Dr. FEELGOOD - Down By The Jetty

Dr. FEELGOOD Down by the jetty cd 1975/2006 
Disc 1: (mono) : She does it right / Boom boom / The more I give / Roxette / One week-end / That's ain't the way to behave / I don't mind / Twenty yards behind / Keep it out of sight / All trough city / Cheque book / Oyeh ! / Bonie Moronie - Tequila / (Get your kicks on) Route 66° / I'm hog for you baby° / Stupidity° / She said alright° / Oyeh! (earlier version)° .
Disc 2: (stereo) : She does it right / Boom boom / The more I give / Roxette / One week-end / That's ain't the way to behave / I don't mind / Twenty yards behind / Keep it out of sight / All trough the city / Cheque book / Oyeh ! / I'm a hog for you baby° / Stupidity° / She said alright° / Oyeh ! (earlier version)° / Tore down * / Don't just know it* / My babe* / The more I give* / It's my own fault darlin'* / Bonie Moronie/Tequila * / Rock me baby*.
° Bonus tracks sudio - * Bonus tracks live .
Produced by Vic Maile .
Dr. Feelgood: Wilko Johnson : guitar , vocals / John B. Sparks : bass / The Big Figure : drums / Lee Brilleaux : lead vocals & harp .
Dr. Feelgood was the ultimate working band. From their formation in 1971 to lead vocalist Lee Brilleaux's untimely death in 1994, the band never left the road, playing hundreds of gigs every year. Throughout their entire career, Dr. Feelgood never left simple, hard-driving rock & roll behind, and their devotion to the blues and R&B earned them a devoted fan base. That following first emerged in the mid-'70s, when Dr. Feelgood became the leader of the second wave of pub-rockers. Unlike Brinsley Schwarz, the laidback leaders of the pub-rock scene, Dr. Feelgood was devoted to edgy, Stonesy rock & roll, and their sweaty live shows — powered by Brilleaux's intense singing and guitarist Wilko Johnson's muscular leads — became legendary. While the group's stripped-down, energetic sound paved the way for English punk rock in the late '70s, their back-to-basics style was overshadowed by the dominance of punk and new wave, and the group had retreated to cult status by the early '80s.By the end of 1973, Dr. Feelgood's dynamic live act had made them the most popular group on the pub-rock circuit, and several labels were interested in signing them. They settled for United Artists, and they released their debut album, Down by the Jetty, in 1974. According to legend, Down By the Jetty was recorded in mono and consisted almost entirely of first takes. While it was in fact recorded in stereo, the rumor added significantly to Dr. Feelgood's purist image, and the album became a cult hit.
"The release of "Down by the jetty" in january 1975 was a definitive moment in UK rock, a yellow card that served notice on the legions of progressive supergroups , their intricate musical arrangements and overbearing pomposity . Jetty ushered in a new era as Dr. Feelgood (no capes , no canapés) reintroduced hard and fast rock'n'roll , put barber shops back in business and sent hordes of teenage lads to thrift shops in search of narrow lapel suit jackets .Punk soon followed ..." W. Birch

DRAMARAMA 1

DRAMARAMA Vinyl 1991 Chamaleon/Elektra records 320 kbps

Until the next time / Haven't got a clue / What are we gonna do / Classic rot / Memo from Turner / Train going backwards / I've got spies / In quiet rooms / Ain'it the truth / Tiny candles / (I 'd like to ) Volunteer , please .

Produced by Don Smith with Chris Carter & John Easdale .

Dramarama : Chris Carter : bass / Mr E. : guitars / Pete Wood : guitars / John Easdale : vocals +

Brian Mac Leod : drums (courtesy of Wire Train ) & Tommy T. : keyboards + guests : J. Keltner , B. Tench , Mick Taylor...

