Thursday, February 10, 2011


Adverts - Television's Over [45] (1978)


A-Side: Television's Over • B-Side: Back From The Dead
released 1978 / RCA Victor 5127
Band origin: London/UK
Members on this recording: T. V. Smith [aka Tim Smith] (vcls), Howard Pickup (gtr), Gaye Advert [aka Gaye Black] (bs), Laurie Driver (drms).


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password: from78

Further information:  www.punk77.co.uk: The Adverts + Adverts Fanpage + TV Smith

Listen to Back From The Dead

Tuesday, February 8, 2011


Dislocation Dance - Music Music Music (1981)


A-Side: Stand Me Up/Don't Knock Me Down/YOPS Course/Meeting Mum And Dad/Friendship/Take A Chance (On Romance).../...Have A Chance
B-Side: Roof Is Leaking/With A Smile On Your Face And A Frown In Your Heart/Vendetta (Theme)/Narrow Laughs/Footloose/Can't Race Time... And The Mad Killer (Coda)/Wonder What I'll Do Tomorrow
released 1981 / New Hormones ORG 15
Band origin: Manchester/UK
Members on this recording: Ian Runacres (gtr, keyb'ds, vcls), Andy Diagram (trumpet, vcls), Paul Emmerson (bs), Dick Harrison (drms).

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password: take81

Further information:  Dislocation Dance biography at LTM

Listen to Narrow Laughs

Saturday, February 5, 2011


The Fall - Slates [6-Song 10-inch E.P.] (1981)


I used to hang like a chandelier
My lungs encrusted in blood but the flex is now cut clear
»Fit And Working Again«

A-Side: Middle Mass/An Older Lover Etc./Prole Art Threat
B-Side: Fit And Working Again/Slates, Slags, Etc./Leave The Capitol
released 1981 / Rough Trade TRADE 3/10
Band origin: Manchester/UK
Members on this recording: Mark E. Smith (vcls, piano, hrmnca), Marc Riley (gtr, piano, vcls), Craig Scanlon (gtr, piano), Steve Hanley (bs, gtr, vcls), Paul Hanley (drms, perc).


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password: slags81

Further information:  The Fall online

Listen to Fit And Working Again

Monday, January 31, 2011


X-Ray Spex - Identity [45] (1978)


When you look in the mirror do you smash it quick,
do you take the glass and slash your wrists.
»Identity«

A-Side: Identity • B-Side: Let's Submerge
released 1978 / EMI INT 563
Band origin: London/UK
Members on this recording: Poly Styrene [aka Marion Elliot] (vcls), Jak Airport (gtr), Paul Dean (bs), Rudi Thompson [aka Stephen Thompson] (sax), BP Hurding (drms).


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password: sub78

Further information:  Poly's Punky Party

Listen to Identity

Friday, January 28, 2011


Lee Harvey Oswald Band [6-Song E.P.] (1989)


He had a dog and an Uzi, he hated the Jews, he was a moose & Republican
»Getting Wasted With The Vampires«


A-Side: Steam Roller Doggie/Getting Wasted With The Vampires/Boss Hoss
B-Side: Lightning Strikes/Mad Dog (Live-Germany '89)/When The Satans Come Marching In
released 1989 / Touch & Go T&G LP #45
Band origin: US
Members on this recording: Zowie Fenderblast (gtr), Dredge (bs, vcls), Jimmy Meat (drms).


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password: vamp89

Further information:  (Fake???) Interview with Zowie Fenderblast

Listen to Getting Wasted With The Vampires

Tuesday, January 25, 2011


Buzzcocks - Promises [45] (1978)


Why did you ever let me down
»Promises«

A-Side: Promises • B-Side: Lipstick
released 1978 / United Artists UP 36471
Band origin: Manchester/UK
Members on this recording: Pete Shelley (gtr, vcls), Steve Diggle (gtr, back vcls), Steve Garvey (bs, back vcls), John Maher (drms).


