TŘI SESTRY - Na Kovárně To Je Nářez 1990

An interesting record is the debut of Tři Sestry (Three Sisters), a combo from Prague and the origins of the band are uncertain, as most members were still in high school when the ensemble began to coalesce. Some of their later material has fallen into a more general rock genre, and they have also dabbled in Hardcore/Punk. They are one of the most popular bands in this country and have played @ the Masters Of Rock Festival in 2005 & 2011. In 1985, a few friends who had previously played in the band Spálená Tlumivka created their own group and named it Tři Sestry. The name was invented by Jiří "Hadr" Brábník, the band's original drummer. The band's initial lineup consisted of Jiří Brábník, Tomáš "Sup" Karásek (harmonica), Petr "Dachau" Jírovec (guitar), and Tomáš Doležal (bass). Not long after, three vocalists were added to the group: František Moravec, Simona "Síma" Bártová, and Petr "Bombur" Kratochvíl. Tři Sestry played their first official concert in the spring of 1986 @ Klub 001 in Strahov, a district of Prague. In the summer of 1986, vocalist Fanánek was seriously injured by a passing train, severing one of his legs (he now wears a prosthesis), and the band's performances were interrupted. In 1987, vocalists Síma & Bombur left the band and Luděk "Nikotýn" Pallat joined on guitar. They performed with two guitarists for a while but eventually Jírovec left. In January 1988, they recorded an album, which was released only in 1995, under the title Rarity. At the end of the 1980s, there were various personnel changes in the group, including several stints by guitarist František Sahula (a former member of Spálená Tlumivka, who left Tři Sestry in 2004 and was found murdered in 2008), who wrote some of the band's biggest hits". - Enough blah blah, this album has eighteen varied songs that are sometimes fast and melodic and consistently provide pleasant vibes.

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HAND GRENADES - Demo To London 7'' 1979

There are certainly hotter records than the one that follows up now, but somehow the slab impose itself and after listening to it several times, the choice fell on this inconspicuous combo. Once upon a time 1979 in New York, home base of the Hand Grenades, and the four piece consisted of Bob (vocals/guitar), Dave (guitars), Steve (bass), Jon (drums). And that is the artifact of their long lost D.I.Y. nugget; A little piece of action which features two obscure tracks from their only 7Inch which they self-released in an undetermined quantity with omitted information. This kept these recordings hard-to-find for years. Last Laugh Records did a little research and released this Munro in 2018 with two more songs in a filigree 12" format, listen. That's is folks!... but wait... I should mention that the flip was used for the mega-fucking-rare Killed By 7Inch #3 compilation. And now off to the weekend... 😸

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ELECTRONAZE - Waiting For... EP 1984

Electronaze was created for the first time 1979 in Hem (suburb of Roubaix) by Mohamed "Luky" Metidji (guitar), Eric (bass) and Martin (drums). Rehearsals, galleys of all kinds and a few concerts including one in Lille 1982, with Jean-Marie Duchemin who came to lend a hand in singing after leaving the Bâtards (with Richard Cuvillier of SURPRISE). Luky: "...a crazy concert. In fact, we often went to Paris from 1979, to see the concerts, like those of the Clash, incredible, we were inspired by it a lot. I knew LSD." At the beginning of 1983, the second formation with the arrival of Nicolas Cailler (†) on vocals, Santino on bass, Eric on guitar & Martin on drums, replaced by Olivier Felix in October 1983 from the group 221 Bis Baker Street. After six months of rehearsal, a 5-track demo is recorded at G.R.A.V.E. by Herr Professor the guitarist of Killer Ethyl, who has already done that. Finally a 7Inch was born called Waiting For... and was published via the Belgian label Aaltrack Records.

