CITY-X - Elektriske Svin 2004

HanseQrt, Lars Grønning and Gert Oestrich were with City-X one of the early '80s most memorable Danish punk bands. They borrowed fire from bands like the Sex Pistols and The Clash, and carried the torch forward at the Copenhagen stone bridge. The nubile boys pointed mocking fingers at those in power with chants like "Police/Military" and "Mutual Dependence." The rebellious texts were part of the group's activist involvement in future youth - they were always with their audience on the barricades before and after the concerts. This is a collection of City X's provocative and aggressive punk songs were compiled in 2001 in Electrical pigs, and the band has recently played protest concert in connection with the demolition of the Youth Center. With City-X, you can experience the atmosphere of 80's punk and squatter scene and get an idea of why the message is still relevant. 29 great early 80's danish material ran from catchy hook laden punk to fast powerful hardcore.

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CITY-X - s/t LP 1985

Well, if you a little bit familiar with danish punk then you should know City-X, listen to the Bloodstains Across Denmark and the 2004 Elektriske Svin compilations. After three decent 7Inches Irmgardz Records released in 1985 the bands only full length and they are with this nine songs far far away from their punk roots. I honestly can't understand why and the change brought nothing special out. I would not even call it New Wave, sounds more like lame pop shit. A real disappointment in my opinion, why then post you will ask? Sometimes such music is okay and it's a rare record and maybe a few like this but I must say, it ripples like a dripping faucet. Anyway, City-X were a very good punk band and when we talk of early danish punk they are an important part of it. Tune 4 and 7 prove this a little and plus points for the pretty artwork.

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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ADS & CITY-X - BZ-Støttesingle EP 1982

Let's put Denmark on the map and before I say anything about the music, a short info about this record from discogs: "This is the original support single for the Danish activist movement BZ and was released 1982, the same year that the now evicted Ungdomshuset (the Youth House) at Jagtvej 69 was given to the young activists of Copenhagen called the BZ-Brigade (BZ-Bevægelsen in Danish), and was initiated by Musikpress and released in coorporation with the Danish independent record company "Irmgardz..." on BZ-Records." About the bands: ADS (Another Destructive System) from Copenhagen were active from 1980 - 1984 and didn't manage to release any of their own records during this time, which is a shame because their contribution on this little 7Inch isn't bad, and they were later featured on a few Compilations, but only with this song that can be heard here, with the exception of the Nosferatu Festival Compi from 1982. Fine rhythm, solid recording, vocals also okay, maybe a bit too long but it doesn't do much harm. Three piece City-X were a little more active, two 7Inches and one album are part of their discography, and of course also Compilation contributions. They really kick with two numbers and the last song is my personal winner, fast and uncompromising, I love this kind of shit.

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V/A - Where Birdmen Flew Revisited Vol.3 1999

Before I go to the orthopedic surgeon, I take advantage of the free time and send a sign of life with the following fantastic compilation from 'Down Under', a small series called Where Birdmen Flew Revisited enjoyed a small guest appearance at the end of the Nineties and is very welcome in my house. On the one hand because I love the music from there, on the other hand their singles are difficult to obtain in Europe and yes, there are numerous bootlegs with well known bands, which are almost all essential and therefore many of the bands and songs are similar, but we had this theme before, and yet it's good that new or tried-and-tested comps are constantly being published from there and they always piques my interest. It's difficult to get hold of these records these days and unfortunately they always cost a lot of money, but it's worth it. Volume 1 is a killer and this record as well.

1.Heart Attack - WORLD WAR XXIV

2.Piracy - QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE

3.Die Hard - LOCAL PRODUCT

4.My City Of Sydney - X.L. CAPRIS

5.No Music In The World Today - LAST WORDS

6.Who Wants To March - REJEX

7.Home Is Where The Floor Is - X

8.Toys Out Of Control - WHAT?!!

