V/A - Not So Humdrum 1984

Let's move to down under and visit Sydney and I'm in love with punk from there. This record is the second Aberrant Sydney Compilation and all three records are delicious. Every song's a killer and I can not say more than this is a real damn good record. In 1987 the french label Ripost Records put this album out again with a different cover and a 4-page info sheet which is not included [:(]. Anyway, enjoy great tunes from this area and watch out for the other two volumes.

1.Kamikaze Twist - ROCKS

2.New World In The Morning - SUICIDE SQUAD

3.Business Man - EXSERTS

4.Foetal Position - VIGIL-ANTI

5.The Build Up - HAPPY HATES ME NOT

6.Criminal - WRONG KIND OF STONE AGE

7.Jack Junk - ITCHY RAT

8.Unwanted - SUICIDE SQUAD

9.Countdown - EXSERTS

10.A Homely Situation - ITCHY RAT

11.Humanity - VIGIL-ANTI

12.The End - WRONG KIND OF STONE AGE

13.Migraine Headache - ROCKS

14.Gossip Column - SUICIDE SQUAD

15.Stranglehold - EXSERTS

16.Reality (It's Laughing At You) - VIGIL-ANTI

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

18.The Sky Is Falling - ITCHY RAT

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SUICIDE SQUAD - I Hate School 7'' 1979

Not really new in blogland, but this rare piece of vinyl belongs in my theater because a) it has two fantastic songs on it, and b) it has two fantastic songs on it. I quote: Suicide Squad were formed in 1978 by four schoolmates in Wollongong and consisted of Annie (vocals), Mark (guitars), Con (bass) and Steve (drums), though they relocated to Sydney after struggling to find places to play. After their move they began to build a reputation as a great live band and attracted the attention of Doublethink Records who released their only 7Inch. They then underwent a few line up changes and recorded an album called Vomit On You but this didn't get released until long after they'd split when it came out on Plastic Donut Records (2006) and I would be grateful if someone would send it to me. The band is also featured on a few fantastic Compilations. A Must Listen!

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V/A - Fuck X-Mas Compilation 2014

Finally fuckin' X-Mas is here again and I post this selfmade compilation which I did in 2010 with lot's of beer. Originally I wanted no X-Mas things post but a few records are but worth hearin' and let's see what comes in the next 2 days. Start & listen to rare material from 1978 - till now, a couple of live tracks and I can promise you there's no X-Mas song on it. Again cobbled together from many things that I download sometime & somewhere in the whole wide blog-world. Each song is a cracker, and it comes with a lovely artwork, so you can attached this compilation beneath the christmas tree. Have fun with it and it would be nice if you would leave a positive or negative feedback in the comment section.

1.Hunting A Dream - THE ACROBATS

2.Asocial - HUL

3.Blusen (Live) - EA80

4.Oh No! - TOYBOMB

5.Blaze Of Glory - EXPLODING WHITE MICE

6.Panic - THE COMES

7.Double Face - PARIAPANK

8.Time To Know - THE SHADDOX

9.Jag Tror Jag Blivit Kär - TRÖTT

10.Discoglin - SKAMS

11.One Way Ticket - ALIEN SEX FIEND

12.IQ Nul - ERIK & LASSE BAND

13.Spanden - LOKUM

14.HUL - HUL

15.Drunken Skinhead (Live) - GASSENHAUER

16.New Kids Army - SUICIDE SQUAD

17.Forbruger #666 - INCONTROLLADOS

18.Rats - RAKKETAX

19.Herrlich Feuer - DADDY MEMPHIS & DIE OIBERTS

20.Freedom Through Protest - MUTINY

21.Med Dig - PARAGRAF POP

22.Krieg In Den Gaststätten - R.A.F.GIER

23.Mer Eller Mindre (Live) - FIENDENS MUSIK

24.Keine Gnade - ISOLIERBAND

25.Scientific Death - LOKUM

26.Nie Wieder - TOLLWUT

27.Fuckheads - BREEDERS

28.Guilty - THE BLACKJACKS

29.Rapist In The Park - ANOREXIA

30.2 People - TOYBOMB

31.En Smørmad? Så Gerne! - HUL

32.Richard Ragnwald Er Nazist - HUL

33.The Gypsy Lid - MEN IN BLACK

34.Pretty Face - VOODOO IDOLS

35.1, ½, 1½, Spanden - ERIK & LASSE BAND

36.Röster (Live) - PERFEKT ALIBI

37.What's For Dinner? - RAKKETAX

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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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THE KELPIES - Take Me Away 7'' 1982

