Last year, I posted the incredible “Not so Humdrum” Comp. LP, which was actually the second in a series of three essential australian Punk comps. “Flowers from the Dustbin” was the first, released in 1983. All the bands on this rare compilation have vanished into obscurity, but I seem to remember, that POSITIVE HATRED later turned into THE HAPPY HATE ME NOTS (who were on the 2nd Aberrant comp).
So what we have here is a fine example of an early regional compilation of bands of the 2nd wave of Punk. No HC here, interestingly, but some of the definitely UK-Puznk influenced bands come close. Impossible to pick faves – be it VELLOCETTES, WHAT?!!. THE KELPIES, POSITIVE HATRED, QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE, BOX OF FISH or WORLD WAR XXIV - every band just fits.
All in all, I wouldn’t say this is as great as “Not so Humdrum” (which is one of my fave comps ever!), but the fact that these are all totally unknown bands (at least outside of Australia) makes this another priceless document of time. As always, our readers (and the editor) would love to hear more from those involved. Please share your stories.
The postersleeve folds out into this huge poster:
I’ve packed the whole thing into one zip file. You can get it by clicking here (hold your right mouse button down and “save target”).
Side A:
THE KELPIES- Television.mp3
POSITIVE HATRED- In tune with living.mp3
QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE- Piracy.mp3
WORLD WAR XXIV- Heart Attack.p3
VELLOCETTE- Woe.mp3
BOX OF FISH- The good, the bad, the ugly.mp3
WHAT?!!- Toys out of control.mp3
QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE- 25 hour hoods.mp3
POSITIVE HATRED- No one you can trust.mp3
Side B:
WORLD WAR XXIV- 5 to 9.mp3
WHAT?!!- Campell’s song.mp3
THE KELPIES. My wall.mp3
BOX OF FISH- Our father.mp3
QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE- Cathode ray gun.mp3
WHAT?!!- 20 t-bones.mp3
VELLOCETTE- Black cloud.mp3
POSITIVE HATRED- Think about tomorrow.mp3
THE KELPIES- Truro murders.mp3
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Not much needs to be said about ANTISECT – the demos and the LP (“In Darkness there’s no Choice”) are classics, the 7″ was a big letdown though. There’s also an official Live LP (“Peace is better than a Place in History”) – but this one here is much better, methinks. Recorded in 1984. Not sure, but I think this is a bootleg. It’s quite rare.
There are no sperated tracks on the vinyl, so I had to simply split both sides into two big files.
Side A: Intro / They / Tortured and abused / Yet they still ignore / Education or Indoctrination.mp3
Side B: The World’s bigggest runt / In Darkness / Heresy / The Buck stops here.mp3
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PERMANENT DAMAGE came from Victoria, Australia and this was their debut. An LP followed a year later or so, entitled “End of Innocence”, but this here is it. Angry metalfree HC with some kind of an upspeed oi-feel to it, but it works! Recorded in 1984, this was very clean and polished for the time and it still kicks, I think. And the poster insert live shot is amazing, I think.
This goes out to KC. Enjoy.
I’m not spoiled.mp3
Wasted Dreams.mp3
Big fat Liar.mp3
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When Thomas M., a friend of his (Roman) and I tripped through the USA in summer of 86, I met a lot of bands and people. One of the bands we came in contact with was a group everybody was talking about in Florida: MORBID ANGEL. I don’t remember how it went, but we were invited to see them play a private gig for the three of us in their rehearsal space (which was actually a house, somewhere in southern Florida). This took place immediately after they had recorded what was at the time supposed to be their debut LP, but didn’t see the light of day ntil years later (“Abominations of Desolation” – the bands later bassist David Vincent originally planned to release this on his “label”, along with the also never-released debut 12″ by MASSACRE). We were quite impressed, especially by the bands original drummer who was also the singer. I had recorded that session and I’ve seen it floating around in tradelists in the past.
After we went home, I stayed in touch with Trey who is actually a very nice and gentle bloke. He kept sending me rehearsal- and demotapes of MORBID ANGEL and when the three track demo “Thy Kingdom come” came out, he asked me how I felt about releasing two of the three songs on a 7″. That’s how the first MORBID ANGEL record came about to be a super limited release – ca. 680 copies (numbered throughout 666, ca. 100 on white vinyl and a dozen on grey vinyl). It’s been heavily bootleged since. As always, Thomas handled the distribution of the disk, and I got my share of a handful of copies …
I still like this 7″ for its urgency and power. Take the imagery for what it is – image – and there’s no reason not to enjoy this smasher!
Thy Kingdom come.mp3
Abominations.mp3
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THE ABUSED’s one and only offically released record, this 8 song 7″EP, is one of those mysterious little gems that passed nearly un-noticed when first released, but turned out to be one milestone in HC. I’m pretty sure you all at least have heard of it or own a bootleg version of it; this is however a rip from the original and it goes out to those who never cared to check it out, due to the straight edge and youth crew thing this has become so closely associated with.
In all these years, the thick sound of this 7″ never has failed to run me shivers down my spine. I dunno, however beaten to death this may be, ABUSED stil shred. Great from alpha to omega, but “Nuclear Threat” must be my fave pick here. You hardly can do that kind of music better. And then, when you watch the backcover photo closely, you’ll notice the cigarette the guy at the left is holding and you know, this IS a masterpiece. Now go and have a beer or a bottle of red wine (like I just did).