Blending hard rock wallop, alternative rock smarts, power pop songcraft, and punk rock urgency, Dramarama was a band who seemed on the verge of a major commercial breakthrough several times during their 11-year career. Puzzlingly, it never arrived, though the band developed a potent following in their native New Jersey as well as the West Coast; their almost-hit, "Anything Anything (I'll Give You)," was cited by L.A.'s KROQ-FM, arguably America's most influential alternative rock outlet, as the most requested song in the station's history. Formed in Wayne, NJ, by vocalist and songwriter John Easdale in 1983, Dramarama self-released a single and a five-song EP before a French label commissioned a full-length album from the band, which recycled material from both previous releases. The result, 1985's "Cinema Verite", featured "Anything Anything," which began scoring airplay after the album was picked up by Chameleon Records in the United States. The group relocated to California in time for their second LP, Box Office Bomb, which earned enthusiastic reviews but not significantly greater sales. As the band was completing their fourth studio album, "Vinyl", in 1991, Chameleon Records went bankrupt, and as the band scrambled to come up with the cash to finish the project, the elusive major-label deal finally materialized when Elektra picked up the project. However, while the success of Nirvana in 1991 would seemingly have broken open radio for bands as adventurous as Dramarama, their sound was too far from grunge to capitalize on the new openness, and the band's 1993 album, "Hi-Fi Sci-Fi", failed to make an impact outside the band's devoted cult following. Dramarama called it a day after a farewell show at Asbury Park's the Stone Pony in 1994; four years later, John Easdale returned to the music business with a solo album. The group was featured on the popular VH1 reality series Bands Reunited in 2004, prompting the collective—minus bassist Chris Carter—to reform around material originally intended for an Easdale solo record. Dramarama relased "Everybody Dies" in 2005.

THE JONESES - Keeping Up With The Joneses

THE JONESES Keeping up with the Joneses 2007 Full Breach Kicks 320 kbps

MS. 714 / She's so filthy / Jungle disease / Cut that trash / Chip away at the stone / Black cat bone / Good for far / Looks so good / Crocodile rock / La de da .

Produced by the Doctor Dream Music Group & the Joneses in association with M Brown .

The Joneses : Jeff Drake : vocals & guitar / Glenn Holland : drums & vocals / Scott Franklin : bass & vocals / Johnny Nation : guitar & vocals .

Out of all the rock ‘n’ roll sleaze bands in Hollywood during the 1980s, The Joneses are recognized as coming first and being the toughest and most honest of them all. This no-nonsense group of trash rockers, led by the charismatic Jeff Drake, were a hot-blooded mix of the New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders, and Eddie Cochran, too glam for punk and too punk for rock.

To say these rockers were cool wouldn’t be saying enough. They were the symbol of cool on the Hollywood strip, and they were what rock ‘n’ roll was and is really about. No posturing or false chic – they were the REAL deal, the REAL sleaze with the REAL sound of the street.

This is a reissue of the rare and sought-after Joneses record "Keeping Up with The Joneses" from 1986. It’s been re-mastered and includes songs only found here, unseen pictures, lyrics, and liner notes courtesy of Josh Rutledge from Now Wave and from Jeff Drake, the man himself.

+ Joneses demos send by Rick ! Thanks Rick !

TEENAGE HEAD - Endless Party

TEENAGE HEAD Endless party (live) 1984 Ready records 320 kbps

Picture my face / Let's go to Hawaii / Next time in town / Lucy Potato / Tornado / Disgusteen / Cock in my pocket / Drivin' wild / Kissin' the carpet / Wild one / Let's shake / Top down .

Fronted by singer Frankie Venom, this hard-rockin' quartet from Hamilton, Ontario owes more than its name to the Flamin Groovies — the records are full of non-stop crazed rock'n'roll songs about cars, parties, girls, booze and general wanton fun, all imbued with the original Groovies' unreconstructed spirit. With nods to Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent and other pioneers, Teenage Head races along, Gordie Lewis' guitar blazing, through numbers like "Ain't Got No Sense" and "Kissin' the Carpet" (both on Teenage Head, which was remixed and reissued, the second time with five bonus tracks from the late '70s), "Disgusteen" (Frantic City) and "Teenage Beer Drinking Party" (Some Kinda Fun). If they were smarter and more sarcastic, T. Head might have more in common with the old Dictators; as it stands, their sound, while hardly original, is perfect for parties held in gymnasiums. The first three records aren't hip, but they are solid, sweaty and convincingly salacious.

