Apparently I tracked them down to him in 1990 but forgot all about it until he reminded me this week.

I like the people here. Willing to exchange knowledge to form an accurate historic view. I, for one, can’t remember all the details and welcome my memory(ies) being jogged.

Mitteleuropa was good to me several times in my life. In this era, the income has vanished but the passion and appreciation for the music is still there. Witness all the old PB bands touring Europe this past summer.

Without the records, I doubt these bands would have an audience, so all power to them for reaping some reward.

Robbie

You wrote :

“Well, the *rumor* I heard is that Upsetter record head/Flesheaters singer Chris D had a drug habit at the time and put out the 2nd pressing of this LP to raise money for the habit.”

This was exactly the same thing I heard every time a batch would surface. Formal distribution was impossible. He sold the records the same as one would bootlegs.

His agreement with me expired in the 1980′s and he avoided me thereafter. He has never accounted for any sales, nor paid any mechanical royalties for the songs I control.

I never expected him to survive; yet, if he has taken the 12 steps, he has made no attempt to contact me to put things right.

@Erich

The 2 Negative Trend recordings belong to me and you are welcome to post them. If we can locate the original mix tapes, I’ll give you the mp3′s to post.

You wrote :

“Rik L Rik still using the Negative Trend name on this lp, then he used his own name when he rerecorded for Beach Blvd just a little later.”

Chris D. mixed from the same 2″ tape that the Beach Blvd. recordings had already been mixed from at the same studio, Media Art in Hermosa Beach . I regret my generosity is permitting him to do so.

The group who recorded was most definitely Negative Trend with L Rik singing.