9.Darlinghurst Police - VIGIL-ANTI

10.Magic Castle - THE RIPTIDES

11.Television - THE KELPIES

12.Today's Kidz - LAST WORDS

13.Hate City - X

14.New Kid's Army - SUICIDE SQUAD

15.Catholic Ray Gun - QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE

16.Alcohol - THE PRESS

17.5 To 9 - WORLD WAR XXIV

18.20 T-Bones - WHAT?!!

19.Business Man - EXSERTS

20.T.V. Cabaret Roll - X

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Denmark 1997

This was my first Bloodstains compi I bought back in 1997. Denmark is a very small country and there's only been a good handful of records being released over the magic years from 1978 - 1982. Most of them are surprisingly good as well as impossible to find nowadays. So reason enough for another fine compilation with unknown rare classics from the old days. A good half of the whole early Danish punk releases has been put out by Irmgard, the most important independent label at that time. Maybe the only one too. The complete label name reads "Irmgardzweimalnebendrittenscheissenplattenbrechtenihredinger". So now you all know. Note there are 25 Cuts on the LP and not 24, Song #9 is also taken from the legendary 'Concert Of The Moment' Live LP. There are many copies from this slab in the net but I was not content with those rips so I do it by myself, hope you enjoy it. All cover artwork included and now let the old days come in.

1.Television Sect - SODS
2.Skrid - LOST KIDS
3.Doomed Generation - ELECTROCHOK
4.I Do What I Wanna Do - BRATS
5.Magazine - BRATS
6.Concrete - JOHNNY CONCRETE
7.Bubbles - JOHNNY CONCRETE
8.Hooray - BUBS
9.Elektic Man - BUBS
10.I'm Not Supposed To - BOLLOCKS
11.You Might Get Hurt - BOLLOCKS
12.Suicide - SODS
13.Født Som Nul - LOST KIDS
14.Diskodreng - LOST KIDS
15.Zig Zag - ELECTRIC DEADS
16.Fish In A Pool - ELECTRIC DEADS
17.Coverboy - CITY-X
18.Avis - CITY-X
19.Spectator - GATECRASHERS
20.Desillusioned - GATECRASHERS
21.Locked Doors - ELECTRIC DEADS
22.30 Years - ELECTRIC DEADS
23.Lenin Zombies - PRÜGELKNABEN
24.Sick - PRÜGELKNABEN
25.Rend Mig I Reven - PRÜGELKNABEN

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V/A - Why March When You Can Riot?! 1985

This is the last record in a series of three compilation LP’s from Australia's Aberrant Records. And here we have again Sydney Punk Bands with fuckin' awesome punk music. I think this is the rarest sampler of all and I'm glad to give you all three exemplares for your absolute listening pleasure and like the KBD series all three albums are a must hear. End of line, time for POGO!!!

1.Living Like An Animal - JOHNNY DOLE & THE SCABS

2.Home Is Where The Floor Is - X

3.School Days - HARD-ONES

4.Die Hard - LOCAL PRODUCT

5.Don't Tell Me - FEEDTIME

6.Face The Facts - BEDSPREADS

7.Pig Boys - LOCAL PRODUCT

8.Chemical Slave - BEGGARS COURT

9.Squat House - HARD-ONES

10.Psycho-Analyst - JOHNNY DOLE & THE SCABS

11.Hate City - X

12.3 Minute Warning - BEGGARS COURT

13.Coffs Harbour Blues - HARD-ONES

14.Judge Dredd - BEDSPREADS

15.Skylab (Son Of Telstar) - XL CAPRIS

16.Stuff Your Rules - JOHNNY DOLE & THE SCABS

17.Small Talk - FEEDTIME

18.Lipstick Blues - BEGGARS COURT

19.Magenta - LOCAL PRODUCT

20.TV Cabaret Roll - X

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Join the essential another both compilations as well:

Flowers From The Dustbin

Not So Humdrum

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V/A - Tepid Spit Artists/Rare Trax Vol.9 1988

I leave April with this bootleg tape from Down Under which I bought in the 80s from any mailorder when I remember right. At that time I'm not an insider of Australian Punk stuff and  that's why I get this tape for a low price. Now most of the songs are still available and on classic compilations (Flowers From The Dustbin, Bloodstains Across Australia, Not So Humdrum, etc...) scattered but a few cuts are still rare and the records nowadays very hard to get. I think the song selection here is quite good and the work has been worth in any case. This is a C-60 tape in an acceptable sound quality and the last post for today. I wish a sunny long weekend.

