THE EXPELLED - No Life No Future EP 1982 + Government Policy 7'' 1982 + Waiting For Tomorrow 12'' 1984

The Expelled are a punk rock band which formed July 1981 in Leeds, England. After gigging around Leeds the band signed a record deal with Riot City Records after Rick Fox gave a demo tape to the drummer of Vice Squad, (one of the groups chief influences). They went on to release a three track extended player and a single both in 1982, and then do a John Peel session on BBC Radio 1 in December 1982. Ball left in 1983 and the band tried out several female vocalists, touring with one (Jewlie) and recording two songs with another (Penny, a girlfriend of Vice Squad guitarist Dave Bateman), before deciding to carry on as a three piece with McEvoy taking over on vocals. The new line-up recorded four tracks for an unreleased 12", 'Waiting for Tomorrow', before Riot City Records ran into financial problems and the band split in May 1984. Here we have now all their 80's recordings by this fantastic UK Punkrock Pioneers.

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LA FRACTION - Guerre D'esperance EP 1995

Four piece female fronted french punk from Paris with their first EP. La Fraction are singing solely in French (but provide us only-English-speaking dolts translations), and I can’t stop listen to this fuckin' slab. Straight forward, energetic, catchy and melodic songs with Magalies outstanding voice and she is a phenomenal one and gives the songs the final touch. This woman can SING! Perhaps the best voice in the female 90s. Saw them live here in Frankfurt years ago at the AU Open Air and they were fuckin' awesome, intoxicating and passionate. Believe me this band has it all. Imagine a big squatter’s party somewhere in Europe, hundreds of people, late at night. You wander around with a buzz of alcohol and drugs in your mind. Three crackers of the very finest. They have made three albums. Get all if you find - highly recommended!!!

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TARGET OF DEMAND - Your Choice Live Series 1989

One more fine release is this very high-quality slab and this time with the Linz punk band Target Of Demand. This gig was recorded on 8. December 1989 live @ the Oberhaus, Alzey in Germany and they give us twelve melodic energetic punk trashers. Nothin' more to add but I like to give you a short info about Your Choice: the Your Choice Live Series is a benefit project, supporting the fight against fur trade, keeping people informed about different, more healthy ways of living through a different way of nourishment and helping people who had the courage to even go to jail for helping innocent and weak animals out of theirs. - Top idea which needs support. And now, enter the Oberhaus and be part of it.

- Special Thx to Reinhard -

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FRÆBBBLARNIR - Viltu Bjór Væna? 1996

Now a fuckin' rare and awesome post and it's really difficult to get records or anything else from Fræbbblarnir, a Scandinavian band which were formed in 1978 and released a number of records until they quit early in 1983. A punk band playing short, melodic songs fast and raw, they were inspired by the Ramones, Sex Pistols, Damned, Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, Stiff Little Fingers and the rest of the early Punk and New Wave scene, as well as 1960s bands like the Kinks and Troggs. They appeared in the documentary Rokk í Reykjavík, and the album “Viltu Nammi Væna?” is regarded as a classic. Its members continued playing on and off under various names until a compilation album was released by Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) in 1996, when the original band was re-formed. The band is still active and their record “Í Hnotskurn”, released in 2015 got excellent reviews, an album of the year for veteran critic Halldor Ingi Andresson and top reviews without exception. This re-release on CD from 1996 came via Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) and offers the album "Villtu Nammi Væna" with the addition of the 7Inches "Bjór" and "False Death", Out-Takes from the recording of VNM and some great live recordings as bonus. A great CD with thirty-eight catchy and dirty Killers!!  

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RITA REM - Ut Ur Mörkret EP 1981

This is the one and only release from this brilliant Swedish punk/powerpop band from Västerås (north of Stockholm). If you search the www for this slab you'll find a lot offers with awful prices and I ask myself not any longer why are these sellers are extremely outrageous. Well, let them sit on it. Musically four great songs on it and they remind me a bit of swaying music, you know (at least the first song sounds so), the second is a one minute cracker to my taste. Side B starts with a touch of ska pulse accompanied with a nice piano solo and the ten minute warning closes with a classic KBD snot rag. So, this record is more than a dry wit. Originally released on Modernes Pop Records and in the same year re-released on AMD Records.

