KLEENEX- s/t 7"EP (Sunrise, 1978, Switzerland)
A german saying goes: If you never were a Marxist when you were still young, you ain’t got no heart. If you’re still a Marxist, you ain’t got no brains.
Let me say: If you never loved KLEENEX, you ain’t got neither, not now and not in the future.
Four young women coming together in the boiling but not yet errupting Zurich of the late 1970s, releasing 2 7″s (well, sort of 3), before being forced to change the band name due to copyright issues. Then the gals named themselves LILIPUT, another great band name, released 3 more 7″s (one of them is to be found on this very blog), two LP’s before calling it a day. And you know what? The band was as original, fresh and untamed in the end as it was in the beginning.
This debut 7″ was released in Switzerland first, before London’s “Rough Trade” picked it up and re-released it with two songs left out and a b&w cover. Here’s the full glory for you. One of the few moments in musical history that might change your life, if it hasn’t already.
Aline from Paris wrote:
I luv you
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Posted on 04-Apr-07 at 12:52 pm | Permalink
i_hate_the_rich wrote:
never knew there was this version. so great!!!!!!
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Posted on 04-Apr-07 at 12:53 pm | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
This is an amazing EP and maybe the best early Punk I ever heard. Great post!!!
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Posted on 04-Apr-07 at 1:25 pm | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
Apparemtly there different versions of the sleeve, as the one that can be seen at this great German language speaking countries punk & NDW source at http://www.punk-disco.com (Swiss section) has the same background (the records and the letters in the same colours) but different pics of the girls.
The Rough Trade 45 (RT 009, 1/79) had only Aint you / Hedi’s head. It was highly championed by the late John Peel.
Anybody knows what’s (or who’s) “Hedi’s head” about?
Fernando
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Posted on 04-Apr-07 at 8:49 pm | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
This EP sucks!!!
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Posted on 04-Apr-07 at 9:28 pm | Permalink
Peter - Punks for profit wrote:
This EP rocks!
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Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 6:18 am | Permalink
Erich wrote:
So do you!!!!!!
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Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 6:21 am | Permalink
Peter - Punks for profit wrote:
A cutie pie
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Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 8:58 am | Permalink
Marcel wrote:
Kurz und bündig die Grösse von Kleenex auf den Punkt gebracht. Merci für dieses schöne und angmessene Textli.
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Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 12:45 pm | Permalink
Simon wrote:
Great, great single!
As for that “German saying”, it’s always expressed in English as “if you’re not a socialist at 20 you have no heart, if you’re not a conservative at 40 you have no brain”, and usually (wrongly) attributed to Winston Churchill, although it predates him.
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Posted on 06-Apr-07 at 1:38 am | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
the english version of the saying is wimpy and has not half of the wit of ther german one. maybe you were wrong with it.
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Posted on 08-Apr-07 at 11:06 am | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
Hi. Haven’t heard these songs before. However, I’m quite convinced that titles of ‘Beri-beri’ and ‘Nice’ are mixed up. Am I wrong?
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Posted on 09-Apr-07 at 10:52 am | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
THIS BAND FUCKING SUCKS!!!
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Posted on 16-Apr-07 at 9:24 pm | Permalink
Good bad Music for bad, bad Times! / KLEENEX- You, b/w Ü 7″ (Rough Trade, UK, 1979) wrote:
[...] out the first KLEENEX 7″ here. Here’s what happened to KLEENEX after they had to change the band [...]
Posted on 30-Nov-08 at 2:50 am | Permalink
Lando Jenkins wrote:
OK I really want to punch a few people in the face for saying this album sucks. Kleenex / Liliput was an amazing band, later taking a similar road that the Bad Brains took, only Bohemian rather than reggae. If you like this record, you had better own “Cut” by The Slits, and The AVENGERS.
I’m sure the faggots who don’t like this album are sitting in their mother’s basement right now clutching a NOFX CD. Eat a dick, poseurs.
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Posted on 18-Dec-08 at 12:13 am | Permalink
Sem Sinatra wrote:
When I heard this record on John Peel, I rushed out and bought it. It doesn’t sound quite as good as it did when I was 14 but it still sounds good. I wish I still had those young ears. The ones I have now need replacing.
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Posted on 17-May-09 at 6:36 am | Permalink
elliott wrote:
honestly i can say anyone who doesn’t like this band can never be my friend. this rocks. it simply rocks. switzerland had the best punk no question. and then they had the best grindcore hahaha. these girls could play punk no question.
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Posted on 09-Dec-09 at 5:24 am | Permalink