Monday, December 15, 2003
Wed., Dec. 10, 2003, 10-12 PM
1. Rocket From the Tombs, "Final Solution", Smog Veil Records, 2004 (new release): This is from the reunion lineup of Rocket From the Tombs ("RFTT"). RFTT existed for less than a year in 1974-75. They never recorded a studio record, but some live tracks have come out on boots and then a couple of years ago on a legitimate release. They have now come back for a tour and have recorded studio versions of their original songs. These will be released as "Rocket Redux" in February, but are available at their shows. I saw them on Dec. 8 in Raleigh.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
2. Poodle Boys, "Pop Party", Gustav Records, 1982: This song was originally released in 1978. I took it from the Gustav comp "It Happened . . . but Nobody Noticed". Gustav was Craig Bell's label. Craig was the bassist in the Mirrors, then in RFTT, and then in the Saucers. I talked with Craig before the RFTT show on Dec. 8. I am very interested in Gustav Records because I am from Connecticut, and Gustav was out of New Haven, CT and released southern CT bands. I have arranged to have a phone interview with Craig early next year to learn more about CT punk. I will transcribe the interview and post it on this site.
3. Embarrassment, "Sex Drive", Bar None Records, 1995: Originally from their first 7" from 1979. They were from Kansas.
4. Dennis Most and the Instigators, " Destructive Love", Most Records, 1979: From W. Massachusetts.
5. Endtables, "Process of Elimination", Tuesday Records, 1979: From Louisville, Kentucky. I took it from the Bloodstains Across the Midwest comp.
6. Freeze, "No Exposure", Modern Method Records.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
7. Peter Holsapple of the H-Bombs, "Big Black Truck", Car Records, 1978: Early local power-pop. Had Mitch Easter and Chris Stamey playing on it. Apparently, Peter was in the H-Bombs before this, but they didn't record anything. He used the "of the H-Bombs" because he had some recognition with them. I had a caller who seemed angry with me because I pronounced his name Hole-sapple in stead of Wholes-apple. I apologized, but that didn't seem sufficient for the caller.
8. Lyres, "How Do You Know", Ace of Hearts Records, 1986.
9. Sunshine, "Insomnia", Gold Standard Laboratories Records, 2003 (new release).
10. Shellac, "Rambler Song", Touch and Go Records, 1993: From the first 7".
11. An Albatross, "Electric Suits & Cowboy Boots", Ace Fu Records, 2003 (new release).
12. Delta 5, "Try", Rough Trade Records, 1980: From the third 7".
13. lcd soundsystem, "Give It Up", DFA Records (new release): From the DFA comp of singles they've put out over the last couple years.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
14. Stukas, "Klean Living Kids", Chiswick Records, 1977.
15. Foreign Objects, "World at War", Squared Circle Records, 1980: Massachusetts band.
16. Creation, "Biff Bang Pow", Planet Records, 1966: From a reissue of all their singles on Get Back Records.
17. Rocket From the Tombs, "Muckraker", Smog Veil Records, 2004 (new release).
18. Angry Red Planet, "Mediocrity", Angry Red Records, 1987.
19. Sorry, "Listen", Radiobeat Records, 1984.
20. Melt Banana, "shield for your eyes, a beast the well on your hand", A-Zap Records, 2003 (new release).
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
21. Game Theory, "Bad Year at UCLA", Rational Records, 1982: From the infamous Blaze of Glory lp. They didn't have the money to print covers, so it was placed in a trash bag.
22. Fire Engines, "Get Up and Use Me", Codex Records, 1980. I couldn't find the year on the 7", but I looked it up in my "International Discography of the New Wave Volume 1982/83" that I just picked up. The book is a great resource for researching punk records, especially for 7"s that don't show up in the Trouser Press Guide.
23. Books on Tape, "She's Dead to Me", Greyday Records, 2003 (new release).
24. Dancing Cigarettes, "Pop Doormat", Gulcher Records, 1981.
25. Mates of State, "Ha Ha", Polyvinyl Records, 2003 (new release).
26. File Under Pop, "Corrugate", Rough Trade Records, 1979: This is a weird little Rough Trade noise record. Except for this tune it was recorded at Heathrow Airport.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
27. Magnetic Fields, "Old Orchard Beach", Harriet Records, 1989: From their first 7". This was before Stephin Merritt took over vocals. Susan Anway is on vocals. She was previously in the Boston art-punk group V; (the band name includes the semi-colon) who get some play on my show. They have a great self-released 7" from 1980, a couple tracks on the Propeller label comps, and a 12" ep on Propeller.
28. Wingtip Sloat, "Blessed Nimbus, Churning", self released: From their first 7". It is a weird little package with each cover having unique collage art and stamps and inserts of scraps of paper and cardboard.
29. Wire, "Lowdown", Harvest Records, 1977: From the "Pink Flag" lp.
30. Numbers, "Too Cool To Say Hi", Archigramophone Records.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
31. Jam, "David Watts".
32. Essential Logic, "Aerosol Burns", Kill Rock Stars Records, 2003 (new release): New retrospective of most of the Essential Logic stuff.
33. Chronic Disorder, "Fire", Gustav Records, 1985.
34. Deadbeats, "Let's Shoot Maria", Dangerhouse Records: From the Dangerhouse Volume One comp. Previously unreleased.
35. Dismemberment Plan, "Life of Possibilities", DeSoto Records, 2003 (new release).
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
36. Crass, "The Unelected President", Peace Not War Comp, 2003 (new release): I was a little surprised to see a new Crass tune on this comp. Who knew they were still around? Not their best stuff, but I guess it was always about the message anyway with Crass.
