Tuesday, 18 March 2025

The Raincoats - The Raincoats, Odyshape, The Kitchen Tapes & Moving


The Raincoats are a British punk band. Ana da Silva and Gina Birch formed the band in 1977 while they were students at Hornsey College Of Art in London. They were inspired after they saw The Slits perform live earlier that year.


The Raincoats signed to the label Rough Trade and the band released three albums.
The band recorded Moving in 1984. Tired of constant touring and "pulling in different musical directions", the band members began work on solo projects shortly after the album's release. The band split up in 1984. The Raincoats reformed in 1994 due to renewed interest in the band.


Band members:
Ana Paula de Lima Pita da Silva - guitar, vocals
Georgina Mary Birch - bass, vocals
Victoria Marion Aspinall - guitar, violin
Ingrid Weiss - drums
Paloma Romero - drums.

"The Raincoats" is the debut studio album by The Raincoats, released in 1979 on Rough Trade. The album was reissued in 2009 on We Three with one bonus track (track 1).

Tracklisting:
1. Fairytale In The Supermarket
2. No Side To Fall In
3. Adventures Close To Home
4. Off Duty Trip
5. Black And White
6. Lola
7. The Void
8. Life On The Line
9. You're A Million
10. In Love
11. No Looking

VBR ~247K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"Odyshape" is the second studio album by The Raincoats, released in 1981 on Rough Trade. The album was reissued in 2011 on We Three.

Tracklisting:
1. Shouting Out Loud
2. Family Treet
3. Only Loved At Night
4. Dancing In My Head
5. Odyshape
6. And Then It's O.K.
7. Baby Song
8. Red Shoes
9. Go Away

VBR ~241K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"The Kitchen Tapes" is a cassette by The Raincoats, released in 1983 on ROIR. The cassette was digitally remastered for CD and reissued in 1998 on ROIR.
The Kitchen Tapes were recorded live at The Kitchen For The Performing Arts, New York City, 12 December 1982.

Tracklisting:
1. No One's Little Girl
2. Balloonacy
3. Oh Oh La La La
4. Only Loved At Night
5. I Saw A Hill
6. Mouth Of A Story
7. The Body
8. Shouting Out Loud
9. Rainstorm
10. Dance Of Hopping Mad
11. Animal Rhapsody
12. Puberty Song
13. No Side To Fall In
14. Honey Mad Woman

VBR ~214K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"Moving" is the third studio album by The Raincoats, released in 1984 on Rough Trade. The album was reissued in 1993 on One Little Indian, David Geffen Company and Rough Trade with the addition of the 7" version of "No One's Little Girl". The tracks Dreaming Of The Past, Honey Mad Woman and Avidoso are not issued on the 1993 CD release.

Tracklisting:
1. No One's Little Girl
2. Ooh Ooh La La La
3. Dance Of Hopping Mad
4. Balloon
5. Mouth Of A Story
6. I Saw A Hill
7. Overheard
8. Rainstorm
9. The Body
10. Animal Rhapsody

VBR ~248K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo



Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Bad Manners - The Albums 1980-85


Bad Manners are a British ska band, formed in 1976 while most of the members were together at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School, near Manor House, North London. The band played their first ever gig in January 1978.
After becoming popular in their native London, Bad Manners signed a recording contract with Magnet in 1980. Bad Manners left Magnet in 1983 and joined Telstar releasing a compilation album, "The Height Of Bad Manners".

Bad Manners then went on to sign a contract with Portrait in the United States and "Mental Notes" was released in 1985. For two years the band toured continuously all over the world, but decided to disband in 1987 for a brief spell after their deal with Portrait ended.
During 1988, the reformed Bad Manners line-up started to play a number of shows at universities and at scooter rallies. Bad Manners is still touring the United Kingdom.


Band members:
Douglas Steven Woods/Trendle (Buster Bloodvessel) – vocals
Louis Cook – guitar
Chris Kane – saxophone
Andrew Duncan Marson – saxophone
Paul Hyman – trumpet
Alan Sylvan Sayag – harmonica
Martin Charles Stewart – keyboards
David Robert Farren – bass
Brian Tuitt – drums.


"The Albums 1980-85" is a 5 CD compilation box set, released in 2018 on Pressure Drop.

Discs:
Disc 1 Ska 'N' B
Disc 2 Loonee Tunes!
Disc 3 Gosh It's
Disc 4 Forging Ahead
Disc 5 Mental Notes.