Loud and clear.mp3
War Games.mp3
Just another Fool.mp3
No End in Sight.mp3
Nuclear Threat.mp3
Watch out.mp3
Blow your Brains out.mp3
Drug free Youth.mp3
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The infamous LEMMY / WENDY O. WILLIAMS (singer of the PLASMATICS) join-venture. I wouldn’t excactly call this one glorious moment in the history of music, but I still dig it. Must be the memories, I guess – MOTÖRHEAD tore shit up still in 82 still and the PLASMATICS were one helluva live band.
It’s actually quite intriguing, how such a noisy, messy record could make it into public. How they manage to tear “Stand by your Man” apart while still rocking, wow, that’s well done. Try that nowadays ….
Stand by your Maaaaan.mp3
No Class.mp3
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Repost from one of my first postings, March 2006: Soundfiles freshly ripped and added in full. Mandatory music. You’ll know after 5 seconds whether you’ll hate or love it. The emotions I emulate when listening to the incredible guitar parts of BEDBOYS are about the closest thing in my life to what others would call a “religious experience”.
Although being super-p.c. pacifists, I think BEDBOYS released one of the top european 7″s ever. Little seems to be known about the band and as far as I know this 7″ is the bands only vinyl appearance ever. BEDBOYS came from Torino.
Italy had an immensly creative Punk and HC scene with an incredibly high rate of killer records among the vinyl and tape output between 1983 and 1986. Bands like WRETCHED or DECLINO, IMPACT or INDIGESTI have been getting international attention lately but still italian HC seems to be dominated, as far as public recognition goes, by the likes of RAW POWER and NEGAZIONE. All of them great bands (even though the latter two started to suck the big one later in their career), but BEDBOYS is a caliber of its own!
Fuzzy guitars, totally out in space, calm and melodramatic or powerful and rich, when the song structure demands it. Simple and kinda sloppy drumming, basic basslines and a somehow held back voice added and you’ve got exactly that kind of tone you may also be familiar with from bands like THE MOB (U.K.), ZOUNDS (U.K.), THE NOW (U.K.), early EMBARASSMENT (U.S.A) oder NUCLEAR SOCKETTS (U.K.). Music that is dominated by a deeply somber overall tone (I never really found a better metaphor for these sounds). Even when a band like the BEDBOYS tries to sound combative, they still seem to surrender immediately and turn inside in. Exceptional music for people with not only taste but also patience! A must have, nuff said.
Lots of background noise, especially in the first track. It gets better.
Se un Giorno accadesse ….. mp3
Potere fottuto.mp3
Costretti a subire.mp3
Pace non vuol dire solo niente Guerra!.mp3
Violenza no!.mp3
Distruggi il Potere.mp3
Vivere, non sopravvivere!.mp3
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This is the most elusive of all the KBD comps. Not only does this one pop up the least, it’s also one of the best of the series, with its crazy compilation of Californian Tape-only releases from between 1978 and 1983. So what you get here are great songs by SNOT PUPPIES, THE BLOWDRIVERS, CASTRATION SQUAD, FRIED ABORTIONS, THE SCREAMERS, THE FEEDERZ, NAKED LADY WRESTLERS, WASP WOMEN, TARTS, DER STAB, CITIZEN FEAR, INVERTED TRIANGLE and TANKS. I love the whole thing, but if I had to name the standouts, I’d say the incredible SNOT PUPPIES, the mandatory SCREAMERS and the unearthly DER STAB are taking the cake here. And,fuck, CITIZEN FEAR rip it up too. If you’re into wild, raunchy and rough experimental Punk, this will blow your mind!
Mine is on black vinyl, but I’ve heard of a colored wax edition of this one too. Beautiful fully colored labels, by the way.
For a change, I packed the whole comp into one zip file. You can download it by clicking here.
I’m not saying more here, but let the backcover linernotes speak (click to enlarge):
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Recorded and mixed in one day on April 28 1983, the PATRIOTS one and only vinyl appearance ever is full of angst and anger! You really can sense the urgency and immediate power of the group on this slab – that’s what good old low-fi and analog recording techniques were capable of, just capturing and preserving one specific moment in time. Jeff Bale (in Sept 1983 MRR) complained about the production (and lack of originality) of this EP, but I’m pretty sure he’d feel different these days, when all the bands sound the same and play the same (crap).
There ain’t much I could tell you about the PATRIOTS other than they were from LA county and seem to have disappeared after this glorious piece of plastic (which is a rare find, actually). My fave would be “The Guilty walk free”, but every single song has a very specific aura and benefits from the very high pitched guitar (played by Chris Pedersen). A fantastic record, totally under-appreciated. Bizarre how some bands would just fly under the radar in a time when every little grain of sand seemed to reflect an enormous picture in todays perspective of the first (and only) wave of HC .
Land of the Free.mp3
Nobody no more.mp3
Strangling me.mp3
Can’t wait.mp3
The Guilty walk free.mp3
Bang Bang Bang.mp3
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Welcome everybody on the new Good Bad Music Blog!
As you can see, layout etc. is still in the works, but the main features are there already and identical to the old .blogspot.com version. Curently all cover scans and fotos are down until the pix have been relinked and relocated. Thanks a lot Patrick for the help! I’m a complete php/Wordpress illiterate ….
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Last year, I posted the incredible “Not so Humdrum” Comp. LP, which was actually the second in a series of three essential australian Punk comps. “Flowers from the Dustbin” was the first, released in 1983. All the bands on this rare compilation have vanished into obscurity, but I seem to remember, that POSITIVE HATRED later turned into THE HAPPY HATE ME NOTS (who were on the 2nd Aberrant comp).
