THE BRAINIACS - Untitled EP 1979

Four piece from Los Angeles with their yellow debut EP on Mental Health Records and the Brainiacs were Wayzata (vocals & guitar), Scot (guitar & bass), John (bass & guitar), John (drums) and they released in their short lifespan two decent 7Inches and already at the beginning of the Eighties they separated. Not much to report from the guys, except that they belt out four catchy, entertaining songs, and their second single is also a little musical highlight (listen). Less represented on compilations, mostly on unofficial ones, one of them the world-famous Killed By Death #15½ record which is available in yellow vinyl as well. Ferddisch!

here

GG ALLIN - Dirty Love Songs 1987

I'm very tired but one still goes: GG Allin was a musician and songwriter who performed and recorded with many groups during his career and I think many undiscovered recordings are left and this compilation from Fan Club, established by New Rose Records for the purpose of re-releasing material that is rare, out of print, or of "historical" interest, demonstrates a small collection of them. He is best remembered for his live performances that featured transgressive acts such as onstage defecation and copraphagia, committing self harm, and other violent actions toward the audience. He recorded prolifically, not only in the Punk genre, but also Spoken Word, Country, and Stones-influenced rock. Allin's music was often poorly recorded and produced, given limited distribution, and met with mostly negative reviews from critics, although he maintained a cult following throughout and after his career. Allin promised for several years that he would commit suicide on stage during one of his concerts, but instead died from an accidental drug overdose on June 28, 1993, at the age of thirty-six. See for yourself whether you like it or not.

here

THE MEDIA - Bright New Future 2020

Return of The Media: From Polaroids to Instagram, from vinyl singles to SoundCloud, from printing presses to the internet - a lot has changed with our media in the past fourty years. But, late 1970s Portsmouth band The Media are hoping that some things don't change; that a great tune is a great tune and that a band with an enviable live reputation still have the chops. Love Child Records certainly think The Media still have it!

In 2019 we set about tracking the band down and launched a double A-side 7" single Jump Down/How Could You Lie in April that year. Now, after some fantastic mastering work by North London Bombing, Love Child can finally release a whole album!! The Media were a Portsmouth band formed in 1978, influenced by the UK punk explosion of 1977 and consisted of Martin Jacks (vocals), Brian Lee (drums), Pete Rossie (guitar) and Michael 'Chello' Whichello (bass). In a short space of time back in the days of the punk rock explosion (and everything moved very quickly in the late 1970s) The Media played loads of shows, honed their 60s beat meets 70s street/seminal suburban songs, got a bit good, built a large following, released two singles and by 1980 were featured in an early Phil Redmond (the producer of Grange Hill, Brookside, Hollyoaks, etc.) youth TV series Going Out. What could possibly go wrong? Their debut No Darling I Love The Media EP appeared in 1978 on their own Tearaway Records (Cherry Red Records distributed it). It featured live favourites T.V. Kids, Don't Sit Back, Getting High and Rose and Crown. It was a bit good and sold out. A second single, Southcoast City Rockers came out the following year on the Portsmouth collective Brain Booster Records, again it sold out. A video was shot for Southcoast City Rockers, heady stuff at a time when very few bands recorded videos. The single showed the band moving on musically, taking in elements of the UK's emerging Ska scene (led by The Specials' Two Tone label) and the Mod revival inspired by The Jam (they secured support slots with The Vapors and Secret Affair). On the back of the money they were paid for the Going Out TV series (The Media's scene featured a packed gig, with a young Peter-Hugo Daly careering around causing mayhem) the band went in the studio with the aim of recording songs for an album, nine songs were completed.

But, trouble at one of their support slots (lets be honest, there was loads of bother at shows in the late 1970s/early 1980s) led to the cancellation of a series of gigs, including a prominent London show, and the band split in 1981. Fast forward thirty-seven years and the master tapes from that album session were found by a band member in their loft. 

