THE BLUE HEARTS - Linda Linda 7'' 1987

The Blue Hearts were a punk band from Tokyo, its members were Hiroto Kōmoto (vocalist), Masatoshi Mashima (guitarist), Junnosuke Kawaguchi (bassist) and Tetsuya Kajiwara (drummer), that stayed together from 1985-1995. In that time they released a myriad of catchy, melodic rock anthems that still appeal to all age groups today. This 7inch, released via Meldec, is the most well-known which can be found on many karaoke machines, excellent PowerPop Punk.

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V/A - Bring Back The Vinyl 1994

A very good overview about the Sindelfingen/Böblingen (south germany) punk scene gave this little compilation with the wonderful album title. Published in 1994 by Bellaforte Records in bright turquoise vinyl and offers fifteen punk-rock-metal-hardcore songs of bands who were mostly unknown, which made here & there one or two demos and then disappeared again in whole wide punk universum. Pure underground stuff! The song selection here shows a lot of beer & spirits participated in the recordings and with nearly fifty-three minutes (famous for vinyl) and a thirty-two paged booklet inside makes this record absolutely worth buying/hearing. So here is something for everyone. Getting to know!

1.Ok Fred - WIZO

2.Astrogirl - DR.BUTCHER & THE MEATEATERS

3.Housemyster - HONECKER'S RACHE

4.Plasmatron - DIS:CONFUSION

5.Zu Alt - NO EXCUSE

6.Vous Nous Faites Malade - APOPLEX

7.Falsche Opfer - GUT+BILLIG

8.A Day In A Life (Unplugged) - THE SIFILISTS

9.Ten - 10 PLASTIK

10.Santa Is A Crazy X-Mas Junkie - THE SIMONS

11.Queenbitch - FROM OUTER SPACE

12.Guilty - CONFUSED MINDFUCKERS

13.What's The Difference? - B.TRUNKEN IM DIENST

14.Evil Night Drive - MOTÖRPUSSY

15.Executionwall - MÄDELS NO MÄDELS

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LEATHERFACE - Rarities 2016

Every year gets me the fucking flu and puts me in checkmate and since yesterday has me fully under control. Shit, well I listen meanwhile to a compilation which I have made in December 2007 and it came the idea to make it new for two good reasons, a) Leatherface is a band which I follow since Cherry Knowle and I love their sound, b) I want a collection of rare b-sides, peel session, acoustic stuff and live shit alltogether and at least I want to dedicate this goodie to guitarist Dickie Hammond, who died 31.October 2015 (thx to reinhard for this sad info). No tracklist here, let yourself surprise. The front pic is from a concert in AK44 Gießen on 16.04.2010, think on their last live tour via germany before they broke up, a last blast so to speak. Have fun with twenty-six Sunderland hymns.

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THE WILD WEEK END - Hipertiroid EP 2003

Second issue by this great punk rock with power pop influences band from south Italy. Ramones, high energy Rock’N’Roll, real kids, distorted guitars and you gotta like it! Four tracks, four trashers! Limited edition of 300 copies, released on Lo-Fi Records. Here's a bit info from their MySpace page and it's worth to click over: The Wild Week End has always been a trio with the boast of representing the one and only rock'n roll pearl in a city, Salerno, which is musically full of shit. Born in 1999 by an idea of Yena/Peppe Ferrari, original bass player, tha band is formed also by Gian Paolo Trifone/Wild JP, guitar and vocals and Joe Braccialetto on drums. After several line-up changes and demos the label Lo-Fi Records took notice of the band and their first EP "Next Your Bombs" came out and has been very well reviewed by the best italian music magazines. It is also very appreciated on the pages of Maximum Rock N Roll, Feb. 2001, and goes up to number third on its playlist of the month. In 2003 it was time for the second EP "Hypertiroid". 2004 is the year of the full CD on Nicotine Records. The band will also appear on the Alphamonic four tape compilation, with lots of great italian and international bands and in 2006 follows their second album Orrendo Rock. So the band is still hot and with their dirty garage sound they hit every party, cool shit.

