The Partisans – No Future Records – 1981/1982

Police Story Killing Machine 17 Years Of Hell Power And The Greed / Bastards In Blue First couple of record releases from Bridgend’s Partisans on the No Future record label, a label who also helped out with debut releases from Blitz, Peter And The Test Tube Babies and The Violators, and no doubt a load more bands […]

Omega Tribe – Live At The Clarendon cassette – 96 Tapes – 1984

How Long / In Limbo / When I’m With You / Young John / So Many Things Slumber Town / Hugh’s Song / Night Life / Hard Life / Hip Hip Horray The new sound of Omega Tribe recorded in September 1984 at Hammersmith Klub Foot, was quickly released on Rob Challice’s 96 Tapes imprint. […]

Southern Death Cult – Hammersmith Palais, London, W6 – 04/07/82

Crow / Girl / False Faces / Fatman / Apache / Crypt / Moya / All Glory A  decent live recording of a decent performance taken from the crowd on a sweaty night in July with The Straps and Theatre Of Hate headlining. Dedicated to Mike and Lena from Post Punk Tribe and the Heretics who […]

Culture – Joe Gibbs / Sonia Pottinger productions – 1977 / 1978

1: Trod On – Skynote Records 12″ 1977 Trod On In Dub with Ranking Trevor – The Revolutionaries 2: Disco Train with Nicademus – Joe Gibbs Record Globe 12″ 1978 Rightous Train – The Professionals 3: Send Some Rain with Clint Eastwood – Errol T Records 12″ 1978 Down Jamaica Way – The Professionals 4: Dog A Go Nyam […]

Death Cult – Situation 2 Records – 1983

Brothers Grimm / Ghost Dance Horse Nation / Christians One of my favorite bands at the time, Death Cult were to me the real deal, soon enough though they got super big with a cod-metal attitude and were much less favoured by myself. This debut 12″ was a fine start to the career of the band, and Ian […]

Beefeater – Olive Tree Records – 1986

In America / Need A Job / Laurel Grove Apartheid / Gov’t Worker / Better ‘N Me I loved this band from over the pond. Uploaded tonight is the only 12″ single that Beefeater released on the excellent Olive Tree Records. Jabbs from Nottingham band Eyes On You re-released this product for the U.K market on his […]

Pogue Mahone – Pogue Mahone Records – 1984

Dark Streets Of London The Band Played Waltzing Matilda Just fancied a change tonight so stuck on the Pogue Mahone 7″ single, a wonderful debut single recorded and released with the help of Stan Brennan, ex manager of The Nips, who took this new band under his wing for the first couple of years of […]

Lightnin’ Rod – Celluloid Records – 1984

Doriella Du Fontaine Instrumental Originally recorded in 1969, Jimi Hendrix playing a blinder on the bass as well as definately not faking the funk on guitar. Buddy Miles from Hendrix’s other outfit The Band Of Gypsy’s is the percussionist on this recording. Jalal Nuridden from the influential New York militant rappers The Last Poets is in the […]