1. THE FRED BANANA
COMBO - 'No Destination Blues' - Ariola LP - Germany - 1980
I've featured the first Fred Banana Combo album before but such is the quality you really need to hear more tracks.
2. XTC - 'Crosswires'
-
Peel Session - UK - 1977
This lot were a bit left-field in '77 but the punk explosion gave such a band a chance and they took it with gusto.
3. THE BEAT - 'Click
Click' -
Peel Session - UK - 1979
Haven't had much ska recently so here's another Peel session classic.
4. THE NEON HEARTS -
'Other Great Sex Pros' - Peel Session - UK - 1979
And another great session from the same year with tracks that should have been on their slightly disappointing album.
5. PETER & THE
TEST-TUBE BABIES - 'Oral Annie' - Demo - UK - 1979
The early Test-tubes' demos were finally released in 1985 as the 'Loud, Blaring Punk Rock' album. This was the opening track.
6. WASTED LIVES -
'Wirehead' - Pinned LP - Canada - 1979
And while Peter & Co. were recording their demos, over in Canada we got this little gem from the 'Vancouver Complication' album. More tracks at a later date but since this and another of their tracks were featured on the 'Phil Smith Album' from '83, you're getting it here.
7. THE UNTAMED -
'Love Drug' -
Demo - UK - 1984
We all need a good
local band to follow around once in a while and this was ours. Three good lads
from Fishburn and a singer from Sedgefield where we all went to school. Thanks to Rod for digging up the demos.
8. THE FRED BANANA
COMBO - 'Idi Amin' -
Most songs about Idi Amin are, like the man, ridiculous. This is no exception.
9. THE BEAT - 'Mirror
In The Bathroom' -
Peel Session - UK - 1979
A second track from their Peel session, which gave them a hit. Official video here.
10. BLANCHE WHITMAN -
'Dark Ages' - Zulu LP - Canada - 1983
The opening track from the aforementioned 'Phil Smith' album which contained 4 bands who Phil was a member of.
11. PETER & THE
TEST-TUBE BABIES - 'Vicars Wank Too' -
I'm sure they do. And worse. Another track from 'Loud Blaring Punk Rock'.
12. THE UNTAMED -
'Happyland' -
Flexi-disc - UK - 1986
From their first
vinyl (a dodgy quality flexi disc that I gave away with '10 Years On' issue 7).
Well, 'gave away' is not strictly true - I did hike the price of the 'zine up
to pay for it!
13. THE FRED BANANA
COMBO - 'Runaway' -
A third track from their classic debut. Shame they didn't attempt the falsetto part though!
14. THE NEON HEARTS -
'Rings Of Confidence' - Peel Session - UK - 1979
Another great Peel session track.
15. THE PROTEENS -
'Plastic People' - Demo - USA - 1981
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They made no records of their own but this one did surface on the 'Bloodstains Over Pennsylvania' album.
16. PETER & THE
TEST-TUBE BABIES - 'Beat Up The Mods' -
A third track from 'Loud Blaring Punk Rock'. It was an issue in Brighton, I guess.
17. THE UNTAMED -
'Game Of Chance' -
Live - UK - 1985
Recorded at Hawick
Town Hall (just over the Scottish border) in April of that year. A bunch of us
went up with the band on a booze-fuelled coach and had a whale of a time.
18. THE FRED BANANA
COMBO - 'Boxer Dog' -
A fourth track from their s/t debut.
19. XTC - 'Into The
Atom Age' -
Peel Session - UK - 1977
Another track from their first Peel session.
20. THE BEAT - 'Tears
Of A Clown' -
Peel Session - UK - 1979
And a third track from theirs.
21. WASTED LIVES -
'Undercover' -
Their other track from the Phil Smith album which I assume was recorded in '79.
22. THE FRED BANANA
COMBO - 'My Girl' -
A fifth track from their s/t debut.
23. THE UNTAMED -
'One Of The Boys' -
Live - UK - 1985
This one was recorded
at Oddy's club in Oldham in October of '85. I was there but I got completely fucked-up
on home brew and was thrown out well before the bands came on.
24. PETER & THE
TEST-TUBE BABIES - 'Get 'em In (And Get 'em Off)' - Demo - UK - 1979
A fourth track from 'Loud Blaring Punk Rock'.
25. THE NEON HEARTS -
'Body Language' -
Peel Session - UK - 1979
And a third track
from the classic '79 Peel session.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. THE UNTAMED -
'Yesterday'
(Demo '84)
27. THE FRED BANANA
COMBO - 'Radio' (from
s/t LP)
28. PETER & THE
TEST-TUBE BABIES - 'T.Q.G.G.B.J.' (Demo '79)
29. THE UNTAMED -
'Love Drug' (Live
at Oddy's - October '85)
30. THE NEON HEARTS -
'Roll On Deodorant'
(from '79 Peel Session)
31. THE FRED BANANA
COMBO - 'Lonely Hearts Hotel' (from s/t LP)
32. THE UNTAMED -
'Cause' (from
the '10 Years On' flexi-disc)
The Untamed sound like they were a great live band. Why did you get thrown out of Oddy's???
ReplyDeleteWell, I wandered into the women's toilets by mistake but once in there I was going round saying 'I always wondered what went on in places like this!' Some of the girls just laughed and had a bit of banter but before long a bouncer came in and grabbed hold of me and I was out on my arse!'
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