In October 1984, in an interview for the fanzine Gratte-toi Le Cul T’Auras Des Verrues: “We put 2000 francs each for the EP & went to Belgium and we did it. We received a letter from Jello Biafra, he's telling us that our record was fucking great! For the concerts, we must have done about thirty, especially in Belgium and in the north of France”. The same year, we had our title "Just Wanna Be Myself" on the 1984: The First Sonic World War compilation from New Wave Records and comments on the insert: "Be Myself" was recorded and mixed live in our basement some time after receiving a letter from New Wave Records... and is the band's first track (which has been around for about five years) so it's normal that it's our first title on vinyl. Five years of getting high, of work, and of course a lot of problems but is it worth specifying. Might as well say that "Be Myself" concerns everyone, well those who still believe in it... ”. This title was therefore recorded before the EP but released after it, certainly due to the time to complete the track listing of the compilation (source:45vinylvidivici)

I guess, the band broke up in the mid 80's and this EP plus some Sampler contributions is all that's left of them, good stuff anyway.

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THE MONTYCOATS - You're Mistaken 7'' 1981

Four piece combo, probably from Amsterdam, called the Montycoats and they consisted of Jan (vocals/guitar), Guus (guitars), Simon (bass), Martin (drums) and this is a cool two-track cracker where the flip seems a bit tired. Nothin' much Info but SingSing Records made a re-release in 2009 where I pick a bit background: "Despite the several phony band names listed on the back sleeve, the Montycoats and Rotjoch were the only two bands to record for the Egmond subsidiary." This little label gave birth to a tape compilation called Gelanceerd Door Egmond also in 1981 with four bands who were probably all from the same town and the missing third song by the Montys' from that goodie is included in this bag, and your teeth are gnashing again after the weak b-side. Sometime after this single came the end and from then on they dedicated themselves to growing tulips, lived happily and carefree by the North Sea. - Great Polydor Record!

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ABGAS - 2x7'' 1981

Welcome to 2023, you came over safe and sound and a new year is ahead of us. The first post is a self-released double 7Inch by Abgas, a three piece from Switzerland and consisted of Gary Sinnlos (vocals/guitars), Bobo Ramoene (bass), Tomy Abschreck (drums) and whoever has this record is rich, haha... - Here we go with some basics: Abgas was founded in Kreuzlingen at the end of 1980 by Gary and Thommy. Thomas Leuch was the band's first bassist until spring 1981. All three members played musical instruments for the first time on the founding day. After seven days, the debut concert took place on New Year's Eve 1980 @ the Jägerkaserne in Konstanz with seven self-composed songs. In early 1981 their first demotape Greatest Hits was released. There were ten songs on it plus a live recording from a gig @ the youth center in Kreuzlingen on February 21st, 1981 on the b-side. The distribution was made by their own label Gefahrenzone Records. Abgas also appeared on the Kampf + Unrecht tape compilation, which was mainly distributed in Germany. In the spring of 1981, Bobo Ramoene joined the band as new bassist. Then the rare s/t double EP with songs such as 'Münsterlinge', 'Die Welt Ist Tot' and 'Kleines Mädchen' came out and is the bands first vinyl output with fourteen great low-fi goodies. Dozens of concerts in Switzerland and southern Germany followed. Stefan Tatendurst served as a temporary help at concerts when Bobo was absent. He replaced him shortly thereafter. The following year further concerts in Switzerland and a tour through Italy. Various live recordings were released on the label Schizoid Disaster (Bern) and on August 1st, the national holiday of Switzerland, Abgas produced and distributed the Anti-Sampler with seventeen bands from the Swiss underground scene.

As of 1983, the band stopped playing earlier songs. A new sound emerged with nameless and strange songs. Stage sets were created and from then on the band played naked and only painted with finger paints. Dozens of concerts were played in some larger halls such as the Rote Fabrik. The stage show became more and more spectacular. A June 1 live recording of two shows was self-released on cassette. In the next two years, the music repertoire was enlarged again. The cassette And I Wait (self-published) made it into the LP charts of the Tagesanzeiger, which was created by Musicland, shortly after it was released. A few more concerts on Swiss soil followed before the band members fully engaged in their own art. Twenty-four years later, Abgas were back in the rehearsal room and working on new songs, which were presented live in August 2011... gehen wir es ruhig an und auf ein neues!

