The Rentals – I Got A Crush On You [7''] (1979, Beggars Banquet)

Jeff and Jane Hudson were two of the three original Rentals, Pseudo Carol was the third member. The Rentals formed in the fall of 1977 in Boston, and released their first single 'Gertrude Stein' b/w 'Low Rent' which were produced by Oedipus (former program director at WBCN, Boston). The Rentals opened for The Clash at the Harvard Sq. Theater on Feb. 16, 1979 (on the same bill with Bo Diddley). After moving to New York, they signed to Beggars'Banquet Records at Max's Kansas City in 1979 at four in the morning in their dressing room. They released the cult single, 'I Got A Crush On You', that charted in NME London 1980. [SOURCE: JEFF AND JANE] 

Label: Beggars Banquet ‎– BEG 24 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single 

Country: UK, US, Netherlands, Germany

Released: 1979 

Style: New Wave 

Tracklist:

A I Got A Crush On You 3:08 

B New York 3:02

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Patrullero Mancuso ‎– El Trabajo De Odiar [LP] (1991, Munster Records)

Although on the spine of the vinyl, the only format in which his first two lp's appeared, put that the title of the record is 'El Arte De Odiar', at the end is his "success" 'El Trabajo De Odiar', re-recorded for the occasion with an orgiastic addition of distortions and various noises, the one that takes the cat that got the cream. The sound was still as crappy as in their single since the LP was recorded again by Tele with a 4 tracks and mono, but their talent in devising unforgettable melodies along with impossible lyrics made them get the sympathy of much of the critics and the few -they did not make many copies of this album- who decided to buy it. 

The short and chusco-punk "(Hazte Un) Lifting" is barely out of tune in this album. It surprises the magnificent "Astral Crime" in which Eva sings the chorus...that catchy and obsessive "Viaje astral, asesino onírico / viaje onírico, crimen astral!" And their most luminous moments stand out in the media: the bittersweet "Canción De Amor", the melancholic "Oda A La Espera". But the real hidden jewel is "Rocas Abajo", a piece of beautiful pop goldsmithing with lyrics by Momonje and music by Murky, which is as moving as the first day and which revealed the potential that these young men from Villaviciosa de Odón could bring to light in the not too distant future. [SOURCE: TREMOLINA.NET] 

Label: Munster Records ‎– MR013 

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Country: Spain 

Released: 1991 

Style: Alternative Rock 

Tracklist:

A1 Canción De Amor 

A2 Duda 

A3 Ebria Tertulia 

A4 Hazte Un Lifting 

A5 El Trabajo De Odiar 

B1 Crimen Astral 

B2 Oda A La Espera 

B3 El Graduado 

B4 Rocas Abajo 

B5 Lola Tomillo 

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Opal – Early Recordings Volume 2 [CD, Unofficial] (No Date, Rough Trade)

Opal were an American rock band in the 1980s. They were part of the Paisley Underground musical style. The group formed in the mid-'80s under the name Clay Allison, featuring guitarist David Roback (previously of Rain Parade), bassist Kendra Smith (from Dream Syndicate) and drummer Keith Mitchell. After one single, they released the remaining Clay Allison tracks under the band's new name, Opal, on the 1984 'Fell from the Sun' EP. Another EP, 'Northern Line', followed in 1985. These EPs were later compiled and released as 'Early Recordings'. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

Label: Rough Trade – RTCD129B 

Format: CD, Compilation, Unofficial Release 

Country: UK 

Style: Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Paisley Underground, Dream Pop

Tracklist:

1 My Canyon Memory 5:00 

2 Sisters Of Mercy 4:21 

3 Sailing Boats 6:02 

4 Vespers 0:42 

5 Lisa's Funeral 6:51 

6 This Town 6:02 

7 Freight Train 1:59 

8 Wintertime 3:15 

9 Little Bit Of Rain 2:30 

10 What You've Done 3:37 

11 Cherry Jam 8:27 

12 Indian Summer 3:09 

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Njurmännen ‎– Cerebral Player [12''] (1986, Konduktör Rekords)

Njurmännen was an highly regarded underground electronic band active in Sweden during the 80's and early 90's. It was formed by Magnuz Axelsson (Brunst), Johan Lindén and Anders Göransson in 1983. Among the former band members were Jonas Skoglund, Bo Davidsson and Peter Andersson, who later founded the dark ambient project Deutsch Nepal. One of the band's early songs also gave the name for the swedish industrial, martial and dark ambient label Cold Meat Industry. [SOURCE: LAST.FM] 

