понедельник, 15 декабря 2014 г.

HOLLYWOOD SQUARES - Hillside Strangler! [Restrangled] 2006


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Brilliant Re-release by the Italian label Rave-Up Records and I recommend to buy this record because this is real classic. Detailed information included and all brilliant recordings plus the B-side had live recordeds from the Whisky-a-Go-Go on May 13, 1978 in Los Angeles. Notes from the back cover: "The Hollywood Squares were an American band formed in Los Angeles/California in 1977. They are probably best known for their classic "Hillside Strangler". They broke new ground on the Southern California musical landscape, influencing punk and new wave bands for generations to follow. Guitarist Eddie Vincent and drummer Tad, having played together in various bands since the early seventies, found themselves in London after a gig in Switzerland during the famous punk summer of 1977. Enthusiastically responding to the energy and mayhem of the punk explosion, they were inspired, once back home in L.A., to form the power trio they dubbed the Hollywood Squares. In 1978 they released in a very limited edition on the trio's own Square Records label their first 7'', the issue quickly sold out and has since become a highly sought-after collectible. The single has reappeared in various bootleg incarnations over the years including the 1989 compilation album Killed By Death #1. Eddie's tongue-in-cheek lyric was torn from the headlines that kept a frightened Los Angeles in turmoil for months, and the single spawned a string of bootlegs and uncredited cover versions by punk wannabes that continues to this day. Although new songs were recorded, the group folded before their release. With little contemporary record-label interest or compensation for their work, by the end of summer 1979 the members had gone their separate ways." Only hits here, 24 minutes of explosive material, essential!!!!

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JACK & THE RIPPERS - A Wonderful Piece Of Punk Rock 1997


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Jack & The Rippers were one of the first punk bands in Switzerland, based in Geneva, which has at that time an equally vibrant punk scene such as Zurich. Most important members of the band were the brothers John (vocals) and Francois (guitar) Seilern, Englishman with Austrian blood which that occurs from the work of their parents were aground in Switzerland. Their mischief drove the Rippers although only for about 8 months (October 77 - June 78), and therefore the release of their first single experienced no longer as a band. Musically the band can be describe as brilliant power punk with strong English strike on the right track. Their only 7inch was released 1979 on Another Swiss Label in a small edition, 500 copies or so, and is for me one of the best swiss punk records all the time, (the original 7” single is now very hard to find.) 'No Desire' is a hymn, a short ecstasy with great lyrics. I could record the song on every compilation, totally addictive stuff! They recorded a 2nd 7inch 'Don't Pretend' but it was never released, first 2003 from Fan Club Company in limited edition of 500 published. Loud, Proud & Punk Records recognized the genius of this band and released this LP with all their early recordings, 2004 Dirty Faces comes with another compilation with two more songs. After the end of the band the Seilern brothers founded relatively quickly a new band with their bassist Babine and 2 members of another Geneva punk band (The Bastards) called the Zero Heroes. The sound was almost as significant to the English power pop with influences of ska elements, they released two albums. So enjoy this wonderful piece of punk rock!!!!

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среда, 3 декабря 2014 г.

Stockholm Monsters - Alma Mater...Plus (1984, remastered 2002)


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Debut album reissue's with bonus tracks of the Manchester's post-punk/indie-pop band Stockholm Monsters. Produced by Peter Hook of New Order, it was described by Allmusic as "a terribly satisfying record that was all but ignored at the time of its release but sounds absolutely prescient in hindsight". Several EPs and singles followed, including "How Corrupt is Rough Trade?", a cryptic attack on Factory's then distributor, which reached number 47 on the UK indie chart, and the Peter Hook-produced "Partyline", before the band split up in 1987.

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Stockholm Monsters - All At Ones (Singles 1981-87) (2002)


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The complete singles collection by Manchester's post-punk/indie-pop band Stockholm Monsters.

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Crispy Ambulance - The Plateau Phase (1982)


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Crispy Ambulance were an English post-punk band, formed in Manchester in late 1977 by Alan Hempsall (vocals), Keith Darbyshire (bass), Gary Madeley (drums) and Robert Davenport (guitar). They had been inspired by the Sex Pistols' second gig in the Lesser Free Trade Hall and the bands Magazine and Hawkwind.

Excellent post punk album by this Manchester band. Crispy Ambulance started in 1977 as a two-man outfit but adding Keith Darbyshire and Gary Madeley to the line-up in 1978. During their first five years they recorded sessions for local and national radio and released several records on Factory, Factory Benelux and Aural Assault. They toured in the UK and Europe, both as headline act and as support to Joy Division, Killing Joke and Section 25. The Plateau Phase was released on vinyl by Factory Benelux (FBN 12) in 1982.

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A Witness - I am John's Pancreas (1986)


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Imagine Factory Records post-punk mixed with Big Black-esque noise rock and you’re pretty close to this album. Dirty, gritty and mad but refined! Unknown classic!

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APB - Something To Believe In LP (1985) (compilation of singles 81-85)


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Before they completed their debut LP, Scotland's APB first issued a singles compilation, 1985's Something to Believe In. Straying into the territory of jerky indie structures popularized by bands like Wire, APB would emphasize their peculiarities underneath a pop template, fashioning short, tight guitar riffs in the middle of songs which could've been sung by Debbie Harry if given the right production. But the band's sub-funk Scottish rock wore thin as a prolonged collection of singles.

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