STORMBRINGER - LSD 7'' 1982

More rare sound follows with Stormbringer from Linz and the band consisted of Walter (vocals/bass), Michael (guitar/keys), Rudi (guitar), Jonny (drums) and this is their lone record on Intervox Records and we have two solid rockin' goodies. I used the flip for the essential Bloodstains Across Austria compilation, where LSD would also have found space, but now right here. I guess the band disbanded shortly after release and weren't further musically active, like many others. Well, some treasures sleeping long before they are discovered.

- Great Thx to Reinhard -

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DISCHARGE & THE FILTH - Anytown/Freedom EP 1980

Rare EP (500 copies) on Go Round Records with two English combos. Discharge were formed late 1978 by Gary (vocals/guitar), Bri (guitar), Dave (bass), John (drums) in Middlesbrough (not to be confused with the punx from Stoke-On-Trent) and these both tunes are their only recordings. About The Filth is not much known, the band consisted of Kevin (vocals), Niggsi (guitar), Mich (bass), Martin (drums) and it exists an unofficial compilation called Blue Law on Retro Records with twenty shots which is hard to get, with demos and rare live recordings, I guess. More infos about this release on Bored Teenagers and Discharge made it on first release of this series. Charming and very interesting minimalist work of art.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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XUTOS & PONTAPÉS - Sémen 7'' 1981

Nice debut single on Rotação by Xutos & Pontapés with two solid numbers. A bit info from their home: More than three decades after start-up, Xutos & Pontapés are the emblem of what rock & roll means in Portuguese, by Portuguese, to Portuguese. Owners of a collection of classics that would make many bands gnaw at envy. True “stage animals” who live for the concert party that cement their indestructible connection with an ever-present audience, X's arms crossed celebrating the longest life of a rock career in this planted seaside corner. Two guitars to open, one drum to beat, the bass to pulse, 1-2-3-4, three basic chords, and the unbridled running of the horse. It's been this way for 37 years and will continue to be so as long as Tim, Zé Pedro, Kalú, João Cabeleira and Gui continue to believe in the power of rock'n'roll, the energy of being on stage and sharing these songs with the band. audience that made them hymns. The Xutos remain the rock'n'roll locomotive that drags crowds. Whole generations, parents and children, together celebrating songs that are already part of our history. Of our life. For all this, 37 years of Xutos - which were celebrated on January 13 - is work! And it is a work that will continue to be marked with the party that thirtyseven years running “from Bragança to Lisbon” deserve! Enjoy their second Toca E Foge as well.

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ADOLESCENTS - s/t LP 1981

One of my favorite records is the debut by Fullerton's Adolescents on Frontier Records, also known as The Blue Album due to its cover design. Recorded after guitarist Rikk Agnew and drummer Casey Royer joined the band, it features several songs written for their prior group, the Detours, including "Kids Of The Black Hole" and "Amoeba", which became two of the Adolescents' most well-known songs. Adolescents was one of the first hardcore punk albums to be widely distributed throughout the United States, and became one of the best-selling California hardcore albums of its time. The band never toured in support of it, and broke up four months after its release. The Blue Album lineup of Rikk, Casey, guitarist Frank Agnew, bassist Steve Soto and singer Tony Cadena reunited several times in subsequent years, but only for brief periods. This is Weird System version with the Welcome To Reality EP as bonus. There's lots of information, reviews about the slab in the net so I save more words except: a damn must!

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DAGEN D - Mitt Kompani 7'' 1981

From Umeå, east Sweden comes this short-lived band and they released their only 7'' on Fest Records and if you look at the great cover that alone should make you curious. Two amazing songs in native language plus the excellent guitars push their sound, which is fat produced, out of your house so that everyone who passes your window has the urge to give you some money, his wife or share a drink with you. The lightly swinging rhythms attracts every slaughter, who didn't slip off his personality. I can only speak for myself, hahaha.... - And once again, I can't telling much about the band. Why? No info at all and I can't force one out of my ass. It doesn't matter, the music is brilliant and if you understand (or not) a damn swedish word, you will be certainly excited. A click to Vägra Raggarna Benzin - Punk Från Provinserna 1978-1982 Vol.3 & 4 is definitely inevitable. Respect!

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V/A - Bremen Under Cover 1989

With a warm Grog to my left now another compilation with bands from Bremen on Strange Ways Records and it's the second cities focal point after Musik Aus Bremen but here with mostly combos that are all unknown to me with not much punk on it but with cool stuff. Highlight certainly track # 4 which is a hymn of German pop culture by the pioneers of electropop and everyone knows, punk or not. Something different for the ears and definitely not painful. Comes with infos about all songs/bands. Nice one!