On the advice of Acid Attack's Dave Clarke the tape is sent to Paul Orwell at Love Child Records, who in turn played it to Adam Cooper of parent company Heavy Soul Records, both of these uber music fans gave it a massive thumbs up. Love Child Records set about restoring the nine track tapes and transferring them to files. Talk immediately turned to releasing a single and album... and then a possible reunion show. The first 7" vinyl single from this session, Jump Down/How Could You Lie, was released in April 2019, fourty years after release of first Media EP! Bright New Future is available in 100 copies yellow vinyl, 150 copies black vinyl, so better be quick!

- Great Thx to Bristolboy -

here

THE DICKIES - Dawn Of The Dickies 1979

Second album by the Dickies from Los Angeles and I don't have to tell much about the band. They always delight me with their extravagant covers of well-known classics, Paranoid for example, and consistently balanced catchy melodies, harmony vocals, and pop song structures, with speedy punk guitar attacks. A little info: Inspired by the first wave of punk coming out of New York & London, the band were formed 1977 in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles by Leonard (vocals), Stan & Chuck (guitars), Billy (bass), Karlos (drums). They started playing around the burgeoning L.A. punk scene within a few weeks of forming, and quickly earned a following with their zany live show, which featured outlandish costumes, puppets, and a midget roadie... They're still active, ten albums have been released to date, including some live records, and they are the longstanding veterans of the LA scene.

here

P-NISSARNA - En Sanitär Olägenhet 2019

Likbas was released by the same label Ken-Rock (specializes in old swedish punk classics like Slyngel Rekords) as the following album by P-Nissarna and that is for sure a collector's edition in my opinion, because in 2004 came (only as CD) a compilation called Flumpungar via Swedish Punk Classics out and the songs partly overlap. This dittie was pressed in 500 copies on yellow, red and black vinyl (yellow 100, red 200, black 200) and you can discover tracks from the Jugend EP ('79), unreleased 1981 recordings, 1982 recordings which were later released by Really Fast Records as Världskrig III and four goodies from the Kalla Den Va Fan Du Vill compilation, released 2007 on CD via Ztar Records. Quick Info: P-Nissarna were one of the youngest bands with a real cult status from Falun. They were active in the years 1978 - 1982 and their lyrics were considered provocative at the time, and they still kick into many stupid pale moonfaces.

here

TEMPO - Beat Beat Beat 10'' 1979

Founded 1978 in Berlin and Tempo were Dave (vocals), Peter & Marius (guitars), Mick (bass), B.O.D.O. (drums), Bobby (sax) and this is their debut which was released on their own label Tempo Records in an edition of 1000 copies. Two catchy songs on the a-side and two poppy (too much for my taste) on the flip. This was followed by three more singles plus an album and around 1982 it was over. Musically they move between scruffy melodic punkrock and unfortunately sometimes lame pop or new wave pieces. If you want to know how the gentlemen sound live, I recommend a visit to tapeattack, where a decent recording from May 1980 at the Berlin Rock Zirkus waits. They are also represented on numerous compilations and for all interested, I recommend the essential, strictly limited (555 copies: 250 on clear, 305 on black vinyl) release via weird system "Sie Verlassen Den Amerikanischen Sektor 1978-1982: Die Kleine Geschichte Einer Kleinen Band Zwischen Punk Und Pop" which came as double LP with all recordings plus rare demos and live material, nowadays not at a bargain price.

here

ME 110-D - s/t EP 1982

Rare five track EP on Soilant by this Swiss piece: ME 110-D from Uster and the band consisted of Alex (vocals), Thommen (guitars), Jenni (bass), Häse (drums). Not much info about the boys is documented, only some sources say their band name stands for the Messerschmitt Bf 110 D series, other mean it stands for Melody (I think, the first makes more sense). Anyway, fact is this record is a damn good punk record and the first pressing (also known as Bullenlied EP) came in a double picture sleeve and only a few copies exist and getting one of this blue mauritius is like finding the holy grail. I guess the second edition is just as rare and possibly 500 copies were pressed. Well, the rarity collectors among you probably know it better. I am surprised that they are not featured on any of the relevant compilations, and you know which one I mean. Nun, that makes the four even more interesting and maybe some Nick Knatterton will changed this in the near future, right?

