1/28/2014

THE NOZEMS - Hanging Around


THE NOZEMS  Hanging Around  CD  1990
Wasted Time / Heaven's Waiting / It's Too Late / Hanging Around / Where You Belong / Sometimes / Break It Down / Never The Same / Nile Song / If There's A Reason / Wrong Turn / Wonders / Heart Of Gold / Not Anymore.
Produced by Marc de Reus & The Nozems.

The Nozems: Corné van Os: bass / Helke v.d. Oord: guitar / Hugo Lans: guitar, vocals / Mario Fraaye: drums, vocals.

I don't know much about The Nozems... only that they were a duch band from Hedel (not too far from Rotterdam). Between 1989 and 1992 they have recorded three albums and four singles. They were playing an energic mix of punk, garage rock and powerpop with loud guitars with a touch of grunge. In "Hanging Around", they savagely covered the "Nile Song" (Pink Foyd) and "Heart of Gold" (Neil Young).


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1/25/2014

THE SLICKEE BOYS - Separated Vegetables


THE SLICKEE BOYS  Separated Vegetables  LP  1977
A1 Control / A2 Heart Murmur / A3 Golden Love / A4 Red Rocket Roll / A5 Six Feet Under / A6 Just Blow Away / B1 Dr. Boogie / B2 Road Runnah-Walk Don't Run / B3 Streets Of Your Town / B4 What Ya Gonna Do 'Bout It? / B5 No Money Down / B6 Creep Skin / B7 What A Boy Can't Do '77 / B8 Long Way To Go.
Produced by The Slickee Boys (tracks: A1-B7) & Steve Lorber (tracks: A1-A6)

The Slickee Boys:  Marshall Keith: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals / Kim Kane: rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals / Martha Hull: vocals / Charles Eichert (tracks: A2, A3, B2): Farfisa organ  / Andy Von Brand: bass guitar /  H. Wuelfing (tracks: A1): bass guitar / Chris Rounds: drums, vocals.

The Slickee Boys were a Washington, D.C. area punk-psychedelic-garage rock band whose most-remembered lineup consisted of guitarist Marshall Keith, guitarist Kim Kane, singer Mark Noone, and drummer Dan Palenski. The band has become underground legends in the D.C. punk community. They were known for their wild costumes and graphics.
This first album by the Slickees is an ultra-low-budget production, from the sound quality to the cover which was a xeroxed sheet of paper glued onto a white sleeve, but still features some of their best songs with my favorite line-up of the group!
This is another band that went through numerous member changes, but guitarists Kim Kane and Marshall Keith (a highly under-rated and excellent lead guitarist!) were the core of the group and I believe that they are still playing, though not together or as the Slickees - some 30 years later!
Martha Hull was the singer on this record and I always loved her voice - tough (when she belts out "I'm calling the shots here" in "Heart Murmur" you definitely believe her!) yet super melodic and just as home singing the Yardbirds, Downliner Sect or the Small Faces as she was with the wonderful Kane composition, "Golden Love".


This pre-punk combo had all of the right influences, from the 60's bands through to the great 70's groups like the Flamin' Groovies, and they channeled them all into a super, original sound. I never had a chance to see them live, though I did jam with a couple of them in the late 70's at Kenne's Highland's wedding! Several of them also appear on Kenne's album, Afrika Korps' "Music To Kill By".
Another rare release, a 7" EP called Hot'n'Cool (I think!) was released prior to this album and includes some more great covers, as well as another Kane hit, "Manganese Android Puppies"!
The band continued with a new singer, Mark Noone, and has released many more cool pieces of vinyl, but these are still my faves! Source: Rich Coffee in "Rich's r'n'r rants & raves"  (check his excellent blog !!!)

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1/22/2014

LES CORONADOS - N'importe Quoi ...Et Plus


LES CORONADOS   N'importe Quoi ...Et Plus  LP 1984 / CD 1996
Toujours Tout Seul* / Elle Pleure* / Chicken Hearted* / Oh Oh Oh* / Sans Rancoeur* / Revanche* / Ce Soir* / Faible Ou Lâche ?* / J'en Veux J'en Veux Plus* / Une Dent De Ma Chienne / Don't Sing No More Sad Songs / Rien (Dont Je N'Aie Besoin)* / Jeune Encore / Elle M'Attend Tous Les Soirs / Free Again / You Better Get In Line / Petite Chérie / Nobody Knows What's Going On / Tornado Partie / Lavabo S.V.P. / Voix Blanche Et Idées Noires / Lavabo S.V.P. / Zig Zag Wanderer / Tornado Partie / You're Looking Fine.
Production Claude Quiniou*.
Reissue of first album* (1984) compiled with EPs and appearances on labels compilations.
Les Coronados: Yves Calvez: basse / Berko puis Dilip Magnifique: batterie / Dominique Especel: guitare / Bernard Lepesant: chant, guitare.

