VA - Life's Tough For The Stupid 2x7"

Double 7" compilation of scumrock from this Philadelphia label.

Rave Records 1990

Tracks:

A - More Fiends - Big Tea Party
B - Starvation Army - Conquistador
C - Big Thing - De Nile
D - Reverb Motherfuckers - Ballad

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Bogshed - Brutal LP

Yes, more indie. I've got Infest coming, don't worry.

Bogshed were one of the harsher bands on the C86 compilation. Nowadays C86 stands for the twee/indiepop bands like Pastels/Shop Assistants/Talulah Gosh etc (which I also love) but there was a lot of left-field stuff like Big Flame, Stump, Shrubs etc on there as well.

Shelfish Records 1987.

Tracks:

A1 - Bogshed - Raise The Girl
A2 - Bogshed - Geoff's Big Problem
A3 - Bogshed - Old Dog New Dance
A4 - Bogshed - No To Lemon Mash
A5 - Bogshed - I'm The Instrument
A6 - Bogshed - Opportunatist Knocks
B1 - Bogshed - People Equal Greedy
B2 - Bogshed - Sing A Little Tune
B3 - Bogshed - C'Mon Everybody
B4 - Bogshed - Uncle Death Grip
B5 - Bogshed - Spring
B6 - Bogshed - Loaf

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VA - Human Music 2xLP

This is a double LP sampler from Homestead Records, 1988. Some older stuff like Urinals, Embarrassment, a lot of New Zealand/Flying Nun bands, perhaps the only place you'll find the Pastels and GG Allin on the same record? I think a few of these tracks are exclusive to this release. The Bastro song is a different version I'm pretty sure. Death of Samantha do a Pink Fairies cover - one of my favourite early 70s bands.

Tracks:

A1 - Verlaines - Doomsday
A2 - Big Dipper - He Is God
A3 - Live Skull - Alive Again
A4 - Honor Role - Lives Of The Saints No. 135 (Naked Wife)
A5 - Urinals - I'm Like You
A6 - My Dad Is Dead - Time Has Come Today
B1 - Great Plains - Standing At The Crosswords
B2 - Half Japanese - Charmed Life
B3 - Salem 66 - Red Barn (Live)
B4 - American Music Club - I'm In Heaven Now
B5 - Pastels - Coming Through
B6 - Nice Strong Arm - Aberration
C1 - Bastro - Flesh-Colored House
C2 - Phantom Tollbooth - Quest
C3 - Tall Dwarfs - Gravity
C4 - Volcano Suns - Ultravixen
C5 - Antietam - Stanley
C6 - Membranes - Wounded Bull In Victorian England
C7 - Happy Flowers - I Wish I Was Adopted
D1 - Chills - Party In My Heart
D2 - Yo La Tengo - Somebody's Baby
D3 - Embarrassment - Two-Week Vacation
D4 - Clean - Oddity (Live)
D5 - Death Of Samantha - Do It
D6 - GG Allin - I'm A Gypsy Motherfucker

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Velvet Monkeys - Rotting Corpse Au Go-Go LP

I'm not sure when this came out. Google tells me 1987, 1989, 1990 etc. It doesn't say anywhere on the sleeve, insert or record. This is a comp of stuff from Everything Is Right cassette (1981) and Future LP (1983).

This band is basically Don Fleming (better known for producing rather than making music) and whoever else he has around to record with. This record is great - I also had at one time Rake (1990) which unfortunately sucks.

Shimmy Disc Records.

Tracks:

A1 - Velvet Monkeys - All The Same
A2 - Velvet Monkeys - Everything Is Right
A3 - Velvet Monkeys - See You Again
A4 - Velvet Monkeys - You're Not There
A5 - Velvet Monkeys - Evelyn Marble
A6 - Velvet Monkeys - Favorite Day
A7 - Velvet Monkeys - World Of
B1 - Velvet Monkeys - Drive In
B2 - Velvet Monkeys - Any Day Now
B3 - Velvet Monkeys - Nothing Unusual
B4 - Velvet Monkeys - Bad-Dirty Blood
B5 - Velvet Monkeys - Second Avenue
B6 - Velvet Monkeys - Velvet Monkey Theme
B7 - Velvet Monkeys - Future

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Vomit Launch - Exiled Sandwich LP

Vomit Launch were from Chico, California and were active from 1985-1992. This is their 1st proper LP on Rat Box Records from 1988. Prior to that they released a couple of EPs and a cassette.

