In The Trashcan
Records GEM035
"The thoughts of a madman on a private party in a
street where nobody lives are so mean..."
It's hard to say who's better: Billy Childish or Mickey Hampshire, the guys who founded Thee Milkshakes. I love 'em both. No one can write Medway garage punk songs with such strong lyrics as Mickey. Just listen to "Tell that to a hungry man", from their 1994 "Empty shell of a man" EP on Wonderlamp Records.
…"and Indians are better…" Yes, we've heard this song before. Billy Childish already recorded it with his previous outfit Thee Mighty Caesars and it was released by Get Hip in 1990. This is a new recording from 1996, issued by Birdman.
Supersonic garage punk blast and perhaps the best garage song from the 90s! Why does nobody seem to know this killer tune? I play it at any festival/party I can. I'm addicted to this sound. The Let Downs from San Diego, California are linked to The Loons, The Tell-tale Hearts and The Hoods. A 1996 release on Bummer Music, which I guess was their own label.
Flemish trio that released 2 singles and 1 album in 1987-1991. Bassist Chris is the singer and he tries to sing like Mickey Hampshire and the guitarist is a Jokers/Cousins fan, or isn't he? The drummer's name is Bert and more info you can find on vol 66.
Not the Pandoras song, but an own song released on a 45 that was free to fan club members. On this track they got help from R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Mike Mills. This reminds me a lot of early Lyres. Recorded in 1989 for their own Get Hip label.
Southampton garage beat with Katherine Day on organ. Released in 1998 on Teen Sound Records from Italy, limited to 700 copies. One more EP would follow for this short-lived project.
One of the world's first neo-garage combos as this is from 1982, their third 45 and first one on Mirror Records. Greg Provost is the leader of the pack.
It's the only release I know from this French band with female vocals. Originally it's a Pagans song from 1978 (flipside of "What's this shit called love") Zombie Dance Records released this splitsingle in 1994. Obviously there is a big Cramps influence; just look at the name of the band, the name of the record label, and also the Pagans had a link with Nick Knox of The Cramps.
A Jeff Connolly aka Mono Mann song on Bomp Records from 1977 when The Lyres were still called DMZ. Proto-garage rock at least 5 years ahead of its time. Or ten years too late…
Just like Brian Young (from Rudi) discovered rockabilly through The Cramps, The Outcasts moved from punk rock to psychobilly garage in the early 80s. "Seven deadly sins" is the last good Outcasts record; on New Rose in 1984.
Perhaps the best 80s garage song from Holland, released in 1988 on Eksakt Records from Tilburg. It was their second 45; the first one featured a cover version of the Squires' "Going all the way". This single also contains a cover song: see vol 26.
Originally a Nomads song (no, not the Swedish 80s outfit, but the US mid-60s garage combo), brilliantly covered by The Green Telescope from Scotland. They later transformed into The Thanes, yes, the band formed by Lenny Helsing. Psychedelic garage guitar fuzz treats to dance to all night long. A 1986 release on Wump Records.
French label and French outfit. In 1992 Dig! Records was launched with this fuzz & organ stomper by The Jekylls with two self-penned tunes. I picked the flipside.
I bought this 45 in a small Melbourne record store. The owner assured me it was their sole release, from 1992. Powerful garage beat by a Queensland on a local label, Sundown Records.
Debut single on NG Records, a New York based record label that also issued their first album "Get it together" in 1999. Solid garage pop.
Holland's best garage tune, although some won't consider this garage rock. It's the incredibly wild first release of this Dutch quartet with female bassist Bobbie Rossini and the lunatic singer Peter Te Bos. Released by Hipcat Records in 1984 at the same time they gave us "Shocking shades of Claw Boys Claw", a classic in Holland's rich musical history.
