In The Trashcan
Records GEM016
"Spizzenergi, Clash, Monkees, Gonn, Premiers, Richard
Berry, Sweet, ..."
Another Lee Joseph outfit, this time not on his Dionysus Records, but on befriended label Get Hip Recordings, connected to The Cynics. In 1994 recorded and released a year later, it's a marvelous rendition of Spizzenergi's best effort ever. This release features two other cover versions: "The girl can't help it" and "California earthquake".
In the early 90s there were two very interesting psychobilly labels, Vinyl Junkie and Mental Disorder. This band around Axel "G-string" Gieseking was one of the funniest Cramps influenced bands from Germany. In 993 they released their second 45, featuring another fantastic version of the Spizzenergi indie topper.
A 1991 release on Abstract Records from London by Doctor & The Crippens. They recorded The Clash' "I'm so bored with the USA", a 1977 original. It's a fast garage punk version by this group around Dave Ellesmere from Southport, UK, and Wayne "Crippen" Elliot.
A funny version of "I'm so bored with the USA" by Thee Stash aka Thee Headcoats. Billy Childish has always been a Clash fan, hence the two 45s by Thee Stash. This one is from 1993 released on the Cynics' label of Get Hip.
From a Demolition Derby splitsingle with Devil Dogs. Mad Daddys were the lo-fi Cramps clones band from New Jersey. Here they are with a trashy version of the Monkees' classic. Released in 1994.
Belgian new wave fun duo around soon-to-be MTV Europe veejay Marcel Vanthilt. It's a 1985 electronic version recorded for Parlophone.
The 5-track debut EP on Ridgemount Records from Surrey, England, released in 1988. Only a couple of hundred copies were pressed. It's standard rock 'n' roll, which surprisingly fits their version the Premiers' minor hit release.
Another Belgian band here from Bornem. They started as a garage rock outfit, but soon changed into a Ramones rock version. Their 1986 recording of The Premiers' best known song remained unreleased for more than a decade. Early member King Koen released it on an EP for Twist Records in 2000.
Released on their own Get Hip Recordings in 2002 but recorded years earlier. Probably recorded after listening to The Byrds; nevertheless it's the way it should be played. Craig Moore of Gonn who wrote this song, can't but approve the way The Cynics play it.
Deke Dickerson's first band The Untamed Youth were as hilarious as they were good. From their 1987 debut 45 on Teen-Rage comes this Gonn song.
"Drink fuck & drive" is the title of their self-released debut EP from 1996. The Swiss master of trash 'n' roll goes further than The Sonics dared wit this Richard Berry song. They came from Beat-Man country Switzerland.
For me the most underrated mid-90s UK garage outfit. I joined them on their 1999 Belgian tour and loved the band even more. Here "the queen hornet" sings their fantastic version of the Richard Berry original, which they recorded for Sir Bald Diddley's label Alopecia Records in 1995.
Motorhead's Lemmy was not a big punk rock fan, although a lot of punkers loved Motorhead. But… he adored The Damned and can only agree. Motordamn is The Damned joined by Motorhead. In 1979 they decided to record a couple of songs, including one of the few good Sweet songs. Ballroom Blitz also became a standard in the psychobilly scene in the 80s, perhaps thanks to this psychotic version.
Here is The Damned helped only by Lemmy on bass with their Ballroom Blitz cover version from 1979, released on Chiswick, as flipside to "I just can't be happy today". What version do you prefer?
And here's the other Richard Berry classic, made famous by The Kingsmen. There are thousands of Louie Louie versions. This one is from 1982, released on Energy. It's a poppy but nice attempt.
From Pennsylvania come The Psychotic Petunias. On Mayhem Records' first release you can find this Louie Louie version, recorded in the mid-80s. Undoubtedly one of the weirdest of the thousands of versions. It's The Chipmunks on acid.
