Oblivians - Blow Their Cool - Estrus Records 7" ES756.

If I were following the script I'd have posted the Captain 9's LP, but I need to have a proper listen to them and decide what I'm going to write. Instead, I've jumped forward to this upload for Phil Gordon. It's topical, anyway. Oblivians have a new record out on In The Red. It's called Desperation and has been in the works for about a billion years, if not more. I suggest you buy it. It's good. Especially the cover of Stephanie McDee's bonkers Zydeco track, Call The Police.

What we have here is the band's Estrus Crust release from 1994. From what I can work out, the songs on this release were never reissued and have never appeared on CD. If that's wrong I'm sure one of you smart-arse fuckers will soon put me right. Coming next, Captain 9's & The Knickerbocker Trio. In the meantime, enjoy.

Oblivians - Blow Their Cool - Estrus Records 7" ES756.

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Bassholes - When My Blue Moon Turns Red Again - In The Red Records 2xLP - ITR 059.

I've waxed lyrical elsewhere on the blog about Bassholes, so I'll keep it short here...

I have nothing to say.

This is, as always, great stuff. And it's for Bad Brain. Enjoy.

Bassholes - When My Blue Moon Turns Red Again - In The Red Records 2xLP - ITR 059.

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The Rip-Offs - Make Up Your Mind - Rip Off Records 7" #004.

Second single from The Rip-Offs and Greg Lowery had decided to spring for a printed back cover this time.  Flip side 'Wild Jane' is the undoubted star of this release. This one is for Matt. Enjoy.

The Rip-Offs - Make Up Your Mind - Rip Off Records 7" #004.

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The Mummies - Running On Empty - Volume One. Estrus LP ES 94016.

It's March 31st, so this is the final upload for Mad Mummies March. I didn't quite get to the end of the Mummies-related uploads, so there will be other Mummies uploads as and when. For now, here's an after the fact 'Greatest Hits Volume One'. Side Two is a live recording and as with other live recordings on vinyl I've left it as one track. If you want to separate it out into its individual components then go ahead, I promise I won't tell. Back to the usual mix up in April. In the meantime... Enjoy.

The Mummies - Running On Empty - Volume One. Estrus LP ES 94016.

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The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On The Planet Of The Apes - Sympathy For The Record Industry 7". SFTRI 196.

Upwards and onwards with Mad Mummies March. Probably the easiest of all The Mummies' singles to find. There's a something-I-can't-quite-put-my-finger-on anachronism about the title track. The subject matter is, in a way, too obvious, too easy, for a band as awkward as The Mummies to bother with. I can't quite work out why, but it does sit uneasily with the bulk of their oeuvre. Other tracks are more in keeping. Whitecaps pt.I/pt.II is an instrumental split over the two sides of the record and I'm Down is a Beatles cover. Yes, a Beatles cover. Which is pretty, er... fab, to be fair. It's a song from when the Merseysiders were a savage young boy band. Enjoy.

The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On The Planet Of The Apes - Sympathy For The Record Industry 7". SFTRI 196.

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Shitbirds - Oh Joy! Sympathy For The Record Industry 10". SFTRI 193.

Now, what can I tell you about The Shitbirds? Pretty much fuck all, to be honest. You can find out more here. They were April March's band before she was April March. And April March covered Moody by E.S.G. alongside The Bassholes. So, that's recommendation enough. It's fast, it's short, it's poppy. Enjoy.

Shitbirds - Oh Joy! Sympathy For The Record Industry 10". SFTRI 193.

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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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The Mummies - Tales From The Crypt (Bootleg LP).

As promised last August (!)  here's Tales From The Crypt, the vinyl bootleg of The Mummies' recording sessions with Mike Mariconda which were meant to make up the band’s debut LP (to be released on Crypt). The story is that The Mummies had wanted Billy Childish to produce but when that proved impossible, for unknown reasons, label boss Tim Warren sent his friend, Mariconda (ex of The Raunch Hands). This didn’t go down well with the band and they weren’t happy with the results. Neither, it seems, was Tim Warren, as he shelved the tapes.