1.More Suicide Please - THOUGHT CRIMINALS

2.No Complaints - LEFTOVERS

3.Task Force - RAZAR

4.You're So Boring - ROCKS

5.Kamikaze Twist - ROCKS

6.Business Man - EXSERTS

7.Countdown - EXSERTS

8.A Horrely Situation - ITCHY RAT

9.Humanity - VIGIL ANTIS

10.Every Day - WRANG KING OF STONEAGE

11.Stranglehold - EXSERTS

12.Reality - VIGIL ANTIS

13.Trans 43 - SCREAMING TRIBESMEN

14.Stamp Out Disco - RAZAR

15.Y Brother - WORLD WAR XXIV

16.Heart Attack - WORLD WAR XXIV

17.What?!! - TOYS OUT OF CONTROL

18.25 Hour Hoods - QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE

19.Don't Tell Me - FEEDTIME

20.Chemical Slave - BEGGAR'S COURT

21.Die Hard - LOCAL PRODUCT

22.Hate City - X

23.No One You Can Trust - POSITIVE HATRED

24.My Wall - THE KELPIES

25.When The Chips Are Down - HAPPY HATES ME NOT

26.Migraine Headache - ROCKS

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V/A - Ungdomshuset (Live) 2005

Ungdomshuset (literally "the Youth House") was the popular name of the building formally named Folkets Hus ("House of the People") located on Jagtvej 69 in Nørrebro/Copenhagen, which functioned as an underground scene venue for music and rendezvous point for varying autonomen and leftist groups from 1982 until 2007 when - after prolonged conflict - it was torn down, and later also for its successor, located on Dortheavej 61 in the adjacent Bispebjerg neighbourhood. Due to the ongoing conflict between the municipal government of Copenhagen and the activists occupying the premises, the building on Jagtvej was the subject of intense media attention and public debate from the mid 1990's till 2008. This awesome compilation is originally released as a two record set on their own label and all tracks were recorded live @ Ungdomshuset between 1984 and 2003. The song selection is quite delicious: punk, hardcore, ska, electronic, obscure, acoustic - a rich variety of all styles are here to hear. Damn cool.

1.Skyggernes Ambassadør - KALASHNIKOV

2.Juhuu - SKALAR

3.Abyss - SORT SOL

4.Politi-Militær - VOTE FOR TRUCKERS

5.Sally - DISNEYLAND AFTER DARK

6.Super Heroine Blond - PRESIDENT FETCH

7.Svin - CITY-X

8.Kødknuserens Vise - GRÆNSEOVERSKRIDENDE NAIVITET

9.Ingen Vits Å Gråte - KAFKA PROSESS

10.Snagen Om Vår Vidunderlige Verden - STENGTE DØRER

11.Empty - THE RAZOR BLADES

12.Mr. Right Guy - ZERO POINT

13.Militærdestruktion - CRAP

14.Gode Politimænd - PARAGRAF 119

15.Oh No Bruno - NOMEANSNO

16.Thirteen - D.O.A.

17.Porro - SNUFF

18.Move Right In - ROLLINS BAND

19.No More Cops - MDC

20.Party Till I Die - THE NOMADS

21.Hymns Til Natten - POUL DISSING & BENNY ANDERSEN

22.Jordslået - JOMI MASSAGE

23.James Bond - ALIVE WITH WORMS

24.Tazan Samba - ÆTER

25.Sand - EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN

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V/A - Where The Wilder Things Are III 1999

Once again after a long time a nice tape compilation, the third part of the Sabbel Fanzine series Where The Wild Things Are with fourty punkies from all over the world, lovingly cobbled together and also provided with detailed information as in Part II. Amazing the exotics from Lithuania, Panama, Indonesia, China and Israel, not just countries that would be famous for fast snotty stuff but that's exactly what I like about punk: the versatility, the expression and the way of communicating, music connects us and is immediately understood everywhere. My respect for the one who bothered with this 90 minutes cassette and I hope you enjoy this as I do.