Given a pluralizing, name-sanitizing "s," the group lowered its hysteria level on the six-song Tornado, an ill-advised stab at maturity and commercial hard-rock acceptability. Snore. Endless Party is a live greatest-hits rundown recorded on New Year's Eve 1983.

Fortunately, the story doesn't end there. Safely removed from the Lower 50's crass influence, the Canadians reclaimed both theit spelling and sense of fun on the nifty Trouble in the Jungle. Covering Bobby Fuller (badly), Eddie Cochran (weirdly) and Elvis Presley (very well) amid a variety of equally gonzo originals, the band shifts gears easily from lightly played rockabilly pop to electric punk — sometimes in the same song .

Electric Guitar has only one non-original, but self-propulsion does nothing to impede the versatile fun. "She Rips My Lips," "Can't Stop Shakin'" and "Full-Time Fool" are all vintage-flavor rockers, crisply delivered with chops and spirit; "Your Sister Used to Love Me" makes a cool milkshake of Dave Rave's relaxed surf vocals and Lewis' sizzling punk chords; "You're the One I'm Crazy For" is a spectacular Ramones imitation. Electric Guitar is convincing proof that a neat and clean garage can still rock (Daniel Lanois plays guitar on two tracks) .

Superb artwork by Max !

A TRIBUTE TO THE DEVIL DOGS

V/A Attack from the planet of the Devil Dogs : a tribute to the greatest rock'n'roll band in the universe 2004 Head dip records 320 kbps

REV. NORB : Intro / BORIS THE SPRINKLER : Jump on you / THE PEAWEES : Baby I'm a king / THE MUD CITY MANGLERS : Twist & burn / THE SPITFIRES : 354 / PETER PAN SPEEDROCK : My GTO / THE GASOLHEADS : Ball me out / THE ALLEY GATORS : Gonna see you tonight / THE DEMANDS : Chinatown / HOSS : Back in the city / THE SAFES : Annalisa / THE DED BUGS : Palisades Park / THE NEUROTIC SWINGERS : Get out / THE SNAKESKIN BOOTS : Backstage / THE NEW BOMB TURKS : Radiobeat / THE DELOREANS : Gonna be my girl / THE UDSON FALCONS : North shore bitch / THE PHENOMS : They 're not around / ALCOHOLIC HELLTONES : It's not easy / SATURDAY NIGHT KIDS : Don't do it / THE LEGHOUNDS : Get on your knees / RUTH'S HAT : Big fuckin' party / THE EARACHES : Brand new chewy / THE JERRY SPIDER GANG : Higher the heel / THE ULCERS : Stay out all night / THE SHORT FUSES : Pussywhipped / ADAM WEST : Go on girl / THE GUNG HO'S : Get in line / THE MANGANZOIDES : Lame al perro .

While recording an album in 1989, New York City punk band the Rat Bastards imploded due to typical musical differences, and two members, Andy Gortler (guitar, vocals) and Steve Baise (bass, vocals), carried on with the project as the Devil Dogs. Influenced particularly by '60s trash rock (Sonics, Wailers), the Phil Spector "Wall of Sound," and the big New York punk sound of the '70s (Ramones, New York Dolls, Dictators), the Devil Dogs went on to release a slew of LPs, EPs, live albums, and 45s ("Big beef bonanza" , "We three kings" , "Saturday night fever" etc..). Gortler originally formed a band called Gilligan's Revenge in the early '80s, which became Token Entry and then Black Train Jack after his departure. Baise played in a New Jersey-based surf/punk combo, PT109, before joining the Rat Bastards. Drummer "Mighty" Joe Vincent, who also played in PT109, joined the group in 1991. When "Saturday night fever " is issued in 1993 , it's nothing but a "big fat blast" , celebrated as a top-notch album back then and celebrated as a "goddamn masterpiece"and perhaps the best punk records of the nineties nowadays .

