In The Trashcan
Records GEM107
"At the end we always find the best parties
at some dirty back road while hanging around with boys
from nowhere gobbing on life..."
Is it punk rock? Is it garage rock? No! It's both! Boston is the home town for this pre-Lyres band featuring a young Jeff Connolly aka Mono Mann. It was recorded live at The Rat in 1976 already. See also vol 41.
"Dirty back road" is the better side of this single. It also appeared with a different flipside "Give me back my man", both in 1980 on Island, and on their second album "Wild planet". Oldest member was Kate Pierson who was then already 32 years old. See vol 109 for another tune.
Formed in 1973 and disbanded 7 years later. In 1977 this was their second single, released on Stiff Records. Arty punky pub rock they label Snuff Rock, hence the title of this EP.
Another B-side, this time by Echo & The Bunnymen, from 1982 on Korova. A-side is "The back of love". It was never an album track, until it resurfaced on a couple of band samplers.
From a 1977 pink marbled vinyl EP on A&M it became of their live favourites. It also appeared on their first album "IV Rattus Norvegicus". It's punky, not punk.
When I see Fiction Records, I think of The Cure. This is from 1982, and perhaps their best recording from that year, also featured on their "Pornography" album. In those days singer Robert Smith was also active with Siouxsie & The Banshees. Maybe that's why in this period both bands sounded alike, except for the vocals.
Well, did they… This should become Belgium's national anthem. Fantastic punk rock tune that every rocker in Belgium can AND will sing along. Singer Ludo Mariman loves to sing this one. A 1978 Fontana release.
Heavy bass and drum beats on this 1982 EG release by Jaz, Youth, Geordie and Paul. It's the B-side of "Birds of a feather" and has remained a single-only track. 1982 was an important year for these post-punk bands.
Their 12" "Stooges EP" is one of the most sought after Belgian records ever from 1978. They hailed from Kortrijk, Belgium and were one of Belgium's first punk bands. Recently this 12" was granted a 7" release on a Canadian label, Ugly Pop Records. The other two songs, "Bloody Belgium" (no, no The Kids' song) and "Stooges" are already available on other compilation albums.
A song against Al Gore's wife, Tipper and her "censorshit". Joey Ramone is getting angry on this 1992 Chrysalis release.
B-side of "English civil war" it shows their love for punky reggae in 1978. This CBS single was released in 1979 after smash hit "London calling".
Next to Crass, the best known anarcho-punk band from England. They also had their own record label, Mortarhate. This was their first post-Crass release and they successfully went further where Crass stopped in 1984. Two years later this song was featured on double-album "Turning rebellion into money".
A 1980 single-only punk rock song that has remained under the radar outside of the UK. Later it was picked up on several Buzzcocks samplers.
4-track EP on Rockin' Bones, limited edition of 409 copies. This ultra-fast Ramones-styled punk tune is not the Mel Torme song. Recorded for 1+2 Records, but release on this Italian label in 1998. See also vol 101.
From one of England's best second wave of punk 45s, this 1980 Rondelet EP gave us the fabulous "No government" (see vol 71) but also this one. They wished it was still 1978. And two years later Mart, Dugi, Stu and Stan called it an end.
Aptly called "The end" as it was their final release. It was also the end of the century and their love for Ramones speed and Dead Boys energy mixed with their love for the Kids from Belgium. And the end of this volume too. A 1999 Kenrock release. See also vol 87 for my fave Jakkpot tune.
