V/A - Compilation Vol.1 1989

Now an underground compilation with much curious stuff. Besides the well-known bands such as Inferno, MFD, Bobwire and A.K.P. are here mostly young unknown German bands exclusively represented, and the sound range from rehearsal room recordings, studio and live cuts. Sometimes full of noisy tones which reminds me of cut a tree down, you know. The musical range goes from melodic punk to hardcore, one great wave song and always with a good portion tempo under the ass. Probably appeared in small copies and unfortunately no detailed information inside, hmm, that's something I don't like but fuck it! records are made to listen to it and not for read. I've bought the vinyl at the last record fair here and do not regret it. So here stands Volume 1 but I think a sequel was never released. Enjoy the music!

1.Happiness - IMAGES

2.Skater - LOVE LOCKS

3.Rotten Fruits - CRY OF TERROR

4.Leben (Live) - A.K.P.

5.Gnut Of Today - SEHIRLI GNUT

6.Storm - M.F.D.

7.Deutschland - ENTWARNUNG

8.Your's Not Mine - X-WOOLHEAD

9.Leaflets On The Shower-Ground - CONCRETE UNDERPASS

10.Country Roads - JOHN DENVER CLAN

11.Are They Nothing - INFERNO

12.Most Of You (Live) - BAD ATTITUDE

13.1986 - BOBWIRE

14.Jesus Fucking Christ - INVISIBLE VIOLENCE

15.Fistful Of... - ANAL FIST

16.Loss - THORNS

17.A...Total (Machos Fuck Off) - BARSCHELS UNTERHOSEN

18.Drifting Away - SKYLIGHT

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V/A - What Doesn't Hurt Us Makes Us Stronger 1985

Friedrich Nietzsche adage "That which does not kill us makes us stronger!", a wise sentence I believe. So reason enough for the Berlin label Destiny Records to bring out an excellent compilation with this quote. Of course here many Berlin bands are represented together with the Ami fraction which ensure at that time for furore and the divine hardcore punks from Pisa. Partially goodies on it which can only be found here but most of them are on the bands own records or released as 7inches which are also difficult to obtain in these gray days. The first pressing comes with title in golden letters, my copy. The repress was with white. Offensive music for offensive people, not grow weary.

1.No Words - C.C.M.

2.Build It Up - PORNO PATROL

3.Ausbruch - ZERSTÖRTE JUGEND

4.Pluto - THE REST

5.Born To Die - MDC

6.I Need A Crime - C.C.M.

7.Why Must I Die - ZERSTÖRTE JUGEND

8.Over The Edge - FORTSCHREITENDE ANGSTZUSTÄNDE

9.Salute The Survivers - MANIACS

10.Mastering Your Mind - FORTSCHREITENDE ANGSTZUSTÄNDE

11.Yes Ma'am - D.R.I.

12.Kleptomaniac - MDC

13.Sohn Gottes - INFERNO

14.Warrior - MANIACS

15.Bout Me - THE REST

16.I'm Using You - THE REST

17.You Or Me - PORNO PATROL

18.Das Leben - ZERSTÖRTE JUGEND

19.Terminal Of Fun - C.C.M.

20.Zukunftsvision - INFERNO

21.All The Aces - MANIACS

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DRONGOS FOR EUROPE - Death's A Career EP 1982

Here's another classic one from the UK and this is their 3rd 7inch on Tempest Records. I can only say another damn cracker in the punk universe and you will sure share my opinion. I have some info from their home page here which I would like to put in you:  

"Formed in 1979 in Birmingham/England, playing early gigs with mates G.B.H. The Drongos first single was a DIY release in 1981 called 'Hope And Glory'. The band also recorded two EPs on Inferno Records in 1982 - 'Death's A Career' and 'Eternity', which actually charted at around 47 in the national UK charts - Unfortunately, nobody in the band bothered reading music press at the time or listened to Radio One (we were the first punks in our town to have our own flats/ homes, so everyone came back to our place to get wrecked. We didn't need much encouragement to join in) So, to cut a long story short - we never knew

until our then guitarist Anton joined in 1999, that we sold any records, and we of course never made any money and got ripped off like every band on Inferno Records. The band split in 1985 - reformed in 88 - carried on and off until the mid 90s, never actually splitting up but not doing anything, either. "Without doubt one of the most exciting Punk bands playing anywhere in the World today. From the brilliant 'Barcode Generation' to 'Hotline To Hades', the Drongos are no longer playing the best Punk Rock in the UK, but clearly setting the standard for Punk to come. Intelligent. Exhilarating. Honest. Quite simply brilliant". Drongos For Europe are currently one of the hottest bands in the UK gigging and touring more than most bands from the eighties, having toured many times in Europe and also touring the U.S."

Great sound, great songs, great band!