Anyway , the sad thing was that God's Own Rock'n'Roll Band split up in the late 94 , cause ... nobody seems to know really .

Being regarded as "thee Punk and roll band" now , they still play in various combos , as Andy in the fab Roller Kings , Steve first in the Vikings and then the Secrets plus a ton more and Joe first in the Prissteens then the Bomb Pops .

A TRIBUTE TO THE BEAT

V/A The Beat or not the Beat 1994 Pop Attack 320 kbps

BORIS THE SPRINKLER : Rock'n'roll girl / THE WHIRLIGIGS : I don't fit in / THE CROWD SCENE : Different kind of girl / THE REBEL WALTZ : Don't wait up for me / THE CHANDLERS : You won't be happy / THE YUM YUMS : Walking out on love / 900 POUNDS : Work a day world / TEEN APPEAL : U.S.A. / THE BENT SCEPTERS : Let me into your life / GREEDY GUTS : Working too hard / THE SLOW SLUSHY BOYS : Look but don't touch / THE REVOLVERS : That's what life is all about / SISTER LOVERS : Dreaming / SAMANTHA'S FAVOURITE : Will you listen / THE KEYS : Crying won't help / ACTION FIGURES : The kids are the same / BENDALITTLE : It's just a matter of time / STEVEN DEAL : Met her yesterday / REBEL WALTZ : I will say no / THE FLASHCUBES : All over the world / SMALLPOX : Burning desire / THINGS IN COMMON : Crying won't help .

THE JOHNNYS - Grown up wrong

THE JOHNNYS Grown up wrong  CD 1988
Middle sized John / Anything could happen / Motorbikin' / Grown up wrong / Going down (with rock'n'roll) / The Logan girls / No excusin' my boozin' / Ten outlaws /Bounty hunter / Cajun woman / Shameless girl / The taller man.

Produced by Ross Wilson

Wilson also produced the band's second album , "Grown up wrong" (august 88) which yielded the band's last two singles , a cover of Chris Spedding's bubblegum punk classic "Motorbikin/Shameless girl"(July 88) and "Anything could happen/Bounty hunter" (november 88) . "Grown up wrong" was a rollicking (if flawed) , good time , country-flavoured rock'n'roll record , but it failed to chart . Michael Armiger replaced Hood on bass at that point . Despite of being one of the most popular bands on the pub-rock circuit , The Johnnys never crossed over into the premier league .
The band broke up in 1989 . Spencer P. Jones had already expended a great deal of effort as a member of the (until then) part-time Beasts of Bourbon . When that band lumbered into life as a full-time proposition in 1989 , Spencer threw in his lot with the Beasts .
It was the end of The Johnnys ! But ...
On friday november 12 , in 2004 , exceptionally reformed the Johnnys played the first of two Sydney shows ... http://www.i94bar.com/gigreviews/johnnys.html
New Post re-uploaded HERE!

THE JOHNNYS - Anything could happen

SINGLES THE JOHNNYS Anything could happen /Bounty hunter 1988 Mushroom wav

Produced by Ross Wilson .
Thanks to Fabien & Manu for music and scans .
Artwork by Max

THE JOHNNYS - Motorbikin'

SINGLES THE JOHNNYS Motorbikin'/Shameless girl 1988 Mushroom wav
Produced by Ross Wilson .
Thanks to Fabien & Manu for music and scans .
Artwork by Max .

THE JOHNNYS - Don't put the blame on me

SINGLES THE JOHNNYS Don't put the blame on me/The Logan girls 1988 Mushroom wav

Side A produced by John Bee & The Johnnys , side b by Ross Wilson.

And this is the second non-album single issued in February 1988 !

Thanks to Fabien & Manu for music and scans .

Artwork by Max !