Die Mummies - Party At Steve's House - Pin-Up Records LP Pin Up 94012.

The most blatant manifestation of the 'Euro Mummies', this LP on Germany's Pin-Up Records has never been released on CD or made available for official download. It's by no means perfect. The band sound bored, louche even, and the choice of covers is as poor as the decision to try to make this sound like a live LP by dubbing in crowd sounds between each track.

The introduction of saxaphone on some tracks provides a new spin on The Mummies' schtick, but it's undermined by the overall laziness of this release. Compare this with Never Been Caught to see what I mean.

Enjoy.

Die Mummies - Party At Steve's House - Pin-Up Records LP Pin Up 94012.

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The Mummies & Supercharger - Tour '93 - Pin Up Records flexidisc 93006.

A nice little Mad Mummies March rarity here. As the bag above testifies, this was sold only on the joint Mummies Supercharger European tour in 1993. I'm not sure when The Mummies tracks were recorded, but they are both excellent quality. Band original, I'm Gonna Kill My Baby Tonight, is backed up with I Should Better Be Looking For Dangerman, originally recorded in Germany by The Pack. You'll be seeing them again when I upload Runnin' On Empty Volume Two. The Supercharger tracks are no slouch, either. Enjoy.

The Mummies & Supercharger - Tour '93 - Pin Up Records flexidisc 93006.

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The Mummies - Gwendolyn - Pin-Up Records 94014

The continuing adventures of Mad Mummies March brings us this single released on Germany's Pin-Up Records. A 7" back-up to that record's more mature, honking sax sound, the A-side was a Mummies original, the flip side was a ripped from the LP cover of The Tidal Waves' Big Boy Pete. As with the rest of the Party At Steve's House LP this has never been officially released on the crappy CD format.

The Mummies - Gwendolyn - Pin-Up Records 94014.

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Various Artists - The Phantom Surfers and The Astronauts split single. Pin Up Records 7". PIN UP 94013.

Jesus, where did the time go? I never meant to be away for nearly a month, but real life got in the way. Not in the way of transcribing vinyl, more in the way of sitting down and writing and uploading. It's been a busy time and, frankly, I've not been arsed enough to do stuff. Not now, though. I return, embiggened and there's a lot to share. The next four posts are themed - European Tour singles 'only' available from merchandise stalls during Our Favourite Bands' tours of Yoop. Tonight, it's the turn of The Phantom Surfers and The Astronauts. The former from the United States, the latter from Germany, but they got to play two dates in England so that meant some kind of getting over here vibe for them. Coming up next, in no particular order, The Untamed Youth's Special European Tour 45 1996, Man Or Astroman? vs Europa and The Mummies & Supercharger Tour '93 flexi-disc (from flexi-disc). Enjoy.

Various Artists - The Phantom Surfers and The Astronauts split single. Pin Up Records 7". PIN UP 94013.

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The Trashwomen - The Trashwomen vs. Deep Space Pin-Up Records LP.

 

 The Trashwomen are two bands. On one hand, the shrieky, screechy annoying harridans of doom vocal band and on the other one of the best surf instrumental bands to grace my turntable. Both have their merits, but their own schizophrenic battle of the bands would be won by the vocal-less trio. One day I will separate out their tracks into words and no words. Just so that I can enjoy the full effect of both. In the meantime, enjoy.

The Trashwomen - The Trashwomen vs. Deep Space Pin-Up Records LP.

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The Astronauts - Lost In Space. Pin Up Records 10".

Germany's finest surf band, The Astronauts, with a superb release on Pin-Up. These fellas could hold their own against any other hard working surf band out there - The Phantom Surfers, Dick et les Espions, even The Trashwomen. Enjoy.

The Astronauts - Lost In Space. Pin Up Records 10".

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The Astronauts - The Big Sound of The Astronauts. Pin Up Records 7". PIN UP 95-025.

I was fortunate enough to see this German surf band supporting The Phantom Surfers at The Frat Shack in Euston Station, London. I hadn't heard them before that night and it's fair to say they blew me away with how good they were. They wore costumes as well. Costume-based surf bands are The Best. Enjoy.

The Astronauts - The Big Sound of The Astronauts. Pin Up Records 7". PIN UP 95-025.

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