Pissed Boys – Tschingahsa [LP] (1987, We Bite Records)

Pissed Boys were a punk rock band from Lübeck, Germany active in the 1980s. 'Tschingahsa' is pretty ordinary melodic punk and thrash, and though the lyrics are very strong, the music really comes across with the same emotional impact. This isn’t a bad album, just a not a pissed kick-in-the face. [SOURCE: MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL]

 

 

Label: We Bite Records – WB 013 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Germany 

Released: 1987 

Style: Punk, Anarcho-Punk

 

Tracklist:

Pissed Boys Side 

A1 Mc Donalds 

A2 Right Way To Live 

A3 Anders Sein 

A4 It's All In Your Hands 

A5 Feelings 

We Bite Side 

B1 Kartei 

B2 Vaterland 

B3 Willi 

B4 W.S.A.D.D. 

B5 The Revolution Sold Out 

B6 Eins Ist Sicher 

 

Notes:

Recorded in march 1987 at Panzerknackerstudio Lübeck. 

Track A2 and A5 were recorded live. 

 

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Onslaught – First Strike [7''] (1983, Complete Control)

 

Onslaught (not to be confused with the speed / thrash metal band of the same name) were a Punk Rock band from Hertfordshire formed by Simon (vocals), Matt (lead guitar), Adrian (guitar), Sam (bass) and Tom (drums). Their only EP, 'First Strike', contains slow-to-medium-tempo stuff with no special spunk. “State Control” has a great memorable chorus, but the sluggish drumming holds Onslaught back. [SOURCE: MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL]

 

 

Label: Complete Control – contrOL1, Complete Control – TROL1 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM 

Country: UK 

Released: 1983 

Style: Punk, Punk Rock, Anarcho-Punk

 

Tracklist:

A State Control 

B1 No More 

B2 First Strike 

 

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Null Set – New Job [12''] (1980, Null Records)

 

Null Set recorded their only EP under the auspices of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design between October and November, 1980. The four (Chris Cooper, Ron Dickie, Allan Scarth and Heather Ferguson) no doubt helped to kick start a nascent post-punk scene way out in the far-flung, though student-heavy, Halifax area. Much of the record treads those by now well-worn paths of quivering vocals, scratchy guitars and stop-start rhythms so common at the time. But for those looking for something a little farther out, the opener "Stripe", a mostly wacked-out drum and synth workout by Ferguson and Dickie, packs decades of fun into its brief (1:17) existence. That one is still amazing after all these years! And for those crate-diggers who are adding this to their lists, 'New Job' was pressed up in a relatively healthy run of 1000 copies. [SOURCE: CITIZEN FREAK]

 

 

Label: Null Records – PAR 12-128 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP 

Country: Canada 

Released: 1980 

Style: Art Rock, New Wave, Experimental, Post-Punk, Art Punk, Experimental Rock

 

Tracklist:

A1 Stripe 

A2 Teats De Nuit 

A3 Rubber Wings 

B1 Judgement Days 

B2 Etude For Triggered Wah 

 

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The Moodists – Double Life [12''] (1985, Red Flame)

The Moodists were a Melbourne, Australian post-punk band that formed in 1980, when Dave Graney, Clare Moore and Steve Miller of punk group Sputniks moved from Adelaide to Melbourne. They added bass player Chris Walsh and later added guitarist Mick Turner. After recording two singles and a six track EP for the Au Go Go label in Melbourne they relocated to London.

 
They then recorded the albums 'Thirstys Calling' (1984) and 'Double Life' (1985), a nice mix of Captain Beefheart with the post-punk of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The band supported Public Image Limited on their 1984 tour of Australia, along with punk band Box of Fish. They returned to Australia in 1985 for six months (Turner quit and reconvened his earlier group Fungus Brains; he would later form Dirty Three) and then travelled again to the UK. During this time they toured extensively through Northern Europe and also made a short tour of the United States. 

