LOOK WHAT I COULD FIND vol 64
"Battle of the labels 5" - 4 raunchy record labels in a double fight for fans

 

In The Trashcan Records       GEM064
"Vinyl Japan vs Little Teddy and Citadel vs Weed and the final score is twice 4-4..."

1. can't resist - the stems

Best song ever on Citadel Records? "Tears me in two"! This is its flipside, recorded in 1985 in Australia and produced by Rob Younger. OZ garage punk never sounded better. See also vol 10.

9. beyond the fringe - the lime spiders

The best Limespiders song? "Slave girl"!!! And this is the heavy rockin' powerpop flipside, straight from Sydney 1984. Released on Citadel Records.

2. tu m'as voulue - stereo total

The best 7" by Stereo Total is this 4-track EP, including "Aua" and this brilliant tune sung in French by Françoise Cactus. Lo-fi art-rock trash straight from the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. From Little Teddy Recordings in 1997.

10. aua - stereo total

My fave Stereo Total song is "Aua". It's punk, it's trash, it's lo-fi, it's garage, it's sexy, it's… so good it's hurtin' me since the very first time I heard it on their second album "Monokini". This EP was their second 45, issued by Little Teddy Recordings.

3. rollercoaster - the slingbacks

Before The Diaboliks there was The Slingbacks from London, including Barbara Hanf aka Babz Diabolik, Headcoat Bruce Brand and also Liam Watson, the Toe-Rag Studios boss. This female Medway garage beat is from their second and last 45 on Vinyl Japan in 1993.

11. hot rod - the slingbacks

And here's their first 45, that reminds me of "Get off the road" (from the 1968 Herschell Gordon Lewis flick "She-devils on wheels") and other mid-60s biker songs. This 1992 song was also featured in the soundtrack of the marvelous movie "Hot carumba". Again a Vinyl Japan release.

4. spell stroll - the 5.6.7.8's

Weed Records from France released this 45 in 1995, in awe for these Geishas from RnR Hell. It's a slow song that will put you under their spell.

12. jealous man - the cynics

A heavy garage punk song on French label Weed Records as B-side of "Two rooms" in 1994 by the American garage heroes behind Get Hip Records.

5. you'll never catch my wave - the new christs

No, this is no surf rock, it's power pop in the OZ garage way. It's from a double-7" (see also vol 30) on Citadel Records, issued in 1987.

13. the burning of rome - the new christs

Ex-Radio Birdman Rob Younger founded this Australian band in 1980. He was the godfather of OZ garage. In 1989 Citadel Records released this as flipside to "Another sin"'.

6. creature called doubt - mickey hampshire

Ex-Milkshakes and still active in The Masonics, Mickey Hampshire knows how to write catchy tunes with witty lyrics. "Creature called doubt" is a perfect example. He's backed by the ubiquitous Bruce Brand on drums and Liam "Toe-Rag Studios" Watson on bass. A 1995 release on Little Teddy.

14. whatever gets you through the night - television personalities

A tribute to John Lennon by Syd Barrett lovers and this is what you get… a psychedelic garage pop tune recorded in 1994 in the legendary Toe-Rag Studios in London and released on a German record label, Little Teddy. See vol 41 for the best song on this 4-track EP.

7. action time vision - thee headcoats

Billy Childish once told he was an Alternative TV fan, hence this version by his band, Thee Headcoats, in 1993. A Vinyl Japan release.

15. mess of potage - thee headcoatees

Yet again it's the B-side I prefer. "Mess of pottage" is a great Medway garage punker, written by Childish for his backing girls. It was released in 1992 on Vinyl Japan.

8. no good to me - the gorgons

Flipside to their version of "I want my woman" (see vol 41) and screaming mad garage punk trash by France's best garage band from the early 90s. A white vinyl release on Weed Records.

16. rainy days - the ramblers

Supposedly only 10 copies exist of this 1995 blue vinyl test pressing on Weed Records. The A-side already appeared on their 1985 sole album "Ramblin' back to the grave" on the GMG label. This French garage rock outfit hailed from Orange.