37. Black Market Baby, "World at War", Limp Records, 1981: From the comp "Connected".
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
2. Poodle Boys, "Pop Party", Gustav Records, 1982: This song was originally released in 1978. I took it from the Gustav comp "It Happened . . . but Nobody Noticed". Gustav was Craig Bell's label. Craig was the bassist in the Mirrors, then in RFTT, and then in the Saucers. I talked with Craig before the RFTT show on Dec. 8. I am very interested in Gustav Records because I am from Connecticut, and Gustav was out of New Haven, CT and released southern CT bands. I have arranged to have a phone interview with Craig early next year to learn more about CT punk. I will transcribe the interview and post it on this site.
3. Embarrassment, "Sex Drive", Bar None Records, 1995: Originally from their first 7" from 1979. They were from Kansas.
4. Dennis Most and the Instigators, " Destructive Love", Most Records, 1979: From W. Massachusetts.
5. Endtables, "Process of Elimination", Tuesday Records, 1979: From Louisville, Kentucky. I took it from the Bloodstains Across the Midwest comp.
6. Freeze, "No Exposure", Modern Method Records.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
7. Peter Holsapple of the H-Bombs, "Big Black Truck", Car Records, 1978: Early local power-pop. Had Mitch Easter and Chris Stamey playing on it. Apparently, Peter was in the H-Bombs before this, but they didn't record anything. He used the "of the H-Bombs" because he had some recognition with them. I had a caller who seemed angry with me because I pronounced his name Hole-sapple in stead of Wholes-apple. I apologized, but that didn't seem sufficient for the caller.
8. Lyres, "How Do You Know", Ace of Hearts Records, 1986.
9. Sunshine, "Insomnia", Gold Standard Laboratories Records, 2003 (new release).
10. Shellac, "Rambler Song", Touch and Go Records, 1993: From the first 7".
11. An Albatross, "Electric Suits & Cowboy Boots", Ace Fu Records, 2003 (new release).
12. Delta 5, "Try", Rough Trade Records, 1980: From the third 7".
13. lcd soundsystem, "Give It Up", DFA Records (new release): From the DFA comp of singles they've put out over the last couple years.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
14. Stukas, "Klean Living Kids", Chiswick Records, 1977.
15. Foreign Objects, "World at War", Squared Circle Records, 1980: Massachusetts band.
16. Creation, "Biff Bang Pow", Planet Records, 1966: From a reissue of all their singles on Get Back Records.
17. Rocket From the Tombs, "Muckraker", Smog Veil Records, 2004 (new release).
18. Angry Red Planet, "Mediocrity", Angry Red Records, 1987.
19. Sorry, "Listen", Radiobeat Records, 1984.
20. Melt Banana, "shield for your eyes, a beast the well on your hand", A-Zap Records, 2003 (new release).
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
21. Game Theory, "Bad Year at UCLA", Rational Records, 1982: From the infamous Blaze of Glory lp. They didn't have the money to print covers, so it was placed in a trash bag.
22. Fire Engines, "Get Up and Use Me", Codex Records, 1980. I couldn't find the year on the 7", but I looked it up in my "International Discography of the New Wave Volume 1982/83" that I just picked up. The book is a great resource for researching punk records, especially for 7"s that don't show up in the Trouser Press Guide.
23. Books on Tape, "She's Dead to Me", Greyday Records, 2003 (new release).
24. Dancing Cigarettes, "Pop Doormat", Gulcher Records, 1981.
25. Mates of State, "Ha Ha", Polyvinyl Records, 2003 (new release).
26. File Under Pop, "Corrugate", Rough Trade Records, 1979: This is a weird little Rough Trade noise record. Except for this tune it was recorded at Heathrow Airport.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
27. Magnetic Fields, "Old Orchard Beach", Harriet Records, 1989: From their first 7". This was before Stephin Merritt took over vocals. Susan Anway is on vocals. She was previously in the Boston art-punk group V; (the band name includes the semi-colon) who get some play on my show. They have a great self-released 7" from 1980, a couple tracks on the Propeller label comps, and a 12" ep on Propeller.
28. Wingtip Sloat, "Blessed Nimbus, Churning", self released: From their first 7". It is a weird little package with each cover having unique collage art and stamps and inserts of scraps of paper and cardboard.
29. Wire, "Lowdown", Harvest Records, 1977: From the "Pink Flag" lp.
30. Numbers, "Too Cool To Say Hi", Archigramophone Records.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
31. Jam, "David Watts".
32. Essential Logic, "Aerosol Burns", Kill Rock Stars Records, 2003 (new release): New retrospective of most of the Essential Logic stuff.
33. Chronic Disorder, "Fire", Gustav Records, 1985.
34. Deadbeats, "Let's Shoot Maria", Dangerhouse Records: From the Dangerhouse Volume One comp. Previously unreleased.
35. Dismemberment Plan, "Life of Possibilities", DeSoto Records, 2003 (new release).
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
36. Crass, "The Unelected President", Peace Not War Comp, 2003 (new release): I was a little surprised to see a new Crass tune on this comp. Who knew they were still around? Not their best stuff, but I guess it was always about the message anyway with Crass.
37. Black Market Baby, "World at War", Limp Records, 1981: From the comp "Connected".
