Junk Gunk 'n' Punk

Jul 28, 2012

164 John Du Cann - Where's The Show ? / Hang Around

John Du Cann's second single. Quite similar to the first one. Great stuff ! Enjoy !

A-Side : 'Where's The Show ?'
B-Side : 'Hang Around'

163 John Du Cann - Throw Him In Jail / Street Strutter

This is John Du Cann's first single. Maybe you know his hit 'Don't Be a Dummy' on the third single, but the first both singles are relatively unknown.

Both sides are fucking awesome, but the first one the best !!!

A-Side: 'Throw Him In Jail'
B-Side: 'Street Strutter'

162 Jonny Rubbish - Santa's Alive / Policeman (I Got Pulled Over By A)

Here we have some real 'Junk Gunk 'n' Punk' ;) !! This is Jonny Rubbish's second single. If you don't know the first one, you have to take a look at it (A-side / B-side) !!!

A-Side : 'Santa's Alive'
B-Side : 'Policeman (I Got Pulled Over By A)'

161 The Method - Kings On The Corner / Dynamo

Ok, already posted on Youtube several times. But its soo good ! B-Side is fucking great !

A-Side : 'Kings On The Corner'
B-Side : 'Dynamo'

Download the stuff from My Life's a Jigsaw blog.

Never heard the other two singles ('The Pink Panther / Taking Liberties', 'Chances / Little Lasers') or their very rare album (200 ex made, just saw LowDownKids is selling an exemplar for 171 EUR). So if have have it, let me know ...

160 Resistance - Survival Kit / Big Flame

Resistance's first single. I like that one more than their second one ('Kidnapped', already posted here) ! Nice catchy Power Pop tunes on both sides !

A-Side : 'Survival Kit'
B-Side : 'Big Flame'

159 Blue Mist - Elitah (What Have We Done) / It's Only Make Believe

This is my second Blue Mist post. My first post was the first single of these teenage power poppers containing my favorite number 'Rozanna'.

Mmh ... is it quite as good as the first single ? What do you think ? ...

A-Side : 'Elitah (What Have We Done)'
B-Side : 'It's Only Make Believe'

Jul 21, 2012

158 Decca Wade - Hit Wasn't For Rita

This is a release by the Angelic Upstarts drummer Derek "Decca" Wade. No Punk Rock to hear here but I really like it!

'Hit Wasn't For Rita' is the A-side. On the B-Side you find just some spoken words.

157 Push - Cambridge Stomp / Front Room Revolution

A-Side : 'Cambridge Stomp'
B-Side : 'Front Room Revolution'

156 Salford Jets - Manchester Boys / Last Bus

Fantastic second single of these Manchester boys.

A-Side : 'Manchester Boys'
B-Side : 'Last Bus'

155 The Continentals - Housewives' Delight / Things That Go Bump (In The Night)

I think you all know the Continentals' hit 'Fizzpop (Modern Rock)'.
Here we have the 'Housewives' Delight / Things That Go Bump' single which was only published as a demo copy.

Great A-Side !! This track also appeared on the B-Side of the 'Fizzpop (Modern Rock)' 10inch EP release.

A-Side : 'Housewives' Delight'
B-Side : 'Things That Go Bump (In The Night)'

154 Stinky Toys - Boozy Creed / Driver Blues

A-Side : 'Boozy Creed'
B-Side : 'Driver Blues'

Apr 16, 2012

153 The Mutants - I Say Yeah / Cafe Au Lait

Yes! here we have THE Mutants from Detroit, which wrote the hit 'So American'.
This is their second single, released one year later in 1978.

A-Side : 'I Say Yeah'
B-Side : 'Cafe Au Lait'

A Life performance of 'Cafe Au Lait' you find here @ Youtube (and if you take a look around you will find some more live shots ...)

152 Little Bob Story - Hot N' Sweaty

Great rockin' sweaty number on the B-Side : 'Hot N' Sweaty' !!!

