V/A - Blood On The ROQ! 1983

Before I dedicate myself further ripping vinyl, a short sign of life from my heated home and that it doesn't get frostier is proven by the track and band list of the following brilliant compilation by Quiet Records. Everyone should have heard one or two songs or at least you should have one record in your closet, if not... change it immediately, because almost the Crème de la Crème is waiting here, important and essential American bands and without them, Punk would be a bit poorer, in my opinion. With all its aggression and rawness captures this slab the spirit of the early wild days perfect and stands out with its quality and represents a pure gem for every record collector who loves the early sound of the west coast. Very strong piece of vinyl, with a correspondingly short playing time. Cheers!

1.Rodney On The ROQ - TARGET 13

2.Rise Above - BLACK FLAG

3.Right Is Right - SHATTERED FAITH

4.1945 - SOCIAL DISTORTION

5.Search - MINUTEMEN

6.Getting Staight - THE NUNS

7.You Lie - CHANNEL 3

8.Bloodstains - AGENT ORANGE

9.Wild In The Streets - CIRCLE JERKS

10.Laurie's Lament - VIDIOTS

11.Dead Heroes - RED ROCKERS

12.No Values - BLACK FLAG

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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WARHEAD - One More Time In The Jail 7'' 1989

Second 7Inch by Warhead from Turin which was self-published and the last lifesign before they resurrected in 1998. They brought out two solid numbers as a temporary farewell to the Italian music scene and left many of their fans with fond memories (but they wasn't really quiet). In 1991 Warhead began gathering previously unreleased material from studio and live performances for their end-of-decade project, two years later they released the Ten Years On The Road tape for the clubs, signalling their return to the circuit with a new rhythm section, and they were now truly in mainstream psychedelic Hard Rock, but that's another story. In any case, not the typical hardcore stuff, rather decent mid-tempo punkrock is their passion and the four manage to improve your mood, especially if you just got out of jail. Discover more anti-lullabies by clicking orange - Weekend.... Salut!!

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FEHLGEBURT - Abtreibung EP 1987

Fehlgeburt is a three piece from Berlin and members were Flori (vocals/bass), Kai (guitars), David (drums) and this is their debut EP on Stumpfpunkplatten which came in an edition of 1000 copies. Sixteen minimalistic but consistently attractive numbers have the three with Abtreibung created and Punk from the capital certainly stands for a rough & aggressive sound, but Fehlgeburt demonstrate a refreshing and individual twist on it with their boisterous, youthful songs and engaging lyrics. In 2017, a flexi (250 copies) with five other lost recordings and a compilation Kotzdale Berlin (300 copies) were released by Hörsturzproduktion and I think I used to have it, but I can't find it anymore. Egal, this EP is authentic and hearty stuff.

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ARSON - White Folks 7'' 1979

Five piece from Toronto hereby invite you to listen to their only great & rare 7Inch on Motor Records, which was released in a limited edition of 900 copies, and since I can't talk about the How’s, Why’s and Wherefore’s, because I wasn’t there at the time, I found a small but shiny & informative anecdote from someone who knows better, here we go: In 1977, at the height of the punk rock pandemic that was effortlessly engulfing the globe, vocalist and composer Rude Tuesdai fortuitously joined forces with guitarist Marcel Lafleur to begin a musical friendship that has spanned more than three and a half decades and spawned the incendiary band ARSON, the rest of the gang were Chic (guitars), Spyke (bass), Mike (drums). Ask anyone who’s ever heard them live and they’ll tell you that ARSON sonically sutures the Detroit destruction of the Stooges and MC5; the New York noise of the Velvet Underground and New York Dolls; and the British brainpower of the Stranglers and Clash. I could go on, so I will. Arson has independently toured all across North America and played countless concerts in a myriad of notorious rock’n’roll breeding grounds like New York, Detroit, and Chicago while sharing stages with (and stealing spotlights from) much influential legendary luminaries as the Dead Boys, Misfits, Suicide, Troggs, Destroy All Monsters, etc…. Meanwhile, Rude and Martin continued to douse the band’s smoldering ashes with new songs until the time was right to finally tap their past and craft a contemporary sound containing the unflinching fury of their earlier incarnation.

Aided and abetted by John Sutton (Weakerthans) on bass and David Quinton (Mods, Dead Boys, Stiv Bators) on drums, Arson recently recorded an in depth profile for Toronto radio station CIUT while recent concerts have garnered a whole new generation of rave reviews. That not hyperbole, that’s a fact and you can take it from me because I actually was there back in 1977 at the height of the punk rock heyday. So who you gonna believe: me or your own ears? (Bio by Jeffrey Morgan)

Two amazing songs and really too little for a talented band like Arson.

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THE THOUGHT CRIMINALS - Edge Of Time 7'' 1980

The Thought Criminals formed in 1977 and were one of those unique bands whose popularity was based on their quirkiness as well as having great songs. Emerging from Sydney in late 1977 they found themselves wrapped up in the burgeoning Punkrock scene and over the course of three years recorded a handful of albums, singles and EPs on their own Doublethink label, a true representation of the Australian D.I.Y. punk spirit of the times. On their third 7Inch are involved Bruce (vocals), Stephen (guitars), Roger (bass), Derik (drums) plus Richard (violin) & John (organ) and it's more a new wave goodie with two decent songs (also suitable for wimps) and how they sound as snotty punkrockers can you check on some compilations or visit Mr. Old Wanker & Friends. In late 1981 the band played a live show at Chequers, after which the Thought Criminals disbanded. 

