THE DARK - The Living End 1982

Second and last output by The Dark, a quartet from Islington, on Fallout Records and this captures the band playing their last ever gig (June 1982). Allow me a short info from PunkyGibbon: Formed in late 1978, it took them a year or so to hit their stride. Their first lineup - John Flannagan (vocals), Billy O'Neil (guitar), Phil Langham (bass) and Jim Kane (drums) - lasted long enough to play just two gigs and record a demo. At this point Andy Riff (ex-Rotting Klits and The Suspects) joined on rhythm guitar and O'Neil played lead. The Rotting Klits had played a total of eight gigs (including several with Menace) and The Suspects had played four. After a few 7Inches they recorded the outlandishly Chemical Warfare album which is my opinion a Top UK punk record and everybody should have heard that and also the Captain Oi! compilation The Best Of The Dark ('95) with all their recordings, awesome.

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V/A - Dr.Strange 1996 Catalog

And last but not least a freebee from Doctor Strange label, @ home in sunny california and founded 1988 as a record distro/mailorder and they bring you a very good selection of rare & current hardcore punk in your house. This outrageously cool CD was add to an order, as far as I can remember (you don' get such every day) and that's a perfect example of the 90s US punk sound I think; melodic, fast and top produced. I'm @ home in the late 70's, early 80's but there's also stuff from this time which kick my ass, not always but hereof I'm excited. By the way, it would be nice to get something from the Wanted List, you fucker!

1.Whole Wheat - MAN DINGO

2.Too Long - RHYTHM COLLISION

3.Happy - THE BOLLWEEVILS

4.Uma 14 Times - ZOINKS!

5.Malted Vomit - GUTTERMOUTH

6.She Did - ILL REPUTE

7.Fade - RHYTHM COLLISION

8.Bah - BROWN LOBSTER TANK

9.Dirty Rats - VOODOO GLOW SKULLS

10.Gibberish - GAMEFACE

11.999 Stoney - THE BOLLWEEVILS

12.Blue 60 - MAN DINGO

13.Darkest Days - SCHLEPROCK

14.Burning, Itching Irritation - SINKHOLE

15.Last Laugh - THE BOLLWEEVILS

16.I'm In Love With... - SKANKIN' PICKLE

17.I'm Hot Dog Boy & I Do Believe I Soiled My Dickie - PETER PAN

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THE CELIBATE RIFLES - s/t LP 1984

Sydney is calling and on the phone are The Celibate Rifles with their second album on Megadisc. Nine fantastic catchy and powerful songs and Australian rock historian Ian McFarlane described it as "still rough-hewn but with more variation, style and power than the debut". David Fricke of Rolling Stone felt it displayed "urban teen frenzy with lyricist Lovelock's adult fears erupting in a glowing atomic fireball of bazooka guitars and terminal volume". I can only underline that! Should you want more after listening to this slab, don't miss Quintessentially Yours, a compilation of early stuff. The band is still active and recently a limited album Roman Beach Party was released on Area Pirata. May rules!

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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THE BUSINESS - Suburban Rebels 1983

Welcome May and we say Hello! with a classic, the spledid debut album by The Business on Secret Records (original called Loud, Proud and Punk but the master tapes for the album went missing after disagreements between the band's label and the studio, forcing them to re-record the album, which was released as Suburban Rebels in May 1983). Formed 1979 in Lewisham by school friends Steven ('Steve') Kent (guitar), Michael Fitzsimons ('Micky Fitz') (vocals), Nicholas ('Nick') Cunningham (drums) and Martin Smith (bass) and I think they were one of the first bands which characterize the "Oi!" sound vehemently and consistently. By 2008, eleven albums were released, numerous singles and many compilation tracks. The Business are still popular I think and their music is first cream in my opinion.

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V/A - Bandsalat 1982

Last compilation for today and this Berlin cracker was brought to us by Good Noise and the recordings arosed in the years 1979-1982 partly in the historical cult site in Moabit and partly in the new "Sonnenstudio" at Checkpoint and we enjoy a nice mix of new wave, reggae and morsel punk goodies and all this was recorded beside the recording engineers of course by the friendly 8 respectively 16-track machines. At first I thought the songs were taken from demos or other tapes but that's not the case, half of them are exclusive and only on this record, so let's catch the rare 80's sound from Berlin.

1.Ein Büschel Gras - FOYER DES ARTS

2.Tan-tze-Dub - EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN

3.Leiden - WESTDEUTSCHE CHRISTEN

4.Schwul-O-Dent - MEKANIK DESTRÜKTIW KOMANDÖH

5.Concrete Dub - LENINGRAD SANDWICH

6.Outro - MUSIC LAB JINGLE

7.Days - TEMPO

8.Schnelles Geld - TANZMUSIC

9.Djungle Talkin' - SPOONS

10.The Western World Is Going Down - MAD WOLF

11.D.A.L.L.A.S. - SYSTEM

12.Jonny - SARABA

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V/A - Finnish Spunk/Hard Beat 1984

I've just been in Finland with a rip and what lies closer to post another classic compilation by the famous Hardcore label Propaganda (licensed by Rock-O-Rama) and we meet the Créme de la Créme of the fast dirty and catchy representatives from the beautiful north of Europe. One killer chases the next and twenty-three tornadoes shred everything in just under forty minutes that gets in their way. Use the search function top left for more albums by some bands and enjoy the fantastic musical heart attacks with a refreshing beer just as I do it right now!

