MIDNITE CRUISER - Rich Bitch 7'' 1977

Northern Ireland didn't have a big underground scene but some cool bands came from there and Midnite Cruiser from Belfast is one of them and they consisted of Paul (vocals), Crow & Peege & Rodney (guitars), Jimmy (bass) and Ger (drums). Their only 7Inch was released on Cliff Moore's IT Records label. He owned four record shops in Northern Ireland and after a meeting with Chiswick in London, he returned home and to set up his own label. Only five singles were made. A bit useless info: Midnite Cruiser were basically Speed with extra guitarist Rodney joining the ranks. The music is much punkier than the previous Speed release. The tracks for the single were recorded at Hydepark Studios, Templepatrick and engineered by George Doherty, who would go on to form his own Rip-Off label the following year. The band split soon after the single's release. Paul West (real name Paul Maxwell) went on to join the Tearjerkers. The two songs are also guests on the indispensable Bloodstains Across Northern Ireland compilation.   

- Great Thx to Fredrik - 

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THE CROWDS - Der Fette Marodeur 2010

The Crowds is a pretty cool punk band from Munich and they drive even since the wild 80's in Munich to mischief - but strangely, they always led a largely unnoticed shadows, and the public perception of the mainstream, far down below, in the Munich underground. Punk-rock gems such as their 1984 single released or published their 1986 mini-LP were, if anything, only perceived by some music insiders or punks to know and appreciate. And strangely enough, in Germany, very few people know that the 86-mega-punk hit 'Little Big Horn' of them. This is their latest record with eleven awesome tracks, hard and again with provocative lyrics as I like it. No leaf is taken at the mouth and everything else would have been a disappointment, a fat 100% own production release and with a brillinat sound. B.t.w., their famous Sieger Sind Die Helden is reissued with bonus material.

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ARMATRAK - Demo 1985

Kick off weekend and say hello to this four piece demo by Armatrak from Auckland, a band which was founded in the early 80s by Steve (vocals), Trevor (guitar), Peter (bass), Geoff (drums) and had their active time in the mid-1980s and were one of NZ's first forays into the American Hardcore/Emo sound of the mid 80's. Three cool singles were created in these years, in 2008 the band released a CD compilation A Wall That Has Art Has Life with recordings from 1984-1985 at Last Laugh Studios. Three years later one more self-released 10'' as a collector's item (60 copies) for die-hard fans. On numerous compilations as well, two of that Life Is A Joke Vol.2 & Death Pays All Debts within reach. Excellent stuff in any way and now.... woman, sun & beer!

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TEENAGE HEAD - 78 2017

This rare record was released via Cameleon Records, 300 copies, and for the first time on vinyl: ten unreleased nuggets from 1978 by Teenage Head, a French band from Pau and they consisted of Ricky (vocals), Guy & Didier (guitars), Alain (bass) and Alain (drums). The five play solid catchy Rock'n'Roll including some sixties classics in a nice garage sound. Hard to believe that nobody took care of the band and it had to take over forty years before an album was finally released. You can listen to it on bandcamp and let yourself be convinced. I have to say, I get a little nostalgia when I listen to this music, and I feel like I'm back in the wild beat generation, a pleasant feeling... Top Record!!

- Great Thx to Nolti -

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V/A - Rock'N'Roll Rouergue 1978

Obscure compilation with French bands and none of them ever released anything else. I don't know where I got this rip from, but in the course of much new stuff I got from this country recently, I noticed this slab and so I bring a really interesting mix of catchy songs back to light. Not really a punk record but worth mentioning and definitely not bad. So enjoy the last Easter day with this superb Live recording @ the Cultural entertainment center of Capdenac/South France with:

1.Intro - GRANIT

2.Bord De Vole - EMILE ROCK DES CHAMPS

3.Poésie - LES DISPENSÉS DE GYM

4.M. Durand - MAURICE AMBIANCE

5.La Vie De Cachot - ANATHÈME

6.C'est Pour Toi - ATTENTAT

7.Objection - SALMACIS

8.Bells Swinging - GRANIT

9.C'est Pas Possible - LES DISPENSÉS DE GYM

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BLOODY MARY - Chaos Im Wohnzimmer EP 1998

