VORKRIEGSPHASE - Auf In Den Tod 1983

An incredible fast & hard carnage are the only slab by this four piece from Kaufbeuren with fifteen bloodbaths, released via Rock-O-Rama. Founded by Mad (vocals), Frank (guitars), Georg (bass) and Kurti (drums) sometime in the early 80's. Presumably they sent their demo to H.E. and he produced their plate in the usual ROR sound. Partly a bit exhausting, not comparable to today's stuff, but still good and intense. In the same year appeared the 'Scheiss Krieg' EP with three pieces and a demo from 1984 was the last life sign by the band. The original record is traded extremely high and in 2006 a bootleg found the way to light with all recordings. Now enjoy this rush of fast attacks, complete with the rare insert, Prost!

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THE STIFFS - The Punk Collection 1999

Puhhh, slept a long time today and I must go right back in the direction of Offenbach and meet one of my ex-girlfriend for dinner in a Belgian restaurant, I'm looking forward to it. But now to the Stiffs, an English band, variously referred to as Punk, PowerPop and PopPunk, hailing from Blackburn, Lancashire. Championed by Radio 1 DJ John Peel, their most successful singles were 'Inside Out' and 'Goodbye My Love'. Band members are Phil Hendriks (vocals/guitar), Ian 'Strang' Barnes (guitar/vocals), 'Big' John McVittie (bass/vocals) and Tommy O'Kane (drums).

The Stiffs were formed in 1976 by 14-year-old school pals Phil Hendriks (lead vocals, guitar) and Ian 'Strang' Barnes (guitar/vocals), joined by Tommy O'Kane (drums) and Mark 'Ossie' Young (bass guitar), and played their first gig at East Lancs Cricket Club in 1977. Following several local church hall and youth club bookings playing a mixture of covers and original Hendriks/Barnes compositions, Young was replaced by 'Big' John McVittie (bass guitar, vocals). Their first single 'Standard English' b/w 'Brookside Riot Squad' / 'DC-RIP' was released on their own Dork Records label in early '79, now regarded as rare and collectible. In December '79 the band, having tightened by this time into a powerful live act despite being legally unable to order a pint at gigs, released their second single 'Inside Out'/ Kids On The Street, recorded at Oldham's Pennine Sound Studios on a budget of £75, produced by engineer Paul Adshead and the band, embodying the bands musical progress, amalgamating melody, power and energy. A mistake at the pressing plant led to the first 1.000 copies having the labels printed on the wrong sides.

This compilation from Captain Oi! is a collection of the band's singles plus many hitherto unreleased demos and masters, covering the bands entire history.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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V/A - Positive Energie [New German Underground] 2018

Wie bereits vor einigen Tagen von mir angekündigt jetzt ein weiteres Highlight in diesen, von Euch allen geliebtem Blog, mit einer compilation die diesmal mit neuen Sounds aus heimischen Landen der Jahre 2011-2018 bestückt ist. Part V, nach Trotzdem Süß, meiner kleinen Serie rarer deutscher Musik und wir tummeln uns hier im Punk, Post-Punk bis Alternative und Rock Sektor mit Bands die zum Teil schon Singles, Alben oder nur Demos am Start haben, einiges erhältlich bei This Charming Man, dem independent label aus Münster mit massig heißem Stoff aus aller Welt. Ich glaube die 23 Songs machen deutlich welch großartige Bands es in Deutschland gibt und ich denke dass sie gehört werden müssen auch anderswo und ich hoffe Ihr habt Gefallen an diesem kleinen schicken bunten Tondokument neuer deutscher Untergrund Musik. Danke an all diejenigen die mir einige der Bands näher brachten (Reinhard, ich hab dich leider im Booklet nicht erwähnt) und Part VI folgt 2019.

Part V of my small serie 'Rare German Underground', this time with new stuff from 2011-2018, everything's done by myself, taken from Singles, Albums & Demos, Music that needs to be heard, not only in Germany and that's why I created this little dizzy!

1.Hier Kommt Euer Bester Freund - TRISTAN BRUSCH

2.Produkt Der Amygdala - DIE ANGST

3.Sieg Smile - FRONT

4.A - KARIES

5.Nachbarn II - LOVE A

6.Meines Schuld - NUAGE & DAS BASSORCHESTER

7.Grabeland - DUESENJAEGER

8.Lo-Fi Diskothek (Live) - SUPERSTOLK

9.Augen In Der Dunkelheit - MESSER

10.Stuttgart Kaputtgart - DIE NERVEN

11.Fortschritt Der Vernunft - KRANK

12.Logbuch Des Captain - COCKTAILBAR STAMMHEIM

13.Nightmare - DIÄT

14.Wem Du's Heute Kannst Besorgen - FABER

15.Exit - DARK DRIZZLE

16.Garten - PANIKRAUM

17.Bullen Raus! - MÜLHEIM ASOZIAL

18.Dein Freund (Immer Noch) - BEN RACKEN

19.White Falling Snow - PINOREKS

20.Nach Dem Krieg Ist Vor Dem Krieg - KONTROLLE

21.Identitätsverlust - PUFF!

22.Call Him Tree - CARROWS

23.Was Sollte/Was Ist - NUAGE & DAS BASSORCHESTER

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V/A - Bloodstains Across California 1993

Weekend knocks, final day in November and I throw this colorless month out with twenty essential punk rock blasts, so let's wring the neck of California in this case and we travel back in time to the early 80s where all those rare sound documents were made in shabby little studios without a plan, out from the belly, pure emotion. Side A starts a bit lame and disoriented, a little soft whispering and I'm struggling to get not drunk, on the other hand, I have to buckle up at Side 2 so as not to fly through the windscreen. In a scale of ten points as top grade I would give 7,5. Well, in any case interesting mixture anyway.

