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Curtiss Maldoon 4 Bonus Tracks

Release: 1973 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The roots of hard rock act Tucky Buzzard lie in psychedelic group, The End, who supported The Rolling Stones on an early tour, leading Bill Wyman to produce their sole LP. The band then morphed into Tucky Buzzard, now with scorching lead guitar licks and Hammond organ parts to the fore, and Wyman still on board as producer and manager. For their final album, Buzzard, released on Deep Purple’s Purple imprint in 1973, there is a mix of hard-edged blues rock, with a fine interpretation of perennial classic, “Who Do You Love,” and wistful originals like “Hanging On In There.” As ever, Wyman’s sterling production and presence on acoustic and electric piano makes this one a must for all Stones fans.

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Curtiss Maldoon

LP | 1971 | EU (Trading Places)

12" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Rush Hour)

Release: 1971 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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After playing in Bodcast with future Yes guitarist Steve Howe, Dave Curtiss and Clive Maldoon formed blues-rock duo Curtiss Maldoon, their self-titled debut released on Deep Purple’s label, Purple Records, in 1971. For the LP, the pair was backed by top session players including Mighty Baby’s drummer, Roger Powell, as well as Howe on the final track; contemplative folk-rock track “Sepheryn” would later be immortalized in altered form by Madonna as techno classic “Ray Of Light,” but is included here in all its original glory, along with four rare bonus tracks from the same sessions, left off the original release, making this expanded reissue the best way to experience the band at their finest. Limited vinyl reissue on 180gr vinyl, featuring 4 bonus tracks.

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Colored Music

Heart Beat

LP | 1982 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance

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12inch release of highly sought after Colored Music edits by Tokyo's, Chee Chimizu (Organic Music). The two cuts originally featured on the the bands seminal self titled album (from 1981) that remained a cult DJ secret weapon, for many years, all over the world. This heavy EP includes an alternative version of 'Heartbeat' that featured on the Japan only "Individual Beauty" LP of 2018 (also compiled by Chimizu)

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Mood Of Defiance

Now

7" | 1974 | US | Reissue (Just Add Water)

Release: 1982 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Limited 500, Comes With Full Reproduction Of The Three Original Inserts In A Poster Insert! Southern Los Angeles experimental punk band Mood of Defiance was formed in Hermosa Beach in 1981, spinning off from a short-lived synthesizer project called Kindled Imagination, formed in nearby San Pedro (home to The Minutemen) with drummer Richie Wilder of Saccharine Trust. Teenaged lead singer and band originator Rachel Morgan, who was known as “Screaming Bitch Rachel” and later, Hatha Watha, formed MOD with Wilder, recruiting initial guitarist TA Black and bassist Kevin Ball from a music press advertisement. Debut demo recordings (eventually issued as In A Box) featured this line-up but after Black and Ball quit the band, they were replaced by Danny Dean Philips and Gary Kail from the band Anti, moonlighting in this side project for debut album Now, released on Philips’ and Kail’s aptly-titled New Underground label in 1982; other band members featured on the disc include drummer Thaddeus. Opener “Divided States Of America” set the disc’s defiant punk tone, though “Sticky Lips” and “Girl In A Painting” are less caustic, with broader musical dexterity and post-punk rhythmic references. An important piece of southern Calfornia punk history back on vinyl after 38 years.

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The Damned

Morning Bird / Theta

Musica Spaziale 2024 Repress

Release: 1974 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Back in print for the first time in 50 years! This studio creation Junk Shop Glam grail was produced by Miki Dallon (The Sorrows, Boys Blue, Shakane, New York Dolls) for his Young Blood International label in 1974. This is Obviously not the later more famous UK punk group of the same name. This was a one-off studio project. We first heard this on our good friend Phil King's superb Velvet Tinmine comp yonks ago. Made to be played in the discotheques back before disco ruined said discotheques." 300 pressed.

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Patrizia Pellegrino

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Miss You)

Underground Vibrations No. 2

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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An Italian disco classic produced by one of Italy's top disco pop entrepreneurs – Constantino Paolini – featuring the voice of Vesuvian actress and TV personality Patrizia Pellegrino. “Musica Spaziale” is a fast paced synthy disco number adorned with signorina Pellegrino's silky smooth vocals, featuring lusty cosmic nuanced lyrics that arguably invite the listener to some form of astral bliss in the company of the blond starlet. A classic amongst collectors and specialists of the genre, made available to your record collections once again without having to sell any of your kidneys. In addition, also an extended edit, that patiently slows down the tempo but also extends this cosmic climax on the dancefloor in a manner respectful to the original masterpiece, allowing the dancers to savor every moment of this celestial voyage without all the rush of the 7" version . Flip it and things get propelled in direction to some other acidic orbits with DJ Asshole's tripped out downtempo 8' intervention. Restored, remastered and featuring original “coloring book” style artwork from its original release date.

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All & Nothing

7" | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Munster)

LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Waxtime)

Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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All & Nothing has become one of the icons of Spanish underground rock of the 70s and their records are among the most sought-after pieces by collectors. With a short discography consisting of just two singles - one of them was even released in Argentina with an alternative cover- the band All & Nothing has become one of the icons of Spanish underground rock of the 70s and their records are among the most sought-after pieces by collectors. The group was really nothing more than a studio project, put together by journalist and record producer José Luis Alvarez, who never performed in public. Their goal was to record songs in the same style that the emerging Andalusian rock scene was already doing in the south of Spain under the influence of the latest international rock trends -imported through the US military bases- and the local musical idiosyncrasy. Although most of the recorded songs - some of whom remained unreleased for years- succeeded in reflecting the original goal, for this first single of All & Nothing their producer instructed the band to record something similar to Iron Butterfly's classic 'In-a-gadda-da-vida', and 'Underground Vibrations nº 2' seems to be a very accomplished effort. The record has become a very sought-after item for those collecting the lesser-known side of 70s Spanish underground rock. The stunning rhythm section on both sides of the single plus the overwhelming organ solos and firing wah-wah and fuzz guitars explain the high interest on this elusive 45, a must in the top DJs record boxes. We are happy to reissue this amazing All & Nothing debut 7" for the first time, remastered from the original tapes and featuring the 1970 sleeve artwork.

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Buddy Holly

Good Rockin' - The Hits

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Archives De La Zone Mondiale)

Berurier Noir

Joyeux Merdier

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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12" | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Archives De La Zone Mondiale)

Berurier Noir

Ils Veulent Nous Tuer

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1985 | EU (Harto De Todo)

Gastunk

Dead Song

Release: 1985 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Totally mindblowing CONFUSE/KURO/G.I.S.M.- styled madness, originally issued in 1985 on the legendary Dogma label from Japan. One of Metallica's Kirk Hammet personal faves. In the words of Septic Death's singer Pushead, as published back then in MRR: "Raging speedcore thrusts out pile-driving chaotic leads and maniac raspy vocals, whose style is unique and adds character to the Gastunk sound. Fast, maniac slices with some interspeed variations make this one of the hottest Japanese LPs since GISM."

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Menace

G.L.C (R.I.P.)

LP | 1986 | EU (Daily)

Asocial And The Bedrövlers

Release: 1986 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Vinyl LP reissue of this great compilation featuring 11 singalong street punk anthems by the legendary UK first wave punk band Menace. It features all the tracks issued in their first five 7 Inches, al of them recorded between 1977 & 1980! Lyric’s inner also features previously unpublished gig and studio photos from the era. A must for collectors!

