Fingerprintz – The Very Dab [LP] (1979, Virgin)

This is the most "punk"-like recording the 'Printz ever made, and its rough-hewn charm is immediately engaging. The songs, however, are not all light and happy pop songs, and that gives the record an extra edge. O'Neill and Burns's guitars are aggressive and intrusive (that's a compliment), and this record was one of the great left-field (and now long-forgotten) surprises of the late '70s. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC] 

Label: Virgin ‎– V 2119 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: UK, Canada, Portugal, Netherlands, US, Australia, Germany

Released: 1979 

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk 

Tracklist: 

A1 Close Circuit Connection 2:55 

A2 Fingerprince 3:07 

A3 Wet Job 3:55 

A4 Punchy Judy 1:45 

A5 Temperamental 2:07 

A6 2 A T 3:43 

B1 Hey Mr. Smith 2:43 

B2 Tough Luck 2:47 

B3 Invisible Seams 4:33 

B4 On The Hop 1:41 

B5 Beam Me Up Scotty 5:18 

Credits:

Bass, Vocals – Kenny Alton 

Drums – Bob Shilling 

Guitar, Vocals – Cha Burnz, Jimme O'Neill 

Producer – Fingerprintz 

Saxophone – Paul Ryan 

Songwriter – Jimme 

Other Versions:

'Fingerprintz' ‎(Cass, Album) - Virgin TCV 2119 - Canada 1979 

'The Very Dab' ‎(LP, Album) - Virgin VV 33.037 Y - Portugal 1979 

'The Very Dab' ‎(LP, Album) - Virgin, Ariola Benelux 201.048 - Netherlands 1979 

'The Very Dab' ‎(LP, Album) - Virgin International VI 2119 - US 1979 

'The Very Dab' ‎(LP, Album) - Virgin L 37169 - Australia 1979 

'The Very Dab' ‎(LP, Album) - Virgin, Virgin 201 048, 201 048-270 - Germany 1979 

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Episodio ‎– Luces De Ciudad [12''] (1983, MR)

Minor band formed Enrique Sequero (vocals), Ricardo Chirinos (guitar and vocals), José Marín (bass) and Antonio Valero (drums). They release a Mini-Lp for MR/Ariola, in 1983, titled 'Luces de Ciudad' recorded at the Trak studios between the 15th and 25th of November 1982, all tracks composed by Enrique Sequero except "Isabel", which is a Chris Spedding cover, and "Luces de Ciudad", by Ricardo Chirinos. Afterwards Chirinos was the singing voice of the sucessful Pistones.[SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80] 

Label: MR ‎– MH 205 118 

Format: Vinyl, 12", Mini-Album 

Country: Spain 

Released: 1983 

Style: New Wave 

Tracklist:

A1 Sobre El Mar 

A2 Esto Es El Fin 

A3 Isabel 

B1 Volverte A Conocer 

B2 De Vuelta A Casa 

B3 Luces De Ciudad 

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DC-P ‎– Bettan [7''] (Konduktör Rekords, 1985)

DC-Pöbeln (or sometimes Dagcenterpöbeln, or the shorter DC-P) was concieved in the Swedish city of Örebro by "Guggi" & "17" in the fine year of 1982 as a piece of confusing grafitti. Tommy Olson being "Guggi". As for "17", it feels like a bit of an outing to reveal his identity as he is now a famous adult oriented rock-producer with a great appetite for cholesterol, but what the heck; he was christened Johan Kugelberg by his parents. That´s the line-up really, apart from them there were no "members" as such; merely collaborators and people who happened to own synthesizers and stuff. People unlucky enough to cross their path. More a concept than a band; which is common now, but from where they came unheard of then. DC-Pöbeln played live twice, and it is symptomatic that the only person present on stage on both occassions was a rather distant relation who performed some wacko kind of rituals without ever being asked. Johan was on stage on the first event, and Tommy Olson on the other. (Oddly enough, both concerts took place in museums) And "17" is not present on the recording of 'Bettan' (though he assembled the material that appears on the b-side). [SOURCE: THE X FILES] 

Label: Konduktör Rekords ‎– KR 9 

Format: Vinyl, 7", Single 

Country: Sweden 

Released: 1985 

Genre: Electronic 

Style: Synth-pop, Experimental 

Tracklist:

A1 Message From The Temple 

A2 Bettan Står I Baren, Baren Är Mitt Mål, Bettan Är Baren 

B1 Dödgrävaren 

Notes:

First 42 copies were numbered and came with a piece of the Come - Come 1 7" (Come Organisation) record from 1979. 