One more highlight from Mr. Reinhard, my special Austria connection, and he brings us another brillinat record closer. The Vienna riot grrrl band: Bloody Mary, founded in 1994 and disbanded so about 2003. They played many gigs and were an integral and important part of the Austrian punk scene around the EKH (Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus, the occupied Anarchist center in Vienna) and there were also their rehearsal room. I think, this is their only release and Bloody Hell, it's awesome. Tracks like "Sick Of You", "Money Sucks" or "Impotentes Bullenschwein" cut directly into society's face and are absolutely to my taste. Seven bitches from hell on it, great playin', short songs, clean production, nice girls, rare record, fast download, sunny weather, cool band name, no failures, Easter....so enough reasons to fuck with this band and say hello!!!

- Great Thx to Reinhard -

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THE PAIN - My Head Is Burnin' 7'' 2015

I hope your Easter holidays are going well and I'll sit in the beautiful Wetterau and delight you with another rarity from Slyngel Rekords, # 011 is dedicated to The Pain, a gang of four consisting of Spiv (vocals), the Ant (guitars), Hocky (bass) & Stefan (drums). Little info from discogs: The Pain was the toughest, coolest and the most rowdy of the early swedish bands within the punk movement. The band, which came from Nacka, was born when Staffan and Håkan Uppgren came to a punk gala in France during their train trip, late summer '76. The band didn't get started until about six months later when they got a rehearsal place. Even though the band never played outside of Stockholm, they soon became famous throughout Sweden. After an EP and a single and three different guitarists the band imploded in fall of 1979 into a black hole filled with leather, studs, hydrogen peroxide and Beyaz wine. Hocky went on to play with the groups Chatterbox and La Crosse aswell as in Stabbers (together with Stejmo). Staffan started B-films and Janne Andersson continued to play with Ulf Lundell and also with his band JAPOP. Janne Oldaeus continued with the bands Rost & The Mosquitos aswell as a backing musician in Jerry Williams band. 300 copies were pressed, white vinyl and both songs are outtakes from the same session of their debut EP 'Feel The Pain' 1979 in Stockholm. So far so good, enjoy the sun and another Schätzchen afterwards.

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INFEKTION - Dimman EP 1981

Sole release by Infektion from Gothenburg and the band consisted of Krister (vocals/bass), Bengt (guitar), Mikael (drums/synth) and we listen to three different numbers. Dimman is an unspectacular rock song with a shallow tempo and suitable with a cup of coffee early in the morning. Hasch is an excellent reggae tune that is probably about enjoying THC, also recommended early morning and last but not least, 1 2 3 4... is a thirteen seconds smasher. A very catchy slab, exactly my taste.... and cool cover b.t.w. - This marks the beginning of the long Easter weekend, and I hope you do something nice, despite corona shit!

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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THÉÂTRE - s/t LP 2018

Small French nugget released on Cameleon Records in 300 copies. Théâtre were Philippe (vocals & Bass), Marcel & Tonio (guitars), Eric (keys), Jean-Noël (sax), Stéphane (drums), formed around 1977-78, like many groups, the meeting of three high school students of fifteen years, in Honfleur, and they were passionate about rock with guitars who will kick together in Punk and Coldwave. They made one 7Inch in 1983 'Ambiance Bar' on FLVM and this album contains material which was recorded 1982 and 1984, more info in the file. Twelve solid wavies which rolls you back to life.

- Great Thx to Nolti -

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U.K.SUBS - Gross-Out USA 1984

Already the fourth live album of the UK Subs and this one was recorded @ Mc Greevys in Chicago whilst on tour in America during the spring of 1984, released via Fallout Records in two different sleeves; the more common pink on green colour scheme and a more rare green on pink. Line-up on this evening were: Charlie Harper (vocals), Captain Scarlet (guitars), Tezz Roberts (bass), Pete Davies (drums) and they throw seventeen classics among the American punx in an acceptable sound quality. A Subs slab is always a guarantee for a fantastic atmosphere, a good mood and always worth listening to, and the gents are still touring, and that for over forty years now... you shouldn't miss them.

Intro/Emotional Blackmail/New Barbarians/In The Wild/Veronique/Flood Of Lies/Warhead/Limo Life/Disease/Violent Revolution/Soldiers Of Fortune/Ice Age/Dress Code/Telephone Numbers/Stranglehold/You Don't Belong/Party In Paris

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