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How Could Hardcore Be Any Worse? Volume 1 Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 1984 | EU

7" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Sealed)

Release: 1984 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Swedish hardcore punk scene of the early 1980s was vibrant and wide, with underground movements yielding surprising extremities. This ultra-scarce cassette-only release, limited to 300 copies in 1984, was the first of the legendary Uproar label, pitting the blast-beat proto-grindcore of Asocial, from the small town of Hedemora, against the classical thrash of Bedrövlers, from the equally small town of Fagersta, whose name roughly translates to Miserablerz, a term assigned them by a bus driver that disliked their discordant noise. Subverting Bad Religion’s How Could Hell Be Any Worse for their own purposes, Asocial’s tracks are blindingly fast and Bedrövlers’ down and dirty-rare Swedish hardcore, at its best!

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Rudimentary Peni

7" | 1986 | US | Reissue (Revelation)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Reissue of Rudimentary Peni's stunning debut 12-song 7". Recorded in 1981 at Street Level Studios and originally released on their own Outer Himalayan label. From the first track Rudimentary Peni pull you in and aurally assault your ears. It's abrasive, sharp with supreme musicianship. They created a perfect, demented universe of twisted, poetic and needle in the red punk that has never been bettered. This reissue comes with a fold out replica sleeve with the iconic Blinko foetus artwork and booklet.

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Crippled Youth

Join The Fight

LP | 1986 | EU (Born Bad)

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Before they were called Bold, this K-Town mosh crew were originally known as Crippled Youth. Join The Fight was their debut EP as well as the first release for up-and-coming West Coast hardcore label New Beginning Records (underdog, Halfoff, P.H.C.), recorded in late 1985 and released in 1986. With song topics covering the positivity of their scene, being straight edge, and friends sticking together, this record was the catalyst for a thousand sing-alongs.

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V.A.

Born Bad Volume 1

Release: 1986 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1973 | EU (Trading Places)

Bridget St John

Thank You For...

Atmosphere Remastered Edition 2020

Release: 1973 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Canterbury-based progressive jazz-rock act Ben only released one obscure album, issued on Philips’ prog subsidiary Vertigo in 1971, but it’s a lovely collective of extended instrumental jams, worthy of discovery for those that missed it the first time around. Peter Davey’s saxophone and clarinet melodies push the material to high peaks, against an understated backing from future Nashville Teens bassist, Len Surtees and former Graham Bond drummer, David Sheen, keyboardist Alex Macleery and guitarist Gerry Reid adding flourishes at key moments. The songs “The Wooing Of The Child” and “The Wooing Of The Man” credit a certain K Jarrett as songwriter, making this rare beast all the more intriguing.

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Joy Division

12" | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Back On Black)

Warfare

Pure Filth

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Back On Black)

Warfare

A Conflict Of Hatred

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Abracadabra Limited Edition

Steve Miller Band

LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Capitol)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Radiation Reissues)

The Crack

In Search Of The Crack

Man’s Ruin Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Founded in 1982, the CRACK didn't release their debut album until 1989. These British punkers were often tied into the Oi! scene of the mid-80s along with Cockney Rejects, and The Business, they had more in common with the melodic punk stylings of 999 and mod groups like The Jam or Secret Affair. Featuring a blistering wall of guitars and biting melodies, from the classic album opener "My World" to the raw closer "The Giddy House" The Crack deliver ten fantastic original tunes that, while firmly rooted in 1980s UK anthemic punk, also features a pop sensibility that presages the oncoming Brit-pop scene that would absolutely dominate the '90s. Seriously, we'd bet the farm that the young Gallagher brothers were blasting this back in 1989. Absolutely essential 1980s UK punk that bridges the gap between 80s OI! and the Brit-pop/power-pop revival. Killer.

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Target Of Demand

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Radiation)

LP | 1981 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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One of the best kept secrets of 80's California Hardcore Punk, TARGET OF DEMAND hailed from Long Beach and only released this 10-track smasher on the small Happy Hermit label and a couple compilation tracks before disbanding. Due to their very short existence as a band, and the fact that they were much more influenced by Teen Idles or SS Decontrol and the sounds coming out of Boston and the Midwest, rather than what was going on in California at the time, this incredibly ripping U.S. hardcore mayhem hasn’t been reissued until today.
Remastered by California punk legend GEZA X, from the original analog tapes, this is 100% pure American hardcore from 1983. RIYL: Black Flag, Poison Idea, Minor Threat, early Suicidal Tendencies. Limited edition of 500 copies, 400 on black vinyl and 100 on ORANGE/WHITE splatter vinyl, with original artwork and double sided lyrics insert.

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The Crowd

A World Apart

LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Shady Brook)

Release: 1981 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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It is impossible to overstate the significance of The Crowd to the nascent L.A. hardcore scene. Whilst bands like early Agent Orange and Social Distortion were playing to handfuls of fans in northern Orange County, in 1979 the Crowd were already filling backyards on their home turf in Huntington Beach, California. Ironically, it was further afield in the San Gabriel Valley that I first saw them perform, opening for the still punk Go-Gos in a small club. Without the continuing success of The Crowd in 1979 and throughout the summer of 1980, I would have packed my bags for London. Instead, the L.A. hardcore scene lifted off!

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Cheyenne's Comin

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Zombi / In The Land Of The Zombi Red & Black Marbled Vinyl Edition

The Zombies

12" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Best Record Italy)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Zombi / In The Land Of The Zombi Black Vinyl Edition

The Zombies

12" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Best Record Italy)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1971 | UK | Reissue (Decca)

Thin Lizzy

Release: 1971 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1986 | EU (Dynamite)

Lipcream

Kill Ugly Pop

Release: 1986 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1981 | EU (Survival Research)

The Plugz

Better Luck

Release: 1981 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Raxola Colored Vinyl Edition

Raxola

LP | 1978 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

16,99 €* 19,99 € -15%

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Karisma)

Release: 1978 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Belgian punk innovators Raxola formed in 1977, the name denoting Revolution Axis Opens Lights Ahead, one of only three Belgian punk acts to record an album in the early days. Guitarist/vocalist Yves Kengen, alias Yke, launched the trio with bassist Louis Hubeau and drummer Guy Van Snick, overlapping with the time that Kengen played bass in Bastard with Brian James, who returned to the UK to join London SS and ultimately, The Damned. Raxola’s self-titled debut is a furious, melodic, and intelligent blast of first-waveEuro-punk, a long sought-after classic whose originals go for silly money, now fully ripe for rediscovery.

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Ruphus

Manmade

17,49 €* 24,99 € -30%

No Submission / Mercenary

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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“Manmade” is the sixth and last album from the legendary Norwegian prog/jazz rock band Ruphus, originally released in 1979. A worthy end to a career of a band who made an everlasting catalogue of exciting music. After the previous album (“Flying Colours” in 1978), Ruphus lost three of the five band members. One of them was Thor Bendiksen (drums), who had been in the band from the start. It seemed impossible to replace one of the founding members, but Bjørn Jenssen filled the vacant drum stool like a charm. On keyboards, Kjell Rønningen replaced Jan Simonsen, and on vocals Gudny Aspaas returned for a third period in the band. With Gudny back in the band and new forces on keys and drums, they ventured to England to record a new album with Steven O’Donnell and Colin H. Jennings as producers. The result was a bona fide classic, and this new version of Ruphus did an extensive tour of Europe in support of it. “Manmade” is the sixth and last album in a series of Ruphus re-issues from Karisma Records, remastered by Jacob Holm-Lupo (White Willow, The Opium Cartel, etc).

