howard Hughes" reached number four in the same chart. After playing their farewell gig at the Marquee Club, London, the Tights split in 1979. In 2004 the band reformed. Visit them on their HomePage for more records, information and music. Enjoy all three amazing '77 punk tunes like I do and I'm sure I'm gonna watch out for more.

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V/A - Chaos In Europe 1985

Another wonderful compilation of brilliant Oi!/Punk stuff is this record, released by Chaos Production and it brings a small sample of the punk scene here in Europe of the early 80s. I must confess that it's a long time ago I listen to but it's always a pleasure when I pick this record up again. Here's a review that says all: "Despite a well-drawn but obnoxious macho cover with blatant evocations of violence, the third Chaos Production compilation proves to be another very strong release. This one has band from all over Europe on if, thereby extending its range and variety. Herein one can find the standard French-style skunk (KOMINTERN SECT, REICH ORGASM, L'ENFANTS SAUVAGES, and Spain's DECIBELIOS), catchy pop punk (AL KAPOTT, DREI ORLOK, Spain's T.N.T., Holland's NV LE ANDEREN, and a killer cut from Sweden's ASTA KASK) pure Oi (BRUTAL COMBAT and Italy's NABAT), and all sorts of punk (KAMBRONES, Germany's F.F.F. and NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES, and Sweden's SLAM). Highly Recommended." - Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rocknroll #27, August 1985) - Nothin' to add, so let's start the download and open a beer meanwhile.

1.Tous Ensemble - KOMINTERN SECT

2.Supporter - REICH ORGASM

3.Dodot No Ha Muerto - DECIBELIOS

4.Guernicka - T.N.T.

5.Les Bras Musclés - AL KAPOTT

6.Bobby's Spelunke - F.F.F.

7.Blutige Gesichter - NEUROTIC ARSEHOLES

8.Ingens Slav - SLAM

9.TV'n - ASTA KASK

10.Toujours Ca D'Gagné - KAMBRONES

11.Cunégonde - DREI OKLOK

12.Laida Bologna - NABAT

13.The Girl On The Pavement - NV LE ANDEREN

14.Mercenaire - BRUTAL COMBAT

15.Pépé X - ROBERT ET LES ENFANTS SAUVAGES

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BARN AV REGNBUEN - Det E'kje Nåkka Artig Længer EP 1986 + Helter Og Skurker! EP 1987

Your speakers' worst nightmare is here: Barn Av Regnbuen (Children Of The Rainbow) was a hardcore/punk band from Harstad in the north of Norway. They released a 7inch on the seminal X-Port Plater record label and a flexi disc on their own. The band played rough, aggressive and uncouth Hardcore as it was characteristic in the 80s and they're fuckin' awesome. Just the right soundtrack for a long car ride. The lyrics are in native Norwegian and I like this language, sounds like a motley word gibberish you know... I wish I could speak such a difficult language like this. However, in 2006 Cradle to Grave Records released a discography record with all their studio material. The band played two reunion concerts in Oslo and Trondheim to promote the release. 

- Huge Thx to Fredrik -

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