va Commercial (2002)

  Hardcore punk compilation from the New York label Traffic Violation Records. 

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At the time I got this CD I was playing the Recess Records compilations Hot Curly Weenie volumes 1 and 2* and I was looking for something similar. This didn't live up to being what I wanted it to be but there are a couple noteworthy tracks.

 

The inlay was printed on, what we called back in the 20th century, "typewriter paper" which wasn't made for computer printer ink so the scans look like the inlay is water damaged. It's not. A lot of things from back in the days look like this. That's why it's important for them to be preserved.

* Hot Curly Weenie vol 2 is my favorite. How do you not love beautiful songs like this?: 

va Class of 81 [UK] (1981)

 I'm too lazy to type out the track listing so, here, have this. 

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The Donors - Take Whatcha Want (1992)

 This is one of those "white funk" bands from the early 90s. They were from New York and I don't know if they ever released anything else.

They were way more "alternative rock" than they were funky but the sound is still recognizable.

The high pitch yodeling vocals are hard to get used to.

1 Tearjerker

2 Positive People

3 My Brain

4 Not Gonna Worry

5 Half a Man

6 Perfect Thing

7 Get Down

8 Genie Says

9 Assistance

10 Temptation

11 Bulletproof

12 What I Do

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Les Chaplinns - demo tape (1992)

 Les Chaplinns was an alternative band from France who released one 7" in 1993. I was lucky enough to find a copy of their demo tape. I know these songs were available for download several years ago but this download is from my own rip of the original tape.

1 Mute

2 Wake Up

3 Sunny Day

4 Who's

5 Run, Turn, Sum

6 Lost

7 The Fool

8 Jesus 

 

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va STV Sessions Vol. 1 (1998)

 Punk / Hardcore / Ska compilation from the 90s. 

 There are lots of good songs and lots of shit songs (like most compilations). I won't say what I think are the shittiest songs on here because I try not to bad-mouth any band on my blog, but I will say that my two favorite songs are right next to each other - tracks 13 and 14. 

Backwash - "Pirates" has that great late 80s/early 90s So. Cal. hardcore punk sound when the hardcore band lightened up and played a quirky song.

This is a demo version. The version on the comp is different. 

...and Impossible 5 - "Anti" (I couldn't find a video for this one).

I have the Impossible 5 CD that this song came from. I'll post it if anybody gives a shit. Just ask. 

They have a second CD that I don't have. 

 

 

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Jump Vision [Australia] - Can't Get Used to You 7" (1981)

 

A - Can't Get Used to You

B - The Jump

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The Reign Makers - Reign Makers Demo (1986)

 This was a mod/power pop band from San Diego California and I believe this is their only release.

When I say mod/power pop that is just the core of their sound. There is a prominent saxophone in most of their songs and their overall sound has blurred lines that fade into blues rock and new wave and even into the paisley underground scene that was popular in California at that time.

For being a demo tape every song is incredibly well-written and the sound quality is extremely professional. There's not a filler song on this tape. One would think that these guys had experience in songwriting, performing, and recording in a studio. Personally I think this band is made up of members of the San Diego band N-E-1. 

The only foundation I have to propose that assumption is that they are from the same area, N-E-1 stopped recording around this time, they look like the same band, and the song "One Two Three" is a cover of N-E-1's song "1-2-3".

 

1 Willy the Elephant

2 Two People*

3 One Two Three

4 Precious Friend

5 Feed the Fire

6 The Possession 

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*If you have ever written a song in your life you have an appreciation for great songwriting. Listen to this song. You can learn something from it. 

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va Blind Herd of Sheep (1999)

 

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The Red Squares - Oh! Girlie Girl! (1999)

 Is this post-punk? Post-grunge? Power pop -inspired alternative rock? I don't know what to call it but it's decent guitar music.

The second song is a Violent Femmes cover and although the vocals are spot on they added their own flavor to the music and I applaud them for it. 

1 Oh! Girlie Girl!

2 I Held Her in My Arms

3 All Around the City

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Impact - Foodstamp (1996)

 

This was sold to me as a punk-ska CD but it's not punk at all and there is only one ska song that doesn't remain ska all the way through.

This is a funk rock CD.

 

Not my thing but it's very rare and expensive.

Let me save you a few dollars if you ever see this CD for sale. 

 

1 Introduction

2 Pickle Wagon

3 Elastica

4 Go Cornbread Go

5 Esclavo Del Sol

6 For the Love of Children 

 

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