 

Label: Red Flame – RFM 44 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP 

Country: UK 

Released: 1985 

Style: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Punk Blues

 

Tracklist:

A1 Double Life 

A2 Enough Legs To Live On 

A3 Chevrolet Rise 

B1 That's How You'll Cry 

B2 Can't Lose Her 

B3 Six Dead Birds 

 

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Last Rough Cause / Anhrefn – Soft Lights & Loud Guitars (Part Two) ]LP] (1989, Released Emotions Records)

Originally formed in 1983 in England, Last Rough Cause has undergone a number of line up changes bringing us to the present day. The best way to describe the sound of the band is to say is it's foundation is built on melodic punk rock drawing influences from the early roots of the 76/77 scene right up to the current modern punk sound. 

Anhrefn (Welsh for "Disorder") were an influential punk rock band from Bangor, North Wales and formed in 1982, and initially sang only in Welsh. The band were not supported by Radio Cymru or Welsh-language TV channel S4C, beyond an occasional interview, and bassist Rhys Mwyn became known as an outspoken critic of the Welsh pop industry. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

 

Label: Released Emotions Records – REM 003 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: UK 

Released: 1989 

Style: Rock & Roll, Punk, Oi, Punk Rock

 

Tracklist:

A1 Last Rough Cause – The Great Divide 

A2 Last Rough Cause – Hey Lady 

A3 Last Rough Cause – Feel The Fear 

A4 Last Rough Cause – Locked Up 

A5 Last Rough Cause – War Stories 

A6 Last Rough Cause – Always Had It Easy 

A7 Last Rough Cause – Time To Think 

AA1 Anhrefn – Edrych Ar Y Rude Boys (An Old Classic) 

AA2 Anhrefn – Cornel (The Old Man Alone In The Corner) 

AA3 Anhrefn – Rhywle Yn Moscow (Love In Moscow) 

AA4 Anhrefn – Action Man (Your Country Needs You?) 

AA5 Anhrefn – Be Nesa '89 (Whatever Next?) 

AA6 Anhrefn – Bach Dy Ben (Rock Against The Rich) 

 

Notes:

[Side A] Recorded December 1988 

[Side AA] Recorded March 1989

 

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KeinMenscH! – Kein MenscH [7''] (1981, Tonträger 58 Hagen)

Kein MenscH was an underground band from the early 1980s from Hagen, Germany. They were also one of the first bands internationally to create new sounds with the Roland TR-808 drum computer and synthesizers such as the Korg MS-20 and Roland TB-303. The music of Kein MenscH combines garish synthesizer sounds with the innovative use of electric guitars. Alternating between punky riffs, harmonious melodies and experimental sounds, they recorded a wide variety of songs about human strengths and weaknesses and deal with the social zeitgeist. Kein MenscH's first single, produced by Tom Dokoupil (The Wirtschaftswunder), was released in 1981 on the indie label Tonträger 58. The following single 'Süchtig' was released in 1982 on the major label Virgin. Tracks by the band were released in 1981 on the Neue Deutsche Welle sampler 'Alles aus Hagen', and in the 1982 TELDEC Records Sampler 'Neue Deutsche Unterhaltungsmusik (Rock In Deutschland, Vol. III)'. [SOURCE: LAST.FM]

 

 

Label: Tonträger 58 Hagen – 58 - 002, Tonträger 58 Hagen – 58 -002, Tonträger 58 Hagen – -002 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM 

Country: Germany 

Released: 1981 

Style: Punk, Synth-pop, New Wave, Minimal Synth, Neue Deutsche Welle

 

Tracklist:

A Kein MenscH 5:12 

B1 Wir Sind Erzogen 2:31 

B2 Du Tom 1:12 

 

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Jus Dorange – At Night [7''] (1983, Trouble Records)

Jus Dorange was a Minimal Wave duo formed in Belgium by Dries Decocker (Durango & The Wall, The Misz, Absent Music) and Frank Decru. They only released this 7'' single on their own Trouble Records imprint.