Eventually they leaked. Initially on the Fuck The Mummies CD (a Long Gone John project from which the band never saw any cash) and on this vinyl release (an unofficial Get Hip release from which they did pick up some cash). (For the full story, have a read of Eric Davidson’s garage punk book, We Never Learn).

There’s no doubt that Never Been Caught made a much better debut than this would have done; this is too clean, but it is definitely worth listening to. If there’s enough interest in this, I’ll call a Mad Mummies March event and upload some more of their stuff.

The Mummies - Tales From The Crypt (Bootleg LP).

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Thee Mighty Caesars - Caesars Remains. Hangman Records LP. Hang 46-UP

A bit of Billy as we've not had any for a while now. This is one that survived The Great Fund-raising Billy Cull of several years back due to two things; the picture on the sleeve - beer crates, mid-air Caesars and Napalm Death t-shirts, how incongruous can you get? - and the quality of the material contained within said sleeve. It's difficult to argue against the opinion that Thee Mighty Caesars were it where Billy Childish bands are concerned. The die was cast with this band, everything that came after was a retread (Thee Headcoats) or inferior (the 'British Empire' band). Not to say that what came after wasn't worth listening to, more that this feels like a peak. Turn it up. Jump and down. Enjoy.

Thee Mighty Caesars - Caesars Remains. Hangman Records LP. Hang 46-UP.

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The Rip-Offs - Fan Club E.P. 1993. Pure Filth Records 7". PF595901 (242)

Released in a hissy fit by Shane White ("I totally regret putting that out," White admits. "Total passive-aggressive bullshit.") this single release of practice session versions of songs hastened the end of The Rip-Offs. (See 'We Never Learn' for the full story). Only one show followed its release (not including the Flogging A Dead Horse gigs of 2007). It's actually not that bad, but it's not a patch on their official releases. Enjoy.

The Rip-Offs - Fan Club E.P. 1993. Pure Filth Records 7". PF595901.

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Various Artists - Mummies vs. Wolfmen. Sympathy for the Record Industry 2x7". SFTRI 110. (241)

Front

Rear

We've not had an insert-heavy upload for a while and I don't remember previously uploading a double seven inch set (please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) so here's a release that does both. This comes as a seven-inch-sized comic book with two records included. A bit like those old Power Records sets. I know nothing about The Wolfmen. Grunnen Rocks lists them as being from the USA with only one other release; a 7" on Dionysus. Of The Mummies, I know that this is about as 'produced' as The Mummies ever got. These two tracks have no production credit but a quick comparison with the Tales From The Crypt bootleg clearly indicates that they come from the Mike Mariconda-produced sessions for the aborted Crypt LP. For both parties take on that I recommend a read of Eric Davidson's We Never Learn. I'll upload Tales From The Crypt in the near future. Read Long Gone John's lame-o comic with great art by The Coop while you listen to this. Enjoy.

Various Artists - Mummies vs. Wolfmen. Sympathy for the Record Industry 2x7". SFTRI 110.

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Gloo Girls - Yo Blondie - Dionysus Records 7". 74565 (238)

There's not really much out there about the Gloo Girls. For some reason they don't even feature on the Grunnen Rocks database, despite ticking many of the boxes required for inclusion. This single was released on Dionysus in 1992 and appears to be out of print, and there was a ten-track release Attention Shoppers on Celluloid. They appear to be active in some form as they have a Facebook site but, again, there's not really much information about them. They're from New York and there's something about them that reminds me of Girls At Our Best. Especially the flipside, Barbie U.S.A. Enjoy.

Gloo Girls - Yo Blondie - Dionysus Records 7". 74565 (238).

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The Fells - Amped - Westworld 10" WW-8.

This is a record that has sat on my shelves for a long, long time. I was originally sent it by the band. Or their label. Or some mysterious third party. There was no covering letter. Just a few press clippings and this ten-inch sparkler. Sadly, it arrived at the point at which I was least prepared or able to be arsed with yet another band-waggon-jumping car-themed garage record. How wrong I was. Still, they got on fine without my input, later releasing a full-lengther on Estrus and murdering Buzzocks' E.S.P. Enjoy.

The Fells - Amped - Westworld 10" WW-8.

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Sugar Shack - You Don't Mean Shit To Me. Estrus Records 7". ES770.

