Sunday, July 31, 2016

V/A - Killed By Florida 1998

"The music on this record was and is of no Consequence. The fact that we'd press this record gives you some kind of idea in what esteem we hold the tastes of its potential audience and what kind of value we place on our own time and energy. So, with heads hung low, we timidly present to you Killed By Florida." A whole album from Florida is stretching things just a bit. This one extends the usual KBD period up to 1985, including some awesome punk bands. The inclusion of the world's greatest, amazing and most incredible punk band ever (The Eat) is alone worth to get this bootleg collection. Also the other bands here kick strong every fat ass and shred purely good. Again many more rarities for our little punk hearts on it and definitely worthwhile. For me, a further evidence that a KBD volume always requires a financial investment, LOL!

1.In Society - THE REACTIONS
2.Break Out Tonight - U-BOATS
3.Now Yer Gonna Die - ROACH MOTEL
4.My God Can Beat Up Your God - BROKEN TALENT
5.Clubnite - SHEER SMEGMA
6.Citizens Arrest - F
7.Turn Off Your Radio - THE ESSENTIALS
8.Big Fat Baloney Sandwich - GAY COWBOYS IN BONDAGE
9.Grunt Grunt - VOODOO IDOLS
10.Mutant - KILL THE HOSTAGES
11.Silly Drug Songs - THE EAT
12.Obnoxious Song - LETHAL YELLOW
13.White House - SECTOR 4
14.White Flag - MORBID OPERA
15.Trash Monkey Universe - TRASH MONKEYS
16.Fuck Russia - HATED YOUTH
17.Social Reject - MAGGOT SANDWICH
18.Trash Fever - CHARLIE PICKETT & THE EGGS
19.Kill The President - MENSTRUAL CYCLES
20.Immigration Report - THE FRONT

Saturday, July 30, 2016

V/A - L.A. In 1979

Nice little one from the states with this late 70s dittie, released on Rhino Records. Next to the creative album title have this city collection thirteen bands in the field of rock and wave at the start but also the punk spirit is not forgotten. As well purchased on a record fair for low cash. Detailed information about all the bands on the back cover, quite professionally, so how it should be, Cheers! 

1.Can't Have You - THE KATS
2.I'm Afraid - OINGO BOINGO
3.Stranded - CHARM SCHOOL
4.Young And Dumb - RUBBER CITY REBELS
5.Elementary Dr. Watson - THE LOW NUMBERS
6.Show Me - DENNY WARD
7.Heartless - THE TWISTERS
8.My Wave - SURF PUNKS
9.Have I The Right (Come Right Back) - THE RAVERS
10.Ahead Of My Time - THE DROOGS
11.On My Radio - SPOCK
12.Say Goodbye To The Black Sheep - THE FURYS
13.Beat Her With A Rake - THE WEASELS


V/A - Abcess Exil m.fl. 1984

Saturday morning it's time for another rare swedish compilation which is released by Kakaphone/Folk & Rock Records with a none album name. Anyway, this record is a small collection of four gothenburg bands with each three songs and the music here is a pretty dark new wave sound (except for the last three tracks, they are fuckin 'punk rock and the band name is brilliant), sometimes with violin and all four bands do this very cool. Cortex, Abcess Exil & Bumsen Muss Mann released a few records while Mystikens Vacuum only here present. Warning!!!!: If you want tracks as great as the best '77 Punk hits you won’t find them here. Exposing so many unknowns to the light of day is a good cause. A solid collection, it’s worth at least a listen.

1.Silent Retriever - CORTEX
2.Dance The Cancer - CORTEX
3.No Connections - CORTEX
4.Vi Hade Drömmar - MYSTIKENS VACUUM
5.Trött På Livet - MYSTIKENS VACUUM
6.Hiroshima - MYSTIKENS VACUUM
7.Hav Av Hat - ABCESS EXIL
8.Lånad Tid - ABCESS EXIL
9.Dimma - ABCESS EXIL
10.Fri - BUMSEN MUSS MANN
11.Vuxen - BUMSEN MUSS MANN
12.Adramelech - BUMSEN MUSS MANN

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

Friday, July 29, 2016

G.B.H - Leather, Bristles, Studs & Acne 1981

I have long considered to post this classic because a) everyone has it and b) it's available with bonus tracks. But today, after more than two years sleepin' on my hard drive I'm now in G.B.H temper and that's good. Long time ago I've been listen to this classic and this is a must for anyone who calls himself a punk. Nine songs full of energy which were not recorded as before. G.B.H made an important step towards into an angry, fast and furious powerful hardore/punk sound and influenced a raft of young bands. Their debut 12'' is for me one of the best UK punk records. Issued as mini album by Clay Records in 1981 and spent thirteen weeks in the Indie Chart, eventually peaking at No.8. A little info for those who need it: G.B.H (Grevious Bodily Harm) are an English hardcore punk band, formed 1978 in Birmingham by vocalist Colin Abrahall, guitarist Colin "Jock" Blyth, bassist Sean McCarthy and Drummer Andy "Wilf" Williams. G.B.H were early pioneers of English street punk, along with Discharge, Broken Bones, Exploited, and The Varukers. They have gone on to influence several punk rock musicians. G.B.H the name was inspired by then-bassist Sean McCarthy's trial for grevious bodily harm. They have tons of 7inches and albums out and they're still active. This is G.B.H at their best and let's enter the weekend!

