Wednesday, April 17, 2019

No Seriously, There's Still More...


It's the usual business.
I woke up this afternoon pretty recently. I'm drinking a coffee. I'm trying to get ahead of myself by queuing up a few posts for months in advance because I can and have a vague plan of getting myself a year out and then using the time to go through my own archive of shitty home recordings and bringing them into the digital age for my own sake.

Right now, I'm about seven months out.
You're welcome.




Railway (1992)

What may also seem familiar is that I'm making yet another fucking Boyracer post.
Fuckin' hell.

Here's the third release on Fluf.



West Riding House (1995)

Here's the special 5" single from their time on Zero Hour.
"Boyfriends" was exclusive to this one. 

I like Boyracer and I'm a completist.
Deal with it.

Saturday, April 13, 2019

My Laptop Keyboard is kind of Screwed Up


I've always had some issues with the keyboard on this Lenovo laptop that I use. I used to think that some of it was just that I was a terrible typist, but now years later it's very apparent that the keys kind of suck. The most recent development is that the 'a' & 's' keys don't work for periods of time when I open it back up. (Used to have issues with the 'n' key too.)

You try and write sentences without using an 'a' or an 's'. It sucks.

It's the 13th....




Tremor Records provides us with a sweet little compilation to usher in the decade of Reagan. It's a rock and roll maelstrom with the usual suspects in the Tremor lineup. Cinecyde (who I'm kind of amazed still exist in some form) and the Twenty Seven who appear on multiple of those Killed by Death/Bloodstains type compilations.

For me the cool thing is the introduction to some of the lesser known bands in the Tremor stable like the Service who add a neat little phaser heavy number or the female fronted band the Cubes.

Yeah, as I listen back to this while I type and drink my afternoon coffee I find myself quite satisfied with this purchase. There's some very nice lesser known and unheard stuff here.

Welcome to my world.

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Still Not Feeling It, but Need to Complete


I'm still kind of pissed.

I'm also going through a fresh batch of things that arrived in the mail the other day and which may or may not appear here in the future. A couple of real gems so far tonight that I might not have found if a Discogs seller wasn't selling wonderful things cheap.

But that will be for another day. I'm typing and listening and doing a shit job at both.

Here's the other Bomb Pops single:




Won't Find It (1995)

Here's the other Bomb Pops single. This one is on the Bus Stop Label.




Bugbear (1992)

It's the first Bugbear single with noted economist Amelia Fletcher OBE and her brother Matthew. They were also in Heavenly and Talulah Gosh

That is all.

Monday, April 8, 2019

Not Feeling It


So it was months ago, but yesterday to me.
But I found someone shitting on my posts and the rips and I just kind of feel kind of like crap about it today.

The upshot of which is this:

If you don't like what I'm doing or think that these direct from the vinyl rips are shitty then just fuck right off. If you don't think I've done your long forgotten recording project justice, then tell me and I'll delete it and then see former advice.

That is all.

Here are Bomb Pops






Paler (1993)

This is the studio product of Minneapolis producer Bryan Hanna. It's the sweet pop.



Girl Daredevil (1994)

This one is on Turntable Friend from Germany who always put time and care and quality in their releases. I pick up their releases on sight.

I'd say more, but I don't feel much like it.

Thursday, April 4, 2019

1978


I really need a shower. I also have an eye appointment in the morning. It's been a few years and my guess is that I'll need the bifocals upped a notch. At least I should be able to just add new lenses to the glasses I currently have. So I've got that at least.

Here's a pair from 1978



Crazy Paving (1978)

So it's 1978. Punk rock has a name and the public consciousness. It's kind of been and from everywhere, but as far as most people know (and still mostly believe) it's primarily associated with the English.

This is Billy Karloff Band single is considered punk rock at the time and still labelled as such.




Peer Pressure (1978)

Ebeneezer and the Bludgeons were from Baltimore, MD. It's also 1978. They're also considered punk rock.

There's also a song on it making fun of Nazis. Who would have thought that four decades later that it would still be relevant.

Unfortunately for me, this is not an original copy, but a 2015 reissue on Windian Records. You may still be able to buy your own copy. Buy something at least. Don't be a deadbeat.