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Challenge

LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Spittle)

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LP | 1978 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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1981. I write for the Friulian anarcho-punk fanzine “Nuova Fahrenheit”. That’s the beginning of my short antagonistic season (I had neither the balls nor perhaps the necessary conviction to declare war to the system, and in fact time has proved it). I listen to Discharge and Dead Kennedys, meanwhile I broadcast Disorder and Anti-Pasti on the radio, but also a lot of post-punk, the one that couldn’t find a place on “Nuova Fahrenheit’’ because not apocalyptic enough. 1981 is also when “Why”, the first EP from Discharge, was released, and for me it was like the “Pillars of Hercules”: you can’t go further than that. hyper-fast hardcore and vomited vocals, everything makes that record a cornerstone that redefines the genre. Its sequel, the monumental “Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing”, puts an end to that chapter: when such extreme music becomes “mature” you need to stop and reflect and maybe start looking somewhere else. Just a few months between one record and another in which I extinguish my warlike spirits. I’m looking for solutions that could merge nuclear catastrophes and introspection, blind fury and structured sounds. Unconsciously I was thinking of an already existing album, it’s Italian and I discover it thanks to a review in “Mucchio Selvaggio” magazine. That record is “Challenge”. “Challenge” was released in 1981 on Bootleg, a record label born inside a record store in Pavia with the same name. “Challenge” keeps the original and uncompromising punk attitude alive. 3 groups: No Suicide (from the Udine province), Mercenary God (from Gemona), No Submission (from Treviso), all sick children of the industrious, rich and Christian Democratic north-eastern part of Italy. I read about them in “New Fahrenheit” (a controversial article about local rivalries, common backgrounds and eventually separate roads.) but I don’t know their music. Something tells me that “Challenge” is the record I was looking for, perhaps because of its very powerful cover with no slogans, and a circled “A”. I send the money in a sealed envelope and wait. When the package arrives, I open it, I put the record on the turntable and let the needle go. The first listen is enough to realize that this is a crucial release, a real “challenge”. The challenge is against an indifferent market. The instrument is a sound that is already changing skin. No Suicide, Mercenary God and No Submission have nothing to do with Great Complotto, they are the other face of the northeastern underground. Punk is their background, (read “hardcore” for No Suicide) but for all of them there is a progressive detachment from the original material, including a common attitude towards the caustic sound coming from the harshest side of British wave. A classic example of “work in progress” able to generate great songs like “The Degraded Men” by No Submission (the band that later evolved into Wax Heroes), one of the peaks of Italian post-punk. Mercenary God will give birth to The Sex, while No Suicide with their tight hypnotic hardcore will disbanded soon. It’s 1981 when the rain clouds on the “Challenge” front cover seem to remind us that the wind is going to change soon. 3 bands, 11 songs, an unearthed piece of history 43 years after its first release. Thanks to this reissue, “Challenge” is now back on track. A different disc, today as then. (Luca Frazzi)

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Cyanide

17,59 €* 21,99 € -20%

LP | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Bcore Disc)

Release: 1978 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Lesser-known punk band Cyanide formed in the northern cathedral city of York in 1976, the four lads based at the Old Priory Youth Club. After cutting a couple of demos soon after their formation, in time the band’s reputation was such that they were playing the Roxy in London and during their rapid ascent, the quartet managed to score a contract with major label Pye for their self-titled debut album, recorded in December 1976 and produced by Ron O’Shea, who ironically got his start with orchestral easy listening. A fun set of tongue-in-cheek first-wave punk originals, the album also includes a spirited cover version of The Who’s ‘I’m A Boy.’

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Subterranean Kids

Hasta El Final

17,84 €* 20,99 € -15%

Bloodsuckers Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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‘Hasta el Final’ is surely the best album made by Subterranean Kids, absolute pioneers of hardcore Barcelona and indisputable references for any national hardcore band, and we are tremendously excited to announce their reissue on BCore. Originally released in 1989, it is the first time that the album has been reissued on vinyl and we do it in a wonderful remastered edition that also includes two bonus tracks - the two songs that came out on compilation cassette No. 92, also released in 1989 by El Lokal. -. In the words of Boliche himself, drummer and leader of the band, the recording of the album was a real nightmare due to the state of the recording studio, but none of that can be seen in the final result: it is his most complete work and the one that shows a more interesting and varied palette of what hardcore punk can be. The album is full of classics in the band's repertoire such as 'Hasta El Final', 'La Rabia', 'Ciudadano Ejemplar' or 'Sentirme Libre' and ranges from songs played at full speed, moments that flirt with metal and others. that seem to be announcing the punk rock style that would develop in the 90's. In short, twelve short and direct ax blows (+ two bonuses) that make you understand the greatness of a band that wrote an important chapter in the history of punk in Barcelona .

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The Varukers

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Audioplatter)

Stay Ugly Mixed Vinyl Edition

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Varukers were one of the first groups of the UK 82 movement - the second generation of punk rock that took the spirit of ’77 and merged it with the incessant beat of Nwobhm – responsible for creating UK hardcore. Heavily inspired by Discharge, The Varukers released three 7”s in the early ‘80s before this, their first and most definitive album, came out in 1983 on the legendary Riot City Records (Vice Squad, Abrasive Wheels, Chaos U.K.). Back in print on LP, thanks to Audioplatter, Bloodsuckers is one of the definitive pieces of early UK hardcore, full of Sabbath inspired guitar work, pounding rhythms and aggressive anarchistic lyrical content. Essential!

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Piledriver

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (High Roller)

Stay Ugly Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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High Roller Records, reissue 2023, white/ blue mixed vinyl, ltd 450, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, lyric sheet, poster, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, lacquer cutting by SST

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Piledriver

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (High Roller)

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Golden Core)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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High Roller Records, reissue 2023, black vinyl, ltd 500, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, lyric sheet, poster, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, lacquer cutting by SST

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Starstruck

Thru' To You

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Golden Core)

Mystery

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Kalapana II Blue Vinyl Edition

Kalapana

LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Aloha Got Soul)

Kalapana II Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Following the massive success of their debut album in 1975, Kalapana returned to the studio in 1976, this time at Audiotronics in West Covina, California, this time taking the lead in producing the record. Barry Fasman, the Los Angeles-based producer whom the band credited with making their first record shine, joined them in the studio for string arrangements and to conduct certain tracks. However, on Kalapana II, the band felt fully prepared to produce the album themselves. And they did so, marvelously.

Little did they know, this would be the last time all four original band members would record an album together.

Second in a trio of eponymous albums from 1975 to 1977, Kalapana II expanded upon Kalapana I’s now-classic sound while leaning into styles not previously heard on their debut: lead vocalist Malani Bilyeu weaved a love-lorn country ballad into the new LP with “Wandering Stranger”, and keyboardist Kirk Thompson forever left his mark on the group’s legacy with the latin jazz-funk instrumental, “Black Sand”. (The tune became a staple for the band’s live performances: they’ve opened practically every concert ever since with the composition).

Considering the mastery and timelessness of Kalapana I, a sophomore LP could have easily fallen short of the high standard they had set. Yet they did it, cutting a second LP with back-to-back, timeless hits that continue to resonate today. As a quartet — supported by the propulsion of drummer Alvin Fejarang and saxophonist Michael Paulo’s prowess — Mackey Feary, Malani Bilyeu, D.J. Pratt, and Kirk Thompson solidified their legacy as one of Hawaii’s greatest groups of all-time with this recording.

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Kalapana

LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Aloha Got Soul)

The Time Was Right Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Partisans

LP | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Audio Platter)

LP | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Golden Core)

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Re-issue of this classic LP on RED vinyl from early 80's Welsh Punksters The Partisans who were often described as The Professionals meet The Clash!