Label: Konduktör Rekords ‎– KR 18, Konduktör Rekords ‎– KR. 18 

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM 

Country: Sweden 

Released: 1986 

Genre: Electronic 

Style: Electro, Synth-pop, Experimental 

Tracklist:

A1 Niklas Holm I Egypten (N.H In Egypt - N.H In Ägypten) 1:21 

A2 Hud No. 43 (Skin No. 43 - Haut No. 43) 3:11 

A3 Bonnkomik / Dom Blonda (Skulls / The Blondes - Pritt / Die Blonde) 0:51 

A4 Special Rituals (Forntid / Könlige Homo) 1:34 

A5 Chilly & Clear (Kylig & Klar - Kühl & Klar) 2:49 

B1 San Francisco (San Francisco - San Francisco) 3:15 

B2 Tio Timmar I Helvetet (Ten Hours In Hell - Sehn Stunden In Die Hölle) 4:31 

B3 Realism (Realism - Realismus) 3:28 

Notes:

The track "Realism" was recorded live in January 1986. 

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Mekanik Kommando ‎– Bay The Moon [LP] (1984, Wereld Rekord)

Mekanik Kommando is a new wave band from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, founded in 1980 and originated from the band Zelek of Peter van Vliet and Lasika Panyigay. It's a mix between 80s electro, cold wave and experimental electronic music. The band consisted of Jack Kaat, Laszlo Panyigay, Peter van Vliet, Simon van Vliet and Mirjam van Hout. After their sixth album from 1988 entitled 'The Castle Of Fair Welcome' the band continued under the name The Use of Ashes because the name Mekanik Kommando no longer covered the musical direction of the band. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

Label: Wereld Rekord ‎– 1A 068-12 7079-1 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Netherlands 

Released: 1984 

Genre: Electronic 

Style: Abstract, Electro, Synth-pop 

Tracklist  

A1 Alleys And Palaces 5:25 

A2 Steel, Concrete And Silence 4:38 

A3 Monologue At 4 P.M. 5:50 

A4 Chant Mecanique 3:08 

B1 From The Ashes 8:00 

B2 24 Hr. Din. 4:01 

B3 Hush, Surrender 3:00 

B4 Glorious Survivor 3:50 

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Leningrad Sandwich ‎– Heat [LP] (1982, Good Noise)

Leningrad Sandwich started around 1980 as a punk band of British ex-pats in Germany releasing the 'Go East' LP on Up Records. A quick lineup change added Annie Lloyd on vocals in time for the 'Heat' LP in 1982 on Good Noise Records. The music showed a departure from the band's original punk sound in favor of a darker new wave style that would follow through the subsequent releases, 'Steps' (1983) and 'Priests And Petrol' (1985), both also on Good Noise. [SOURCE: SAIGON RICE] 

Label: Good Noise ‎– VGNS 2014 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Germany 

Released: 1982 

Genre: Rock 

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk, Goth Rock 

Tracklist:

A1 Concrete 3:50 

A2 Deadline 1:52 

A3 Edge 2:42 

A4 Wake 3:12 

A5 The Plan 3:56 

A6 Africa 2:56 

B1 Nothing's Changed 2:25 

B2 Mr Nobody 2:11 

B3 TV Live 4:37 

B4 Confused 2:38 

B5 Hybrid 3:06 

B6 Concrete Dub 4:30 

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Kosmonautentraum ‎– Juri Gagarin [LP] (1982, Zickzack Platten)

Kosmonautentraum published mostly on cassettes and on the ZickZack label, with changing accompanying musicians until the mid-1980s. "Kosmonaut" is one of the most powerful opening tracks ever: You have the mercilessly pummeling drums and the sneering vocals, but what other bands would have killed for is that deranged, tortured synth lead. The track gets a great piano-led reprise with "Juri Gagarin" (two reprises if you count the five-second "Epilog"). The rest of the album simply can't live up to the opener, it's fairly good NDW/post punk with mad, harrowing ("Hoffnung", "Deutsche Nacht"), but also surprisingly lackadaisical, sloppy ("Gierig", "Neugier") moments. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC] 