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V/A - Canada's Pissed Vol.2 2011

🍸 So folks, now the last post in 2022 and I have to say, for me it was an eventful year with many changes, new experiences, solid friendships and global catastrophes (which only shook me in passing because I know exactly how stupid people are, and believe me; I'm tired of taking this damn shit or keep worry about it), but all in all I am very satisfied with the year that is ending. A delicious menu will follow shortly and in all my bliss there is an unofficial treat that will take us across the atlantic to Canada and it's the second volume with angry Canadians and this bloody sucker is full of thirty splendid KBD rarities from 1977-1983, and this fucking Compilation pees an excellent yellow color in almost seventy-eight minutes (are there any champagne friends here?). - Dear followers, I hope you will be satisfied with what you have found here, a warm welcome to all newcomers and to all my friends/visitors:  a happy new year & see you in 2023! 🍸

1.Giddy - BATTERED WIVES

2.Over My Dead Body - THE CADS

3.Night In The City - THE ALLIES

4.Coho, Coho - ARSON

5.Telex Love - EXISTERS

6.Sailing To Hell - THE FITS

7.That's Right, Nothing's Left - REGULATORS

8.Teenage Rampage (Live) - THE SECRETS

9.Wild At The Beach - WAYOUTS

10.Help, Help, I'm Drowning - BOTE PEEPLE

11.Special School - CRASH KILLS FIVE

12.Wanna Get Around - THE INNOCENT

13.Mad At The World - OHM & THE SECRET SOURCES

14.Suicide - THE PEDESTRIANS

15.Don't Bother Me - YOUNG CANADIANS

16.Rebel Like Me - THE STATICS

17.I've Got Your Number - THE RAGE

18.I Broke Her Heart, She Broke My Arm - STARK NAKED & THE FLESHTONES

19.No Regrets - PLATINUM BLONDE

20.Who Wants Guns? - SWINDLED

21.Mr. Suburbanite - THE TERMINALS

22.She's A Dog - SIMPLY SAUCER

23.Suburban Addicts - RESULT

24.Upside Down - SLANDER

25.Cowboys Are Fags - DEMICS

26.Escape - THE PERKS

27.Thrills - CRASH 80'S

28.No Brains (Required) - SINNERS

29.Cyanide - 63 MONROE

30.Someday - GENERICS

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STRINDBERGS - Bibeln 1983

Interesting band (named after Swedish author August Strindberg) from Stockholm that create a nice New Wave sound with a guitar flashing here and there that also sounds punkie at times, but the most part the tracks stay true to the three-minute framework. At first I was a bit skeptical because of the cover and the band name, but when converting the files I became friends with them and even listened twice, you see... the stuff works. You need food: Strindberg's original members consisted of the former KSMB drummer Johan Johansson on guitar & vocals, the former the Moderns bassist Janne Borgh on vocals & bass and Johan Carlén on drums. The latter stopped after the recording of the album Bombpartyt to concentrate on art studies. He was replaced by Pär Lundström, who started playing with the band during its last tour. During Strindberg's short time, they managed to release three albums & three singles. The first album was though to be a live album from a concert @ the Ultra house in Stockholm but a mistake by the sound technician led to that nothing was recorded that day and the album Bibeln was instead recorded in studio. The mini-album Med Strindbergs Ur Tiden came about as a result of a couple of days of studio time when a new single was to be recorded, but instead the group had time to make a whole album. The sound on the album is simple and raw, and sounds more like the band could sound live. The last album, Bombpartyt, was recorded six months later. Hard tour life and private problems led a little later to the split of the band. There were two compilations released on CD: Strindbergs (1990) and Släktklenoder 82-84 (2005).