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Exploder

Pictures Of Reality

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Golden Core)

Sieges Even

Life Cycle

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Count Bishops Black Vinyl Edition

The Count Bishops

LP | 1977 | UK | Reissue (Chiswick)

Lunacy Clear / Blue Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: 1977 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Punk rock was all the rage in 1977, but that didn’t bother the Count Bishops: five unashamedly blokes, emerging from the bars and clubs of London, with a solid rock’n’rollin’ sound that some thought retrograde and others timeless. At the very least, they could claim to be the finest Polish, Australian, American, English band in town.

This was the debut of singer Dave Tice, who joined the original line-up of Zennon De Fleur (rhythm guitar and haulage), Johnny Guitar (guitar), Steve Lewins (bass) and Paul Balbi on drums. As tight a unit as you could wish for, they produced a driving, raucous rhythm and blues.

The LP is a mix of originals, blues tunes and classic 60s covers, all played with plenty of meat on the bone. Julian Holland is credited as piano on ‘Down The Road Apiece’, and I wonder whatever happened to him. Vic Maile, one of the country’s finest engineers, pushed faders and worked magic on the audio. Two originals, ‘Baby You’re Wrong’ / ‘Stay Free’ became the single off the album and the band hit the road with Motörhead. If you remember being on that tour, you weren’t.

It’s a record that has stood the test of time, when some of their punkier contemporaries now sound of their time.

The sleeve of the first issue was printed on the reverse of the board, giving it a suitable gritty, rough-cut look that we have reproduced here as best possible 45 years later. The blurred photograph on the front lends them an air of menace, a bunch of long hairs in a time of short cuts.

They went on to one more studio album before Zenon died as a result of a crash in his Aston Martin, which he had lovingly restored. The four remaining members reformed in 2005 for the Ace 30th anniversary party at Dingwalls Dancehall in Camden Town and they still rocked the house.

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Virus

LP | 1989 | UK | Reissue (Back On Black)

Force Recon Clear / Green Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: 1989 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Re-issue of Virus' 'Lunacy' on CLEAR/BLUE SPLATTER vinyl!
Brighton-born quartet Virus, sported a sound that originally had a fair bit in common with the faster and darker approach of Sodom and Kreator, and developed a reputation as being the U.K.'s answer to trailblazing progressive thrashers Voivod!
Virus will likely never see the same level of exposure that the average North American and German thrash act of the 80s enjoyed, but their back catalogue deserves more attentive ears and banging heads, and those who complain that thrash metal is too stylistically limited should be the first in line!

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Virus

LP | 1988 | UK | Reissue (Back On Black)

False Gestures For A Devious Public

Release: 1988 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Re-issue of Virus' 1988 second album Force Recon on CLEAR/GREEN SPLATTER vinyl!
Brighton-born quartet Virus, sported a sound that originally had a fair bit in common with the faster and darker approach of Sodom and Kreator, and developed a reputation as being the U.K.'s answer to trailblazing progressive thrashers Voivod!
Virus will likely never see the same level of exposure that the average North American and German thrash act of the 80s enjoyed, but their back catalogue deserves more attentive ears and banging heads, and those who complain that thrash metal is too stylistically limited should be the first in line!

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The Blood

LP | 1983 | UK | Reissue (Audio Platter)

On Tour 40th Anniversary Edition

Release: 1983 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Re-issue of the Blood’s legendary debut LP which reached No 5 in the Indie Charts when originally released in 1983.
The Blood were one of the first to merge punk with metal.

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Limerick

LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Golden Core)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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After Your Brain White / Red Splatter Vinyl Edition

Raw Power

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Back On Black)

LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Munster)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Essential Hardcore record re-issued from RAW Power - After your brain - on absolutely stunning limited edition White AND RED Splatter Vinyl! Raw Power’s masterpieces of Hardcore-Metal crossover are remarkable for ranking a brilliant range of riffs and for being recorded by excellent musicians. This thrash/metal-hardcore album from the legendary RAW Power will crush your skull like a ton of bricks whilst embarking on an assault to your eardrums!

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Eve

Take It And Smile

LP | 1979 | EU (Plug Recordz)

Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Ethereal Harmonies Of Eve Were Ever Present, But The Psychedelic Girl Group Feel Of Their Previous Band,Honey Ltd, Was Replaced With Funky Grooves And A Stoned Country Rock Vibe That Permeated Los Angeles In The Early 1970s.In The Late 1960s, Four Teenage Girls From Detroit Hitch-Hiked To Los Angeles To Follow Their Dream. Known As The Mama Cats, Their Combined Voices, Created A Magical Instrument, A Holy Harmonic Vehicle Built Upon The Inspiration And Improvisation Of Four Close Friends. Their Ethereal Voices And Heavenly Harmonies Sounded Like No One.Upon Meeting Lee Hazlewood In Los Angeles, He Was Bowled Over, Offering Them A Recording Contract On His Label, Lee Hazlewood Industries (Lhi), Renaming Them, Honey Ltd. Their Sole 1968 Lp Never Saw The Light Of Day. Out Of The Ashes Of The Group, The Three Remaining Members Continued On Under The Name Eve.In The Spring Of 1970, Eve And Producer Tom Thacker Went Into The Studio To Record "Take It And Smile". The Ethereal Harmonies Were Ever Present, But The Psychedelic Girl Group Feel Of The Honey Ltd Album Were Replaced With Funky Grooves And A Stoned Country Rock Vibe That Permeated Los Angeles In The Early 1970s (Think John Philips "Wolfking Of L.A.). Backed By Another Amazing Group Of Musicians, The Recording Sessions Included Members Of The Wrecking Crew, Elvis' Tcb Band, Ry Cooder, Sneaky Pete And Glenn Frey From The Eagles. Featuring Songs By James Taylor, Fred Neil, The Gibb Brothers, Burt Bacharach, Bob Dylan, Mac Davis And A Handful Of Amazing Originals Including The Beautiful "Dusty Roads" And The Title Track "Take It And Smile," Co-Written With Glenn Frey. Upon Its Release, The Album Failed To Find An Audience. After Recording One Last Song, "So Tired" For The Vanishing Point Soundtrack, The Girls Went Their Separate Ways, Each Continuing To Sing Professionally With Artists That Include Bob Seger, Neil Young, Tina Turner, Loretta Lynn And Countless Others.Remastered From The Original Analog Tapes By Grammyr-Nominated En...

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Plugz

Electrify Me

Release: 1979 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Paul Di'anno's Battlezone

Fighting Back Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Back On Black)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Goldencore)

Cutty Sark

Die Tonight

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Relapse)

G.I.S.M.

Detestation

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (ZYX)

Griffin

Flight Of The Griffin

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Bunte Republik Deutschland

Udo Lindenberg

LP | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Polydor)

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Golden Core)

Witchfynde

Lords Of Sin

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Sub Rosa)

Acezantez Ensemble

Acezantez

LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Pilz)

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Originally issued in 1977, A Croatian masterpiece is back in vinyl again.
"Rich textural pieces constructed from an unnotatable, intricate interplay of percussive squeals, scrapes and rattles, parched and pitchless woodwinds, and dislocated keyboards on the evidence here, this gifted composer and ensemble clearly merit wider recognition." - The Wire
"Here are supposedly stylistic affinities between early Nurse With Wound and Detoni's music. Listen, and discover them!" - The Sound Projector 8

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Witthüser & Westrupp

Trips & Träume

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1971 | UK | Reissue (Science Friction)

Roy Harper

Stormcock

Kalevi Falk Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 1971 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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“Stormcock” was born in 1969 as Harper began to stretch his wings. He'd been there a few times before, but this time he gave himself the space to go deep and stay there. "Hors D'Oeuvres" is perhaps the lightweight in the collection, but after all, it's the starter... “The Same Old Rock” records Harper's opposition to continued dependence on the cheap opium of convenient mass religion. This year marks two important milestones for Roy Harper - his 75th birthday and 50 years of recording music. To celebrate, Roy will be performing four special concerts in September and releasing the first vinyl reissues of his classic albums, none of which have been available on vinyl for well over 20 years.
This limited edition was completely remastered and reissued on 12” 180gm vinyl. Originally released 1971 and recorded at Abbey Road Studio, this release is housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve featuring original artwork with additional printed heavy inner sleeve including extra notes and images.