One of my favourite Aussie Band are the Kelpies. They were a superb band in Sydney during the early 80s. They began in March of 1981 and, according to the liner notes of their one and only LP, developed "a knack of being banned from venues as quickly as they packed them out." They lasted until August of 1982, leaving behind the Phantom Records single "Take Me Away/Second By Second" and three tracks on the brilliant Aberrant Records compilation Flowers From The Dustbin to go along with their lone album.

The Kelpies consisted of Ashley Thomson along with James Gelding as lead singer, Mark Easton and Brian Conolly on guitars, Con Murphy on bass. Con and Mark had been in the Sydney punk band Suicide Squad, with Mark also having played in the Bedhogs and the delicately named Vic Vomit and the Varicose Veins. James had also been in the Bedhogs & another band called Black Runner. Brian had been in the Swankers & Aftermath.

Their first gig was at the Royal Exhibition Hall on March 27, 1981. The band did well from the start because their members had good reputations among the gig-going crowd from their previous efforts, but they were plagued by violence at many of their gigs. They played places like the Manly Vale Hotel, Sydney Trade Union Club, Sgt. Peppers and Brownies. In May 1981 they recorded a 9 song demo at the 8-track Now Studios in Sydney. 

Three of these tunes ("Television", "My Wall", and "Truro Murders") are the ones that appear on Flowers From The Dustbin. After a temporary break up in September 1981, they reformed for another demo recording session in March of 1982. Subsequently they went to a 16 track studio and recorded three more songs, two of which made up the Phantom single. But it wasn't to last; the band played their last gig on July 30, 1982 at Mosman Hotel and split for good in September. They have now reformed and are releasing a new album and doing their first show back on the 9th oct 2003 at the annandale hotel Sydney! (source: mp3.com)

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V/A - Bloodstains Across The World #2 2000

Cool stuff on this record. As well peak as Volume 1 and packed with classics. Needless here to write more, puuhhh I have a decent hangover and today it continues at the pool. Enjoy the sun and this compilation!

1.False Death - FRÆBBBLARNIR

2.Mill Street Law And Order - FEGS

3.Disco - RAZORS

4.Strassen - GLUEAMS

5.Rock'N'Roll Attack - THE HENCHMEN

6.Be On Top - SYMPTOMS

7.Jag Behöver Inte Dig - REBELL

8.I Don't Wanna Go To Heaven - SUICIDE SQUAD

9.Massacre At Central High - ZOOM

10.Purple Heart - ASPHALT JUNGLE

11.Sanoja - DESTROY

12.Ku Przyszłości - DEZERTER

13.Belinda - ARLO STENMIT & HIS HAMMERKIDS

14.Kill The Police - AGENT ORANGE

15.God Save The Punk Rock - THE STAR CLUB

16.Cavalos De Corrida - UHF

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V/A - It's Bigger Than Both Of Us 2 LP 1988

Excellent kiwi release of this essential two record compilation from 1988 covering an extremely creative and buoyant period of New Zealand alternative/punk & pop music between 1979 - 1982 where music of the more "indie" nature really made an impression on the hearts, minds and souls of legions of real music maniacs. So the thirty tracks we get great hits from the likes of The Spelling Mistakes, The Clean, Screaming Meemees, No Tag, Blam Blam Blam, Proud Scum and more other great bands and a number of lesser known but equally thrilling out fits. Lovingly compiled and basing the set purely around singles really gives the listener a feel for the time and era, and a number of these tracks genuinely shaped the sound of New Zealand underground music for many years to come. Even with the current renaissance in 'historical' New Zealand pop compilations this set stands head and shoulders above the rest simply because of its focus and the era covered. This is an essential purchase for any New Zealand music fan.