A-Side is the well known classic 'All Or Nothing' which is already posted here @ Youtube. Fantastic cover version I think, Little Bob Story did a great job here !

151 Fran Barrie - Stole All My Love / Lost In The Crowd

Ok, this is (like some other of my posts) neither Junk nor Gunk nor Punk ;). I just post it because I really like the A-Side !! - Fran Barrie - 'Stole All My Love' / 'Lost In The Crowd', released 1979 on the Vibes label. Seems to be the only release of this label. Discogs says about the A-Side track : "Backing by A Local Group Who Wish To Remain Anonymous (actually Steroid Kiddies)." :)

Fran Barrie's actual name is Fran Raya and she has an official website here : www.franraya.com.

150 Q-Tips - Some Kind Of Wonderful / A Man Can't Lose

I have already posted the Q-Tips - 'S.Y.S.L.J.F.M.' single here.

Here some more great stuff : 'Some Kind Of Wonderful' / 'A Man Can't Lose'. Enjoy !

(A-Side is a cover version of a song written by John Ellison, recorded first by the Soul Brothers Six in 1967. Check infos about this sing here.)

149 Athletico Spizz 80 - Hot Deserts / Legal Proceedings

Here we have a later Spizz single, released in 1980:

A-Side : 'Hot Deserts'
B-Side : 'Legal Proceedings'

148 Spizzoil - 1989 / Fibre

Ok, 'No Room' was watched very often, so I want to post some more Spizz stuff !

Here we have the two B-Side songs of Spizz's first single '6000 Crazy' - 'Fibre' and '1989'.

A-Side is already uploaded here and there.

147 Spider King - Animals / Would You Wanna Die For England

No much to say here - released in 1981 on the Test Pressings label - The B-Side is fucking great !!!

A-Side : 'Animals'
B-Side : 'Would You Wanna Die For England'

(Download Mp3s here.)

146 Richard And The Taxmen - Honey Please Don't Go

'Honey, Please Don't Go' is the fantastic B-Side for the Power Pop killer 'Now We're Through', which is already posted here. Maybe you know the A-Side from the V/A compilation Break The Rules #9.

(You can download Mp3s from the great mylifesajigsaw blog with two additional tracks : 'Chinese takeaway' & 'Ice skating Rita')

Apr 7, 2012

145 Charlie Fawn - Blue Skies / Dream World

'Blue Skies' is a well known number from the Shake Some Action (Vol.8) compilations series. In my opinion Charlie Fawn's greatest song ! (Discogs says) 'Blue Skies' was also released as a B-Side on the 'One In Three' single.

A-Side : 'Blue Skies'
B-Side : 'Dream World'

If you are interested in some other Charlie Fawn tunes then take a look at these Youtube uploads : 'Step By Step' and 'Hothead Handshake Tremble'. Both songs appeared on the Charlie Fawn self titled album in 1979. (Maybe this is to much Pop for you ;) but I like it !)

144 Suzanne Fellini - Love on the phone / Bad Boy

A video of Suzanne Fellini's TV show appearance performing 'Love on The Phone' you can watch here.

A-Side : 'Love On The Phone'
B-Side : 'Bad Boy'

Ok, you can say there is to much Pop in it, but it comes with enough New wavy Power pop so that I really like it ! Personally I prefer the B-Side !

You can download the LP digivinyltal.blogspot.de and this single from the fantastic shortsharpkickintheteeth blog.

143 The Chords - One More Minute / Who's Killing Who ?

When I was young, I never realized the greatness of The Chords, they were just "ok" for me. But this changed over the years ...
Here we have the sixth single, released in 1981, which comes with nice Mod Revival sound:

A-Side : 'One More Minute'
B-Side : 'Who's Killing Who ?'