1.Heaven - MILENA

2.NO Necesita Una Razon - CARAS DE HAMBRE

3.Paziurek I Save - INVAZIJA

4.No Olimpica - L'ODI SOCIAL

5.Apologia - GULAG

6.Ko Dan Se Zacne - IT'S NOT FOR SALE

7.Je Suis Fier - LES SALES MAJESTÉS

8.Meat Packing Factory - MANDRAZH

9.No Al V Cenentiaro - COPROFILA

10.Netra - MELMOR

11.Pengke Mei Sin - WUZHENGFU ZHUYI NANHAI

12.Tuskar Ja Suru - KLAMYDIA

13.Unknown - CEKTOR GAZA

14.La Ladilla Americana - EPOCA DE RECLUTA

15.Schlueters Kabinet - KALASHNIKOV

16.Czarty - POST REGIMENT

17.1000 Aspirines - FRITES MODERN

18.The Punks Are Divided, Jimmy - THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE

19.Spriten Räddade Oss Frän Sporten - RÄSERBAJS

20.Avis - CITY-X

21.Sia - ALL STUPID

22.1-2-3-Go - THE PROSTITUTES

23.Folk - RADIOAKTIVA RÄKER

24.Odvaha - TELEFON

25.Prva Borbena Linija - TOTALNI PROMASAJ

26.Requiem Of Brutalization - ORESI GIA TIMOTA

27.Eitäa Lama Päähan Käy - PROBLEMS?

28.Nadie En Quien Confiar - ATOXXXICO

29.Tretí Moznost - KULTRA

30.Terror - PSYCHOTEROR

31.Mitabedet - ANUS

32.Der Schöne Tag - KLISCHEE

33.Unknown - CHASMA

34.Ó, Reykjavík - VONBRIGÐI

35.Transplantatsia Mirovozreniya - PURGEN

36.Militsionääri Prohvetlik Ennustus - ÜRO

37.Tomás - EXTREMODURO

38.Pomózte Mi So Muou - INÉKAFE

39.Religion (Live) - SS ULTRABRUTAL

40.Document One - G.I.S.M.

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NEON PRUNES - Rat Tracks 1998

Now a rare gem by the Neon Prunes, a short lived combo from Frankfurt and consisted of Ilka (vocals), Ralvieh (guitar), Eaglebauer (bass) and Jesco (drums) and they released 1995 a tape via Get Happy Records and three years later it was thrown again among the people as CD in an edition of 100 copies. The first half was recorded at Dreikönigskeller, Frankfurt on 29.01.1993, the other are rehearsal demos from 1992. The sound quality is rather modest but who has already visited the small cozy cellar knows how fast the mood rises and the evening turns out to be a family celebration, plus the delicious beer and everyone is in a good mood, as far as I can tell - Solid mid-tempo punk in English, what more you want. 

X-Ray/'77/City Oy My Life/Cue Up/In My Town/Bastard/Turns To Brown/Phone Rat/Heaven Knows.../Wild Rover/Life Is Hell/Cue Up (Acoustic)/Wild Rover (Again)/X-Ray (Again)/'77/Cue Up/In My Town/Phone Rat/Heaven Knows.../Bastard/City Of My Life/Wild Rover/Life Is Hell

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V/A - Punk Rock/New Wave '77 1978

I hope you have a pleasant Easter days and time for good music. Today a obscure release with mostly bands from the UK and on this compilation, which came out in Portugal via Pirate Dream Records in an edition of 400 copies, are only classics that saw the light of day as 7Inch at the end of the 70s. I bought the slab on my Antarctic vacation thirty years ago from a penguin near the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, after long haggling, for a few dollars. You can surely imagine how amazed I was when I found such a rare record, nowadays only available at high prices, in this region and of course didn't hesitate for long. Well, sometimes I'm lucky too and today I present you the little anecdote and I'm sure you will like the stuff as well. Even though we exchanged addresses, I never met the penguin again, but it will stay in my memory forever. So friends, enjoy the good ole sound that still towers over many current records and I know that won't change.