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Kalevi Falk

LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Svart)

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Archives De La Zona Mond.)

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Forget Haikara, Apollo, Kalevala, Elonkorjuu... Kalevi Falk's eponymous album from 1971 may be rarer than any of those. Kalevi Falk were on Blue Master, the label also responsible for Apollo, and nobody is sure how many copies of their only LP were eventually sold or printed. Kalevi Falk continued playing until 1975 but due to everchanging lineups they never did another record. Although Kalevi Falk at the time was mostly known as the backing band for schlager stars such as Carola, their own work is a different bag. Ranging from a Beatles cover to psychedelic songs about vampires, this retro oddity has it all. The Svart reissue comes with the original gatefold layout and adds a new interview with a few of the band members.

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Berurier Noir

Nada

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Teenagers From Outer Space

The Meteors

LP | 1986 | UK | Reissue (Big Beat)

Release: 1986 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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7" | 1984 | US | Reissue (Prank)

Avsum

Crucified By The System

7" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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A limited repress of debut 6-Track EP by Swedish legends Avskum. Original released in 1984, "Crucified By The System" is a growling, lo-fi intense dose of rampaging Swedish hardcore with hoarse vocals, pounding drums and rushing guitars. The fold-out cover is near-exact replica of the original 1984 7" EP, and this edition for the records 40th anniversary includes a reprint of a band info insert from the time of release, a 3" circular vinyl sticker and is pressed on lime green vinyl with hand stamped labels.

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Brian May

Star Fleet Project

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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12" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Rush Hour)

Zenana

Witches

7" | 1974 | US | Reissue (Just Add Water)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Rush Hour’s RSS series excels in unearthing buried treasure, offering a second chance for artists and releases that have long been overlooked. That’s certainly the case with ‘Witches’, the superb sole single by British 1980s wave trio Zenana.

Originally released on seven-inch by the tiny PRM label in 1986, ‘Witches’ was the product of a sister-brother songwriting team whose music was mostly recorded in the front room of a terraced house in Nanpean, a small industrial village in Cornwall, England’s most south-westerly county. While the single was infectious, impeccably produced and dancefloor-ready, it sold in limited quantities at the time.

Zenana’s story can be traced back to the early 1980s, when singer-songwriter Anita Tedder founded the all-female trio as a vehicle for her musical ambitions. To bring her songs to life, she joined voices with her brother Mike, an early adopter of electronic music who had built a studio – nicknamed MFR, short for ‘Mike’s Front Room’ – in his Cornish home.

Countless Zenana tracks were recorded at ‘mfr’ between 1984 and ’86, with the resultant demo cassette securing the band a management contract, a slew of live bookings, a video shoot and even a television appearance. Buoyed by this underground success, they headed to the remote Sawmills Studio in Cornwall – famously only accessible by boat – to re-record ‘Witches’, a song inspired by local folk tales of witches gathering near Mike’s home.

While this version of ‘Witches’ failed to make an impact at the time, it has become something of a cult classic following its’ rediscovery by crate digger Kiernan Abbott – and subsequent championing by other dusty-fingered DJs including Antal, Skyrager, Trevor Jackson and Luke Una – in early 2023. The buzz inspired Zenana to perform live again for the first time in decades, with the story of their surprise comeback being covered by British media outlets including the BBC and (more surprisingly) the Daily Mail.

Now presented in re-mastered form, ‘Witches’ is a genuinely slept-on gem. Propelled forwards by punchy drum machine beats, a killer synth bassline and fizzing keyboard sounds, the song benefits greatly from strong vocals and an extra-percussive middle eight layered with vocalisations, cosmic spoken word sections and swirling noises.

It comes backed by a brand-new extended ‘spell of love’ courtesy of Bristol duo Bedmo Disco, AKA music journalist Matt Anniss (author of Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music) and DJ/production partner Gareth Morgan. Anniss is a long-time friend of Mike and Anita Tedder who has fond memories of visiting Mike’s home studio with his family around the time that ‘Witches’ was recorded.

Working from Zenana’s original MFR eight-track recording (tapes of the single version were lost years ago), Anniss and Morgan have turned in the extended ‘dance mix’ the track never had first time around. More atmospheric, clandestine and dancefloor-focused, it offers authentic nods to New York proto-house, mid-80s Shep Pettibone dubs, and the pioneering synth-pop productions and dub mixes of Factory Records regular Martin Rushent.

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Shakane

Gang Man / Gang Bang

7" | 1971 | US | Reissue (Just Add Water)

Release: 1974 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Heavy 1974 Junkshop Glam cruncher “Gang Man” available again for the first time in nearly 50 years. B-side is the unreleased original version entitled “Gang Bang” with the tawdry lyrics that could not be released in any way, shape or form back in the 70s. Produced by Miki Dallon who also worked with The Boys Blue, The Sorrows and early Billy Murcia-era New York Dolls. Edition of 300 copies on black vinyl.

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Rockin' Horse

Julian The Hooligan

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Vile)

Release: 1971 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Original UK Mono Single Mixes! Available for the first time since 1971. We like our Power Pop "original recipe" style from the late 60s/early 70s. Rockin’ Horse was an incredible mostly studio-only group, save for one UK tour they did backing Chuck Berry in '72. Rockin’ Horse was led by two Liverpudlians, Billy Kinsley (ex Merseybeats, Merseys, future Liverpool Express) & Jimmy Campbell (The Kirkbys, 23rd Turnoff) who were treading the boards of The Cavern Club with their earlier groups at the same time as The Beatles, whom they are often compared to.

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The Varukers

Prepare For The Attack

18,26 €* 28,99 € -37%

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Superior Viaduct)

The Ex

Pokkeherrie

18,69 €* 21,99 € -15%

Daniel Schell & Dick Annegarn

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Emerging out of Amsterdam's vibrant squat scene in 1979, The Ex – a name chosen for the ease and speed with which it could be spray-painted onto a wall – have for four decades been an entirely self-sustaining musical entity, charting a course through the global underground with a spirit of freedom and radical exploration.

On 1985's Pokkeherrie (Dutch for "terrible noise"), The Ex return to the more stripped-down instrumentation on their early LPs. A key lineup change would also see the arrival of drummer Kat Bornefeld (whose supple rhythms propel the group to this day).

Recorded at the new location of Koeienverhuur Studio in the basement of storied squat/venue Emma, Pokkeherrie is a testament to the angular momentum of a group in full creative flux. Right from the opening track, bassist Luc Klaasen generates a relentless pulse. Terrie Ex's sparse/acidic guitar and G.W. Sok's impassioned vocals combine in a vein similar to The Minutemen, Flipper or Rudimentary Peni, except The Ex have the patience and wherewithal to sustain their approach beyond just brief explosions.

Perhaps only The Fall from this period can match The Ex's ability to hold a melody together while utilizing otherwise harsh sonic elements over an extended piece, most effectively on "Soviet Threat," "1,000,000 Ashtrays" and "White Liberals."

