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Forty years after the demise of the legendary band from Venice, this collection gathers all the studio recordings of the Wops, who only released four songs and two self-produced demo tapes in 1981 and 1983. Great punk rock with California hardcore influence. Remastered version, the album comes with a booklet containing photos, flyers, and biographical notes. A long-awaited release.
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RUR 088LP
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Howlin' from Bloomington, Indiana, The Gynecologists were probably one of the most outrageous and repellent punk bands ever. Inspired by the everlasting violence of American society, their songs evoke a chilling maelstrom of depravation and amorality, while their obsession with sex and feces makes GG Allin look like a priest. The material on this anthology has never been released before on vinyl: while confirming a challenging musical creativity and the powerful vocals of frontman Tommy Afterbirth, it reveals unexpected links with American classic rock (take a listen to their cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band").
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RUR 089LP
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Mid-seventies Boston and a new local music scene was being forged in defiant opposition to tired arena acts and disco. Jeff (Mono Man) Connolly and JJ Rassler powered DMZ, while John Felice led the Real Kids on stripped-down rockers inspired by '60s garage bands. On the darker side, Tracks' Lorry Doll growled and spit out the lyrics to "Gang War Rumble," "I Don't Need You", and "Love Is (Bondage and Leather)". Co-founded with fellow art student/guitarist Jeff Rey, Lorry and Tracks joined a handful of other bands at the infamous Rat igniting Boston's new music scene; just as Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, and others were doing the same in New York. Some called it punk or new wave, but it really was the birth of an alternative form of original expression that not only influenced and inspired subsequent bands coming out of these two cities, but also impacted all music that was to follow. In 1976, Tracks recorded a live set at the Club in Cambridge and released "Brakes on You" as a single on Blue Door Records. Picked up by Bomp for international distribution, it garnered Tracks worldwide notoriety. By the end of 1978, bolstered by airplay for the single, Tracks were playing most of their gigs in New York at legendary punk venues like CBGB's and Max's Kansas City. Sharing the bill with renown acts like the Police and the Jam and every other "hot new act" that was coming through the east coast, Doll and Rey knew they would have to make the move to NYC sooner or later. It came on Christmas day in December of that year. They returned to Boston for one final raucous gig with bassist John Shriver and drummer Bryan Brat on January 20th of 1979 and then Tracks (but not Doll and Rey) faded into history.
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RUR 091LP
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Totally obscure Detroit band from early eighties, a hidden treasure which savagely yelled to be dug out. 12 previously unreleased tracks of dirty rock n' roll from the punk Mecca. A must-have for Motor City sound lovers!
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Recently rediscovered Birmingham art punk recorded in 1978-1982. An all-male combo, despite the name the Dangerous Girls, released their first single in 1979, Dangerous Girls/I Don't Want To Eat (With The Family) and started touring the UK offering use of the PA, lights and equipment to local bands who wish to play. Their second single, the Taaga EP released in the same year on the Happy Face label, reached number one in the last indie charts of the '70s. Reminiscent of early-era Gang Of Four, Minimum Joy, Slits, Wire, and all things post-punk or as John Peel himself defined them, "spasm rock". After a BBC session and a couple more singles, the Demolition Girls unfortunately broke up right while recording an album. This compilation is brought to life by the punk archivists at Rave Up Records and contains their full 1978-1982 production.
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RURI 006LP
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Full unreleased album from this 1978 band from Rome, Incredible But True! is a perfect title for a long-lost recording finally unleashed by the archival punk label Rave Up Records. Born in Milan and relocated in Rome, Trancefusion has been a true legend in the Killed By Death punk scene for four decades. These tapes have been finally restored and the album sees the light of day after 44 years. Germs-inspired nihilistic punk rock sung in English, another pleasant work of passion from Rave Up Records. Edition of 500.
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RUR 090LP
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Excerpt from Gregory McLaughlin's liner notes: "The Front were formed on Miami Beach in 1980. They were managed by Warren Tepper, son of famous songwriter Sid Tepper ("Red Roses For A Blue Lady", "Blue Hawaii", "G.I. Blues"). Warren was walking his dog along the beach and heard us recording demos from a beach house, so he walked in introducing himself and asking if we had a demo he could play to his father: we did, and the next day he became the band's manager. I started out playing bass and sang lead vocals. Shortly after, guitarist Randy Rush asked me if I would drop the bass and become the frontman, while informing me of two soon to be Front members. The lineup was me on lead vocals and synth, Randy on lead guitar, Steve Myers on bass and vocals, Flynn Picardal on guitars, synth and vocals and Larry K Hill on drums and vocals. Upon meeting the guys, some rules were laid down by Steve: cut off the fat you don't need; no drum solos; no extravagant soloing. We also made a promise: never will this band play a cover tune. We never did. As a result, we developed our own unique sound. To the Miamians we were weird, but also tight and catchy: people soon remembered our songs' hooks. We all wrote and the band was very prolific. In 1981 we did our first 7" EP The Front First Strike at Sync Studios on our DIY label FOAM Records. The B side 'Immigration Report' hit #1 on WVUM and went on to heavy rotation on college radios across the US. The band played everywhere there was a stage, eventually becoming the opening act for bands such as U2, Psychedelic Furs, The Go-Go's, Ultravox, Bow Wow Wow, and many others. In 1982 we released our second single "Aluminum Room", which garnered the band a Billboard Single Pick. Many major labels were courting us... Nevertheless, by that time the band members were fragmenting personally and artistically: on 7/25/1983 we played our last gig at a club called The Blitz in Hialeah, FL with a surprise appearance by Joey Ramone. A few years back, The New Times listed The Front at #5 of the "Greatest 20 Florida Punk Bands Of All Time" list. Not getting signed has its rewards, so put your headphones on and listen to a band that was on the cusp of international fame 40 years ago but just being heard today." Edition of 500.
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