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V/A - Alles Wieder Auf Anfang 2017

Zum Abschluß des heutigen Tages präsentiere ich Euch eine weitere self-made Compilation mit rarem deutschen Untergrund der Jahre 1980-1988. Und es ist ein hübsches Werk geworden und mein spezieller Dank geht hierfür wieder an Loni und Reinhard. Den ersten dieser Art Halt Die Ohren Steif kann er zwar nicht toppen doch auch hier wieder zahlreiche Bands vertreten die ich vorher noch nie gehört habe. Ich freue mich stets auf Neues! Feines Artwork dazu und mit 31 Punk/Wave/Rock/Synth-Pop Delikattessen versehen, natürlich interessiert's mich wie ihr den findet und freue mich auf Eure Kommentare. - For my International friends: High Quality German Underground Music from rare 7inches and unknown albums on this one, selfmade artwork, only hits and lost nuggets, leave a comment and tell me what you're thinking.

1.Antiberliner - FEHLGEBURT
2.Heiße Scheiße - FUCKIN GUTE BÜRGERBAND
3.Der Ausreisser - SO-WIE-SO
4.Thin Man - ELECTRA FIVE
5.Den Ganzen Tag (Teenage Kicks) - XOX
6.Whiskybar - GEILE TIERE
7.Bunker - JOE KURT
8.Die Russen Kommen - IRRLICHT
9.Stümperhaft Mit Aller Kraft - GAS
10.Das Geht Nicht - ACAPULCO GOLD
11.Hinterhofmädchen - TIFFY L'AMOUR
12.Ich Gewinne Viel - RAUHFASER
13.Das Darf Doch Wohl Nicht Wahr Sein - CHRISTOPH KREUTZER
14.Kreuzberg (Live) - M.D.K.
15.Hungry For The Aim - PUMA
16.Modernes Deutschland - JOD S-11
17.Eddie Would Like Us - ROCKIN' G & THE G-LETTES
18.Tick Der Neuzeit - PATENT
19.Schweinelied - RIGOLETTO
20.Das Böse Erwachen - ALPTRAUM GMBH
21.I Don't Know - STEAM
22.Wie Ein Kranker Hund - MOTTEK
23.Verlang Was - DIE HETEROS
24.Gew-Gaws Are Not Enough - STINGRAY
25.Geld - FLUCHTVERSUCH
26.Der Allerletzte Cowboy - SYLCHERS RACHE
27.Schutzlos - MC²
28.Boikottiert - R.Z. AMOK
29.Teddy - PARADOX
30.Rote Rosen Für Tote Hosen - P.L.O.
31.Mein Freund - DYSTONIE

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MFD - Chapter 3 EP 1988

MFD are one of my favourite US bands and all their records are brilliant and they have no hangers or simple: no shit records. This is their third 7Inch on DSI Records with five blasts and if you prefer solid mid-tempo 80s punk you should not miss this damn good vibrations. You can find more about the band and other classics by clicking the orange letters, I think many is not clear why they orange are.... you fool. Anyway, it's time for breakfast and let's see what my refrigerator has inside.

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V/A - Hurra For Norge 2007

Hurra For Norge is a damn good series from Svindel Records and they compiled rare goodies from original live/demo tapes and vinyl of early norway punk, mostly in an edition of 500 copies. Overall, there are five issues released and all are outstanding and lovingly designed with all infos about the recordings/bands. I have four of them only this one not so I am very pleased that the Network Of Friends is intact. The artwork is unfortunately not there, maybe anyone send this in. Musically a punk firework with massive hits and further volumes will follow, guaranteed.