142 The Squibs - Parades / Out On The Town

I guess the B-Side I know since years from some V/A compilation(s) - it is a great Power pop / Mod number !!
But what's about the A-Side ? Not as good as the B-Side but a nice slow number I think.
At the moment I don't know if I ever have heard the Squibs first single 'On the Line' - Where I can find it? (PS: here)

A-Side : 'Parades'
B-Side : 'Out On The Town'

141 The Bombers - I'm a Liar Babe / 2230 AD

Released by Dave Goodman in 1978 on the "The Label" label.
Mmh don't know why, but I like their sound.

A-Side : 'I'm a Liar Babe'
B-Side : '2230 AD'

(Posted already on the shortsharpkickintheteeth blog, there you can download the Mp3s.)

Mar 28, 2012

140 4 Alternatives EP - The Numbers / The X-Certs / Joe Public / 48 Hours

Ok, to follow up the last post, here we have another cool 4 track E.P. :
'4 Alternatives', released on the Heartbeat label back in 1979. But what's my favorite track here ? - It is 'Blue Movies, Hotel Rooms, Back To Ireland' ;).

The Numbers - 'Alternative Suicide'
The X-Certs - 'Blue Movies'
Joe Public - 'Hotel Rooms'
48 Hours - 'Back To Ireland'

By the way, the great X-Certs' 'Queen and Country' 7inch you will find on www.kbdrecords.com.

139 Naughty Thoughts / Dogs Don't Lie / The Volecanoes / The City Blues Band - Meatballs

Great 'First Release' compilation on the Sleep-n-eat record label. My fav is 'Meatballs' of the The City Blues Band ! But check it for yourself :

Naughty Thoughts - 'Shadow Stalking'
Dogs Don't Lie - 'Newage'
The Volecanoes - 'No One Like You'
The City Blues Band - 'Meatballs'

Click on the photo to read some band infos from the back side cover :

By the way, Naughty Thoughts is the band around the ex-Rivals member Mark Edwards. They released the awesome fantastic great superb 'All Or Nothing'/ 'Weekdays' 7inch, whereby 'Weekdays' is another great version of a Rivals track and 'All Or Nothing' is the cover version of the well known Small Faces number.

138 The Others - Birmingham Reggie / Lemmings Die

Ok, this is just an informal post. Informal in this way : How do The Others sound like ? - When I bought this single I knew nothing about The Others and could not found much information about them or any audio samples. The record seller announced it as Punk but when I put it on my turntable for the first time I was quite disappointed (and still are). But get your own idea of The Others :

A-Side: 'Birmingham Reggie'
B-Side: 'Lemmings Die'.

By the way : the single was released in 1978 on City Records which released also the 'Office Girl' single by The Stoat.

137 The Jets - Original Terminal / The Iceburn

A-Side I like : 'Original Terminal'. B-Die is quit weak I mean : 'The Iceburn'. Released on the fantastic Good Vibratrions label in 1978. You find a lot of information about the Jets on punk77.co.uk.

Check out these great live footages filmed in 1978 with a Super 8 mm camera : (1) + (2) - Great stuff !

Later The Jets changed their name to the Tee Vees and released two more singles : Angel Eyes / Sweetnighter and Fatman Crossing / Dr Headlove. I never heard it, so let me know if you have some Mp3 samples ...

136 Roll-Ups - Hold On

A-Side - 'Blackmail' - is already posted @ Youtube.
Personally I prefer the B-Side - 'Hold On' !

Released Dec 1979 on the Bridge House label (same label released the Warm Jets 'Sticky Jack' 7inch)

Mar 17, 2012

135 Bunk Dogger - Young Blood / What's On Telly ?

Bunk Dogger's final(?) 7inch : 'Young Blood' back with 'What's On Telly ?', released in Aug 1980.

If you do not already checked it - there is a Bunk Dogger fan site where you find some information about the band and the person (aka Tim Phillips) behind the Bunk Dogger pseudonym : bunkdogger.com. A lot of (about 20) Mp3s you will find there too. So check it out ...