- Special Thx to Fredrik -


Thursday, July 28, 2016

STROBIC AXE - Hör Einmal Zu! 1980

Endlich Feierabend after a long fuckin' day and I listen to this unique record by a band from Ontario where I think not many of you know something about them. Well, in February 1979, Strobic Axe came out of the basement. Michael Bell (vox), John Crown (drums), Rick Kemp (bass) and Alex Stangl (guitar) played a raucous set of original songs, peppered with just enough Cheap Trick and David Bowie to mesmerize a captive audience at an assembly in the school gymnasium. The boys were hooked. From that gig until their last in December of 1981 the band played the bars and outdoor summer festivals of Southern Ontario. In February 1981, managed by Rob Franke, they released their only full length titled Hör Einmal Zu!. Weird why they chose a German title for their record and I don't know the details, maybe the label is a German one, Ilse Platter, maybe the influence of mananger Rob was the reason, in the end anyway. Fact is, 'Hör Einmal Zu!' is a solid rock punk album with variety and not typical for what I know from Canada. Eleven interesting classics on it, plus one live goodie which shows the wild & rough site of the boys. In 1981 came to a close, the band played one last midnight dance in Hastings/Ontario to a packed pavilion. Drugs, underage drinking, unrestrained egos and manic-depressive illness were shutting down the dream, whatever it was, the Strobic Axe story was over. So enjoy now thirty-eight minutes of rare pure 80's sound from the maple country.


NOLLA NOLLA NOLLA - s/t LP 1984

000 (or Nolla Nolla Nolla) was a punk band from Helsinki and they were founded in autumn 1979 and disbanded in April 1982. They released not much, only an EP in 1981 and this full length album in 1984. The band members were the singer-songwriter Jore Vastelinin, Ykä Knuuttila (drums), Make Timonen (guitar), Haba Ehrström (bass guitar) and Pete Ehrström (guitar). The bands rehearsal place was a bomb shelter in Mountain High Street. Prior to the break the band toured with Recession and Neurovision With Bats called the willingly tour. In 1984, the band reconvened to record their album "Zero Zero Zero". In 1996, the label Beta released 'Here Today, Gone Tomorrow', a collection, which included the band's entire recordings plus a few previously unreleased demos and live performances. Powerloaded album as I love it from Finland.


Wednesday, July 27, 2016

DIE UNBEKANNTEN - s/t 12'' 1982

Now a rare gem from the heart of Europe: Die Unbekannten (The Unknown) were formed in June 1981 by two ex-pat Brits living in Berlin, Mark Reeder & Alistair Gray, for the legendary "Konzert zur Einheit der Nation" (Concert for the Unity of Germany) held in the SO36 club in Kreuzberg on 17th June 1981. They recorded this first successful vinyl shortly afterwards for Elisabeth Recker's Monogam label. This controversial three track sucker also featured their friend Thomas Wydler (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) on drums. It was a collection of gloomy & politically themed songs, such as the cold-war classics "Radio War", "Casualties" and "Poseidon" (a bi-lingual song in English and German, about the sinking of a Poseidon nuclear submarine). After selling a few thousand copies the record was culled from the shelves. Oh folks.... I need finally my vacation.. Blurrghhh!


Tuesday, July 26, 2016

MEGADETH - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? 1986

It's time for one more Metal goodie and we sail across the ocean to Los Angeles and visit Megadeth. This is their 2nd album and unfortunately I have this already flogged so this is also not my rip but I listen often to it in my long hair days, haha.... because it's a good one. Especially the title track and Black Friday have real power and in my opinion, one of the best recordings. A little info: The group was formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine's dismissal from Metallica. That's it, read for yourself elsewhere. Important: they still active and bang their heads until it falls. I don't know whether it really makes sense to continue postin' more metal stuff, so most of my records are sold or somewhere and I will not publish any other rip. Hmmm, what you're thinking?


Monday, July 25, 2016

THE BUCKS - Brave & Stupid 1981

Well, I'm finished with re-upps of two Swiss bands so I could post an extra from the alp area now: After the split of Expo (ex-Nasal Boys) the two original members Rams (bass) and Päde (drums) formed the Bucks (inspired by the British female trio The Slits) and after constant touring they released their first record on Disctrade in 1981. Too many negative experiences in connection with the music industry (the band was under contract by Major CBS, who give them the clever name Expo - Nasal Boys was too offensive, haha..) were crucial for the band resolution in 1978. Not necessarily to describe the Bucks as frustration project, but one thing was clear: they wanted to avoid the market-strategic mechanisms and create their own style and the result is awesome punk'n'roll till you drop and their music and lyrics reflect what can be moved or be moving here and today. All in all they have released six albums and the Bucks still exist today!

Sunday, July 24, 2016

JESUS COULDN'T DRUM - Er, ...Something About Cows 1985

Not really punky but Jesus Couldn't Drum play a decent new wave/synth-pop/experimental mix, band from the UK and I've acquired this record during my vacation in 1998 in Funen/Denmark in a cool record store called Moby Dick. I don't know why, but I never heard anything by the band and probably it was the cool band name and the funny cover which led me. Jesus Couldn't Drum consisted of two friends from Brighton, Peter "Pengwyn" Williams and Jonathan "Staines" Lemon and their main period of work stemmed from about 1984 to 1987 and both like humor and that album was a mixture of songs and "skits" (I think with "This Is Fun" is the shortest punk song ever written). Originally this piece of vinyl includes a flexi (500 copies) so don't buy one without and finally this album is really jolly good, mal was anderes oder....? Releaseed on Lost Moment Records.


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