Another furious garage stomper from Estrus and a band who'd been around the block a few times by the time this record, seemingly their final single, was released. I don't really have anything else to say. Enjoy.

Sugar Shack - You Don't Mean Shit To Me. Estrus Records 7". ES770.

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Various Artists - Bum vs. Teengenerate. Lance Rock Records 2x7". LRR 013.

Canada vs. Japan. Bum cover Don't Come Close To Me by Teengenerate, Teengenerate cover A Promise Is A Promise by Bum and both bands cough up a version of one of their own songs. This double 7" was released by Lance Rock Records in 1994. Enjoy.

Various Artists - Bum vs. Teengenerate. Lance Rock Records 2x7". LRR 013.

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Supersuckers - She's My Bitch. Sub Pop 7". SP225.

Never ones for subtlety, Supersuckers present their tender side on the A-side of this 1993 release. It's a better, less adorned, more sonically-original version than the one on La Mano Cornuda. The b-side is an acoustic knock-off 'recorded in a van on the highway somewhere'. I'm glad I didn't have to pay for it. Anyhow, in celebration of February 29th, the day 'the gals' are supposed to propose to 'the guys', here's a tender sweet love song. Enjoy.

Supersuckers - She's My Bitch. Sub Pop 7". SP225.

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The Rezillos - Can't Stand My Baby. Sensible Records 7". FAB1.

First release from Scotland's estimable Rezillos. Independently released in '77 then reissued with major label backing a couple of years later. I have no idea which version this is, nor do I care as it sounds super duper nevertheless. There is a picture sleeve, but I don't have it. I also think this Wings bag looks better on it. Macca would be so proud. Kisses on the bottom. Dick. A-side is a different version of Can't Stand My Baby from that on Can't Stand The Rezillos. AA-side is a Beatles cover, which must have gone down really well with the No Elvis, No Beatles, No Rolling Stones miseries. Enjoy.


The Rezillos - Can't Stand My Baby. Sensible Records 7". FAB1.

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Supersnazz - I Wanna Be Your Love. Lucky Records 7" LKY005.

An all-female Japanese guitar band who took their name from the The Flamin' Groovies' first LP. Does this stuff get any more 'niche'? Probably. They released their first LP on Sub Pop and their second on Sympathy For The Record Industry. More? The two songs on the flipside are, of course, Sonics covers. And now? Well, not now, but more recently they ceased being an all-female band and feature Shoe on drums and Marky on guitar. That's Shoe from Teengenerate. And Marky, who is no doubt some Japanese kid who yearns for The Ramones. Enjoy.

Supersnazz - I Wanna Be Your Love. Lucky Records 7" LKY005.

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Various Artists - Revenge of the Amphetamine Generation. Dig The Fuzz Records LP.

Living proof that the garage explosion set off by The British Invasion in America had a recoil action. A vinyl-only collection of Freakbeat, Punk and R&B acetates that can live alongside anything with a comics code stamp on it.

Sleeve notes and more detail of those bands who can be identified (some of the best tracks are anonymous) can be found at the Acid Visions website. Enjoy.

Various Artists - Revenge of the Amphetamine Generation. Dig The Fuzz Records LP.

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Various Artists - Teengenerate / Screaming Bloody Marys split. Wallabies Records 7". WAL-002.

Screaming Bloody Marys are the curiosity here, and possibly the reason for many to download this, given the two Teengenerate tracks are on the Smash Hits LP (that said, they don't benefit from proper 7" mastering and crackle on that compilation). The first SBM track, 'Junior', is about the Peter Bagge character from Neat Stuff comic. I tried to use Google Image to find a picture of Junior as I can't be arsed scanning a picture, but nothing particularly great came up apart from the picture below which shows up if you search for 'Peter Bagge Junior'. It's The Bionic Man with Big Foot. The real Big Foot, not the fake one from that Super 8 Footage.

The real peach of this download is Teengenerate owning The Nervous Eaters' 'Just Head', but you knew that already. We're in Sinatra Sings Cole Porter territory. Enjoy.

Various Artists - Teengenerate / Screaming Bloody Marys split. Wallabies Records 7". WAL-002.

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