SCOTS PIRATES - Action now

SCOTS PIRATES Action now cd 1992 Revenge records 320 kbps
Misery / I want more / Other end of the city / Dante / Sugarcane / Running away / Out of our minds / First step / Dreams never lie / The road / And then there was love / The blues / I'm the man / Empty heart.
Produced by Scott Morgan & the Pirates .
Scots Pirates : Scott Morgan : vocal & guitar / Scott Asheton : drums / Gary Rasmussen : bass / Kathy Deshaine : vocal / Brian Delaney : guitar / Billy Csernits : keyboard .

Scots Pirates were a reunion group of sorts of some of the most notable alumni of the '60s Michigan rock scene, particularly guitarist/singer Scott Morgan (The Rationals) and drummer Scott Asheton (The Stooges). The band also included bassist Gary Rasmussen , who, with Morgan , Asheton , and the late Fred Sonic Smith, played in Sonic's Rendezvous Band . With some other musicians filling out the lineup, Scots Pirates recorded three albums, starting with 'Rock Action' (1989) followed by 'Action Now' (1992) and 'Revolutionary Means' (1995) was their last effort, and finds them playing hard rock with soul influences, in a manner consistent with the ethos established by the Stooges , mc5, and Sonic's Rendezvous Band .

THE HANGMEN - Metallic I.O.U.

THE HANGMEN Metallic I.O.U. cd 2000 Acetate records vbt
Downtown / Bliss / Broke , drunk & stoned / Bent / Shoot / Loners , junkies & liquor shop / I luv u / Is that all there is / Russian roulette / Blue light .
Produced by Jimmy Sloan & Bryan Small.
The Hangmen : Bryan Small : vocals , guitars /Laura 'Lucky' Bennett : bass , vocals / Dino Guerrero : drums / Jimmy James : guitar , harp .
Thanks to Jose Luis for music & scans !
It all began in 1984 when Missoula, MN's Bryan Small left Boise State University and moved to L.A. in order to form his own rock band. Inspired by the musical stylings of X, the Stooges, and Gun Club, Small soon had a band together and a major buzz after the outfit began pounding the clubs with their nasty proto-blues/punk. Despite his group's wily rock leanings, Small found himself caught up in the hair metal feeding frenzy of the late '80s, and soon the Hangmen were signed to Capitol Records, a company like many others, desperately attempting to unearth the next Gun'n'Roses . The group's self-titled debut hit record store shelves in 1989 and Small was living his dream. Unfortunately, things quickly turned sour, and would stay that way for a long time . The Hangmen, produced by the legendary Vic Maile , lacked the tough, street-fighting rock 'n' raunch of the band's live performances. Although it eventually became a bit of a collector's item, the watered-down recording couldn't sate their label's appetite for radio hits. Sales were flat and the group was quickly bounced from Capitol. Undaunted, guitarist/vocalist Small shook up his supporting cast and kept at it. This refusal to quit would eventually define the Hangmen. The group was again signed by a major in the early '90s, but was unable to release anything before being dropped a second time. A record was submitted to Geffen, but the label of Nirvana, Hole , and White Zombie couldn't appreciate the maniacal Stooges-meets-Stones rock revivalism. Except for some occasional underground tape trading among obsessive music fans, this sophomore effort would never see the light of day.