 

 

Label: Trouble Records – J.D. 501 

Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, Stereo 

Country: Belgium 

Released: Feb 1983 

Style: Synth-pop, Goth Rock, New Wave, Coldwave

 

Tracklist:

A At Night 4:26 

B Watching (For A Cup Of Tea) 3:50 

 

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Ism – I Think I Love You! [7''] (1983, S.I.N. Records)

 

Good comedic punk hardcore by Ism, from Bayside, Queens, N.Y.C. Band was originally a concept by manager and producer Bob Sallese and fronted by the enigmatic and classically trained pianist Jism. Ism's 1983 full-length debut 'A Diet For The Worms', originally available in a limited release by S.I.N. Records, dominated college radio and the CMJ radio charts while the group popularized their new brand of hardcore punk at venues like CBGB, City Gardens and A7 alongside the likes of The Ramones and Black Flag.

 

 

Label: S.I.N. Records – SJ-003 

Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM 

Country: US 

Released: 1983 

Style: Punk, Punk Rock, Hardcore Punk

 

Tracklist:

A I Think I Love You 2:03 

B A7 2:57

 

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Holiday – Hello [12''] (1987, Nightshade Vinyl)

Before leading the cranky / sweet Magnapop through an ambitious release schedule in the '90 and '00, Linda Hopper partnered with Lynn Blakely in a Washington DC outfit dubbed Holiday. 'Hello', a lovely 1987 EP, blurs the lines between perky and melancholy in a way that recalls Let's Active debut. By the way, Hopper was in an earlier band called Oh-OK, based out of Athens which inlcuded not only Matthew Sweet but also Linda Stipe, who was the sister of Michael Stipe.

 

 

Label: Nightshade Vinyl – NS-8701 

Format: Vinyl, 12", EP 

Country: US 

Released: 1987 

Style: Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock 

 

Tracklist:

A1 John Buffalo 

A2 At The Movies 

B1 Change 

B2 Ingrid 

B3 Problem To Problem 

 

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Geisterfahrer – Topal [LP] (1983, Konkurrenz Schallplatten)

Geisterfahrer is a dark wave band from Hamburg that was founded in 1979 by Michael Ruff (vocals), Matthias Schuster (guitar, synthesizer, vocals), Hans Keller (violin, synthesizer, bass) and Holger Hiller (synthesizer). Supported by a drum machine, the group had one of their first appearances at the Hamburg "Into the Future" festival, where they provoked the hardcore punks there with improvised electrical noise so much that they were switched off during the gig. Holger Hiller left shortly afterwards to form Palais Schaumburg. Jürgen Weiss (drums, bass) joined the band as a replacement.

 
Geisterfahrer was the first band to release a single for Alfred Hilsberg's record label ZickZack Records. However, the EP 'Geisterfahrer' was inferior due to the lack of studio technology, so that the group was the first German new wave band to sign a contract with a major label. The debut LP 'Schatten Voraus' was released in 1980. With lyrics by singer Michael Ruff about scarlet fever and plague crosses, as well as a musical mixture of cold wave, gothic rock and medieval moments, Geisterfahrer steered into the dark wave environment and stylistically anticipated the Neue Deutsche Todeskunst. In 1980 they were pretty lonely with this kind of music.

 
A short later, Hans Keller left to work as a music journalist in New York. Shrinking into a trio, the follow-up LP 'Fest Der Vielen Sinne' turned out to be much more rock. The group now focused more on the dark wave sound a la Joy Division and Bauhaus. With "Himmel Auf Erden" there was even a smaller hit that found its way onto various NDW samplers. After various live concerts, the next LP 'Topal' was released in 1983, which was again produced independently of the industry in its own GF studio, but did not match the success of the previous records. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]

 

 

Label: Konkurrenz Schallplatten – KON 15, 0647 160 

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Country: Germany 

Released: 1983 

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk, Neue Deutsche Welle

 

Tracklist:

A1 Siebzehn Jahre 4:09 

A2 Macht Euch Bereit 3:43 

A3 Wiegenlied 3:55 

A4 Jetzt Oder Nie! 4:15 

A5 Drei Wilde Winter 3:40 

B1 Der Totmacher 4:42 

B2 Neue Liebe 3:50 

B3 Annas Mutter 3:08 

B4 Topal 6:32 

 

Notes:

Track A4 recorded live in Stockholm in 1982. 

 

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