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password: lips78

Further information:  The Buzzcocks Website

Listen to Promises

Saturday, January 22, 2011


Die Tödliche Doris - " " (1982)


Spritzt seine Eier in die Nase des Schafes
»Fliegt schnell laut summend«

A-Side: Stümmel mir die Sprache/Posaunen der Liebe/Der Tod ist ein Skandal/Panzerabwehrfaust/Wie still es im Wald ist/Sie werden nicht beobachtet/Haare im Mund
B-Side: M. Röck: Rhythmus im Blut/Kavaliere/Fliegt schnell laut summend/Robert/Über-Mutti/In der Pause
released 1982 / Zick Zack ZZ 123
Band origin: Berlin/Germany
Members on this recording: Wolfgang Müller, Nikolaus Utermöhlen, Käthe Kruse, Tabea Blumenschein.


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password: doris82

Further information:  Die Tödliche Doris

Listen to Fliegt schnell laut summend

Wednesday, January 19, 2011


Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor [45] (1980)


Jane Fonda on the screen today, convinced the liberals it's okay
»Kill The Poor«

A-Side: Kill The Poor [single version] B-Side: In-Sight
released 1980 / Cherry Red CHERRY 16
Band origin: San Francisco/US
Members on this recording: Jello Biafra [real name Eric Boucher] (vcls), East Bay Ray [real name Ray Peperrell](gtr), Klaus Flouride (bs), Ted [real name Bruce Slesinger] (drms).


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password: poor80

Further information:  Dead Kennedys Website

Listen to Kill The Poor [single version]

Monday, January 17, 2011


Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno [45] (1980)


You look down and the walls are higher, they are built from the tears you're cryin'
»Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache«

A-Side: Geno B-Side: Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache
released 1980 / Odeon 1C 006-63744 [German release]
Band origin: Birmingham/UK
Members on this recording: Kevin Rowland (vcls), Kevin Archer (gtr), Pete Williams (bs), Pete Saunders (keyb'ds), Geoff Blythe (tenor sax), Steve Spooner (alto sax), Jimmy Paterson (trombone). Andy 'Stoker' Growcott (drms).


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password: down80

Further information:  Dexy's Midnight Runners

Listen to Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache

Saturday, January 15, 2011


Three Johns - Do The Square Thing [45] (1984)


I'm taking my atoms with me, I would not split me up Sir
»Do The Square Thing«

A-Side: Do The Square Thing B-Side: Zowee!
released 1984 / Abstract Records ABS 023
Band origin: Leeds/UK
Members on this recording: John Hyatt (vcls), Jon Langford (gtr), John Brennan [real name Phillip Brennan] (bs).


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password: john84

Further information:  The Three Johns - The World Of The Workers Is Wild

Listen to Do The Square Thing

Thursday, January 13, 2011


Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag [45] (1979)


A-Side: Nag Nag Nag • B-Side: Is That Me (Finding Someone At The Door Again?)
released 1979 / Rough Trade RT 018
Band origin: Sheffield/UK
Members on this recording: Stephen Mallinder (vcls, bs), Richard H. Kirk (gtr, vcls), Chris Watson (electronics, tape, voice).
note: The B-Side is a 1975 recording


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password: volt79

Further information:  Brainwashed: Cabaret Voltaire

Listen to Nag Nag Nag

Tuesday, January 11, 2011


London Underground - Current Affairs Session
[Mini-Album] (1983)


Ex-Nazi doctors tiptoe through tropical jungles
»Between The Lines«

A-Side: Between The Lines/Motivation/1-3
B-Side: Animosity/Rise And Fall/Bleach It
released 1983 / On-U Sound ON-U LP 28M
Band origin: London/UK
Members on this recording: Pete Holdsworth (vcls), Kendall Ernest (bs, gtr), Martin Frederix (bs, gtr, keyb'ds), Doctor Pablo (keyb'ds, gtr, melodica), Dan Sheals (drms, whistle, perc).


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password: rise83

Further information:  On-U Sound In The Area - London Underground

Listen to Between The Lines