My favourite Vomit Launch release is the Not Even Pretty (Plus) CD on Teenbeat, which unlike this album is still in print at Teenbeat Records. That includes an excellent cover of "Heart Of Darkness" by Pere Ubu, and my favourite VL song "Hallways".

Tracks:

A1 - Vomit Launch - Bad Acid
A2 - Vomit Launch - What Cross
A3 - Vomit Launch - Pretty Paper
A4 - Vomit Launch - Scraping Willows
A5 - Vomit Launch - Clowns Are Whores
A6 - Vomit Launch - Walk Don't Walk
A7 - Vomit Launch - Weird Song
B1 - Vomit Launch - Swirly Song
B2 - Vomit Launch - Weight Down
B3 - Vomit Launch - Exit Lines
B4 - Vomit Launch - Wane
B5 - Vomit Launch - Simon Says
B6 - Vomit Launch - Lift

Since this album's about to be reissued I've removed the link, sorry.

Kicking Giant - Secret Teenage Summer CS

Here's another cassette-only release by Kicking Giant. This one came out on Loose Leaf in 1991.

If anyone has the January (1989) or Present (1992) cassettes I'd love to hear them.

Tracks:

A1 - Kicking Giant - Fuck The Rules
A2 - Kicking Giant - Go Girl (Riot)
A3 - Kicking Giant - &
A4 - Kicking Giant - The Way That You Are
A5 - Kicking Giant - Dead
B1 - Kicking Giant - Teen Angel
B2 - Kicking Giant - This Sex
B3 - Kicking Giant - If Not You
B4 - Kicking Giant - Rapid-C
B5 - Kicking Giant - Come In Colors

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Kicking Giant - Boyfriend Girlfriend CS

This cassette was released on Loose Leaf in 1990. There was a CD release in the mid-90s with some songs taken from Kicking Giant's cassette releases (there were about 4 I think), I don't know if the CD was rerecordings or not though.

The band was based in NYC when they made this tape, they relocated to Olympia, Washington in 1992 and put out some records on K.

Those with an aversion to indie should avoid this post!

Tracks:

A1 - Kicking Giant - High
A2 - Kicking Giant - Faster
A3 - Kicking Giant - House Dress
A4 - Kicking Giant - Box
B1 - Kicking Giant - Saturday
B2 - Kicking Giant - Summer Feeling
B3 - Kicking Giant - We Belong Together

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Go Team - Singles

Moving away from punk for this one - have to confess I found January, February & July on Slsk - the July 7" is worth about £200 due to some bloke called Kurt playing guitar on it. The other 6 months are ripped from my own copies. I've never seen them all online before - nor have I been able to find the Your Pretty Guitar or Birdcrash cassettes - so if anyone has those I'd love to get a copy...

This band was Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening/K Records and Tobi Vail later of Bikini Kill/Frumpies, usually with guest performers on each single including Everett True (as The Legend!) and aforementioned Kurt Cobain. No connection to the current Brighton band Go! Team. In 1989 they attempted to release a 7" single every month. They got as far as September.

Here's all 9 7"s:

K Records 1989

Go Team - January 1989 7"
01 - Go Team - Sand
02 - Go Team - Jigsaw

Go Team - February 1989 7"
01 - Go Team - Outside
02 - Go Team - Stay Ready

Go Team - March 1989 7"
01 - Go Team - Breakfast In Bed
02 - Go Team - Safe Little Circles

Go Team - April 1989 7"
01 - Go Team - Milquetoast Brigade
02 - Go Team - She Was Sad

Go Team - May 1989 7"
01 - Go Team - Ribeye
02 - Go Team - 935 Patterson

Go Team - June 1989 7"
01 - Go Team - Go Team Call
02 - Go Team - Three Ways To Sunday

Go Team - July 1989 7"
01 - Go Team - Bikini Twilight
02 - Go Team - Scratch It Out

Go Team - August 1989 7"
01 - Go Team - Tummy Hop
02 - Go Team - Maverick Summer

Go Team - September 1989 7"
01 - Go Team - The Pines Of Rome (Excerpt)


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