Lemon Kittens – United Dairies Produce – 1980

P.V.S. / Small Mercies / Coasters / Up In Arms / The American Cousin / Evidence / Rome burning / (Afraid Of Being) Bled By Leeches Pain Topics / Reversal 2 / These Men Of Old England / Wrist Job (Once Green And Pleasant Land) / Lycanthrothene / Motet / Throat Violence / False Alarm (Malicious)  Uploaded […]

Mighty Maytones – Burning Sounds Records – 1976

Madness / Loving Reggae / Contiquros / Serious / Father And Mother Music Is A Part Of Life / Ital Queen / God Bless The Day / Judgement A Come / Zion Land Uploaded tonight is one of the most understated and beautiful debut albums ever released in the reggae vocal harmony style. The Maytones […]

Various Artists – Rough Trade Records – 1980

Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster / Delta 5 – Mind Your Own Business / The Slits – Man Next Door / Essential Logic – Aerosol Burns / TV Personalities – Part Time Punks / Swell Maps – Read About Seymour / The Pop Group – We Are All Prostitutes Spizz Energi – Soldier Soldier […]

Vice Squad – Riot City Records – 1980

Living On Dreams / Latex Love Last Rockers Debut 7″ single by Bristol’s Vice Squad which sold bucketloads in the early 1980’s, one copy was sold to me, and it remains the only Vice Squad record that I have ever owned. The sleeve depicts the obligatory for the era ‘punks in post armagedden landscape’ artwork, adding […]

Eyeless In Gaza – Cherry Red – 1981

Fine second LP (with extra 12″) released by Eyeless In Gaza. I traced a review and an interview from around the time this record was released on the excellent Eyeless In Gaza website eyelessingaza.com. Plenty more interviews and reviews from the beginning of the duo’s career up to the present day if you care to […]

Stinky Toys – Polydor Records – 1977

Boozy Creed Drivers Blues Powerful debut 7″ single by Young Parisians Stinky Toys released on Polydor, a record label I seem to recall had rejected Sex Pistols as a going concern… Brigandage many years later, reminded me of this band. Text from Wikkie and the photo below is from the performance at the 100 Club Punk Festival […]

Snatch – Bomp Records – 1977

I.R.T. Stanley Very old and scratchy debut 7″ by these ex pat Americans based in London released on L.A.s Bomp Records. Recorded (supposedly with the guitar expertise of Captain Sensible from The Damned) in one of the girl’s apartments somewhere in Maida Vale, these tracks are extra strength lo-fi. So be warned!    Text ripped from punk77 site.   […]