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THE CREDITS - It's You 7'' 1979

Very rare 7Inch by the Credits from Brisbane and it was pressed in a limited edition of only 200 copies in 1979 via Thunder Productions. The band was a short-lived project of Jim (vocals/bass), Greg (guitars), Bruce (drums) who were previously active in the combo The Survivors, which attained cult status in Australia by their acknowledged popular live performances and contribution to the Lethal Weapons compilation. They were legends in their home town of Brisbane, a highly popular and adept band whose sets were mainly cool ’60s covers." Here we have two great songs, 'It's You' is a cover version of an Aussie 60s rave-up hit by Terry Dean and the flip is also worth listening. Apart from that, the three didn't appear much under the Credits, we don't even need to talk about compilation appearances.

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45 GRAVE - School's Out 12'' 1984

Third single by 45 Grave on Enigma. "School's Out," a classic that everyone should know, original from Alice Cooper, and was featured as bonus track on the re-released version of the debut Sleep In Safety. The flip "Partytime" is probably the bands most well-known song, and the single version is shorter in length and notably heavier, with more smoothly flowing lyrics and a shorter introduction. Info from wiki: The song is about a five-year-old girl who is brutally raped, abused and killed by her mother and friends, and the events that followed. As Dinah explained: "It's based on a story that I read in a true crime mag. The insanity and cruelty went on. So that 'Partytime' is about child abuse but it is written as a tribute to the little girl, Sabine. The song is about what her family did to her and how she didn't deserve it".

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V/A - Planet Punk #4 2005

Second and last part of Planet Punk and with Volume 3, this little self-made series is already complete. H2D#26 is another tidbit full of rare stars from international bands that are still kicking ass, much in demand and popular in our fucking disillusioned times which bring little decent music to light in my opinion. Music is like inventions, there is nothing innovative that can really impress me, hardly any wow factor or thing that I can really admire. And I would say that for almost twenty years. Speaking of music, we all hear & see the so called "combos" thrown together, the TV shows which offer only shit and are played over and over by radio stations, all this crap is boring, repetitive and only geared towards profit, commercial shit and really sucks. It's really intoxicating to get acquainted with such music as on this further fantastic compilation and to eke out an existence far away from this dead & dull society. That are the words for Sunday, Amen! Enjoy the vibes of the good ole days!

1.Desire - THE STALIN

2.Hello New Punks - THE STAR CLUB

3.Maze - THE STAR CLUB

4.TV - SEX

5.Give Me Confusion - PAIN

6.Head Explosion - THE STALIN

7.D-Day Or Lost Day - THE WILLARD

8.X.O.T. - CÓLERA

9.Terciera Guera - FOGO CRUZADO

10.Ain't She Dumb - ROCKS

11.Revolution - X

12.Vem Har Gett Dom Rätten!? - REVOLT

13.I Lost My Legs - WARHEADS

14.Är Ungdomar Människor? - VACUM

15.Inuinem Rakkaus - RATSIA

16.Vik Hädan! Var Hälsad! - REVOLT

17.Moro M/System - WANNSKRÆKK

18.Dan Eften Bomben - STREBERS

19.Eibon - ASTA KASK

20.Tio Zynthar På En Rad - ZYNTHSLAKT

21.Rattus On Rautta - RATTUS

22.Kivisissa Metissa - VAU

23.Sticky Life - ROTZKOTZ

24.Wir Hams Satt - STRASSENJUNGS

25.Hey Punk - SLIME

26.C.I.A. - DER RIß

27.B Alarm - RAZZIA

28.Heute Norm Morgen Tod - S.Y.P.H.

29.We're Gonna Do What We Like - VOPO'S

30.I Don't Want To Be - BIZON KIDS

31.Two Wheels - SPEEDTWINS

32.God Save Rock'N'Roll - SUBWAY

33.Man Under My Bed - THE NIXE

34.I Got A Right - RONNIE URINI

35.Psychic Underground - TIMESHIFT

36.Pill Girl - VOGUE

- Great Thx to Mark -

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V/A - Rip Off Records Compilation 2010

Finally weekend and you already know that I always greet it with refreshing music and today I open it with a fantastic compilation with combos from the legendary short lived Belfast based label Rip Off Records (specialized mainly on PowerPop) which at the end of the Seventies a bunch of great 7Inches released that are very popular today and it's amazing that an american label named Sing Sing Records brought us this divine record in 2010. It goes without saying that the original records were released in very small editions, so this little compi is an excellent idea to keep all those great bands/songs from being forgotten in the dark oblivion of the ocean. Certainly an excellent addition to the two Bloodstains Across Northern Ireland goodies. And now I'm thirsty and I'm hissing a beer...

1.Friends - THE ZIPPS

2.Suzy 'D' - LENNY & THE LAWBREAKERS

3.You'll Never Find Love - MINOR CLASSICS

4.Sharon - PRETTY BOY FLOYD & THE GEMS

5.I Want You - TINOPENERS

6.It For The Kicks - THE FADERS

7.I Don't Like Girls - MINOR CLASSICS

8.Start All Over Again - NO SWEAT

9.Me And Bobby McGee - LENNY & THE LAWBREAKERS

10.Time To Kill - CLIVE CULBERTSON

11.She Doesn't Love Me - CRAMP

12.I Don't Wanna Be - TINOPENERS

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OVERSPILL - No Way EP 2012

No Way is the last lifesign by Overspill from Livingston/West Lothian and already ten years old. Members were Kev & Gibby (vocals), Gogs & Chick (guitars), Frank (bass), Stu (drums) and this four track piece came in 250 hand numbered copies via Intimidation Records. Very varied street punk played at a decent pace and in my favorite length of good two minutes, and they also been live very refreshing. More stuff by Overspill: a 7Inch, Who's War? (2002) and a CD-R Kono Yaroo! - otherwise I don't have more infos about the six but in this case the music speaks for itself.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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