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HEARTBREAK - Ung Och Gjord Av Glas 1980

Heartbreak from Eskilstuna was formed as Inferno in 1974 and was inspired by Velvet Underground & Lou Reed. Some years later they changed their name to Heartbreak Hotel and inspired by The Ramones they performed short fast rock songs. On a Lou Reed concert they met the Englishman Danny Malone who became their manager and who succeded to give them a contract with the label Sonet. Their first single "Ride In The City" was released in 1978 and got the fourth position on the European Radio Chart (Europatoppen) and the songs was even included on the Swedish rock compilation Swedish Tracks '79. The pressure from the record company on the group to use Swedish lyrics led the group to a dead end and the inspiration faded away. New members and a new recording contract with the new label Wave led to the release of the single 'Stand-In' who soon got "record of the week" in two of Swedens biggest news papers. The album 'I Hetaste Laget' (Some Like It Hot) recorded in just three days was released in 1980 and later the same year also a second album 'Ung Och Gjord Av Glas' (Young & Made Of Glass). After a lot of more touring they released the album Wow in 1983 on the major label EMI. The album and the single "Min Tjej Viker Ut Sig I Fibban" (My Girlfriend Is The Centerfold Of Playboy) was not the success the band had hoped for and Heartbreak did as many other Swedish bands did in 1983 and disbanded. The Hardrockband Hanoi Rocks has done covers of the two Heartbreak songs "Vill Ha Dig" (I Want You) and "Rock'n'Roll Band".

- Huge Thx to Fredrik -

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V/A - We Don't Need Nuclear Force 1985

Another important but small German punk label was Mülleimer Records from Stuttgart which put out some very good records from 1981-1986. Bands like Chaos-Z, Boskops, Normahl, Herbärds, Inferno and Maniacs, etc.. were thus known and this piece I think is the only international compilation on MR. The first pressing contained a strictly limited bonus EP and is much sought nowadays. A little review brings the sound to the point: "A pretty good world sampler featuring mostly previously released material that falls under the ranks of punk, hardcore, and post-punk. Some of the talents in the limelight are BOSKOPS, VARUKERS, TOXIC REASONS, RATTUS, WHITE FLAG, BRISTLES, and many others." - Martin Sprouse (from Maximum Rocknroll #36, May 1986) 
A good start for Sunday hopefully tonight ends with 3 points.

1.Bob Hope - APPLIANCES
2.Cross To Bear - UPROAR
3.God Bless America - TOXIC REASONS
4.Warheros - BRISTLES
5.Addicted To The Night - MANIACS
6.Ticket To Moscow - WHITE FLAG
7.I've Got A Picture - AUSBRUCH
8.Boskops - BOSKOPS
9.1984 Part II - BRISTLES
10.Deutschland Brennt - AUSBRUCH
11.Victims - APPLIANCES
12.Cross Dogs - WHITE FLAG
13.Feministi - RATTUS
14.Seek & Destroy - VARUKERS
15.Doctor Moreau - HHH
16.Atomkrieger - NORMAHL
17.Wehr Dich - AUSBRUCH
18.Jede 7 Sekunden - BOSKOPS
19.Can't Get Away - TOXIC REASONS
20.Blood Money - VARUKERS
21.We Have The Right - VARUKERS
22.Medley - RATTUS

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CANAL TERROR - Zu Spät 1983

Next classic German Punk album is the debut record from Canal Terror and I don't know how many times I played this LP up and down: angry, aggressive, rebellious music which has nothin' lost of their rudeness. Founded 1980 in Bonn by Tommy, Volker and Dominik, 15 to 17 years old, in the following year 14-year-old drummer Rainer completed the band. 1981 published the first demo recordings and a Super-8 film on which they introduced for the first time their most popular song 'Staatsfeind'. In December, the band participated on the compilation Soundtracks Zum Untergang 2 (AGR). Canal Terror played this year their first concerts outside of Cologne and Bonn with Black Flag, Minutemen, Slime, OHL, etc... More demo tapes were released in the following two years. In December 1982 they recorded their debut LP, appeared due to differences with label boss Karl-Ulrich Walterbach, in the spring of 1983. Tommy left the band in 1983 after internal disputes and Rainer moved to the micro. Ex-Toxoplasma bassist Stefan came as a drummer. Frank Glienke ("KutA") was for a few concerts the second guitarist but left the band very soon. The group toured again with Razzia, Inferno, Neurotic Arseholes, Boskops, Die Ärzte, etc... and the recordings for the compilation Underground Hits 2 emerged. Again it come to quarrels and Dominik and then Volker left the band. The band continued until 1984 by Rainer and Stefan and with other members. On the Dutch sampler 'Babylon Bleibt Fahren' the song "Staatsfeind" was in a live version on it and shortly after this release the band split up for good. In December 1991 the band played in the original line-up a unique concert in the Biscuithalle/Bonn, together with Toxoplasma, Die Skeptiker and the British band Urge. In 1992 Red Rossetten Records released a CD with recordings of this gig under the title "Live In Bonn". AGR reissued without the permission of the band their first album in the 90's and so Canal Terror secured in a trial against AGR the rights to their songs. A Review: "Canal Terror produce diverse hardcore material on their debut album, including full-tilt thrash ("Multis," the title cut, etc.), Oi!-influenced stuff ("Bonn-Duell"), '77 punk with melodic guitars ("100 Mann"), reggae-punk mixtures ("Mallorca"), some cool Rock'N'Roll ("Hey"), and even a funnypunk version of "My Bonnie." The guitars should have been emphasized more in the mix, but this record is still entertaining as hell." - Jeff Bale (from MMR #8, September 1983) / That's the story so far, for me another major record which is second to none today.

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