V.A. Teenage Treats Vol. Seven (1977-1982)

(Alas, Roberto's supply of killer cover scans is done - and the images have grown dire - so if anyone has ANY kind of scans for T.T. V.'s 7-9* let me know!!)

* I've got a decent front for #10 now!

Here's a new series (well, the late 1990's, really and even then...), consisting of ten volumes that explore the seedy underbelly of the already seedy underbelly that was British punk rock in the late seventies and early eighties.



Highlights of this more eclectic volume - this punk is often hyphenated by the words mod, pop and post - may (or may not - taste in seedy underbellies varies widely) might include Autograph, Trainspotters and Iceland's Fraebbblarnir:



* Rejected (Daleks, 1980, from only 7")
* Rock Stars (Numbers, 1979, from only 7")
* False Death (Fraebbblarnir, Iceland, 1979, from 2.7")
* Art Nouveau (Bodies, 1979, from only 7")
* 50% Reduction (News, 1980, from only 7")
* Snake's Song (Shish, 1980, from only 7")
* Respectable Men (Dave Bishop, 1978, from only 7")
* Insanity (Buzz, 1979, from only 7")
* Hiring The Hall (Trainspotters, 1979, from 2.7")
* Merched Dan 15 (Y Trwynau Coch, 1978, from 1.7")
* On The Beach (Da Biz, 1980, from only 7")
* While I'm Still Young (Autographs, 1978, from only 7")

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The Revillos: Live and on Fire in Japan (1994)

That title really says it all!! (More Revillos HERE!)



Tracks

1. Secret Of The Shadow
2. Bongo Brain
3. Rockaboom
4. She's Fallen In Love With A Monster Man
5. Where's The Boy For Me ?
6. Rev Up
7. Bitten By A Lovebug
8. Mad From Birth To Death
9. Bobby Come Back To Me
10. The Fiend
11. Scuba Scuba
12. My Baby Does Good Sculptures
13. Do The Mutilation
14. Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight
15. Yeah Yeah



Credits

* Fay Fife, Warped Chanteuse, Play Bontempi
* Eugene Reynolds, Voice Experiment, Terror Sax
* Rocky Rhythm, Bang. Exciting! (Mr Entertainment)
* Kid Krupa, Delectrique
* Mekon, Bass Thug In French
* Frankie & Polly, Rivetting Revettes



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Till Things Are Brighter: A Tribute To Johnny Cash (1988)

Y'know, I'd like to offer you context about this proto-alt-country collection of Johnny Cash covers done at his career's nadir by a bunch of British post-punkers like Mark Riley of The Fall, Jon Langford of the Mekons (who together were the executive producers), Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks, Mary Mary of Gaye Bykers on Acid, Mark Almond of Soft Cell et al but Graeme Thompson over at The Guardian wrote the book on it. Don't miss his fantastic article, the inspiration for this post, right HERE. To learn about twenty-three covers that prove that Johnny Cash always kept in touch with the underside of culture, please go read (and listen to) THIS POST,of which I take some pride in.


Here, for your listening pleasure, are a few of the many highlights, including Mark Riley's cover of the Johnny Cash/Bob Dylan composition, "Wanted Man".




What do you make of this early attempt to restore some lost cool to Johnny Cash's reputation? Leave us a comment to let us know what you think.



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Democracy and Contempt

(To my non-Canadian readers: I hope this is a worthy post on the nature of electoral politics, regardless of your country of origin, if I am wrong please forgive me).

In a democracy one not only has the right to vote one's conscience privately but also the right to air your reasons for that choice publicly. In respect for that spirit of free speech, I want to explain why I believe my vote, and the vote of each of my fellow Canadians, has never mattered more then it does on May 2nd 2011.

On that fateful day we can choose to support Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his utter contempt for democracy or we can vote strategically, so as not allow this bully any more power then we have already mistakenly given him.

Harper's Conservative party, like George W. Bush and Karl Rove, have sought to use wedge issues to rile their base while employing well-funded slander to intimidate their opponents. It's a pure divide-and-conquer strategy, and that's not just political rhetoric - it's actually the entire basis of their campaign thus far. Stephen Harper has been candid that one of his goals is to wipe out the avowedly-centrist Liberal Party, in order to assure his party's long-term dominance. To that end, he is willing to spend more lavishly then any so-called "tax-and-spend liberal" on fighter jets, corporate tax cuts and, of course, prisons. Yes, just like the former Bush administration, Canada will greet a falling crime rate with open cell doors. We never learn from our neighbours' mistakes it seems.

But each Canadian has a stark choice of which party will actually benefit from their vote. I will vote Liberal, not just to defeat the hyper-partisan, gaffe-prone Sarah Palin wannabe named Shelly Glover who has ill-represented Saint Boniface but because I know Raymond Simard, a workmanlike but dedicated and honourable former MP, has the best shot of wining the seat back from Glover's Conservatives. (The New Democratic Party, our more left wing party, is almost invisible in my area.)

I urge you to vote for the candidate in your riding with the best shot of stopping the Harperization of our country. The sudden surge of the NDP's poll numbers actually gives the Conservatives a BETTER shot at splitting the vote and getting an increased minority in parliament or even a majority - with LESS actual votes! In this situation, absolutely every vote is crucial vote.

PLEASE CONSIDER VISITING CATCH 22 TO SEE WHERE YOUR VOTE WILL BE MOST USEFUL!

Remember, Ralph Nader gave the world George Bush, and we all suffered accordingly. Strategic voting shows respect for the democratic process and all of its intricacies. So Canadians, on Monday May 2nd, please don't let contempt carry the day.





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The Revillos: Nite Club (1983)

For my list of top ten Revillos videos - come visit The Big Takeover!

While this is an audience recording, it's got great sound and since it contains rawer, punchier version of their later, slicker material it is required listening for all Revillos fans! (More Revillos HERE!!)



Damn but The Revillos have been (and probably remain) a great live act!


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