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Egmont And The FF Boom

LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Finders Keepers)

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Stream Of Consciousness Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Part fantastical historic sonic biopic, part anthropologic journey into the deep roots of Belgium’s monstrous cosmic rock sound, this wholly individualistic concept album combines the lead members of the mighty COS (Daniel Schell and Pascale Son) with studio genius Alain Pierre (Ô Sidarta/Des Morts) and celebrated Dutch progressive rock singer Dick Annegarn, for what many consider to be both the overlooked hiding place of Belgium’s deepest psychedelic moment and European prog’s lost map to the ‘Franco-Flemish Boom’.

Emerging from the wider musical family that counted Marc Moulin, Placebo and Marc Hollander amongst its creative kin, Daniel Schell’s most profound conceptual project ambitiously combines the tale of the heroic historical figure of Count Egmont, while simultaneously tracing the evolution of the ud, or oud, (‘the grandfather of the guitar’) in this multifarious hallucinogenic epic. Featuring key members of other collectable groups such as drummer Felix Simtaine from Solis Lacus and bass player Jean-Louis Baudoin from the mythical Classroom (cos predecessor), this best-kept secret vinyl release also harbours the voices of Dirk Bogaert (of Belgian hard rockers Waterloo) as well as Catalan singer Ilona Chale (Marc Hollander/Aksak Maboul) before her later tenure as the COS front woman.

Initially released in 1978 via Zeuhl school distributors Free Bird alongside French pressings of Don Cherry, Jacques Thollot and CAN, it is plain to understand the niche nature of this maligned “lost Cos” LP as it finally blooms from between the cracked branches of European jazz-rock-synth-psych-prog-pop history… and beyond!

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Cryptic Slaughter

LP | 1988 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

18,89 €* 20,99 € -10%

LP | 1979 | EU (Trading Places)

Release: 1988 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Formed in Santa Monica in 1984 by guitarist Les Evans, drummer Scott Peterson and bassist Adam Scott—soon replaced by Rob Nicholson, who joined after singer Bill Crooks arrived, metalcore pioneers Cryptic Slaughter gained an early reputation as one of the fastest of all west coast hardcore bands. Following the success of Convicted and Money Talks, Stream Of Consciousness is the last album to feature the original line-up, the band having broken up prior to its release; with multiple tempo changes on each song, this is the group at their inventive peak, prior to the regrouping that brought a more concerted metal direction. A milestone in the history of crossover thrash.

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Sky

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Survival Of The Fittest Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 1979 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Sky's 1979 self-titled album blends technical prowess with catchy melodies, creating an eclectic prog experience. This album showcases virtuoso musicianship and flamboyant arrangements, rivaling classic prog epics, Sky's debut is a hidden treasure waiting to be discovered.

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Maxwell Udoh

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Tidal Waves Music)

18,99 €* 19,99 € -5%

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Record Store Day 2023 first time officially reissued on vinyl since 1988. Limited to 500 copies. Rasman Maxwell Udoh was one of the best things to come out of the Nigerian music scene in the 80s and 90s. Born on the 29th of August 1959 and passed away on the 18th of December 2014, his 55 years on earth were a memorable time that resulted in many contributions to the musical heritage of Nigeria, and the messages he spread through his lyrics are still treasured by the downtrodden even today. Maxwell Udoh was a true pioneer, and his musical legacy is more than relevant, even to this day.

After he left Oron’s Methodist Boys High School in 1980, Maxwell’s uncle Patrick Peter Udoh took him under his wing. As a professional musician with The Doves Rock Band, Patrick taught him all he could until the band’s dissolution, which prepared Udoh for the trailblazing career that he would soon be embarking upon. Maxwell Udoh and His Masses Militia Band took Nigeria by storm with their debut album ‘Forward Ever, Backward Never’. The record was a massive hit that opened his route to greatness, taking his reputation far beyond the shores of Nigeria and winning him several music awards.

The fame that Maxwell would claim from this would skyrocket him into his election as chairman of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria. As a naturally inclined musician and charismatic leader type since childhood, his journey is a series of natural progressions that sequentially delivered to him the many stages of the recognition he deserved.

Rasman Maxwell Udoh was renowned as an advocate for social justice, as well as one of the first few Africans to sing authentic reggae in its true form. His musical catalogue overall helps tell the story of a man who was larger than life and is cherished both in Africa and the world over to this day. Maxwell’s independent albums and singles are classics for the ages and stand firmly and triumphantly as paragon examples of the best of Nigerian music.

On the album we are proudly presenting you today (‘Survival Of The Fittest’ recorded in Nigeria in 1972) the listener is treated to six mind blowing tracks filled with excellent reggae, funk, soul, boogie and disco influences. Also included is the heavy hitting smash-hit “I Like It (Don’t Stop)” that was featured on the ’’Khruangbin: Late Night Tales” album. Fans of Maxwell will be proud that he was chosen as a representative of Nigeria on these ongoing and acclaimed series. A great accreditation for Maxwell Udoh and a big deal to say the least. All of the above makes ‘Survival Of The Fittest’ a real must-have for collectors and fans alike.

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the First ever vinyl reissue of this landmark Nigerian album originally released on Average records in 1988 (OG copies go for large amounts on the second-hand market). This is also the first time these recordings are being released outside of the African continent. This unique record comes as a deluxe 180g vinyl edition (strictly limited to 500 copies) with obi strip and features the original artwork. Released exclusively for Record Store Day (uk/europe) 2023 and available in participating stores on April 22, 2023.

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Etron Fou Leloublan

Les Poumons Gonflés

LP | 1982 | EU (Replica)

7" | 1982 | US | Reissue (Meat House)

Release: 1982 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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With Les Poumons gonflés, the group led by Ferdinand Richard and Guigou Chenevier entered the 80. A unique sound with influences coming to shake up the usual recipe of the trio (addition of Jo Thirion on keyboards) for a result both innovative and fun. The third album of the French rock sounds totally free and original, produced by the legendary guitarist Fred Frith (Art Bears, Henry Cow, Naked City). An important album and often overshadowed in favor of its two predecessors. It is therefore high time to repair this absurd injustice!

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Hated

4 Song EP

LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Polydor)

Release: 1982 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Rounding out the trilogy of 7"s that Hated released is the virtually unknown "4 Song EP" 7". The band had a slight lineup change, now featuring Chalmer from THE Vandals, and with it comes quite possibly Hated's best release. Quite possibly the best songs that Hated ever wrote, these songs feel much fuller and much more fleshed out. Hated created a sound that was all their own, merging the beach punk aesthetic with the emerging Ushc scene, but instead of sacrificing melody for speed, the band seamlessly blends the two into 4 perfect beach punk anthems. This is quite possibly the most underrated record in the Hated catalog, and it's probably their best!

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The Jam

All Mod Cons

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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12" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Onderstroom)

Aroma Di Amore

Zonder Omzien

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Onderstroom)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Aroma Di Amore is/was Belgian’s premier cult band. Since the early eighties ADA innovatively combined electronics with rock. With a mix of razor-sharp Flemish lyrics and unconventional song structures the group earned a cult status in Belgium and abroad. 40 years later they conclude their career with a few last concerts and a vinyl box set spanning the years 1983-1987.

At the notorious Rock Rally of 1982 Aroma Di Amore stands out with their wonderful handling of the Flemish language, a deep bass, typical cold new wave drums, biting guitar riffs with the occasional flavor of absolute madness. Frontman Jos Verlooy adopts the stage name Elvis Peeters. The explanation for this remarkable pseudonym choice: in 1977 – the period of the singer's musical awakening – one of the two famous rocking Elvises (not Costello, but Presley) succumbs to his pill addiction. So, dixit Verlooy, there is an Elvis vacant. A banal surname belongs next to that exotic first name. A combination that breathes rock 'n' roll, according to the singer.