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ANTI-BAND - Only Album 1983

A fuckin' awesome record is comin' next and like the WBT album this record kicks from the first tone. Anti-Band was formed in 1979 in Hollywood/CA. by founding members Jimmy Leach (vox & guit.), Vincent Louis (lead guitar & bass) and Allen Butler (drums) and their first release is a three Track EP on Zebian Records in 1982. In 1983 they released this killer Mini-LP and you hardly ever see one of these come up for sale. Totally D.I.Y. with stamped on title and handwritten info on the spine. The back is a paste on graphic. I came in touch with their music when I listen to the 10'' bootleg BUST! compilation and the song is called "Success" and this two minute warning blows the shit out of me and so I'm searchin the net for their album. And you finally see I found it. This is a must and so I post their awesome record here, all three songs from the EP are included on the album and the only deficit is after sixteen minutes the storm is over. I'm sure many will listen to this snotty smasher quickly a second time. Pick it!

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FUNERAL ORATION - s/t LP 1987

Here's an extreme pretty cool melodic punk album and I would like to quote lots of infos I've found on their MySpace site:

Funeral Oration was a melodic hardcore punk band from Amsterdam/Netherlands. They were active from 1983 until the end of the 1990s, putting out highly influential records on Dutch, German, British and American labels. They managed to create their own unique sound, mainly due to the unmistakable vocal style of the singer Peter Zirschky.

Funeral Oration was formed in early 1983 out of the ashes of singer Peter Zirschky's former band – Last Warning. The initial line-up was completed by drummer Ferry Fidom, bassist Mike who was soon replaced by William Steinhauser, and guitarist David. The latter quit just after the recording of their first demo, so Zirschky took over guitar duties. In the beginning of 1984 another demo tape was recorded, this time with better production which captured the raw energy of those early days of the band. It wasn't until the fall of 1984 that their music finally made it to vinyl when the self-produced 'Shadowland' 12'' was released. Four tracks of ripping hardcore on side A, backed with three of the darkest post-punk songs established their trademark sound. The next year brought a new guitarist, Tos Nieuwenhuizen (ex-Agent Orange), and a new release – their first and now legendary album 'Communion" (1985) on Diehard Records, which was ranked #3 best punk rock album of the year by Flipside magazine.

The unique guitar style of Tos Nieuwenhuizen and heartfelt lyrics of Peter Zirschky earned the album a classic status. In 1986 guitarist Tos left the band. He was replaced by Hayo Buunk and later that year a new 7inch EP was recorded – "Survival". Their second album, simply titled "Funeral Oration", saw the light in 1987 and the same year drummer Ferry Fidom left the band. With the new drummer Erik Jansen in, the band’s line-up didn’t change for a decade. Another EP 'The More We Know' was released in 1989 and in the end of the year material for a new album was recorded, but a hiatus in the band caused its late release – the "Say No To Life" record was finally put out in 1993 by WRF Records. This record gave a hint of what would become their definitive sound in the '90s – catchier melodies and better production, still keeping the edge of their previous albums.

After almost five years of silence, the four entered the studio to record their CD debut "Punk Rock Nation", which caught the ear of american Hopeless Records who eventually signed the band. Most of the tracks off "Punk Rock Nation" were included on their next release, predictably titled "Funeral Oration". A semi-professional video was shot for the song "Outside", which can be seen on the "Cinema Beer Goggles" video. Hopeless Records issued the band’s last two studio albums 'Believer' (1997) and 'Survival' (1998) – and a double-disc compilation with rare, unreleased and live material. In 1997 Vinny Tjoa joined as a second guitar since Hayo Buunk couldn't take part in the recording of "Survival". Funeral Oration did three american tours in three consecutive years – in 1996, '97 and '98 – promoting each of their Hopeless Records releases. By the end of the decade the band members went their separate ways.

Sad news in the end, on 17.April 2008 Erik Jansen former drummer for Funeral Oration passed away after a tragic accident. Fazit: excellent legacy from one of the finest dutch bands ever.