1.American Society - EDDIE & THE SUBTITLES
2.Prison Walls - THE INJECTIONS
3.Waiting For The Bomb Blast - FUNERAL
4.Don't Blame Me - REIGN OF TERROR
5.Wasted - SILVER CHALICE
6.I'm Gonna Punch You In The Face - CHILD MOLESTERS
7.Stiff Love - THE INSULTS
8.Mean Boy - DESTRY HAMPTON & WOLVES FROM HELL
9.Laurie's Lament - VIDIOTS
10.Bloodstains - AGENT ORANGE
11.Midget - VKTMS
12.Tammy Wynette - THE MAGGOTS
13.Cuties Wrong Now - SEIZURE
14.Hard Rock - THE GEARS
15.Move It - PLUGZ
16.Slow Boy - CONTROLLERS
17.Class War - PLAIN JANE & THE JOKES
18.Criminals In My Car - JONESES
19.Tower 18 - CHIEFS
20.John Rock - THE DOGS

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COMPLETE CONTROL - Bricks Blood & Guts 1985

Only release by this interesting and vigorous four piece from Oswestry/Wales on Oi! Records. Complete Control were Lacoste (vocals), Brian (guitars), Roger (bass) and Ralph (drums) and the guys managed to be noted on the compilation This Is Oi! (A Streetpunk Compilation) from 1986 which included two live tracks. Pretty rare slab, hard to get and if only for a lot of money (some offers are extremely exaggerated)... anyway, that's what I'm here for to bring you ten classic Oisters in your home. And now: Euro-League!

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ZELTINGER BAND - De Plaat (Live) 1979

Tonight I'll introduce you to veterans from Cologne who've been playing their music since 1979, the Zeltinger Band, founded by Jürgen (vocals), Ralf & Peter (guitars), Norbert (bass), Jaki (drums) and Arno (guitar/vocals) and the first album De Plaat (Ariola) was recorded live at the Roxy & Bunker and Müngersdorfer Stadion was released as single and became their first hit. Twelve rockin' songs with some witty lyrics provide pleasant entertainment and I must confess, I was skeptical when buying but I can guarantee you this album kicks decently, just the perfect sound after a long hard day at work and should you have the opportunity to get the LP, buy!

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KESSY - Stilla Natt 7'' 1981

Next one is not really a punk single but it's rare and reason enough to post it. Kessy is a classic rock band, so I will describe their sound, from Stockholm and this is probably their debut record. Infos to the band itself I can't say a lot and google gives nothin' so only that Kent Kessy plays all instruments and vocals and he recorded both songs at 19 & 20 November 1981 in the OAL Studio, released of course via Kessy Records. He's a true selfmade man. Both songs rock quite fine and I would one of them, namely the title track, put on a KBD compilation. Interesting record, decide for yourself and leave your opinion in the comment section.

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LOST GENERATION - Never Work EP 1982

From Westport/Connecticut are the Lost Generation: Joe (vocals), Satch (bass), Bad Bob Bondage (guitars) and Lost Gen Glenn (drums) and this is their debut EP on Incas Records with four excellent numbers. Never Work is a clear message and moves in mid-tempo groove while the other three come short and dirty. They released four albums and two 7Inches and if anyone have one of the first two albums I would be glad about a message. B.t.w., they switched the style to thrash metal/crossover on their last album.

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D.I. - Richard Hung Himself 12'' 1983

A quick post with short info from wiki: D.I. was formed in 1981 after the Adolescents' first break-up. Their original line-up consisted of Casey Royer (vocals), Tim Maag (guitar), Fredric Taccone (bass) and Derek O'Brien (drums). The band combined the Orange County hardcore punk sound with a decidedly surf and new wave style on their debut self-titled EP. The 12'' featured five songs, including "Richard Hung Himself" (originally written by Steve Roberts while he played for the Adolescents, recorded with the Adolescents and later re-recorded with D.I.), "Venus De Milo", "Reagan Der Führer", "Purgatory", and "Guns". This EP was later reissued as Team Goon with extra tracks including versions of Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part II" and Devo's "Uncontrollable Urge". The band's first studio album Ancient Artifacts was a more straight ahead Orange County-sounding album that included a new version of "Purgatory" from the EP. Not long after the release of Ancient Artifacts, D.I. returned to the studio to record their second album Horse Bites Dog Cries, which was not released until 1986 (although the album itself has copyright date of 1985), this is generally considered their best studio album. Since forming in 1981, D.I. has had many line-up changes over the years and Royer has been the only constant member of the band. The rotating line-up usually consists of former members of the Adolescents and Social Distortion (including brothers Rikk and Alfie Agnew). The band has continued to work, although they have had inactive periods, which include the band going on hiatus between albums. During their years of touring and recording albums, D.I. have never gained a huge mainstream success, but they have influenced many of the mostly formed in the 1990s melodic hardcore punk and punk rock revival bands.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE - As Fate Would Have It... 1985

Now a band I didn't know until today but a piece is on the tape compilation Where The Wilder Things Are which I posted six weeks ago: The Only Alternative, Neil (vocals), George (bass), David & Roland (guitars) and David (drums), London punkers gathered in the early 80s and playing good traditional old school melodic punkrock and in 1985 they released their first longplayer on Midnight Music "As Fate Would Have It ..." with twelve solid short rockin' songs and it's unmistakable that they are rooted in the 50's American Rock'N'Roll. The second album had to wait no more than at least fourteen years, "File Under Anti-Government" saw the light only in 1999. Moreover, only vocalist Neil Thompson remained from the first line-up in the group. Whether the band is still active eludes my knowledge.... time for breakfast. 

- Great Thx to Reinhard -

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