D’Etienne Daho qui voulait reprendre “Un lustre” à Fred Chichin (Rita Mitsouko) qui se pressait à leurs concerts, Les Coronados étaient devenus cultes de leur vivant. Quand on prend le nom d’une basse Fender, il ne peut en être autrement. Né au milieu des 70’s à Limoges sur les bancs de l’Ecole Nationale Supérieur de Céramique, Bernard Lepesant et Dominique Especel aux guitares, Yves Calvez à la basse et Berko à la batterie débarquent dans le 18ème arrondissement parisien une fois le diplôme en poche. Le quatuor restera fidèle à son quartier et à sa cave de répétition durant toute son existence. Le premier 45t 4 titres (dont 3 chantés en français et 1 reprise d’Alex Chilton) enregistré « à la maison » avec un 4 pistes de survie sera le seul fait d’arme de Berko qui ayant trouvé un travail quitte le groupe.
C’est Dilip Magnifique qui opère dès le second 45t. Là encore 3 titres en français et une reprise de Beefheart cette fois.


Le rock esthète et violement garage des Coronados séduit au-delà des fanzines et des radios libres. Les Thugs et Johnny Thunders  les demandent en Live. En 1984 sort leur premier album qui confirme que les dandies du rock ont une élégance sauvage et un talent fou. Ce qui n’empêche pas Dominique Especel de quitter le groupe sans aucune explication.


 C’est donc en formation serrée et sur trois ans qu’est bouclé le second et magnifique album « Un lustre ». Pourtant les ventes ne suivent pas malgré une revue de presse dithyrambique. Grâce à Christophe Laménière le trio réussit à enregistrer 3 nouveaux morceaux au studio Pathé Marconi à Boulogne Billancourt (là où sont passés les Stones et les Beatles !). Qu’importe, les Coronados sont remerciés de Musidisc en même temps qu’Hervé Deplasse qui les soutenait. En VRP de luxe, Yves Calvez fait le tour des maisons de disques avec les bandes sous le bras, mais les portes sont définitivement clauses. Source
A noter aussi que les Coronados en plus de leurs deux albums et de leurs trois singles sont présents sur de nombreuses compilations garage/punk des années 80 comme "Collection Privée" (Poison Noir), "Snapshot(s)" (New Rose), "Best Of" (Ozagen Records), "Romances 85" (Romances Records), "Raw Cuts Vol. 1" (Criminal Damage), "What A Nice Way To Turn 17 Vol. 6" (Rather Records), "Battle Of The Garages Vol. 4" (Voxx Records), "Eyes On You" (Closer Records), "Cascades 82", "International Fun Club/Rock Hardi Vol. 2", flexi accompagnant le N° 22 de Nineteen mais aussi cette année sur une compil Born Bad "Paink" dont voici les liner notes au sujet du groupe:
"...Les Coronados, bien qu’apparus plus tardivement (en 1982), sont aussi présents sur la compilation PAINK (FRENCH PUNK ANTHEMS 1977-1982) sortie par Born Bad. Un choix logique et assez emblématique, puisque avec leur son qui venait du fond du garage, leur allure stylée et leurs larges influences, qui incluaient aussi bien les Sonics, Kevin Ayers, les Dogs que Captain Beefheart, ils résumaient parfaitement à eux seuls l’intensité, l’effervescence et la diversité des cinq années qui venaient de s’écouler dans la marge. Aucun des groupes présents sur cette compilation n’ayant bien sûr jamais connu le véritable succès." Eric Tandy


This band used to be one of Frances finest combos.Definitely secret,ocassionally bizarre with a very raw sense of melody and lyric.Les Coranados used to be the darlings of the rock critics.So it became imperitive to release their early recordings from a wild and heroic decade.This album proved that the musical journey into punk and garage had only just begun.
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1/17/2014

JOHNNY THUNDERS - "Alone in a Crowd" from the D. Garcia documentary "Looking For Johnny"




Music video of "Alone in a Crowd".
Taken from the documentary Looking for Johnny (2014)
Directed by Danny Garcia
Chip Baker Films/Jungle Records
(c) 2014

THE HORNY TOADS - Wired


THE HORNY TOADS  Wired  Mini LP  1989
O.P. Love / Shit On A Stick / Drag / Fallen Angel / Coffee / Switch Bitch.
Produced by Rob Younger.
The Horny Toads: Kurt Anderson: bass / Margie: vocals / Mikey J.Hornytoad: drums / Glen James: lead guitar, vocals / Joel James: rhythm guitar, vocals.
Formed in 1985, The Horny Toads was an australian band from Brisbane. These excellent sons of Radio Birdman played a rock full of speed with a twin guitar attack. Their first release was a mini lp on Green Fez Records (owned by Citadel Rds) titled "Con Anima Con Forza" ‎(posted here) in which they covered "Snake" a Deniz Tek song from the "Burn My Eye" EP. Before they disbanded, The Horny Toads have recorded another fine mini lp in 1989 on  Amplexus Records: "Wired" which was produced by Rob Younger, himself !
If you like Radio Birdman it's sure that you will also like The Horny Toads !!!
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I made a special cd artwork for the two mini lp's: "Con Anima Con Forza" & "Wired" !