Tracks Disc 1:
1-12 LP Ska 'N' B, released in 1980
13 7" Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu, released in 1980
14-15 12" Lip Up Fatty, released in 1980
16-17 7" Special Brew, released in 1980.
Tracks released on Magnet.

Tracklisting:
1. Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu
2. Here Comes The Major
3. Fattie Fattie
4. King Ska-Fa
5. Monster Mash
6. Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard)
7. Magnificent Seven
8. Wooly Bully
9. Lip Up Fatty
10. Special Brew
11. Inner London Violence
12. Scruffy Was A Huffy Chuffy Tug Boat
13. Holidays
14. Night Bus To Dalston (Instrumental Version)
15. Lip Up Fatty (12" Extended Version)
16. Special Brew (7" Version)
17. Ivor The Engine

VBR ~278K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo

Tracks Disc 2:
1-12 LP Loonee Tunes!, released in 1980
13-14 12" Lorraine, released in 1980.
Tracks released on Magnet.

Tracklisting:
1. Echo Four-Two
2. Just A Feeling
3. El Pussycat
4. Doris
5. Spy I
6. Tequila
7. Lorraine
8. Echo Gone Wrong
9. Suicide
10. The Under Sea Adventures Of Ivor The Engine
11. Back In '60
12. Just Pretendin'
13. Lorraine (12" Extended Version)
14. Here Comes The Major (New Improved Version)

VBR ~276K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo

Tracks Disc 3:
1-12 LP Gosh It's, released in 1981
13 7" Can Can, released in 1981
14-15 12" Walking In The Sunshine, released in 1981
16-18 7" Special 'R 'N' B' Party Four E.P., released in 1981
19 7" split with Altered Images Little Town Flirt, released in 1982 on A&M Records
20 7" split with Chas And Dave Elizabethan Reggae/Auld Lang Syne, released in 1982 on A&M Records.
Tracks released on Magnet, except track 19 and 20.

Tracklisting:
1. Walking In The Sunshine
2. Dansetta
3. Can Can
4. Weeping And A Wailing
5. Casablanca (Rags And Riches)
6. Don't Be Angry
7. Ben E. Wriggle
8. Runaway
9. Never Will Change
10. Only Funkin'
11. End Of The World
12. Gherkin
13. Armchair Disco
14. Walking In The Sunshine (12" Extended Version)
15. Night Bus To Dalston (Vocal Version)
16. Buono Sera
17. The New One
18. No Respect
19. Yakety Yak
20. Elizabethan Reggae

VBR ~275K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo

Tracks Disc 4:
1-12 LP Forging Ahead, released in 1982
13 7" Got No Brains, released in 1982
14 7" My Girl Lollipop, released in 1982
15 12" My Girl Lollipop, released in 1982
16 7" My Girl Lollipop, released in 1982
17-18 7" Samson And Delilah, released in 1982
19 12" Samson And Delilah, released in 1982 (As Used On The "Hold Tight" TV Theme)
20-21 7" That'll Do Nicely, released in 1983
22 12" That'll Do Nicely, released in 1983.
Tracks released on Magnet.

Tracklisting:
1. Salad Bar
2. Tonight Is Your Night
3. Samson And Delilah (Biblical Version)
4. Exodus
5. Got No Brains
6. Rose Of Italy
7. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (Extended Lick Mix)
8. Falling Out Of Love
9. Seventh Heaven
10. Educating Marmalade
11. What's Up Crazy Pup
12. Your
13. Psychedelic Eric
14. Flashpoint
15. Ben E. Wriggle (Remix)
16. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (7" Version)
17. Samson And Delilah (7" Version)
18. Good Honest Man
19. Your (Instrumental Version)
20. That'll Do Nicely
21. Monster Love (Dub)
22. That'll Do Nicely (12" Express Version)

VBR ~277K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo

Tracks Disc 5:
1-10 LP Mental Notes, released in 1985
11-12 12" My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop), released in 1982 on Magnet
13 12" That'll Do Nicely, released in 1984 on Magnet
14 12" My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop), released in 1982 on Magnet
15-17 12" Blue Summer, released in 1985
18 12" What The Papers Say, released in 1985
19-20 12" Bang The Drum All Day, released in 1985.
Tracks released on Portrait, except track 11 to 14.

