The Mono Men - Live At Tom's Strip 'n Bowl. Estrus Records 10" ES 108.

We've not had a 10" on here since... the last Mono Men upload. If you're going to have a stag do then a good move would be to have it in a bowling alley, with live music from The Mono Men. Good work, Tom. So much classier than acting like a twat in whichever European city is accessible via the arse-end of bargain airline flights.

This is totally different to the CD release as I made my own, random, decisions about when and where to cut the tracks. Always an interesting decision with live recordings. This is, without doubt, much better than the CD release, which sounds like a lamb vomiting. Additionally, you can pop the bowling pins out of the cover of this release (the shrink wrap is holding them in). I bet you didn't get that when you wasted your money on the CD release. Enjoy.

The Mono Men - Live At Tom's Strip 'n Bowl. Estrus Records 10" ES 108.

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The Mono Men - Shut The Fuck Up. Estrus Records 10". ES101.

Those who bought the CD version of this 10" found a bra crudely drawn onto the chest of the young lady pictured and the title changed to the much more sedate Shut Up! You get what you pay for, I guess. Here are Bellingham's finest smashing their way through a mix of original and cover version instrumentals. Enjoy.

The Mono Men - Shut The Fuck Up. Estrus Records 10". ES101.

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The X-Rays - Booze and Speed EP. ...lowlife 7". MONTY2.

Sometimes you just cannot see what's under your nose. Despite having owned this release since it came out I know virtually nothing about The X-Rays. A proper, go-to, worth-a-listen garage band from Nottingham, England. One of my favourite UK cities and I never saw them live. The bands they most resemble are The Mono Men and The Sinister Six. The latter making even more sense given the information that they released a couple of LPs on Empty Records. I just checked Grunnen and they released a stash of singles during my garage punk blackout period. I should, I suppose, go out and get 'em. Enjoy.

The X-Rays - Booze and Speed EP. ...lowlife 7". MONTY2.

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The Roofdogs - Havin' A Rave Up With The Roofdogs. Estrus 7". ES714.

The Roofdogs was an earlier incarnation of The Mono Men. From what I remember, the tracks on this EP and on the split single with The Phantom Surfers (available here) were from a cassette-only release. The Mono Men returned to this sound later on with the release of ten-inch all-instrumental EP, Shut The Fuck Up. Enjoy.

The Roofdogs - Havin' A Rave Up With The Roofdogs. Estrus 7". ES714.

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