1.Haluun Kuolemaa - RIISTETYT

2.Tuomiopäivä - RIISTETYT

3.Maailma Palaa - BASTARDS

4.Lopun Alku - BASTARDS

5.Sinivalkoinen Lama - HIC SYSTEEMI

6.Uskonsota - KAAOS

7.Kenellä On Valta - DESTRUCKTIONS

8.Ajattele - VAURIO

9.Sortoa Ja Vainoa - VAURIO

10.Sankaripeli - POIKKEUSTILLA

11.Katson Maailmaa - RAPPIO

12.Painajainen - APPENDIX

13.Syyllinen - VARAUS

14.Raiskattu - VARAUS

15.Suvivirsi - KLIMAX

16.Moscow - KLIMAX

17.Vapaa Maa - LAHDEN RAIVAUS

18.Mikkeli Über Alles - NUSSIVAT NUNNAT

19.Vapauttava Kuolema - TAMPERE SS/SKITZO

20.Häkki - TAMPERE SS/SKITZO

21.Petsamoon - O13

22.Musta Jumala - TERVEET KÄDET

23.Outo Maa - TERVEET KÄDET

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V/A - Shake Some Action Vol.5 2003

Today I wanna shine with a few essential compilations and we kick off with a mini serie called Shake Some Action which bring us rare Powerpop, Mod & New Wave pearls from the late 70s to the mid 80's and each volume illuminates a special area of our wonderful planet and #5 is dedicated to the U.K. and Ireland. The whole thing is really put together with much love, as well the detailed booklet with all infos about bands/songs. I give 10 points out of 10 and it's damned important that such discs are dug up by fiery doers, Thx!

1.Can't Wait 'Till The Summer Comes - RONNIE MAYOR

2.Can't Get Over You - THE QUESTIONS

3.Here Comes My Baby - THE SMITH

4.Zero Ambition - BACK BEAT ROMEOS

5.Laid On A Plate - MARK ANDREW & THE GENTS

6.101 Damn-Nations - SCARLET PARTY

7.Cry A Little - THE CHICAYNES

8.You've Never Heard Anything Like This - THE FRESHMEN

9.The Beat Is Back - THE FIRST STEPS

10.Language School - THE TOURS

11.I Can Detect For You 1.000.000 Miles - ANDY ARTHURS

12.Love Letter - THE STEP

13.Rock'N'Roll Radio - THE YOUNG ONES

14.Shape Of Things To Come - THE HEADBOYS

15.Johnny B. Rotten - THE MONKS

16.I Can't Wait - THE JOLT

17.When The Tanks Rolled Over Polland Again - AUTOMATICS

18.(I Wanna Be A) Policeman - THE CHEATERS

19.Audio, Audio - THE CLASSICS

20.10% Will Do - HEROES

21.Ambition - TV 21

22.Nervous Breakdown - WHITE HEAT

23.Girls In Action - THE INVADERS

24.Hotel Carabineros - THE SECRET

- Great Thx to Reinhard -

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SYDKRAFT - s/t LP 1979

Next request now: Before Sydkraft release their only album they shot the 7Inch Surfway 1978 as small tidbit out and both tracks decorate the album with eleven more lost nuggets and the range goes from powerpop to reggae and snotty punkrock numbers. Not the typical KBD style, rather highly variable and I must confess a few fillers are also there but that's okay. I guess the band's lifetime was short and not represented on compilations, that says a lot. Massproduktion changed this 2015 with the ingenious Vägra Raggarna Benzin Vol.3 & 4 records and both have a lot more to offer from the Swedish province. Not a bad record, but even no burner.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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COCKS IN STAINED SATIN - Tune In Turn On...Drop Out 1989

Time for a few requests and I know, I'm late. First the last album, via 1st Records, by my favorite Frankfurter Cocks In Stained Satin and this one is full of fourteen melodious funny bubble gums, I can tell they were very popular in the 80s with their sympathetic performances. I will not write much because all albums available on wdthtc and so you don't have to search long just click TUNE IN and enjoy all Cocks nuggets, infos + links. I just want to mention that they have wrongly earned too little attention. Well, just stay as insider and it doesn't always have to be well-known.

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THE EARS - Leap For Lunch 7'' 1980

Debut self-released 7Inch by this Melbourne four piece: Sam (vocals), Michael (guitars), Cathy (bass) and Charles (drums), The Ears are born 1979 and this is a nice new wave record with two decent goodies. Bandcamp says: The legendary Melbourne post-punk band of the early 80s - on which the film 'Dogs in Space' was based (and in which lead singer Sam Sejavka was played by Michael Hutchence of INXS) have exhumed themselves from an early grave and are realising their frightening potential for madness, whimsy and mind-destroying rock. The Ears were a prominent band in Austalia’s seminal underground scene of the late seventies/early eighties. They are represented on a couple of compilations I unfortunately don't know, sounds good to you?

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