Tracklisting:
1. What The Papers Say
2. Blue Summer
3. Body Talk
4. Tossin' In My Sleep
5. Tie Me Up
6. Bang The Drum All Day
7. Destination Unknown
8. Mountain Of Love
9. Work
10. Saturday Night
11. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (Extended Lick USA Re-Mix)
12. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (Extended Instrumental USA Re-Mix)
13. That'll Do Nicely (USA 7" Re-Mix)
14. My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop) (USA 7" Re-Mix)
15. Blue Summer (Re-Mix)
16. Mr. Jordan (Louie Louie)
17. Blue Summer (Dub)
18. What The Papers Say (12" Mix)
19. Bang The Drum All Day (Extended Re-Mix)
20. Bang The Drum All Day (Dub Version)

VBR ~279K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo





Thursday, 20 February 2025

T.S.O.L. - Dance With Me, T.S.O.L./Weathered Statues & Beneath The Shadows


T.S.O.L. or True Sounds Of Liberty are an American punk band formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California.
Starting out as a politically-tinged punk band, the band moved towards horror themes and are considered by some as an influence on the early deathrock scene. The original lineup stayed together through 1983, recording 2 EPs and 2 LPs. Amid personal turmoil, Grisham, Barnes and Kuehn all left the band in 1983 and were replaced by Mitch Dean and Joe Wood. This lineup continued to record and release music throughout the 80s, shifting towards hard rock.


Band members:
Jack Grisham - vocals
Ron Emory - guitar
Gregory Russell Kuehn - keyboards
Michael Paul Roche - bass
Francis Gerald Barnes - drums.

"Dance With Me" is the debut studio album by T.S.O.L., released in 1981 on Frontier Records. The album was reissued in 1996 on Epitaph.

Tracklisting:
1. Sounds Of Laughter
2. Code Blue
3. The Triangle
4. 80 Times
5. I'm Tired Of Life
6. Love Story
7. Silent Scream
8. Funeral March
9. Die For Me
10. Peace Through Power
11. Dance With Me

VBR ~290K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"T.S.O.L./Weathered Statues" is a compilation album by T.S.O.L., released in 1997 on Nitro Records.

Tracks:
1-5 12" T.S.O.L., released in 1981 on Posh Boy
6-9 7" Weathered Statues, released in 1982 on Alternative Tentacles.

Tracklisting:
1. Superficial Love
2. Property Is Theft
3. No Way Out
4. Abolish Government/Silent Majority
5. World War III
6. Man And Machine
7. Weathered Statues
8. Thoughts Of Yesterday
9. Word Is

VBR ~264K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"Beneath The Shadows" is the second studio album by T.S.O.L., released in 1982 on Alternative Tentacles. The album was reissued in 2001 on Nitro Records.

Tracklisting:
1. Soft Focus
2. Forever Old
3. She'll Be Saying
4. Beneath The Shadows
5. Send My Thoughts
6. Glass Streets
7. Other Side
8. Walk Alone
9. Wash Away
10. Waiting For You

VBR ~264K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo





Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Beefeater - Plays For Lovers & House Burning Down & Need A Job


Beefeater were a hardcore punk band from Washington D.C. and mixed punk with funk and jazz. Tomas Squip's lyrics dealt explicitly with politics and spirituality.
The band existed from the summer 1984 until late 1986.


Band members:
Tomas Squip - vocals, percussion
Fred Smith - guitar
Doug Birdzell - bass
Bruce Atchley Taylor - drums on Plays For Lovers
Kenny Craun - drums on House Burning Down
Mark Shellhaas - drums on Need A Job.

"Plays For Lovers & House Burning Down" is a compilation album by Beefeater, released in 1991 on Dischord Records.

Tracks:
1-15 LP Plays For Lovers, released in 1985
16 7" Alive & Kicking, released in 1985
17-28 LP House Burning Down, released in 1987
29 LP The A.L.F. Is Watching And There's No Place To Hide..., released in 1987.

Tracklisting:
1. Trash Funk
2. Reaganomix
3. Song For Lucky
4. 4-3-2-1
5. Mr. Silverbird
6. Manic D.
7. Mourning
8. Satyagraha
9. A Dog Day
10. Red Carpet
11. Assholes
12. Beefeater
13. Fred's Song
14. I Miss You
15. Out Of The Woods
16. Wars In Space
17. Just Things
18. Bedlam Rainforest
19. Move Me Strong
20. One Soul Down
21. Ain't Got No Time
22. Sinking Me
23. Dover Beach
24. Insurrection Chant
25. 40 Sonnets On Plants
26. With You Always
27. Fredittude
28. Live The Life
29. Blind Leads Blind

VBR ~254K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"Need A Job" is a 12" vinyl EP by Beefeater, released in 1986 on Olive Tree Records.