1/10/2014

VA - Sons Of The Dolls 2013 Top Albums


VA  Sons Of The Dolls 2013 Top Albums  CD 2013

01 THE YUM YUMS  ...Play Good Music
02 IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC  Reptile Brain Music
03 THE CONNECTION  Let It Rock !
04 THE HOLLYWOOD STARS Shine Like A Radio
05 JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS  Unvarnished
06 PRIMITIVE HEARTS  High & Tight
07 THE SEATBELTS  Joy Ride
08 BUBBLEGUM SCREW  Filthy! Rich! Lolitas!
09 BARRENCE WHITFIELD & THE SAVAGES  Dig Thy Savage Soul
10 CHRIS  WILSON  It's a Groovy Time !
11 IGGY & THE STOOGES   Ready To Die
12 KEVIN K & THE KOOL KATS  Allies
13 PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS  14th & Nowhere
14 THE CRUNCH  Busy Making Noise
15 MICHAEL MONROE  Horns And Halos
16 GARY RITCHIE  Drake, Near The Alley
17 THE VIBRATORS  On The Guest List
18 WYLDLYFE  The Time Has Come to Rock & Roll
19 THE STRYPES  Snapshot
20 GLITZ  It'z Glitz
21 MANUAL SCAN  All Night Scan
22 CYANIDE PILLS  Still Bored

1/01/2014

THE ANGELS - The Angels Greatest


THE ANGELS  The Angels Greatest  CD  1980
Take A Long Line / Shadow Boxer / Be With You / Marseilles / Who Rings The Bell / I Ain't The One / Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again / You Got Me Runnin' / Out Of The Blue / Shelter From The Rain / Save Me / Coming Down.
Produced by The Angels & M. Opitz.
Production Consultants: Vanda & Young.

The Angels: Doc Neeson: vocals / Chris Bailey: vocals, bass / Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup: vocals, drums / Rick Brewster: vocals, lead guitar / John Brewster: vocals, rhythm guitar.

In 1976, the Angels were discovered by AC/DC's Angus Young and Bon Scott, and soon entered the studio to record their debut single, "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again," a major hit. With the addition of bassist Chris Bailey (not to be confused with the Saints' frontman), a tour opening for AC/DC followed, and in 1977, the Angels' eponymously titled debut LP appeared to enormous success. A second album, Face to Face, appeared in 1978 and preceded a national headlining tour; after 1979's No Exit became an even bigger hit, the group toured the U.S. and Canada, renamed Angel City for the Northern Hemisphere to avoid confusion with the glam band Angel. (To further complicate matters, a handful of releases later appeared credited to "the Angels from Angel City," the constant fluctuations no doubt contributing to their lack of success overseas.)


Greatest Hits [Arista] After just three LPs, the Angels issued their first Greatest Hits collection in 1979; with their next studio album, 1980's moody Darkroom, they scored their first Australian number one hit, "No Secrets." The record also featured the track "Face the Day," later covered by Great White. At the end of the year, the Angels headlined a free concert at the Sydney Opera House that ended in rioting, prompting a government ban on outdoor concerts; undaunted, the Angels opened in America for the Kinks, then returned home to begin work on their next album, Night Attack, their first outing with new drummer Brent Eccles. A subsequent tour exchanged Bailey for bassist Jim Hilbun, and was followed in 1983 by the odd, experimental Watch the Red. Two Minute Warning -- a concept record exploring nuclear devastation -- was recorded in Los Angeles and issued a year later.


Howling Upon returning to Australia, founding member John Brewster exited, and was replaced by ex-Skyhooks guitarist Bob Spencer. Howling followed in 1986, launching the hit singles "Don't Waste My Time" and "Nature of the Beast"; in support of the record, the Angels mounted a 16-month tour that yielded the double concert LP Liveline in 1988. With new bassist James Morley, they next traveled to Memphis to record 1990's chart-topping Beyond Salvation, which notched four Top Ten singles -- "Let the Night Roll On," "Back Street Pick-Up," "Rhythm Rude Girl," and "Dogs Are Talking." After 1991's Red Back Fever, both Spencer and Morley departed for solo careers late the next year, opening the door for the return of Hilbun and John Brewster. However, record company problems then kept the Angels from recording new material for several years; finally, in 1996, they issued their comeback single "Call That Living," which returned them to the Top Ten. Skin & Bone followed in 1998. The group disbanded at the close of the '90s following Doc Neeson's injury in a car accident; however, Neeson joined a re-formed Angels in the spring of 2008, and the reunited group played a series of shows during the summer of that year. Allmusic


In January 2013 it was announced that Doc Neeson has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and will undergo immediate treatment.

It was also revealed that bassist Chris Bailey had been battling an aggressive cancer. Bailey died on 4 April 2013 it was announced that a benefit concert will be held at Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide on 17 April.
The band has recorded a new album "Take It To The Streets" in 2012 , a new single "Talk The Talk" in 2013 and a full album is due for release 17th January 2014!
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THE SOTD BLOG WISHES YOU AN HAPPY ROCKIN' NEW YEAR 2014 !!!