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Car Crash Set ‎– No Accident [LP] (Reaction, 1984)

Car Crash Set were a leading New Zealand band in the mid 80s pioneering 'electronic' music that was in many respects ahead of their time. The band founding members consisted of Nigel Russell ex-Spelling Mistakes / Danse Macabre, Dave Bulog and Trevor Reekie. Taking their influences from New Order, Suicide and DAF, the band employed cutting edge electronic sounds, guitar overdrive and feedback. The band has released several singles, as well as one album and EP remixed and produced by John Fryer from Blackwing Studios / Mute fame. The band has also tour extensively as well as playing several key supports for the likes of OMD, Shriekback and Hunters and Collectors. They disbanded in the early 90s with members going on to become The Greg Johnson Set. [SOURCE: NEW ZEALAND MUSICIANS AND BANDS] 

Label: Reaction Records ‎– REAL 021 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: New Zealand 

Released: 1984 

Genre: Electronic 

Style: Synth-pop 

Tracklist:

A1 Justice 

A2 Those Days 

A3 Breakdown 

A4 Heart Of Stone 

B1 Scarred 

B2 No Accident 

B3 Sax Appeal 

B4 Your Eyes 

Credits:

Backing Vocals – Sharon Tuapawa 

Bass [Mr Thumb] – Ryan Monga 

Engineer – Tim Field 

Guitar – Trevor Reekie 

Percussion – Henry Downes 

Producer – Trevor Reekie 

Saxophone – Ian Gordon 

Synthesizer, Drum Programming – David Bulog 

Synthesizer, Vocals, Percussion – Nigel Russell 

Timbales, Cymbal, Drums [Snare] – Roddy Carlson 

Written-By – Bulog, Russell 

Other Versions:

'No Accident' ‎(Cass, Album) - Reaction Records REAC 021 - New Zealand 1984 

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Barkmarket ‎– 1-800-Godhouse [LP] (1988, Purge/Sound League)

An intriguing blend of heavy rock, punk dynamics, and occasional forays into sonic freak-outs somewhere between Sonic Youth and the early Butthole Surfers, New York art grunge trio Barkmarket can at times be frustratingly difficult to pin down, but their best work has a noisy, rattling power. Singer / guitarist David Sardy, bassist John Nowlin, and excellently named drummer Rock Savage joined forces in 1987, promptly issuing the self-released demo '1-800-Godhouse' the following year. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC] 

Label: Purge/Sound League ‎– PURGE 025 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: US, Germany

Released: 1988 

Style: Alternative Rock, Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore

Tracklist:

A1 Poverty 5:32 

A2 Salvation 5:07 

A3 Sonny (Don't You Know) 3:38 

A4 The Executive 6:24 

B1 Ten Convictions 5:59 

B2 Home 4:43 

B3 Clapdance 3:54 

B4 Mercenaries (Ready For War) 3:35 

B5 Tongue In Ground 6:10 

Notes: 

Recorded at Market Sounds 4-tk. Studio, Brooklyn, NY, USA, except track B3: recorded live @ The Mechanics Temple, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Track B5 is an 'endless' track as the sound runs into the runout groove. 

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A.C. Temple ‎– Blowtorch [CD] (Blast First, Furthur, 1990)

Formed in Sheffield in 1985, A.C. Temple were a powerful UK counterpart to the abrasive experimental guitar bands coming out of the USA around the same time. Early vocalist Dave Giles soon took a back seat to Jane Bromley but remained a co-lyricist to the band throughout their career. However, it was the classic line-up of Bromley, Noel Kilbride, Neil Woodward, Andy Hartley and Jayne Waterfall who recorded their seminal 'Blowtorch' LP and a session for John Peel on Radio 1 in 1987. Critics made favourable comparisons to Sonic Youth and Big Black (Kilbride, in fact, had acted as Big Black's driver for their final UK tour and is one of the named recipient's on Shellac's 'Futurist' LP) but the swirling intertwined guitars and extreme down-tuned bass, combined with Bromley's sonorous vocals and Waterfall's thunderous drumming, were distinctively theirs. [SOURCE: DISCOGS] 

Label: Blast First ‎– FU6 CD, Furthur ‎– FU6 CD 

Format: CD, Album 

Country: UK 

Released: 01 Jan 1990 

Genre: Rock 

Style: Alternative Rock, Post Rock, Experimental 

Tracklist:

Blowtorch 

1 Mincemeat 4:02 

2 Yield 3:32 

3 I Dream Of Fraud 4:43 

4 American 4:27 

5 Weekend 6:46 

6 Sheikh 3:31 

7 Chinese Burn 4:02 

8 Shimmer Queen 5:36 

9 Hank 4:44 

10 Armache 1:57 

Songs Of Praise 

11 Ulterior 3:58 

12 Make Mine Music 4:01 

13 A Motel In Kansas 4:56 

14 Fear No More The Heat Of The Sun 6:56 

15 All Hail Discordia 4:01 

16 90 Seconds 1:24 

17 Slide Mantra 3:28 

Notes:

Includes 'Songs Of Praise' 6-Track Mini Album. 

'Blowtorch': 

Recorded at FON, Sheffield, January 1988. 

Mixed at Blackwing, London March & April 1988. 

All tracks ©My Ears! My Ears! 1988 

'Songs Of Praise': 

Recorded at FON, Sheffield, December 1986. 

Sampling on 'Fear No More The Heat Of The Sun' taken from "Cure Self-Consciousness And Blushing" 

Other Versions:
'Blowtorch.' ‎(LP) - Furthur FU6LP - UK 1988 
'Blowtorch' ‎(Cass) - Blast First, Furthur FU6 C - UK 1990 
'Blowtorch' ‎(LP, Album) - Torso TORSO 33074 - Netherlands 1988 

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Etat Brut + 2 Tracks ‎– Steel [Cass] (No Date, Aeon)

Etat Brut is a pioneer industrial / noise band from Brussels that operated from 1979 until 1983. The duo (Phillippe x and Philippe X, today academic scientists) released a dozen of cassettes, various flyers and xeroxed booklets. Some collective concerts were organized at that time with Club Moral and Pseudo Code. Cassettes like 'Emissions 1' (1981) or 'Géométrie D'un Assassinat' (1982) were released on their own label, some others in collaboration with Danny Devos (Club Moral) or Jerry WX (2Tracks, Digital Dance). [SOURCE: LAST.FM] 

Label: Aeon ‎– none 

Format: Cassette, Album 

Country: US, Belgium

Style: Industrial 

Tracklist:

A1 L.D. 

A2 Arbeit 

A3 Acier (Steel) 

A4 Fevrier 83 

A5 Toxic Habit 

B1 Musique Pour Chambre A Gaz 

B2 Synapse 

B3 Totalitarism 

Other Versions:
'Acier' ‎(Cass, C60) - Etat Brut EB 13 - Belgium 1983 

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Various ‎– Street To Street Volume Two [LP] (1982, Open Eye Records)

Open Eye Records was a label founded by Mike Knowler aka Noddy Knowler, a Liverpool DJ starting at the age of 17 in 1969 mainly playing soul music, being an early exponent of house music in the UK. Between 1978 and 1985 also made his name as a recording engineer and record producer working with Pete Burns (Dead or Alive), Echo and the Bunnymen and OMD. 

Egypt For Now formed in 1980 by Yorkie and Mike Head (ex-The Dance Party), also featuring Paul Codman (ex-Mutants, Geisha Girls), Ken "Mossy" (The Pale Fountains, Shack), Tom "Jock" Whelan (The Pale Fountains, Shack). Systems were formed by John 'Strange' Hawkins (Vocals, Bass), later in This Island Earth, Kevin Chapman (Guitar), Tony Elson (Drums) and Mike Reed (Keyboards) . They released two 7” between 1980 and 1981. Chinese Religion released only a 7” in 1981, ‘My Motive’, in Per Chance Records.

Games were a pioneering three-piece synth-pop outfit, formed in 1980 and consisting of Brendan Coyle (synthesisers, percussion, vocals), Colin Hughes (synthesisers, percussion, organ, vocals) and Steve Knott (synthesisers, guitar, vocals), from Wirral, UK. The same year, they self-released their first 7" single 'First Law Of Games' followed by a contribution of the two tracks "Unrest In The Real World" and "The Song" to the 'Street To Street Volume Two' LP compilation on Liverpool's Open Eye Records in 1981. Then the band fell apart with Steve moving on under the Games moniker including new band members. Their 7" single 'Dance This Way / Love Canal' still saw its release in 1981. Brendan and Colin moved on as Zephyr In The Swamp, Brendan also played in Some Detergents, and Colin in Sense Of Vision. [SOURCE: DISCOGS] 

Label: Open Eye Records ‎– OE LP 502 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation 

Country: UK 

Released: 1981 

Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Experimental, Post-Punk, Minimal Wave

Tracklist:

A1 – Egypt For Now Days On Edge 

A2 – Cooling Towers The Thesis 

A3 – Systems Total Recall 

A4 – Chinese Religion Eden 

A5 – Games Unrest In The Real World 

B1 – Games The Song 

B2 – Systems Glare Of The Lights 

B3 – Cooling Towers Make This Day End Soon 

B4 – Egypt For Now Soldiers 

B5 – Chinese Religion Chambers 

Credits:

Design [Sleeve] – Alex Plain

Mastered By – Arun Chakraverty 

Producer – Noddy Knowler (tracks: A1 to A4, B2 to B5) 

Notes:

Mastered at Master Room, London. 

All tracks recorded four track at Open Eye Studio, Liverpool. 

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The Zulus - Down On The Floor [LP] (1989, Slash)

Boston, MA's The Zulus are often used to answering the trivia question, "Whatever happened to Human Sexual Response?" Zulus vocalist Larry Bangor and guitarist Rich Gilbert were founding members of Human Sexual Response, a demented post-punk group that existed from the late '70s to the early '80s. The group split up in 1982. Bangor, Gilbert, and drummer Malcolm Travis then formed The Zulus. The Zulus had a louder, more straightforward rock & roll sound than Human Sexual Response; their angst-laden, guitar-heavy tunes fit well on late-'80s college radio, helping to pave the way for grunge. The Zulus were signed to Slash and released their debut album, 'Down on the Floor', in 1988. 'Down on the Floor' was produced by Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü, one of the Zulus' obvious influences. In 1992, the band broke up. Travis then joined Mould in Sugar while Gilbert and bassist Rich Cortese formed Concussion Ensemble. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC] 

Label: Slash ‎– 1-25828
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave

Tracklist:
A1 Never Again 3:37
A2 The Desired Effect 3:48
A3 I Love This Life 3:29
A4 Back 3:52
A5 Big D 6:02
B1 Too Much 4:20
B2 Skinny Dip 3:18
B3 Kings In The Queen City 5:54
B4 Directly From Our Heart To Yours 3:54
B5 Gotta Have Faith 5:48

Credits:
Bass, Backing Vocals – Rich Cortese
Drums, Percussion – Malcolm Travis
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Rich Gilbert
Producer – Bob Mould
Vocals – Larry Bangor

Other Versions:
'Down On The Floor' ‎(CD, Album) -  Slash 9 25828-2 - US 1989
'Down On The Floor' ‎(Cass, Album) - Slash 92 58204 - Canada 1989
'Down On The Floor' ‎(Cass, Album, SR) - Slash 4-25828 - US 1989
'Down On The Floor' ‎(LP, Album) - Slash 92 58281 - Canada 1989

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Yeah Jazz ‎– Six Lane Ends [CD] (Vap, Cherry Red, 1988)

Hailing from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, and formed in 1986 by Kevin Head (vocals) and Chats (guitar), Yeah Jazz were completed by Stuart Ballantyne (bass) and Ian Hitchens (drums). Their attempt to fuse pop and folk while chronicling the sagas of everyday life in a west Midlands rural town gained an Independent Top 30 hit in 1986 with ‘This Is Not Love’. The addition of former Higsons saxophonist and guitarist Terry Edwards to the line-up and the transfer to the Cherry Red label strengthened the band’s sound. Edwards also lent his production talents to the first Yeah Jazz album. Despite encouraging reviews and positive audience reaction, their fortunes took a downward turn. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC] 

Label: Vap ‎– 85046-28, Cherry Red ‎– 85046-28 

Format: CD, Album 

Country: Japan 

Released: 1988 

Genre: Rock 

Style: Indie Rock 

Tracklist: 

1 Sharon 

2 Stones 

3 Lee Marvin 

4 All Of My Days 

5 Freeland 

6 Step Into The Light 

7 Heaven 

8 The Girl The Years Were Kind To 

9 Dirty Windows 

10 Make A Fist 

11 Stranger Than Fiction 

12 All The Stars 

13 This Is Not Love [Live] 

Notes: 

Licensed from Cherry Red Records. Track 13 isn't on the LP. 

Other Versions:

'Six Lane Ends' ‎(LP, Album) - Cherry Red BRED 82 - UK 1988 

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