V/A - KPNK Punk Radio 1997

I open March with this amusing compilation from Countdown Records and its full of ’80s covers played by renowned punk bands which are partly ingenious, sometimes desolate, but all in all not bad. At least the sound brings a lightly brisk sunshine into my veins, to that a delicious morning coffee and the day can begin, only the question remains: bike or train... or back to bed? Always making decisions is exhausting but nothing can go wrong with this entertaining record. A philosophical conclusion or...

1.I Only Want To Be With You - AGENT ORANGE

2.Leavin' On A Jet Plane - ME FIRST & THE GIMME GIMMES

3.Amy - WESLEY WILLIS FIASCO

4.Relax - DON KNOTTS OVERDRIVE

5.99 Red Balloons - 7 SECONDS

6.Volare - YOUTH BRIGADE

7.I'm A Believer - NINA HAGEN

8.Impulsive - POOLE

9.The Candyman - SLOOPY SECONDS

10.Baby Hold On To Me - THE TV TV's

11.I Think I Love You - ISM

12.Good Girls Don't - THE CHUBBIES

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V/A - Room To Move EP 1980

I wanna end the uncomfortable February with a nice compilation with four bands from Northern Ireland who got this 7Inch dedicated from Energy Records and all songs have the spirit of the early 80's sound and this region is known for its powerpop/punk style. If you need more info about the bands so visit the cool spitrecords (the virtual home of Northern Ireland punk) site and become part of this unique scene and do you want more music? Well, then don't miss both Bloodstains Across Northern Ireland compilations.

1.Cyborg - THE OUTCASTS

2.Belfast Telegraph - SHOCK TREATMENT

3.Take Me - THE VIPERS

4.Snakes And Ladders - BIG SELF

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PIEFKE+PAFKE & DIE JUNGS AUS DER DUNKELKAMMER - Und Es Geht Ab 7'' 1982

Piefke & Pafke... came from Hannover and the group consisted of the musicians Manfred Wieczorke and Detlev Schmidtchen, both members of the German Artrock band Eloy, as well as the lyricist and later magaScene Hannover publisher Reinhard Stroetmann. The 7'' is a great minimal-poppy one and a parody to the New Deutsche Welle, with which they represented the fast-paced flattening and commercialization of this genre satirical. Released on GeeBeeDee records the single ...Und es geht ab (...and it goes off) made it to number at least 58 of the German charts. In 1983 the last 7Inch "Auf In Die Galaxien..." came out on Teldec and that's it.

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VOGUE - A Doll Spits Cubes 1981

Early Vienna psychedelic band around Gary Danner and Ronnie Urini - legend status. The Vogue is a truly legendary Austrian underground band, which were founded in Vienna in 1978 and they exist until 1982. From it's famous rare debut album "A Doll Spits Cubes" were pressed just 300 copies and because of a dispute, the album was scrapped, obtain a few copies on the collectors' market leading prices. The album was pressed with two exchanged numbers again and is now a cult. Here we have now fourteen songs and they're all great, a 60's spirit sound, trashy guitars and sometimes I think the production is quite thin but I think it was intentional and gave the whole album a brilliant flavor. I'm not much fan of the psychedelic style but this album is really top. Check for yourself!

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RED LETTER DAY - More Songs About Love & War 1991

Red Letter Day is a punk band which formed in Portsmouth in 1984 and they released their first single in 1986 which found favour with disc jockey John Peel, who invited them to record a session for his BBC Radio 1 show. The single receive good reviews and two years later the first 12'' came out on Released Emotions Records, a split with The Sect. More Songs... followed three years later and this is my first contact with them. Red Letter Day play a solid heavy loud punk'N'roll with no barriers and you can get more info about the band on punkoiuk, it's worth a click. A very good record with eleven melodic fetzer. And now folks, have an exciting weekend!

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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ISM - Attack 7'' 1980

From the Wanted-List now a rare record by ISM, Punk from Bayside/Queens, N.Y.C. and this is their first release S.I.N. Records. ISM was originally a concept by manager & producer Bob Sallese and lead singer Jism. Larry Ray (now deceased) was the official drummer but Greg D'Amgelo and Dave Miranda appeared on some records and play at some live gigs. They released two albums and the debut album 'A Diet For The Worms' is nowadays fuckin' rare and I never seen a copie elsewhere. Two goodies on this, chunky sound with nice keys. The title track of their second 7Inch was used for Killed By Death #4. So far so good, enjoy!

- Big Thx to François -

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V/A - Birkagården Gärdet 1986

I love stuff like this and next here is a ultra-rare live compilation which was released on Rosa Honung Rec. The songs were recorded in January & August 1985 and the rest in February 1986 at different places in Sweden. Besides the Instigators there are only Swedish bands present. A hot mix of punk & hardcore come along in a decent sound quality. If you search for some new bands then this record will inspire you. SKÅL!

1.T-Dojja - GUDIBRALLAN

2.Sommarlåten - TRÄD, GRÄS & STENAR

3.Passenger - WATABOUT

4.Vår Peggy Sue - KÖTTGROTTORNA

5.Välkommen Hem - ASTA KASK

6.Alarm - ANTICIMEX

7.Dom Styr Våra Liv - MOB 47

8.The Fix - INSTIGATORS

9.God Shave The Queen - INSTIGATORS

10.Poliser - TREDJE KÖNET

11.Rooms Of Darkness - SLAM

12.LTO - ROLANDS GOSSKÖR

13.Ditt Land Behöver Dej - CHARTA 77

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BORDEAUX - L'Auto Stop 7'' 1980 + Baby 7'' 1981

This band from France has two 7Inches released and both can not be more different. Their first one sounds almost like hippie music, little tempo and really unattractive and I have long thought about posting them and when I heard 'Baby'  I was gracious because these two songs are first class '77 punk as I like it. They better have stayed this style because they make it great. Well, about the band no info but I guess they finished in the early 80's.

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M&M'S - My Boyfriend's Back EP 1979

'My Boyfriend's Back' was a hit in 1963 for The Angels, an American girl group, and has also been covered in punk rock-influenced recordings by a lots of bands. So also from the American girl pop-punk band the M&M's which released in 1979 their only 7'' called 'I'm Tired'. Four Years later the German label Line-Records published the record again with one more song (My Boyfriend's Back). And nowadays this record is very rare and listed at exorbitant prices. All three goodies are beautiful sweet punk-pop with lots of charm and let's rise the sixties again.

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