Tracklisting
1. In America
2. Need A Job
3. Laurel Grove
4. Apartheid
5. Gov't Worker
6. Better'n Me

VBR ~263K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo





Tuesday, 28 January 2025

Stinky Toys - Stinky Toys & Stinky Toys


Stinky Toys were a French punk band from Paris, formed in 1976.
In 1976 the band took part in the 100 Club Punk Special (sometimes referred to as the 100 Club Punk Festival).
The 100 Club Punk Special was a two-day event held at the 100 Club venue in Oxford Street, London on 20 and 21 September 1976.
Stinky Toys shared the stage with Subway Sect, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Chris Spedding & the Vibrators, The Damned and Buzzcocks.


Their 100 Club performance was met with mixed reviews. The band had been praised for their aesthetics, but their music performance was questioned. Elli Medeiros famously stormed of stage as a result of the crowd’s indifference to their musical creations. Despite this Stinky Toys were signed by Polydor in 1977, originally to an international deal.

The band first released a vinyl single in 1977 with "Boozy Creed" on the A-side with "Driver Blues" on the B-side. The single was met with mixed reviews, especially in the United Kingdom. These reviews convinced Polydor to abandon the release of Stinky Toys debut album outside France.
The band split up in 1979.


Band members:
Elli Medeiros - vocals
Bruno Carone - guitar
Denis Quilliard - guitar
Albin Deriat - bass
Hervé Zénouda - drums.

"Stinky Toys" is the debut studio album by Stinky Toys, released in 1977 on Polydor.
The album was also released as "Plastic Faces".

Tracklisting:
1. Plastic Faces
2. You Close Your Eyes
3. City Life
4. Jack The Ripper
5. Driver Blues
6. Boozy Creed
7. More Than Me
8. Lonely Lovers
9. Sun Sick
10. Pepe Gestapo

VBR ~271K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"Stinky Toys" is the second and final studio album by Stinky Toys, released in 1979 on Vogue.
The album was well known as "le jaune" album.

Tracklisting:
1. For You
2. No No
3. Birthday Party
4. Hullabaloo
5. B-05
6. Beauty And Pride
7. Black Mask
8. Free From Love
9. No Me Dejes
10. He Loves Me
11. Uruguayan Dream
12. Boozy Creed

VBR ~273K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo





Saturday, 4 January 2025

Komintern Sect - Les Seigneurs De La Guerre & Dernier Combat


Komintern Sect were a French punk band from Orléans, formed in 1980.
By the time they released their 1983 debut album "Les Seigneurs De La Guerre", they were an Oi! band with a mixed skin/punk image.
The band disbanded in 1986, reformed in 2014 until 2024.


Band members:
Carl Jahier - vocals
Stephane Guenot, Oliver Votelet - guitar
Jano - bass
Thomas Viallefond - drums.

"Les Seigneurs De La Guerre" is the debut studio album by Komintern Sect, released in 1983 on Chaos Productions. The album was reissued with six bonus tracks in 2009 on Euthanasie.

Tracks:
1-8 LP Les Seigneurs De La Guerre
09 LP Chaos En France Volume 2, released in 1984
10 LP Chaos In Europe, released in 1985
11-13 LP Apocalypse Chaos, released in 1982
14 "Nuit Du Rock" in "Rio", Orléans, March 1984.

Tracklisting:
1. Barcelone 1936
2. Les Seigneurs De La Guerre
3. Les Vauriens
4. Téléreligion
5. Maladie Mentale
6. Unis Par Le Vin
7. Guerilla Urbaine
8. Carte Du Parti
9. Rêves De Liberté
10. Tous Ensemble
11. Maison De Retraite
12. Ulster
13. France
14. Par Le Feu, Par Le Sang

VBR ~271K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo




"Dernier Combat" is the second studio album by Komintern Sect, released in 1985 on Chaos Productions. The album was reissued in 2009 on Euthanasie.

Tracks:
1-13 LP Dernier Combat
14-20 LP Les Uns Sans Les Autres, released in 1986 on Chaos Productions.

Tracklisting:
1. Sarabande
2. Les Années D'Acier
3. Dans Les Tribunes
4. Interlude
5. Quand Meurent Les Légendes
6. Nation Paienne
7. Tous Ensemble
8. Amsterdam
9. Dernier Combat
10. La Crampe
11. Sonia
12. Rêves De Liberté
13. Ce N'est Qu'un Au Revoir
14. Maurice
15. Coup D'Etat
16. 23 Minutes (En Enfer)
17. Toujours Le Premier
18. Les Autres
19. Dans La Nuit
20. Plus Fort Que Tout

VBR ~268K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo