THE HAPPY SQUID SAMPLER- 7"EP Compilation (Happy Squid Records, USA, 1980)
Happy Squid Records, famous for being URINALS own label (the label is back in business – just follow this link), released this nifty little comp in 1980. The a-side is clearly dominated by URINALS and VIDIOTS (feat. Rik L Rik), but DANNY AND THE DOOR KNOBS deliver a great song too, much in the vein of the later URINALS, if you ask me. ARROW BOOK CLUB is arty post-punk though of the enjoyable sort – the organ does it! And PHIL BEDEL’s major achievement is that he knew how to keep things short. Oddly enough, the whole 7″ was a split release, so on the flip, you have NEEF. Well, it’s one poststructuralistic big band cacaphony; kinda boring.
So here you get the four best bands & songs from this rare release (500 numbered copies only). I haven’t compared VIDIOTS’ track to the one on “Rodney on ROQ”, could be the same, could be different.
Go!
URINALS- U.mp3
DANNY AND THE DOOR KNOBS- Melody.mp3
ARROW BOOK CLUB- Get down Part 4.mp3
VIDIOTS- Laurie’s Lament.mp3
Mike Woodford wrote:
For some reason I can’t download any of these tracks.
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Posted on 19-Aug-06 at 1:25 pm | Permalink
E. wrote:
Problem fixed, Mike!
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Posted on 20-Aug-06 at 12:29 am | Permalink
Peter - KBDRecords wrote:
Urinals and ESPECIALLY Vidiots made my day over here in Sweden. FINALLY I got to hear this comp. Thank you so very much!
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Posted on 20-Aug-06 at 2:54 pm | Permalink
E. wrote:
You’re very much welcome, my friend from the Northlands!
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Posted on 20-Aug-06 at 2:59 pm | Permalink
David wrote:
For anyone that’s interested there’s a new CD release of old Vidiots material. Check it out on http://www.thevidiots.com or on myspace.
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Posted on 12-Sep-06 at 9:40 pm | Permalink
Peter - KBDRecords wrote:
Upload upload
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Posted on 05-Nov-06 at 3:52 am | Permalink
Erich wrote:
Suck em, sucker!
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Posted on 05-Nov-06 at 7:54 am | Permalink
fred g sanford wrote:
hey- Where is NEEF? whoa, that sounds not-very-grateful
…just goofin’ bud.
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Posted on 16-Nov-07 at 9:23 pm | Permalink
Good bad Music for bad, bad Times! / V/A Rodney on the ROQ- Compilation LP (Posh Boy, USA, 1980) wrote:
[...] they’re all smashers! CROWD, DAVID MICROWAVE, the invincible NUNS, FENDER BUDDIES, VIDIOTS plus an unreleased SIMPLETONES jump-a-rounder. But, frankly, I only took my time to rip this for [...]
Posted on 05-Jun-08 at 4:57 am | Permalink
vile76 wrote:
Hi Erich,
It’s a long time that i’m after more tracks by VIDIOTS. Do you have somethig by them on tape ??
Get in touch : vile76@orange.fr
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Posted on 03-Jul-09 at 11:05 am | Permalink