Label: Zickzack Platten ‎– ZZ 100 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Germany 

Released: 1982 

Genre: Electronic 

Style: Abstract, Synth-pop, Minimal 

Tracklist:

A1 Kosmonaut 3:40 

A2 Stolze Menschen 3:51 

A3 Schattenboxen 3:14 

A4 Gierig 1:19 

A5 Juri Gagarin 2:32 

A6 Epilog 0:05 

A7 Hoffnung 3:22 

B1 Du Bist Nicht Gut 3:19 

B2 1971-1976-1981 3:34 

B3 Deutsche Nacht 2:38 

B4 Süßes Leben 2:16 

B5 Neugier 7:51 

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Jody Harris / Robert Quine ‎– Escape [LP] (1981, Infidelity)

Jody Harris is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer who was born in Kansas and became a central figure in the No Wave scene in New York City in the 1970s, while Robert Quine played lead guitar for Richard Hell & The Voidoids. Worked on Lou Reed's 'The Blue Mask' and 'Legendary Hearts' albums. Having always been a fan of The Velvet Underground, he faithfully recorded their concerts he attended in 1969 and released them as a 3-CD set 'The Velvet Underground - Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes'. Died by suicide from a heroin overdose. [SOURCE: DISCOGS]

Label: Infidelity – JMB-236 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: US 

Released: 1981 

Genre: Electronic, Rock 

Style: New Wave, No Wave, Experimental 

Tracklist:

A1 Flagpole Jitters 12:30 

A2 Don't Throw That Knife 7:48 

B1 Up In Daisy's Penthouse 5:44 

B2 Termites Of 1938 9:06 

B3 Pardon My Clutch 11:02 

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Inhibidos Quizás? ‎– El Precio Del Dolor [LP] (1985, Citra)

Inhibidos Quizás? formed in mid-1983 in Valencia, under the musical influences of artists such as U2, R.E.M., Orange Juice, Magazine, The Cult or Bob Dylan. Inhibidos Quizás? practised a soft pop-rock, and their first formation was composed by Federico Segarra (guitars), Fran García (rhythm guitar and harmonica), Vicente González (vocals), Javi Soler (bass) and Gonzalo Mantarás (drums). After two years, Inhibidos Quizás? entered the studio to record their first album at the end of 1985, 'El Precio Del Dolor', a MiniAlbum that includes six tracks recorded by Alfonso Olcina. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80] 

Label: Citra ‎– CTR-MLP-033 

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Country: Spain 

Released: 1985 

Genre: Rock, Pop 

Style: Post-Punk 

Tracklist:

A1 Tras El Fuego 

A2 El Reo 

A3 Cancion De Job 

B1 Relatividad 

B2 Hay Un Riesgo 

B3 La Esperanza 

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The Honeymoon Killers – The Honeymoon Killers From Mars [LP] (1984, Fur Records)

Calling The Honeymoon Killers' debut disc a bad album is about as informative as calling 'Catch a Fire' a reggae record: it's just a generic description. This New York four-piece (not to be confused with the Belgian band named after the same 1970 psychotronic cinema classic) is firmly rooted in the aesthetics of the splatter drive-in, where badness is just the starting point. The fake voodoo music, recorded in "four track horror fidelity," is abrasive and primitive —like The Cramps with less-commercial instincts and an even sicker sense of humor. More a curio than anything anyone would ever want to listen to, 'Honeymoon Killers From Mars' is at least an entertaining curio. Think of it as aural pain in the service of black humor. Or think of it as obnoxious incompetence —you'll be neither alone nor unjustified. But miss it, and you'll never get to hear the world's worst version of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love." [SOURCE: TROUSER PRESS] 

Label: Fur Records – FUR 1 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: US 

Released: 1984 

Genre: Rock 

Style: Alternative Rock 

Tracklist:

A1 Honeymoon Killers 3:39 

A2 Cornbread Fed 3:11 

A3 I Love To Eat It 3:01 

A4 Rooms Of Doom 4:20 

A5 Place In France 1:35 

B1 Ubangi Stomp 4:24 

B2 Cat People 3:25 

B3 Who Do You Love 4:46 

B4 Shake 4:42 

Notes:

Recorded in four track horror fidelity beneath the Sixth Street Butcher Shop NYC. 

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