1.I Wanna Be Free - THE RINGS

2.Friday On My Mind - LONDON

3.Siouxie Sue - LONDON

4.Your Generation - GENERATION X

5.In The City - THE JAM

6.Non Stop Dancing - THE JAM

7.Taking My Love - THE JAM

8.Art School - THE JAM

9.Slow Down - THE JAM

10.Batman (There) The Me - THE JAM

11.Outside View - EATER

12.Thinking Of The USA - EATER

13.Broken Windows - WARM GUN

14.They Call Me Energy - HIDEOUS STRENGTH

15.Motörhead - MOTÖRHEAD

16.City Kids - MOTÖRHEAD

17.You're So Dumb - SKREWDRIVER

18.Love Detective - THE RADIATORS FROM SPACE

19.God Save The Queen - SEX PISTOLS

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V/A - Burning Ambitions (A History Of Punk) 1982

Burning Ambition: The History of Punk, attempts to be a definitive overview of the British (except DK) wave/punk scene in the late 70s/early 80s and while it falls short of its goals, it's nevertheless an admirable effort. The Crème de la Crème are here to honor, only classics on it. Surely some of you, like me, have the original records at home but this double album should become a favorite of yours, because this record is one of the finest punk compilations which is ever released. Love to hear all these classic songs in this order and believe me.... you will enjoy it as a good fuck.

1.Boredom - BUZZCOCKS

2.Bingo Masters Breakout - THE FALL

3.12XU - WIRE

4.Life - ALTERNATIVE TV

5.Keys To Your Heart - THE 101'ERS

6.I'm Alive - 999

7.Gary Gilmore's Eyes - THE ADVERTS

8.Justifiable Homicide - DAVE GOODMAN & FRIENDS

9.Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone - SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS

10.(Get A) Grip On (Yourself) - THE STRANGLERS

11.Your Generation - GENERATION X

12.Baby, Baby - THE VIBRATORS

13.Identity - X-RAY SPEX

14.Read About Seymour - SWELL MAPS

15.I'm Stranded - THE SAINTS

16.Chinese Rocks - HEARTBREAKERS

17.Lock It Up - EATER

18.Ain't Got A Clue - THE LURKERS

19.Lady - ADAM & THE ANTS

20.Love Song - THE DAMNED

21.Looking After No. 1 - BOOMTOWN RATS

22.Where's Captain Kirk? - SPIZZ ENERGI

23.In A Rut - THE RUTS

24.Angels With Dirty Faces - SHAM 69

25.Stranglehold - U.K.SUBS

26.Flares & Slippers - COCKNEY REJECTS

27.The Wait - KILLING JOKE

28.No Goverment - ANTI-PASTI

29.Holiday In Cambodia - DEAD KENNEDYS

30.Dead Cities - THE EXPLOITED

31.Last Rockers - VICE SQUAD

32.Harry May - THE BUSINESS

33.Police Story - THE PARTISANS

34.Someone's Gonna Die - BLITZ

35.City Baby Attacked By Rats - G.B.H

36.Complete Disorder - DISORDER

37.Russians In The DHSS - ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER

38.Lust For Glory - ANGELIC UPSTARTS

- Huge Thx to Fredrik -

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SVART FRAMTID - 1984 EP

Svart Framtid (Black Future) is regarded as the first one-piece band out of the Blitz-House and they were pioneers because they were the first Norwegian hardcore band that went on international tour. The Band had no bandbil so they bought instead interrail tickets and took the train around Germany from city to city and almost booked gigs along the way. Svart Framtid released only this awesome six-track EP which came out as the first release on vocalist Gunnar Nuven its newly established label Plateselskap and a live tape called "Live Blitz" which was recorded live at Blitz Oslo on 23.12.84. Gunnar Nuven was from the first era of punks in Oslo, he had among others and made his mark as a vocalist in the band Rush. The band dissolved in 1984 and Gunnar Nuven continued in bands like Kafka Process and So Much Hate. Harald Tredal continued in the band Locked Doors and Behind Bars and has also tried acting with a small role in the Norwegian film Schpaaa 1998. Nils Aune continued in the band Four Fæle guys, Kafka Process and Raga Rockers. Anders Eide continued in Behind Bars. This EP has high aggregate value and traded a few times a year for well over a thousand tag on eBay. "Scorching those decibels with an uproarious thrash barrage is Norway's Svart Framtid, jumping from chord to chord with different paces and plucks. Six exciting numbers that focus on major world wide problems, as the crude vocalist screams out in agony, like the people who feel it day after day. Speedy guitar with rapid drum splashings lead Svart Framtid into a hectic dose of creative, yet alarming piledrivers. Great active stuff, the tip of the iceburg in Norway. On X-Port Plater." - Pushead, from Puszone, January 1985