1.You Don't Own Me - BILLY MOFFET'S PLAYBOY CLUB 

2.Take It As It Comes - THE VEE-JAYS

3.(I'd Go The) Whole Wide World - ROMEOS

4.The Model - 5 BLONDE SCHWESTERN

5.It'll All End Up In Tears - THE JUNKIES

6.Moon Over Bourbon Street - THE TEARLESS BEHEADED

7.Theme From Batman (Speed Version) - THE PACHINKO FAKE

8.12 X U - HARALD HEADBANG

9.What Goes On - DRELLA'S DREAM DROPS

10.Heya - THE PERC MEETS THE HIDDEN GENTLEMAN

11.Groovin' - BALLROOM STOMPERS

12.Give Him A Great Big Kiss - KALASHNIKOVAS

13.Buffalo Stance - THE SCRAPS

14.(S)he Cracked - DER HERR KAM ÜBER SIE

15.We Will Rock You - SPIKE & THE SWEETHEARTS

16.Rain - LUNATIC GRIN

17.Never Gonna Give You Up - DAS TRIBUNAL

18.San Francisco - BAD LADIES & THE WILD LOVERS

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V/A - Bad Teeth #3: U.K. Mod & Modpunk 1977-1982

Weekend is near and be ready for the next round Bad Teeth, the first Volume was largely positive received by you and now be grateful for #3 with twenty eight more rare pieces from the early days. I'm always pleased with such marvelous selfmade compilations, because there is a lot to discover on the one hand and on the other, I appreciate the hard work that goes into it and I know how much time it takes. The detectives of Hyped 2 Death have done again first-class work and, with a bit of luck, you'll get one of those rare releases and share them with us. A splendid start into Friday is guaranteed!

1.Murder Mystery - TEARJERKERS

2.Magic Roundabout - THE STIFFS

3.Money (That's Your Problem) - TONIGHT

4.Mistakes - THE SEIZE

5.I Don't Want My Heart To Rule My Head - SOCIAL SECURITY

6.Countdown - STINGRAYS

7.Ways & Means - SEVEN MINUTES

8.Out On The Town - THE SQUIBS

9.Amuse Yourself - STRANGE MOMENTS

10.Standard English - THE STIFFS

11.Against The World - THREE IMAGINARY BOYS

12.I'll Never Win - TEENBEATS

13.Party Clothes - SUBS

14.Yesterdays's Dream - THE VEKTORS

15.Steady With You - SALFORD JETS

16.I Believe - THE VIP's

17.Up To You - THE STOAT

18.Bad Connection - SQUARE PEG

19.Crazy Today - UXB

20.Office Girl - THE STOAT

21.Playing With Fire - TV 21

22.Friends - THE ZIPPS

23.Sunday's Mood - SHARP

24.Foreign Girls - TOURS

25.Right Way Home - X-DREAMISTS

26.Skateboarding In The U.K. - THE RIVALS

27.If I Could Stop Being A Boy - SQUARES

28.Debbie Jones - SQUIRE

- Big Thx to Mark -

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REVENGE 88 - Thousand Years From You 7'' 1982

Here's the second 7inch on J.D.M. Records from Revenge 88, punx founded in Oostende and they made in the early 80s two great singles and it took until 2002 in which a new lifesign of the band, again as 7Inch, was born. I like their first record Alone much better because more punk and more power, not for nothing on many compilations chosen, while here are more wave elements flowing in but still audible. Underground rock has a name, Revenge 88! Back to Liège...

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AKUTT INNLEGGELSE - Echoes From The Asylum EP 1983

Akutt Innleggelse from Fjellstrand started off as a noisy punk outfit in the early 80's,  featuring adolescents Thomas & Bengt (aged approximately 13 or 14) and their friends Rolf and Espen (only slighty older). Their first trip to the studio, in 1983, yielded the Echoes From The Asylum EP, released on Thomas' newly-formed Straightjacket label. After replacing Espen and adding Bjørn on vocals, the band headed in a more "hardcore"-sounding direction. An April '84 session produced a nine-song demo; several tracks from this ended up on various international compilations. In 1985, the band called it quits. Thomas (aka Happy-Tom) and Bengt (aka Bingo) went on to play in Turbonegro. (Thanks to Bård) A raw, mid-tempo three-track EP from Norway. On their first vinyl release, Akutt Innleggelse displays a primitive, amateurish punk attack. It kind of slouches along without noteworthy choruses, but the lyrics are good and the guitar lead in "Superstjerne" is awkward enough to be really cool. -Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rocknroll #16, August 1984) - On numerous compilations to guest, great stuff!

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MUFF POTTER - Auf Wiedersehen 7'' 2009

Don't be afraid, this is not a farewell even if the single is called 'Auf Wiedersehen'. It's the last slab from Muff Potter and the song is a cover from EA80 which is immortalized on their third album Mehr Schreie, and was played on their gigs mostly as exit. A pointed song that the Boxis already recorded in the 90's and released as split 7Inch on Blackbox. The boys from Rheine do it decent as well and on the flip is a quiet hitherto unpublished bonbon, Huck's Plattenkiste edition of 1000 copies.

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