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WOMBELS - Aber Angelika!? EP 1989

Nothing new in blogland but this EP of the numinous Wombels from Ulm is simply delicious. One of my favorite bands and with their melodic punk rock they're a perfect start to a cold winter day. The band sang their first songs in German, and then swung into English. Their legendary 'Fast & Bouncy' album was unfortunately a lousy production and that's the reason why only 75 copies were pressed. Today one of the rarest and most sought albums. Worth mentioning the great cover artwork too. Don't miss their second record Divine Madness which has a brilliant production and with the Wombels I feel good and if you feelin' bad then let them in. Unfortunately sad news at the end, singer/guitarist and founding member Steff has died after a long illness on 17.07.2015 - a complete surprise to me... thank you for the great music, R.I.P.

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MEAN RED SPIDERS - Last Of The Teen Icons EP 1990

All these four recordings were recorded 1978-1979 and many belongs to all the 70's punk recordings that never got released at the time, this is one of the best. Totally raw & brutal. With at least two future Chesterfield Kings members, there's a significant 60's garage influence, but it's much punkier than the Distorted Levels record. Buster Bulb Records pick these four great tunes out and released this EP in 1990, 500 copies. If you find a copy then get it, this record is worth every fuckin' cent.

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OVERKILL - Hell's Getting Hotter EP 1982

Overkill was formed in late 1980 by drummer Kurt Markham and bassist Ron Cordy. Kurt, the group's main songwriter, was originally the guitarist but moved to drums in an attempt to lure friend Felice LoCoco, a guitarist, to join the group. Overkill recorded for SST Records and Carducci, himself, mixed their album - they were one of the first bands to mix punk and metal, resulting in one excellent EP and a decent LP before they fell apart. "Any band whose singer lights his balls on fire in performance is perhaps not destined to survive long, but Overkill did leave behind one heavy headstone of an album and they kicked any and all ass privileged to witness their spontaneous combustion - an early organic convergence of punk edge and heavy metal ambition." Great Combo.

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V/A - Matado Por La Muerte 2008

Here is a small consolation for our Spanish friends and a historic moment and in this magical night I listen to this Spanish compilation on my hard drive, released on Holy Cobra Society Records and it's full with awesome dirty garage punkrock. Could be a P.Trash publication as well. Here is an excellent description I found on the net: "Prentencious Motherfuckers, you better know that, but we love you and yes, we are just the same like you and we have the same venereans illnesses here in Spain, so now that we're on the same boat ready to sink, here you have a present to you. In this "Matado Por La Muerte" (500 copies pressed) you'll find fourteen bands and twent-two songs by some youngsters that you will not find elsewhere, so instead of spending your money on ebay and destroy your fingers looking in every record store for all this new jewels sang in spanish, grab yourself a cold beer and play this record in you turntable and get ready to start world war III in your own room/cave, and with the money you? Save make a present to your old mother. She's been too much time dealing with your stupidities of a young unsubordinated person." Fits perfectly and I have nothing to add, except: Killer record !

1.Plan XIII - LOS IRIBARNES

2.A-55 - LOS IRIBARNES

3.¿Quien Fue Primero? - LOS RIZILLOS

4.Somos Una Familia Feliz - LOS RIZILLOS

5.Mezclo Narcoticos Con Antibioticos - COPROLITOS

6.Fernando - COPROLITOS

7.¿Donde Esta Ella? - ZORRAS ADOLESCENTES

8.Tensión - CONCEPCION GLORY BOYS

9.Perdido - CONCEPCION GLORY BOYS

10.Si Si Si Si Si Si Si, Pero De Que! - ÜBER

11.El Huracán Ha Llegado A Vietnam - PACO FRUTOS Y ESPOSA

12.Circo Roma - JUANITA Y LOS FEOS

13.Amor Germano - JUANITA Y LOS FEOS

14.Tú A Boston Yo A Babilonia - GRUPO SUB 1

15.Aquella Noche En Nueva Caprica - GRUPO SUB 1

16.Ojo De Diamante - MANO DE MONO

17.Una Rockera - REDENTORAS HUMILLADAS

18.Vai Ao Caralho - NOVEDADES CARMINHA

19.Acostúmbrate - RATAS DEL VATICANO

20.Esquema Social - RATAS DEL VATICANO

21.Siempre Hago El Mal - CONCENTRATION SUMMER CAMPS

22.Tipo Ratonero - CONCENTRATION SUMMER CAMPS

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