His companion Gerry Vergult – who very much determines the sound with his metallic riffs, somewhat indebted to Jean-Marie Aerts – adopts the stage name Fred Angst. Completely in line with the depressing zeitgeist of the 1980s. Gerry eats and breathes music. Besides composing most of ADA’s songs, he records & self-produces a few fantastic dark en loner solo minimal wave tracks as Fred Angst. He is still musically active, more towards the electronic leftfield nowadays under the moniker Zool.

It is clear from an early age that companion Elvis Peeters possesses the gift of the word. As an adolescent he published the punkzine “Dus”. The punk spirit stimulates Peeters. He begins to transform the poetry that he has been entrusting to paper for some time into song lyrics. It is on a whim and without any stage experience that punk friends Peeters and Angst register for the Rock Rally as Aroma di Amore. On a bed of post-punk and cold wave (Joy Division, Wire and Sisters of Mercy are the main influences), they initially let out playful, minimalist and nonsensical slogans such as "Doe De Mafia" (1982) and "Gorilla Dans De Samba" (1983). Later on, the tone becomes more serious, although Peeters' choice of words continues to show a penchant for absurdism and sarcasm. No one in Dutch songwriting imitates this verbal elasticity, certainly at that time.

The numerous songs about war are downright horrifying. In the 1980s, an arms race is underway. When the Belgian government decides to install nuclear missiles in 1981, Aroma di Amore asks for one minute of silence in the hall during performances. In "Lauwe Oorlog" (1983), Peeters exposes the core of his unrest: “paraat voor de parade / de vrede wordt begraven / met militaire eer”. To this day, the frontman of AdA still proudly wears his at least 30 year old 'atomic energy, no thanks!' button.

In 1984 Aroma releases Koude Oorlog on the new and independent Brussels label Play It Again Sam. The traditional press and radio ignore the record, but in the alternative circuits the mini-album does not go unnoticed, and the group starts to build a solid fan base, resulting in more and more offers for gigs. There's also interest in the Netherlands, and due to the international contacts of PIAS, the record also ends up in France, Switzerland, Spain and Canada.

Encouraged by this modest success, the group returns to the studio for a 12" single. With new group member Frits De Cauter on sax, they record "Voor De Dood". To this day, Voor De Dood remains the most popular AdA song, as evidenced by the countless compilations on which the song has appeared.

AdA goes to the Netherlands to record their next album “De Sfeer Van Grote Dagen”. The people from Nasmak have built a new studio in Eindhoven and one of the members, Theo Van Eenbergen (later Henry Rollins), will be the producer. “De Sfeer Van Grote Dagen” is the group's most adventurous album, and the reviews are again unanimously favorable. However, sales are disappointing and PIAS proposes to recruit Chris Reed of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and record a new single with him. "Zonder Omzien" is recorded at the prestigious Pyramid Studio. However, PIAS is waiting to release the album and in the meantime AdA is recording a number of extra tracks with producer Ludo Camberlin, including "Koekoek In De Stad". Towards the end of the year, Lo and Elvis travel to Africa for a few months and as a result the group comes to a standstill. In this period, Zonder Omzien is released.

At the beginning of 1986, Peeters and Meulen return, and Andrea Smits leaves the group. Luc Pillards is hired as a replacement, and when Ludo Camberlin presents himself as a new label boss and producer (Anything But Records), they start recording their first full album for the label. “Harde Feiten" kicks in immediately, and the group is back up to cruising speed. In the first week of release, the record even appears in the bestseller list of the record stores.

At the beginning of 1987 the recordings for the second album start, this time in a production by Peeters and Angst themselves. Shortly after the shooting, AdA goes to Switzerland for a short but successful tour, with Men 2nd and Cas & Organized Crime as support act. "Koudvuur" is published in the autumn and considered to be their strongest record so far by the group, the reactions are rather low. Both the reviews in the press and the sales are disappointing and put a damper on the joy. Nevertheless, the group is invited to perform in Valencia, Spain, where they have an unexpected success.

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Aroma Di Amore have always been outsiders, even within the confinement of the alternative rock circuit. Their peculiar blend of raw guitars, electronics, Dutch lyrics and unconventional song structures was too hybrid for many. Those howewer who, without prejudice, would lend an ear to the band's music, discovered an energetic, authentic and uncompromising collective that stood above all trends. While so many Belgian "connaisseurs" had their doubts about the possibilities of international recognition for a band singing in Dutch, Aroma Di Amore toured France, Switzerland and Spain; their records figured in alternative charts from Poland to Canada.

From beginning to end the nucleus of Aroma Di Amore consisted of Elvis PEETERS, who in a inimitable, possessed way delivered his highly original lyrics, and Fred ANGST, guitarist mastering the heaviest riffs as well as refined tapestries of sound. Furthermore, the line-up varied throughout the band's carreer with:- H.K. (Guitarist from 1982 until 1983)- Andrea SMITS (Organ from 1982 until 1985)- Luc PILLARDS (Synthsizer in 1986)- Jan WANDELAAR (Guitar and synthesizer in 1986)- Pulcherie (Saxophone in 1983)- Wout DOCKX (Bass from 1987 until 1988)and especially- Lo MEULEN (Bass from 1983 until 1987)and the late Frits DE CAUTER (Saxophone from 1984 until 1986)contributing to the music.

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Aroma Di Amore

Voor De Dood

Invasion Of The Porky Men Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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English Dogs

LP | 1984 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

LP | 1986 | EU (Euthanasie)

Release: 1984 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Emerging from the northern market town of Grantham in the early 1980s, English Dogs reached the punk spotlight opening for Charged GBH and Discharge. Debut album Invasion of the Porky Men features the band’s original line-up, with drummer Andrew Pinching, bassist Mark ‘Wattie’ Watson, guitarist John Murray and vocalist Pete ‘Wakey’ Wakefield, the hardcore focus very different from the metal direction they would take after Wakey moved on and Gizz Butt added his guitar pyrotechnics. This debut disc is a must for all UK hardcore fanatics, who like their punk delivered in raw, unadorned thrash mode.

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Kidnap

LP | 1983 | EU (Euthanasie)

Release: 1986 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Reissue of the album originally released on Ripost Records in 1986. French OI! Punk at its best.

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Reich Orgasm

Release: 1983 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1974 | EU | Reissue (Warner Music Poland)

Breakout

Kamienie

Release: 1974 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Massacred Melodies White Vinyl Edition

Major Accident

LP | 1982 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

Voice Of A Generation Green Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1982 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Formed in late 1977 in Darlington, UK, legendary punkers Major Accident were initially influenced by the Pistols and the Clash. A very sad fate befell their early studio activities: both their first recording sessions in 1980, which was supposed to be their debut single (Terrorist Gang/War Boots) and the following one, which produced a completely mucked-up, unusable first edition of this LP, remained unreleased for years. It took until late 1982 for their first proper release to see the light of day: produced by Donkeys guitarist Neil Ferguson, their debut album Massacred Melodies finally came out on Step Forward, supported by a full UK tour with label-mates Chelsea. The distinctive 'Clockwork Orange' image (they were the first punk band to adopt the look from Kubrick's famous movie, which was banned in the UK at the time and impossible to see anywhere) and their song writing, by far more peculiar than the average Uk82 punk band, allowed them to grow a sizable following, and their classic sleeve artwork by Paul Dillon started appearing on the back of more than a few black leather jackets.

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Blitz

LP | 1982 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

Under The Scalpel Blade Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1982 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Raw, violent and catchy, Blitz's 1982 debut album sounded like a shot of pure rock and roll through the violence of the English working class. Made up by two punks and two skinheads, with a lot to say about violence and football, Blitz appealed to all kinds of lowlifes, who finally had a voice for their generation. This new version of the long out of print classic includes three bonus tracks (2 from the 'Carry On Oi!' comp and one from the 'Total Noise' comp).