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ARTICLES OF FAITH - Give Thanks 1984

Door #8: debut album on Reflex Records by this awesome combo, Articles Of Faith (1981-1985) which decisively shaped the hardcore scene of the city and was one of the oldest & most important bands of the Chicago punk scene. Originally they went by the name "Direct Drive," but changed over to AOF. Fronted by Vic (vocals(guitar), Dorian & Joe (guitars), Dave (bass), Virus X (drums), the scope of AOF's impact went beyond musical boundries. They might have been the first true hardcore band in this city and were instumental in promoting and organizing shows. Specifically, they were responsible for organizing the shows at the Centro-American Social Club (CASC). 1982 they released their first highlight What We Want Is Free EP with four blasts. They rented out the space, booked and promoted the shows. They even put up the out of town bands and provided a hang-out spot at their house which was lovingly called, "Big Blue." They played their final show in July 1985 at the Cubby Bear. The band reunited in 1991 for a European tour which resulted in the release of a live album through Germany's Your Choice Live Series Records. They reunited again in 2010 for some shows in Chicago, including Riot Fest. That same year they released a 12" EP of new material. - Their debut has ten goodies and is a catchy mix of intense crackers to melodic reflections and the five are gladly seen on numerous essential compilations.

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V/A - Kulturschock Attacke #2 1987

An excellent follow-up to Volume 1 is Kulturschock Attacke numero two on Broken Rollbrett Records and belongs for me to the most important D-Punk compilations like those by Weird System and AGR. Twenty-two true nuggets are on here from bands that were either newly formed at the time and released their first recordings here, some only made it to a demo, others released some brilliant records (find them in this theater). Some songs are really exceptionally good, for example Result Of Boredom, Pestlilence, Silent Rate, F.O.H. or Catholic Sperms, whose songs are almost the highlights for me and which I would have believed had the potential for a great future in the Eighties. But the other musical outpourings are also worth listening to and I give these two volumes full marks; GREAT GERMAN NOISE ATTACK! Now I'm snipping four kilos of strawberries I've picked myself and in the afternoon there's the delicious SGE Burger. Is life great sometimes? Yes, it is!

1.Our Last Fun - PESTILENCE

2.Im Namen Des Volkes - CIRCLE OF SIG-TIU

3.Deutschland Ist Tot - THE CROWDS

4.Night In The City - RESULT OF BOREDOM

5.Fuck Off Pessimism - RESULT OF BOREDOM

6.Wir Waren Helden Für Einen Tag - INZEST

7.Just A Lie - MOLOTOW SODA

8.Politiker (Dein Leben) - FLAG OF HATE

9.Mallorca Dreams - ÄNI(X)VÄX

10.American Choices - MEMENTO MORI

11.Strychninie - SUBNARCOTICS

12.Nikotin - BLANKER HOHN

13.Give Me Some Life - SILENT RITE

14.Von Gott Gesandt - DIE GOTTGESANDTEN

15.Hohle Wangen - DIE GOTTGESANDTEN

16.Alcoholic Tendencies - TALKIN' TO THE TOILET

17.Sisters Are Worse - CATHOLIC SPERMS

18.Tribute To An Unknown - CATHOLIC SPERMS

19.Jingle Hells - DIE PERVERSEN WEIHNACHTSMÄNNER

20.Fortschritt - ALPTRAUM GMBH

21.Viele Tausend - ALPTRAUM GMBH

22.Die Hand Satans - LIANED

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V/A - Avon Calling 1979

A essential City compilation is this release. Avon Calling is an album of tracks featuring bands from Bristol/UK, on local record label Heartbeat Records and was originally released in 1979. Great shots of Punk and Wave tunes on it and I guarantee 100% listening pleasure, this is exactly the mix as I like them. At the time of the LP release Rick Joseph of the NME started his review of the album, “Avon Calling is the collective endeavour of 15 bands that live and languish around Britain’s Most Unsung Major Metropolis. So, leaving aside any thoughts of the value of compilation albums in general, and digressions on rock geography in particular, it only remains to be said that ‘Avon Calling’ is a veritable riot of stunning pop." In 2005 the album was re-released as a Double CD, that included bonus unreleased tracks and selections from each of the first 12 Heartbeat singles from 1978 to 1981. More info in the file. And now enjoy this wonderful music.