In 2009, the band reunited at the Peace & Love festival and on the roof of Kulturhuset together with the drummer from Hellacopters, Robert Eriksson. The gigs were so much fun that there were repeats in 2010 with two gigs @ Kulturhustaket and one @ Ögir in Köping, and 2011 with a gig again at Kulturhustaket. 2012 was the international year of Strindberg and the band then played a few exclusive gigs around Sweden, including at a sold-out Nalen in Stockholm and @ Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg. The line-up consisted of Johan Johansson, Janne Borgh and again drummer Robban Eriksson from Hellacopters. Since then, the band has repeatedly played single gigs with the same line-up.

I think, a nice record that is good for stress relief.

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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NORSKE GUTTER - Hvem Faaen Tror Du Du Er? 7'' 1980

Norske Gutter (Norwegian Boys) was a five piece and part of Oslo's underground scene in the Eighites and early Nineties. They played a solid mixture of Punk, Pop and Rock and their lyrics, which were in Norwegian, often had explicit content. The line up consisted of Stein (vocals), Johnny Yen (synth/piano/organ/vocals), Ståle (guitar), Ole (bass), Tom (drums) and they released in their lifespan four 7Inches on various labels. A bit info: The single's packaging and content were of a kind that the Kingdom of Norway had never seen before: nationally romantic motifs were homoerotically parodied on the cover, and the lyrics horrified puritans of all stripes. With the next release, "Madam Arthur"/"Jenny Jenny", a kick against double standards, and the third, "Gud Signe"/"Dans" (led to accusations of insulting majesty), playing live became increasingly less likely. But it was not due to a lack of musicality or pop quality, because the music critics praised the band, and the public bought the records - the first single's circulation of 1600 was e.g. sold out. After many years of silence, a new line-up was crafted in 1992, and the single "I Am The Eggman" came out, but without the same uproar that previous releases caused as far as the content was concerned. But the group's composition attracted a lot of attention in the press and the record also became Norske Gutter's biggest success in terms of sales, with around 2500 copies sold. (source: Norsk Pop & Rockleksikon) - Rarely represented on Compilations but on the first Anarki & Kaos: Norsk Punk 1979-1981 they were rightly included. Done, the last Friday post in 2022

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MANIACS - Chelsea 77 7'' 1977

Nothing new but damn cool and I'm stealing a bit basics from discogs: "Alan Lee Shaw (guitar, vocals) and Rod Latter (drums) came at the end of 1976 from Cambridge to London and founded alongside John "Twink" Alder and Dennis Stow (bass) the group the Rings. Following a few live gigs and one 7Inch "I Wanna Be Free" the group parted ways. Alan and Rod found via an add in Melody Maker the new bass player Robert Crash and the Manicas were found. The first concert was in France (Mont De Marsan Punk Festival) with The Clash, The Damned, and The Police on the same bill. In September 1977 the band recorded five songs, two of them made it to be released as the "Chelsea '77/Ain’t No Legend" 7Inch. In January 1978 the band split. The Maniacs were one of 1977’s original first flush Punk Rock bands in London signing to United Artist Records." Immortalized on numerous compilations and always welcome, not ordinary for a short-lived band.

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CRIMINAL SEX - Gangsters EP 1982

Criminal Sex were a four piece from Chesterfield and consisted of Pez (vocals), Bern (guitar), Sime (bass), Noz (drums) and their lone record was released via Flexi Tits Disc and this a damn cool stuff. Four brilliant old fashioned Eighties UK Punk smasher in less than seven minutes are being smashed out of here, and it's a shame there's only one fucking slab. The guys had potential and are rough and crazy in their own way. Intense and powerful and a real delight for any old school lover. On compilations they made it on an EP (Bloodsucker, '86) and three tapes. You see, the four are not hermits, but they aren't a busy musical ballet either. And when the pain was no longer bearable, the band was revived with a different formation as Criminal X and in 2017 the album Ernie Else Is A Police Informant followed, which received mostly positive feedback (read) and we will see how it goes on, enjoy!

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