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Disorder

LP | 1984 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Spittle)

Release: 1984 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Bristol Punk Pioneers Disorder formed around 1980, during the second wave of UK punk rock. Their approach to DIY ethics was so deep that they decided not to sign to Riot City, but to create a label of their own, for a bunch of classic singles the average distortion level of which led BBC DJ John Peel to describe Disorder as sounding like "shit". In fact, unlike many contemporaries like Crass or Conflict, Disorder showed no ambitions in stylistic experimentation: their debut LP 'Under The Scalpel Blade' is one blast after the other of pure rage, packaged in two-minute bursts of hyper-speed drumming, distorted guitars, and screaming vocals. Limited edition of 500 copies on burgundy vinyl, remastered audio and double-sided lyric insert.

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Neon

Obsessions

One Struggle One Fight White Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Obsessions' is clearly a cult single of the era and one of their personal highlights. The band recorded the 4 track live in April 1982 and then reprocessed the take at Kindergarten Studio. The twelve inch was then released on the highly influential indie label Materiali Sonori. Neon is still considered as a legend of the Italian new-wave scene, one of the leading figure of the Florence underground movement that spread between the late '70s and the early' 80s.

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The Varukers

LP | 1985 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

Shattered Glass Blue Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1985 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Reissue for the Varukers’ 1985 absolute breakneck metal-punk crossover masterpiece, originally released on the band's own Liberate label. An uncopromising and fiery hardcore statement with powerful political lyrics, and over-the-top riffing that redefined the whole Uk82 sound.

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Paranoia

LP | 1984 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Morning Trip)

Release: 1984 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Skating the lines of punk, post-punk and goth, Paranoia was formed in the northern potter’s town of Stoke On Trent from the ashes of politically-oriented protest group, Civil Defence. With the Brereton Brothers on drums and guitar, and bassist Mick Edgington and his wife Jan on vocals, the group had an intimacy not often encountered in punk, their outlook and northern location bringing them onto Riot Squad’s Rot Records for this sole LP. The music is fast, bold and deals with pertinent themes, “Vietnam,” “1984” and “My World” protesting political failures, “Dead Mans Dreams” and “Man In Black” edging towards the gothic. An overlooked classic that reflects the underground musical shifts of the early 1980s.

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Carl Erdman

Bizzarrophytes

18,99 €* 19,99 € -5%

You Know What They'll Say

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Carl Erdmann’s Bizzarrophytes was recorded in Roswell, New Mexico, during the final years of the 70’s. A desert-fried haze of buzzing sitar raga, shimmering guitar soli, and lonesome instrumental psych. Erdmann had been galvanized several years prior by witnessing an intimate performance by Ravi Shankar at Austin’s University of Texas. Erdmann spent the next several years with a sitar in the back of his pickup truck - teaching himself the instrument between stints working on an oil field as a geologist.

After settling in Roswell, Erdmann procured a Tascam 4-track reel to reel tape machine and began to experiment with recording. He played most of the instruments himself, and followed a fresh muse each day. One day his recordings would mine the same instrumental guitar territory as Leo Kottke and John Renbourn, like on Bizzarrophytes’ opening track, Majesty. The next day Erdmann might multi-track some bass and drums and end up landing in the same hazy psych-folk territory as Relatively Clean Rivers, as evidenced on album standouts Turritella Flats, and Portugal. And then, perhaps his Ravi Shankar influence would shine through, and he’d deliver a stirring sitar raga like Dhun. Erdmann explored all of these sounds without ever considering releasing them into the world. He was simply experimenting with his equipment and his instruments, and flexing his muscles with whatever kind of inspiration happened to strike. It wasn’t until 1980 that a friend convinced Carl to assemble some of these recordings into an album and self-release it.

Bizarrophytes was released in a miniscule private press run, financed and distributed by Erdmann himself. Most copies didn’t make it out of the southwest. And it has remained woefully hard to find until now. The disparate sounds of Erdmann’s experimentation hang together as a beautifully cohesive tapestry of home-brewed psychedelic folk. A menagerie of eclectic instrumental experimentation, baked in the desert sun, and captured to tape. Morning Trip Records is proud to present Bizzarrophytes.

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Spliffs

7" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (One Way Ticket)

City Babys Revenge Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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1980’s Australia were a blistering inferno of totally great powerpop, garage- and punkrock bands. Hoodoo Gurus, Stems and Lime Spiders were on top of their game and labels like Waterfront and Citadel put out albums and 45’s that any serious music aficionado would die for.

The Spliffs formed in Townsville, a small city on the northeastern coast of Queensland in Australia. In 1986 they unleashed their debut 45. Recorded all by themselves and released DIY style they got some rave reviews and got to play Sidney, Melbourne and Brisbane opening for The Saints and Hoodoo Gurus. Their debut single is fab jangly 80’s powerpop right up there with Plimsouls or The Nerves.

Housed in a deluxe picture sleeve that comes with a printed inner sleeve filled with many rare and previously unpublished photos plus an interview with Spliffs main man and guitar-slinger Jamie Forsberg conducted by power pop guru Ric Menck. Orange color vinyl.

File under: ”beyond essential to any serious rock’n’roll, powerpop, garage and punk fan”.

Sweden’s One Way Ticket Records is a sister label to On The Dole Records who gave you “Jobcentre Rejects” (and more) and to Sweet Mental Revenge Records who gave you Rodger Wilhoit. OWT is also a sub-division of Stora Skivmässan – Scandinavia’s biggest record fairs

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GBH

LP | 1983 | EU (Radiation Reissues)

2LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Spittle)

Release: 1983 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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After the chart-topping debut City Baby Attacked By Rats, Birmingham ‘uk82’ punk pioneers Charged G.B.H. cut City Baby’s Revenge, their second release for Clay Records, and even though a mere year had passed, City Baby’s Revenge showed significant progression, Jock’s guitar more obviously inspired by metal, the lyrics more explicit and the sound even rawer than before. With a cool take of the Stooges’ ‘I Feel Alright’ and the reggae/rockabilly-esque ‘Skanga,’ this acclaimed winner is the LP that broke the band in the USA and is arguably the best they ever recorded required listening for the band’s devotees and all fans of metal-edged hardcore.

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Thomas Leer

Contradictions

Splodgenessabounds Black Record Store Day 2021 Edition

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance

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The scottish musician, born in 1953 in Port Glasgow, is one of the most eclectic artist of the so-called minimal wave scene. Alongside german singer Claudia Brücken (vocalist of the hit-makers Propaganda) he formed Act a short-lived synthpop group signed to ZTT Records in the late eighties. Licensed by Cherry Red in 1982, the double album ‘Contradictions’ is the third effort in Leer high and rising career. After the seminal debut on Industrial Records with Robert Rental – The Bridge (1979) – Leer ventured on a solo career with the brave synth wave of ‘Letter From America’ and his personal masterpiece ‘Contradictions’. The latter is such an enigmatic piece of work, with alien melodies as in the case of the ‘Soul Gypsy’ infectious white funk. The whole album was recorded in his living room at home onto 4-track using borrowed equipment ( Korg synth, Ult-sound drum computer & guitars ) from his friend Morgan Fisher. Featuring Leer’s haunting, uncertain vocal – recorded quietly, so as not to wake his girlfriend in their bedsit! – crooning over a minimal bass pulse and discreet whines and washes of primitive Wasp synthesiser, it retains its peculiar lo-fi magic four decades on.

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Splodgenessabounds

LP | 1981 | EU (Radiation Reissues)