That should have been the end of it, but Small refused to buckle. What followed was literally a decade of near nonexistence for the Hangmen. Despite some serious hurdles, Small kept the group together and, after cleaning up a debilitating drug habit and stabilizing a strong band roster that included A. Congelton on bass, Todd Haney on drums, and guitarist Jimmy James, the Hangmen were once again turning heads in the L.A. underground. In 2000, 11 years after their debut hit the streets, the Hangmen made a hard rock splash with Metallic I.O.U. This time, the band put out a record that did justice to their frenetic live sound and rebellious reputation. Distributed through indie label Acetate Records, Metallic I.O.U. was a critical triumph that featured material from the phantom Geffen record ("Bliss," "Downtown") and plenty of new tunes as well. The seamless collection boasts material written over three decades, which speaks to the timeless quality of the Hangmen's revivalist, heavy blues/rockabilly. More performances followed, including a tour with the Supersuckers (a band that approximates the Hangmen's sound more than any other). In 2001, Small and his cohorts recorded a live disc in Hollywood featuring old favorites, some new material, and a vocal performance by the Supersuckers' Eddie Spaghetti on "Coal Mine." This third release, 'We have got blood on the toes of our boots', also appeared on Acetate the following year. A tour was completed with Social Distortion in 2002 as well. In 2004 'Loteria' , always on Acetate Records , is the band fourth album , 13 songs of 'pure rock'n'roll decadence' then in 2007 'In the city' a raw collection of seven new tracks produced by Mike Ness .Strangely, the Hangmen waited nearly 20 years to enter their most prolific and accomplished period, but nothing came easy to Small and the legendary underground rock outfit he created.
tTey have

THE SPITFIRES - The Spitfires

THE SPITFIRES The Spitfires cd 1999 Twenty Stone Blatt records wav
Social club / Bringin' me down / Goin' up for the downfall / Gotta go / Go on girl / Hit'n'run / Drop kick me / High test sucka / In your underwear / Little girl / Brand new wave .
Produced by Marc Andrie.
The Spitfires : Jayson Solyom : vocals / C.C. Voltage : bass / Mr Dean. O. : guitar / Ryan Seven : drums.
Shit kicking rock 'n' roll from this Vancouver, Canada, The Spitfires aren't afraid to have a good time.Rock 'n' roll, punk, or whatever... if you're in it for a good time, some power, and music that won't let you down, The Spitfires are your solution. Party rock without being too frivolous, they hit life on the head and provide some moments of joy between the five o'clock whistle and the 7 am wake up call for work again. Forget about your problems and party with The Spitfires, they're inviting you.
Between 1998-2003 the Spitfires released three full length LPs, four 7 inches, and appeared on over 14 comps or videos on various labels world wide : Junk, Estrus, Out of the Loop, Longshot, Greenhell ,Twenty Stone Blat.

TYLA GANG

SEAN TYLA - Demos EP

SEAN TYLA Demos EP 7' EP Bootleg 320 kbps
Suicide Jockey / It's only rock'n'roll / Cannons of the boogie nights / Mad muchachos .
After a 22-year absence, 70s bad boy of rock, Sean Tyla is back. Sean started his recording career with CBS Records in 1970, releasing the self-penned single, Miracles under the name of Third World and recording an album project with Maynard Ferguson that was subsequently shelved. He then progressed to the United Artists band, Help Yourself in 1971 eventually forming Ducks Deluxe with Martin Belmont and Nick Garvey in 1972. Sean and the Ducks were instrumental in setting up many of the venues on the now legendary London pub-rock circuit of the 70s and their no-nonsense, grinding rock-a-boogie attracted avid interest from the mainstream music industry, including Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, [who offered the Ducks a deal at Rolling Stone Records] CBS, EMI, Virgin and RCA who successfully signed the band in 1973. The Ducks finally split in 1975. Nick Garvey left to form the Motors, Martin Belmont went to join Graham Parker in the Rumour and Sean went on to form the Tyla Gang. After releasing the single, Styrafoam on the Stiff label in late 1976, Sean and the Gang signed with California-based label, Beserkley Records in 1977, releasing two albums - Yachtless and Moonproof. Beserkley folded in 1979 but thanks to the generosity of Roger Daltrey and The Who, Sean cut his first solo album at the band's Ramport Studios in London. Later that year, he signed a $250,000, five-album deal with Polydor International, had his first Top Ten single in Germany [where he eventually based himself] and apart from a one-off project in 1981 with Welsh rock legend, Deke Leonard, continued to enjoy chart successes as a solo artist with both albums and singles, throughout Europe until he retired in 1985 .
Sean's entire back catalogue, with some added bonus tracks has now been re-issued and is widely available on the internet. The new album, entitled, 'Back In The Saddle' was released on October 14, 2007 on Sean's new label - Hawkhead Records and is available from most good record stores.
Hawkhead records : http://www.hawkheadrecords.com/news.html

U.K. SUBS - Mad Cow Fever

U.K. SUBS Mad cow fever lp 1991 Jungle records 320 kbps
I walked with a zombie / Mandarins of chance / Boneyard / Welfware mother / Saints & sinners /
Pearl divers / Roadhouse blues / Talking 'bout you / Road runner / Route '66 / Pills / Baby please don't go / Last bus boogie / Ecology blues.
Produced by Dave Goodman , Chris Smith & Charlie Harper.
U.K. Subs 1991 : Charlie Harper : vocals , harmonica / Darrell Barth : guitars / Matthew McCoy : drums / Flea : bass .
Alongside their contemporaries, London's never-say-die UK Subs' 1977-vintage punk sounds old-fashioned, yet Nicky Garratt's wall-of-sound rhythm guitar and Charlie Harper's chanted/sung vocals make for highly enjoyable charged rock'n'rage. Maybe it's the familiarity of their style that makes the quartet more listenable than, say, the early Exploited; whatever the case, the Subs play high-energy, fast-paced rock with a social conscience, and that keeps them one of England's most successful punk outfits.
Brand New Age finds the Subs bemoaning alienation in the modern world (on the title track) and singing their signature tune, "Emotional Blackmail," twice. Diminished Responsibility confronts such issues as racism, rioting, gangsters, Paris, prison and urban decay. Harper's songwriting (in collaboration with various members of the band) shows lyrical growth — he's quite capable of incisive lines and spot-on humor — on Endangered Species, a fact he almost acknowledges on "Sensitive Boys"; elsewhere, the bleak terrain is littered with better-expressed and subtler observations about the world's ills. Best tune: the touching "Fear of Girls."
Flood of Lies showcases a new lineup and has a great political cartoon of Maggie Thatcher on the cover; the songs are once again more aggressive ("Violent Revolution," "Soldiers of Fortune"), but there's room for some humor as well ("Revenge of the Jelly Devils"). Gross-Out USA, the Subs' third live album (after Live Kicks and Crash Course), recapitulates the band's career in fine raucous form with 16 songs offered start-to-finish, just as they happened. The tape-only Left for Dead does the same feat, adding to the Subs' live album legacy with with yet another lineup, recorded in Holland. The 23 songs overlap only a half-dozen with Gross-Out; the performance is typically incendiary and the recording quality not half bad.
Japan Today is the Subs' tenth studio album (but who's counting?), a more controlled and musical assault than usual, recorded by Harper and five sidemen, including ex-Vibrator guitarist Knox. The sound is a bit '70s hard rock, the lyrical stance broader and less clichéd as well. An improvement, but not exactly a high point in contemporary rock'n'roll.
In mid-'88, Harper and Garratt reunited (the last UK Subs album they had done together was Endangered Species) in New York to record the likable Killing Time, a crisply produced example of moderate Clash-styled guitar rock with some workable melodies and lyrics that don't take a very strong stand on cars, cities and women. Although the solemn piano/acoustic guitar tribute to Nico that ends the LP is a nice idea poorly executed, the record's overall lack of consistency — Harper shares lead vocals with Garratt and bassist Alvin Gibbs, and all three contribute to the uneven song collection — is its major flaw. (The CD adds three outtakes from the sessions.) Trouser Press

Artwork by Max !

RADIO BIRDMAN - Surfin' at 2JJJ

RADIO BIRDMAN Surfin' at 2JJJ 1976 EP Compassion Explosion records Flac
Surf city / Don't look back / Time won't let me / Transmaniacom MC
Radio Birdman : Rob Younger : vocals / Deniz Tek : guitar / Warwick Gilbert : bass / Phillip 'Pip' Hoyle : keyboards / Ron Keeley : drums .
Radio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia. Deniz Tek and Rob Younger formed the group in Sydney, Australia in 1974. The group influenced the work of many successful, mainstream bands, and is now considered to be one of the most crucial bands to Australia's musical growth, but their main legacy was their towering influence over Australian indie rock in the 1980s.
Surfin' at 2JJJ is a bootleg EP (vinyl 7 inch format) from the JJJ sessions in 1976 ! Considering it was booted from a live to air broadcost the sound suffers a little ...

Thanks to Deniz66 for music & scans !!!

BACKSTREET GIRLS - Let's have it

BACKSTREET GIRLS Let's have it cd 1992 WEA 320 kbps
Hard work / Any minute now / Desperate youth / Walking / Circles / Let's do it some more / Blackbird / Let's go / Jungleride / Little Melina / Crazy John gang / Mirrors / Outro.
Produced by Michael Hilbert.
Backstreet Girls : Peter Baarli : guitars / B. T. Baarli : drums / Pal Kristensen : bass / Olle Hillborg : vocals , harmonica .
+ Backing vocals : Choir for hire , Sator , Berit Lohne , Anne Hoseth & Casino Steel / Piano : Lasse Hafreager / Percussion : Michael Hilbert / Horns : Jens Petter Antonsen , Torbjorn Sunde , Harald Devold.
THIS ONE ROCKS ...

and there's nothing to say more !

but you can learn more here :
http://www.backstreetgirls.net/bio.htm

Thanks to Toxxy from the INTOXXYCATED BLOG for music & scans !

THE NITWITZ - Dark side of the spoon

THE NITWITZ The dark side of the spoon cd 1999 Get Hip Recordings 320 kbps
Landmine heart / Black name ringing / Bad chemistry / Drunk tank celebrity / Fruitcakes / Burn baby burn / Living on leftlovers / Jackass / Lithium & lipstick / Babysitter (made a man out of me) / Ticket to Gomorrah / Church of chumps .
Produced by Evert & the Nitwitz .
The Nitwitz : Czar Peter the 1st : larynx / Tony "Slug" Leeuwenburgh : Mosrite & Les Paul / Thumpin' Theo Brouver : Fender Jazz Bass / Steven "Marathon Man" Nieuwendijk : drums & cymbals.
These Dutch denizens of rock started their mission to destroy back in 1978, comprising of Eric Czar Peters on Vocals, Steve The Pit on Guitar, Tony Slug on Bass and Marcel Verhoehen on Drums.
The band swapped vocalists to become influential hardcore thrashers B.G.K. in 1982. Several line-ups later B.G.K. called it quits with Tony Slug recruiting a whole new tag team for his Loveslug project in 1987.
Fast forward to 1996 and the original Nitwitz are back together with the exception of drummer Verhoeven who was replaced by Steven The Gadge, releasing the album Dark Side of the Spoon on US label GET HIP in 1997 : A relationship the band now wishes to forget.
Yet another pit-stop along Rip-Off Highway for Sluggy and his band of merry men!
During this time the band also recorded and released covers by Radio Birdman and The Nomads for their respective tribute albums. With minor tweaks and occasional fast exists The Nitwitz continued their quest for Totalitarian Rock n Roll until 1998, when Tony linked up with Detroit legend and former Sonics Rendezvous Band vocalist and guitarist, Scott Morgan, and Hellacopters supreme Nicke Royal, to create the highly charged soul rock outfit The Hydromatics.
In 2002, tired of the current dearth of ass monkey pretenders to the Rock n Roll throne, Slug resurrected the only slightly decaying corpse of The Nitwitz in their fifth incarnation. Lasting only long enough for bassist Dick Ginger and vocalist Mike Dogshit to jump ship to Brezhnev, before mutating into the foul Felchers, but not before unleashing two think slabs of 10 delight in the shape of Nibble the Giblet (Pitshark) and Totalitarian Rock n Roll (Cargo) featuring Nuke City Rock, co-written by Turbonegros Happy-Tom no less!
And so to 2005; with the most impressive (and some might say handsome) line-up yet with Tony Slug (guitars and vocals), Paul Smith (guitars and vocals), The Gadge (drums) and Laurent (bass), the titanic tank of Blitzkrieg Rock known as The Nitwitz return with the relentless rifferama that is Sex, Lies and Duct Tape.
13 tracks of no-holds barred, city razing, pussy slaying punk rock. Feel touched by the Sluggy autobiographical Raised by Drunks, be thrilled by Nippon Girl Desire, prepare to be hooked on the awesome power of Rock Pusher.
Its all there folks, and you know you want it.
Ian Pickens - Nitwitz/Myspace

THE OUTCASTS - Blood and thunder

THE OUTCASTS Blood and thunder (+ bonus tracks) cd 1986 New Rose 320 kbps
Winter / Machine gun / Sex + glory / Gangland warfare / Programme love / Princess of Oblivion / Frustration / Angel face / Magnum force / Beating + screaming (Part 1 & 2) / Mania / Nowhere left to run°/ Running over° / Ruby° / Cops° / Seven deadly sins* / The chase* / Five years* / Swamp fever* / Waiting for the rain* / 1969+ / Psychotic shakedown+ / Blue murder+ .
Bonus tracks : °from the"Nowhere to run" EP ; *from the "7 deadly sins" EP & +from the "1969" EP.
Produced by Ross Graham .
The Outcasts : Greg Cowan : bass , vocals / Colin Cowan : drums / Martin Cowan : guitar / Colin Getgood (Getty) : guitar .
Bad boys of the Ulster punk scene THE OUTCASTS were formed in Belfast in June 1977 by the Cowan brothers: Greg(bass/vocals), Colin(drums) and Martin(guitar). They were joined by Colin Getgood(better known as Getty) on guitar. They played their debut gig in August of that year at Paddy Lambs pub on Belfasts' Upper Newtownards Road. The gig ended in a mini riot when the local 'Spides' took exception to a number of "strange looking punks" who turned up to watch the band. Their 2nd gig at The Pound Club in Belfast was a lot quieter as they played to a mainly punk audience. The band were quickly daubed "The band you love to hat" by the local press due to their bad boy image and loutish behaviour. However they soon came the attention of the recently formed Portadown based label IT RECORDS (just after they had cut their 1st demo tape in Wizzard Studios) which resulted in a one-off record deal. March '78 saw the release of he Outcasts debut 7" single which featured 3 snarling, snot-nosed punk classics - "You're a disease" "Frustration" and "I don't want to be no adult".This single was re-issued in 1996 by French punk label Combat Rock. After continuous gigging around N.Ireland, the band built up a loyal fanatical supoort. They earned themselves sopport slots to The Radiators From Space at Jordanstown Poly and The CLASH at the Ulster Hall on 11/10/78 (the band received £10 for their trouble and even had to return home for their own gear). A little self-publicity didn't go amiss as was evident on the night they ran onto the stage at an Elvis Costello gig at the Ulster Hall, grabbed the mic off 'The Specky One' and shouted "We're The Outcasts, buy our single". This act went down well with the punters but the bouncers were not too amused! They even managed two sets at the Phoenix Free Festival in Dublin, playing to a crowd of around 3000 people. They soon joined forces with Terri HOOLEY of GOOD VIBRATIONS records and "Just another teenage rebel" c/w "Love is for sops" was released as the 3rd Good Vibes single in the summer of '78. The single was later given a second pressing complete with a new picture cover, to coincide with the Good Vibrations Irish Tour in April '79. The OUTCASTS continued to cause mayhem on the local gig circuit before going into the studio to record a track, the excellent graphically violent "The cops are comin" which was to appear on the double 7" compilation EP "The Battle Of The Bands", again on the Good Vibes label. A different version of this song would crop up on the bands debut LP the following year. The debut album "Self Conscious Over you" was released in 1979 on the Good Vibrations label in the UK and it was also released in France on Blitzkrieg Records. The album showed a great musical versatility, the band moving away from their stock-in-trade three chord punk, to include keyboards and saxophone on a couple of songs. With Terri Hooley now the bands manager, the title track from the album was lifted as a Good Vibes single and was backed by "Love is for sops". Around this time John Davis made a documentary on the band, which included live footage from an Ulster Hall gigs as a follow up to "Shell Shock Rock", his highly acclaimed, award winning movie on the N.Irish punk scene. The debut album featured 11 original compositions, with the band saving the cover versions for live gigs. Sadly, songs such as "These boots are made for walking" and their own composition "Johnny's a wanker'' never made it onto vinyl. Their last Good Vibrations related release came in the shape of the "Room to move" EP, a compilation 7" to wich The Oucasts contributed the track 'Cyborg' which also appeared on their debut album. This Ep was released by Energy Records. In mid 1980 GREG was inured in a motorcycle accident, just ouside the seaside resort of Portrush. As he was unable to play bass for a while, Gordie Blair (ex-RUDI) was brought in love live gigs. The next single "Magnum force" c/w "Gangland warfare" featured Gordie on bass and the single also marked the debut of second drummer Raymond Falls(then a 16 year old, still at school). the sleeve of this single we have always found to be quite eerie, because if you look directly above Colins' head on the cover photo, you will see the words "Sacred to the memory of...". Bearing in mind that Colin was tragically killed in a car crash the following year, it does seem a bit spooky! Around this time The Outcasts recorded 4 songs "Gangland warfare", "The end of the rising sun", "Programme love" and "Machine gun" for the John PEEL Show. This 1st session was broacast on 25/5/81. Also around this time Ross GRAHAM (who had first met the band uring the filming of "Shell Shock Rock") took over as Manager/Producer. The band then set up their own Oucasts Only label in mid '81 and released the 4 track "Programme love" EP which was then followed by another 7" single which featured a cover of the Glitter Band hit "Angel face" c/w a new version of "Gangland warfare", sadly this was the last Outcasts record to feature COLIN, who was killed in a car accident, shortly before the single was released. The 2nd album "Blood And Thunder" was released by Abstract Records in 1982 (by New Rose in France) and on 25/9/82 they recorded their 2nd and final session for John Peel Show, the featured tracks being "Winterland", "Magnum Force", "Sex and glory" and "Frustration". The Oucasts also recorded around 6 sessions for the local Downtown Radio as well as 2 sessions for Dave Fanning on RTE and 2 for the Janice Long show on BBC Radio One. Their 1st live appearance since Colins death, took place at the legendary Harp Bar. Although the Harp was barely recognizable from the bar it was a few years previous (due to some extensive renovation work), it was still a fitting venue for their 'comeback' gig. There was a unique atmosphere in the Harp that night and The OUTCASTS gave one of their best ever performances. In 1983 Abstract Records released the single "Nowhere left to run" on both 7" and 12" format, with the live favourite 'Ruby' appearing on the B-side ('Ruby' was originally intended to appear on an odd' covers album being put together by the French New Rose label). This single was issued later in the same year by Anagram Records in the UK and also by New Rose in France. The french issue is more notable as it inclued a live version of "The cops are coming" and came in a grey sleeve as opposed to the blue in the UK. This single signaled a slight change in musical direction for the band, to a more Psychobilly sound. In early 1984 "Seven deadly sins" was released both as a 7" single and a mini album by New Rose in France. "Seven deadly sins" (albeit a different version) had originally appeared on the Psychobilly compilation album "Revenge of the killer pussies". the mini album contained 4 new band compositions and a David BOWIE 'cover'. 1985 saw the band make their last apperance on vinyl when New rose released their version of the old Stooges classic "1969" on both 7" and 12". Earlier in February 1984 The OUTCASTS had supported The CLASH at the RDS in Dublin and a further springkling of live gigs in '84 and '85, the band decided to call it a day... Currently Martin is expressing his original compositions through and is working along side with his musician daughter Ciara Faye. Greg is bass player in $hame Academy - Ulster Punk supergroup consisting of Brian Young (Rudi) and Petesy Burns (Stalag 17).