1.Rebel - TOY LOVE
2.Suicide 2 - PROUD SCUM
3.Reena - THE SPELLING MISTAKES
4.City Scenes - THE FEATURES
5.Essential Services - THE HERCO PILOTS
6.Danny Boy - ALMS FOR CHILDREN
7.The Man Inside - REBEL TRUCE
8.Feel So Good - THE SPELLING MISTAKES
9.That Girl - TECHTONES
10.Tally Ho! - THE CLEAN
11.See Me Go - THE SCREAMING MEEMEES
12.Riot Squad - THE NEWMATICS
13.One Good Reason - THE SWINGERS
14.Jumping Out A Window - POP MECHANICS
15.Taking The Weight Off - PENKNIFE GLIDES
16.There Is No Depression In New Zealand - BLAM BLAM BLAM
17.Hope She's Alright - INSTIGATORS
18.Love The Army - THE DABS
19.Sunday Boys - THE SCREAMING MEEMEES
20.Kaleidoscope World - THE CHILLS
21.Nothings Going To Happen Tall - TALL DWARFS
22.ECG - DANSE MACABRE
23.Pulsing - BODY ELECTRIC
24.Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us - BLAM BLAM BLAM
25.Anything Could Happen - THE CLEAN
26.Square One - THE NEWMATICS
27.Falling - THE BONGOS
28.Legalised Dogs - NO TAG
29.Auckland Tonight - THE ANDROIDSS
30.Stars In My Eyes - THE SCREAMING MEEMEES

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V/A - Bad Teeth #1: U.K. & Irish Punk Bands 1977-1982

Last post today, and as you're used to in this theater, a great compilation created by Hyped To Death. A little introduction of the label from their page: "Rare, obscure, independent and undiscovered punk, post-punk, "D.I.Y." and Power Pop Groups from the US and UK 1977-1984. Hundreds and hundreds of bands dealing with compilations and dozens of releases of individual acts, all brilliantly restored on CD and custom CDRs. Plus tens of links and liner notes galore..." I think all their releases came out in limited editions and are not uninteresting for collectors. This one is my only copy, and try to find a disc by yourself is similar to finding the Holy Grail, almost impossible. The best way is to contact the label. Well, maybe more will follow or someone out there will send me some. Until then, enjoy it!

1.Capital City - SEMA 4

2.In For Me - THE SEIZE

3.Idle Rich - RAZAR

4.Both Sides - THE RIVALS

5.Sid Never Did It - THE SURGEONS

6.Anything She Wants - THE RUSSIANS

7.I Wanna Be A Cosmonaut - RIFF RAFF

8.Noises - THE REPTILES

9.Looking For Love - SHAG NASTY

10.I Wanna Be Free - THE RINGS

11.Two Steps Forward - THE SATELLITES

12.No Future - SCHOOL TIES

13.Ballistic Missile - ROSES ARE RED

14.I Don't Wanna Discuss That - SHOWBIZ KIDS

15.Good From The Bad - SKUNKS

16.Something To Give - RUBELLA BALLET

17.Red Alert - SQUAD

18.D-C Rip - THE STIFFS

19.Don't Panic - RUEFREX

20.Rubber Duck - THE SPELLING MISSTEAKS

21.Think For Yourself - SCHOOLGIRL BITCH

22.Rabies - THE SAMPLES

23.Mein Kampf - SPITFIRE BOYS

24.Suicide - SISTER RAY

25.Animal - THE SINYX

26.Camera - SIX MINUTE WAR

27.Nonces - STENCH

28.Nothing To Declare - SUSPECTS

29.Wot's For Lunch, Mum? - THE SHAPES

30.Getaway - KID ROGERS & THE HENCHMEN

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