In The Trashcan
Records GEM054
"Dionysus Records vs Twist Records vs Get Hip
Records: they are all winners..."
Dionysus Records is perhaps the best known 80s garage record label and this 4-track EP is one of their best releases on 7". "For my woman" is only available on this 1987 EP.
Before they discovered the Ramones they were a Paisley shirt wearing acid-punk lovin' bunch of youngsters from Belgium featuring brothers Hans and Raf Stevens and also King Koen, who left after these sessions to fullfill his mission to convert everyone into a life of 60s garage beat. This is the only self-penned song on this 4-track EP that was recorded in 1986, but remained unissued until more than a decade later. Twist Records from Germany got the master tapes from King Koen himself.
A 1989 single on Get Hip, their own record label. Get Hip also reissued the song by the original artist, Boss Tweads in 1997. Great garage rock by these guys who are still recording and touring.
Fantastic psychedelic garage quintet from Tucson, Arizona with their debut 45 on LA's Dionysus Records in 1986. Later they shortened their name to The Overcoat. On vol 51 you can find the flipside.
They copied that original mid-60s sound by using Voxx equipment and wearing bowl haircuts. In 1993 the garage revival however was over. This song and also the A-side (see vol 45) are not available elsewhere, only on this Twist Records release.
The story goes that Crypt boss Tim Warren hated the Johnny Otis song "Casting my spell" so much, because it had been covered by too many artists, that he refused to release it. Singer Mick Collins did what he had to do and asked Get Hip to release his record, which they did in 1995.
One of Japan's best garage beat stompers from the 90s. Formed in 1993 and still active, although only founding member Momo has remained. Also worth checking out is their version of "Yes I do", on the compilation single "Playing for Chesty" from 1995. This 45 was released in 1996. Two more 45s would follow and also several compilation tracks.
I love Rocky & The Riddlers although I know only one single release, but it's a killer! The Let Downs from San Diego know this too and added that 90s feeling on this 360 Twist Records release from 1997. See also vol 35.
Debut 45 from Mystic Eyes, a band I first encountered on "Battle of the garages vol 2" from 1984. It featured a tremendous version of The Stoics' "Enought of what I need". Here they are with "My time to leave". Most of their releases were on Get Hip, owned by their friends from The Cynics. This one is from 1986.
Ex-Red Aunts Debi "Delilah" Martini and Kerry Davis formed this outfit with "This is Edwin" Leahy or Edwin Letcher (also active in Cheeseburger and Moist & Meaty) for only this EP released on Dionysus in 1994.
Simply the best (partly) female Medway beat group, next to Thee Headcoatees, with the ever lovely and wyld Domi di Malacarne, sweet Fabienne Delsol and Andy Ayjay Sire and also Cedric Kynge. Andy wrote all four songs on this debut EP on Twist Records in 1996. See also vol 21.
Billy Childish founded this garage band in 1985 and it was disbanded in 1989. In 1990 this last 45 was issued by Get Hip. In 1995 there was a brief reunion which led to 2 more 45s (see vols 34 and 76). Bass player was John Agnew and drummer Graham Day , also active in The Prisoners, The Solarflares and many more. In 2005 Day appeared again at Billy's side with The Buff Medways for the "Medway wheelers" sessions.
Written by Paula "Pandora" Pierce and recorded in 1985; still it remained unreleased until 1999. Dionysus Records dedicated this 45 to the late Pierce, who lived fast and died young. See vol 86 for more Pandoras info.
Fabulous stompin' garage punk from 1997, also on Twist Records. I can only agree with the title of this EP: "The Sires rule!... Okay?"
Just listen four seconds and you know it's been recorded at Toe-Rag Studios by Liam Watson. This rhythm 'n' punk outfit from Nancy were the French Mighty Caesars. Get Hip Recordings issued this EP in 1993. Other tracks from this tremendous EP can be found on vols 26 and 78.
I love The Debonairs and their "High wall". Rudi "Fuzztones" Protrudi produced this EP which was issued by Dionysus Records. This version is the only instrumental on this EP that doesn't sound like most of the surf songs.