here

DECIBEL - Punk 1978

 
Let's get to the resolution of my little EM prediction game and I'll make it short: Italy is European Football Champion 2020, for the second time and not undeserved in my opinion; And I'm the winner of our small tipp community. That means, at some point there will be another self-made compilation which you can enjoy or not. I'm not going to ask you which songs should be on it, your feedback is just too lame and I don't feel like it. - What's up for today? Decibel from Milan is comin' up with their debut album on Spaghetti Records and were formed 1977 by Enrico (vocals), Pino (guitar), Enrico (bass), Roberto (drums). Eight decent rockin' numbers can be found here, not groundbreaking but move any fat lame ass I think. Unjustly, Punk was a critical and sales failure: the critics ditched it as a commercial crafty. The fans, on the other hand, didn't find the record in the shops, a problem that would later characterize the band's “Made In Rome” distribution. Perhaps it consoles the fact that the record is now an unobtainable cult object for collectors. After that their music oriented more into New Wave, two more albums followed and at some point the band split. Decibel reformed in 2016 and released their fourth album, Noblesse Oblige, with new material after almost twenty years. In 2018 they returned to the Sanremo 2018 Music Festival with the song "Lettera Dal Duca".

here

EASYBEAT - Julrock 7'' 1981

A request is comin' now which was left in the post from Easybeat's first EP Don't You Know weeks ago, briefly on the wanted list and now ready. In addition to this terrific record, they made two more before they spilt and both are in this file. Julrock is a short Christmas mid-tempo piece and the flip is about summer and all its advantages; driving, powerful, rousing, just like the season itself. Om Du Gör Mig Lycklig came then in 1986 and and with one more instrument and the slab sounds very poppy with its keyboards and both with significantly longer playing time. Rock back and forth to the rhythm of the music with your arms hooked under and give your girl a kiss. Hardly represented on compilations, so you have to do it yourself.

- Great Thx to Bristolboy -

here

ULSTER - M-19 EP 1995

Rough, aggressive and absolutely true, Ulster lived for two years rehearsing and playing in São Paulo's most obscure ghettos. They left the shadow of anarchy wherever they passed, with extremely fast and distorted music along with a unique look. Some facts from the long unfortunately deactivated KFTH archive: "In 1979, São Paulo's ABC region was Brazil's largest industrial complex, employing thousands of metallurgists. At the same time, there appeared the first signs of a huge social crisis that would shake the structure of the country. The Brazilian Detroit produced not only strikes and unemployment, but also insurrection in several cultural fields - specifically in the music scene which drew its inspiration from the European and American punk movement. The first crop of punk bands had no technological resources, only their dissatisfied scream. Ulster were one of these first bands to give back to the system its own aggression with visual and sonic violence.

In the end of 1979, in the industrial shed of São Bernardo do Campo, Ulster was born, with Betão (drums), Vladi (bass), Luiz (also in Brigada do Ódio and Olho Seco) on guitar and Mauro (vocals). The sound was fast and noisy, energetic and compelling, with direct influences of early '80s punk, such as Discharge, Disorder, etc. The name was inspired by the terrorists of the IRA (Irish Republican Army), who fought battles in the streets of Ulster, Ireland. As a result, the lyrics they wrote were quite provocative and many of them dealt with acts of terrorism, such as the songs "M-19," "Bandeiras Vermelhas" ("Red Flags"), "Morte Aos Velhos," etc." - This EP has five songs from their 1982 demo and they don't show sound quality, they show rebellion in its more pure and real state.

here