1.Hurra For Norge - Z-OFF

2.Politimann - HÆRVERK

3.Et Nytt Og Bedre Liv - KJØTT

4.Tapte Visjoner - HJERTESVIKT A/S

5.Blir Det Krig - FEBER

6.Militær Og Politikk - SLIPS

7.Du Katastrofe - K-ANFALL

8.Latterkick - SØT HÆVN

9.Tyngende Ansvar - OSLO BØRS

10.Hakekors - KAARE OG PARTIET

11.Atomkrig - DE SJENERTE

12.Discojævel - OVERDOSE

13.Enveiskomunikasjon - FORT & GÆLI

14.Lykkelige Foreldre - KRAMPE

15.Frihet - NAKENT LIW

16.Onkel Politi - BELSEN BOYS

17.Livet Mitt - DATAKLUSS

18.Naboen Min Er Ny-Nazist - ELEKTRISK REGN

19.Det Ække Lett - WANNSKRÆKK

20.We Are The Rats - RATS

21.Kick Them - FRONT PAGE

22.Stressa - ANFALL

23.Nårge - DEAD SWINGERS

24.Tromsø Brenn - NORGEZ BANK

25.Bærre På Jævel - SVARTEDAUEN

26.Stillhet - HJERN & MENTAL

27.Frustrasjon - STROYERS

28.Barn Som Er Annerledes - STERKE SVAKHETER

29.Protester Og Overlev - KONGELIGE RÆVER

30.Drømmer Om Frihet - MITTI SKRITTI

31.Krig For Fred - DISGORGE

32.Digging TV - ROUGH TRADE

33.Tredje Riket - BETONG HYSTERIA

34.Hvorfor - SISTE DAGERS HELVETE

35.Levende Begravd - FADER WAR

36.Velferds Norge - Ø.B.K.

37.Krav - BANNLYST

38.Hat - SVART FRAMTID

39.Å Være - NORSKE BUDEIER

40.Du Er Eit Svin - NOREGS PUNKLAG

- Big Thx to François -

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DIE RADIERER - Eisbären & Zitronen 1981

Die Radierer are a post-punk/new wave combo from Limburg/Lahn and their debut album was released by Hamburgs independant label ZickZack Records, their first tapes recorded in 1980 and they found in the stylistically already open german underground scene their own style of playing, to which they move between serious classical guitar punkrock and electronic music and they are truly fun musicians. Their debut EP Angriff auf's Schlaraffenland is a classic record and nowadays their famous one on earth. The band consisted of Christian B. Bodenstein (vocals), Jürgen Beuth (guitars), Peter Lack (drums), Walter Holthaus (bass) and Bernd Pulch (saxophones) and begun as Terry & The Rorists. Die Radierer, the small town boys played no backwoods proles punk, but oblique avant-garde music full-dadaist subversive humor. After three albums - in a negative change German music scene - the band took in the mid 80's a very long break and create a new infrastucture between Frankfurt and England. In the recent years some of their old material was partially re-released with, so far available, only on cassette recordings in small runs on CD. Saw them @ a gig here with Fehlfarben and they played them on the wall (ohne Scheiß) and they're still active.

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DE LYCKLIGA KOMPISARNA - Le Som En Fotomodell 1991

De Lyckliga Kompisarna often shortened DLK, were a Swedish punk band which were active from 1989-1997 and again since 2008. DLK was one of the bands that formed the "second punk wave" in the 1990s and this is their first album released via Birdnest Records. The driving force in was singer Mart, who over the years also played various instruments nad he formed DLK together with Björn. The name of the band was taken from a book about the cultural life of the Soviet Union: in a text a Soviet band called The Happy Gentlemen. In 1997 DLK finished its first active period with four gigs for three days at Café 44 in Stockholm. In early 2008, the band announced that it would be reunited with Mart, drummer Jouni who played on the band's first two albums, Roger (former guitarist of Total Egon) and Fredrik on guitar and they're still active. Enjoy fourteen fast fresh melodic pills plus yodelling.

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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