1.It's Irrational – GLAXO BABIES

2.On The Continent – EUROPEABS

3.Green Is In The Red - PRIVATE DICKS

4.Too Much Commotion - MOSKOW

5.Chronicle – ESSENTIAL BOP

6.What You've Got – DIRECTORS

7.Own Up - VARIOUS ARTISTS

8.Slugweird - SNEAK PREVIEW

9.Sound – THE STINGRAYS

10.Anthem – THE X-CERTS

11.The Alternative – APARTMENT

12.Cross-Slide – THE NUMBERS

13.Nothing – VICE SQUAD

14.Move Fast-Stay Ahead - STEREO MODELS

15.My Dead Mother - DOUBLE VISION

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ARTICLES OF FAITH - What We Want Is Free EP 1982

Awesome Killer record by Chicago based hardcore punx Articles Of Faith, active between 1981-1985, and they were considered as vanguards of that Midwestern city's scene and released a handful of highly influential records. Later work is credited with superior songwriting and with foreshadowing the emo sound. Fronted by former protest singer and eventual history instructor Vic Bondi, Articles of Faith first came on the scene in 1981. Their first EP, What We Want Is Free, was released 1982 and was followed by the Wait EP in 1983 and the LPs Give Thanks ('84) + In This Life ('85), which were both produced by Bob Mould. While their early releases contained a mélange of differing styles, their last release, In This Life, is one of the records credited with kick-starting the emocore sound. The band Bondi (vocals & guitar), Dave Shield (bass & vocals), Virus-X (drums), Dorian Tajbakhsh (guitar) and Joe Scuderi (guitar) broke up in 1985. Bondi went on to form Alloy and Jones Very, released the EP Fortunate Son in 2003 and appeared in the 2006 documentary American Hardcore. In 2002 punk rock label mainstay Alternative Tentacles released Complete Vol.1 and Complete Vol.2; a comprehensive anthology of the band's work. (source: AllMusic)

- Great Thx to Donot -

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V/A - Alles Aus Hagen 1982

For a relatively small town, Hagen had a number of good bands and a versatile underground scene, some of which are still well known today and anyone who comes from this city can certainly confirm what's going on there in the early Eighties. Tonträger 58 Hagen collected some of these illustrious personalities and encouraged them to send their musical outpourings to the label. The result is an interesting Compilation that impressively reflects the Hagen spirit in a variety of sound elements, Punk, New Wave, Minimal, Experimental & Rock. The record comes with a 32-page "fanzine"-style A5 booklet which, for unknown reasons, is unfortunately not included here. But that shouldn't do any harm, because the record is still available, not cheap, and if you want more music from Hagen, a second volume was released in the same year. You see, there was something going on in this town! One post for now, maybe a second later.

1.Zugverkehr - HIMMELSWILLEN

2.Donald & Die Bullenschweine - KEIN MENSCH!

3..Volmestrand - KLEINKRIEG

4.Bänke Für Den Park - MICHAEL MUNDER

5.Alleestraße - H.W.WIEGAND & KANTHAKEN QUELLFISCH

6.Grün & Grau - RADIOPASSIV

7.Einkaufsvision - NO NAMES

8.Ich Steh Auf Hagen - WOLFGANG LUTHE & THE WIRTSCHAFTSWUNDER

9.Keine Eile - VRONTAL

10.Hagener Wellenreiter - EROC

11.Komm Nach Hagen - MARIANNE ROSENBÄR & EXTRABREIT

12.Hagen Und Überhaupt - DIN-A-4

13.B 54 - BETAMAX

14.Hagen Information - X-QUADRAT

15.'22' - JÄGERSCHNITZEL

16.Hagen Ist Tot - FROHNATUR

17.Für Rudi - SPERMÜLL

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