Killed By Death Records

Bill Riefland who later joined the somewhat more famous Ministry was a member of Seattles ‘Snots. So Long To The Sixties have been comped on the Killed By Death series. And rightly so since it’s an awesome track that got just the right amount of catchieness to make your head bop. New York Love Letter is good too but don’t hold up to the first track. Somewhat psychedelic punk rock and I give points for originality. It’s Later Than You Think is a long experimental track that I’ve uploaded just for Erich over at Good Bad Music since I know he’ll love it. So Long To The 90’s!

Country: USA
Year: 1977
Label: Edge City
Format: 7″
Songs:
So Long To The Sixties.mp3
New York Love Letter.mp3
It’s Later Than You Think.mp3

Pub rock band gone punk? Don’t know but these guys knew how to craft two raw, snotty and great original tracks with keyboard/piano. The keyboard solo in Punker gives me chills at the same times as I laugh my ass off. So stupid yet genious.

Don’t think these tracks have been comped yet but they sure deserves to be. So if there’s anyone out there who can fill me in on Le Ritz please do so.

Country: UK
Year: 1977
Label: Breaker
Format: 7″
Songs:
Punker.mp3
What A Sucker.mp3

Legendary first release by PF Commando. To get the whole picture of how great this one is you really need to know swedish. The lyrics to Svenne Pop is THE perfect anti radio pop lyric:”Det är bara en massa svenne pops beat. Å fan vad det låter skit. Det är bara en massa svenne pops skit. Och man spyr åt varje bit.”. Perfect rhymes and lot’s of swearing in here. In the two other songs they manage to slag of the swedish phenomenon Raggare and sing about poor kids in the suburbs without a future and nothing to do. How punk is that?

P.F. Commando released what to be rumoured the first punk LP here in Sweden in early 1979: Manipulerad Mongon. Anyway this is great badly played punk. Slow. Yes, but sounds like they can’t play faster.

Country: Sweden
Year: 1978
Label: Comm
Format: 7″
Songs:
Svenne Pop.mp3
Raggare.mp3
Suburban Kid.mp3

This is a re-post from April the 1st 2006. Added more scans, God’s Groin and Throwdown.

When people who’re not into punk think about how punk sounds I’m sure this is exactlly how they picture it. There’s not enough sloppy AND great punk records out there like this and The Panics “I Wanna Kill My Mom”.

H2D have issued a CD with old Vast Majority material. I’m unsure of the quality though since the two songs on the b-side ain’t good though hilarious.

Read about ‘em here:“Vast Majority was formed in early 1979 as an outgrowth of a stupid fictional punk band I had been writing about called Shit Snotnose and the Scabsuckers.”

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: Wild Dog
Format: 7″
Songs:
I Wanna Be A Number.mp3
God’s Groin.mp3
Throwdown.mp3

Do I need to tune the bass? No, cause we don’t care what the people say. Then we borrow the famous “rrrrr” accent from Rotten to make it sound punk. And punk it sounds. Incredible great punk too. Raw and enthusiastic. Two blasting tracks that actually makes we wanna pogo, spit on the band and strangle my mates.

One of the Top 10 from 1978. On the same label as Mecano Ltd posted earlier. From Holland and reformed some years ago: Helmettes. It’s full moon and that makes me tired so I stop here.

Country: Holland
Year: 1978
Label: No Fun
Format: 7″
Songs:
I Don’t Care What The People Say.mp3
Half Twee.mp3

This is a re-post from July the 28th 2006. Added more scans.

This time around I let Guy Robert Archambue aka lewdsnot aka zoloft_anaconda aka biggest thief in punk history write the post: “CONNECTICUT holy grail uberrare punk killer THE REDUCES with OUT OF STEP and NO AMBITION vintage original, sleeve light wear ex- for that after 25-26 years and vinyl light age wear, paper scuffs to a minimum, call it ex- for some light stuff after a two and a half decades on this ultrarare killed by death vintage first gen punk original nanxiety, do not miss it, it is a true killer, only a couple hundred made. cash or postal money order or what vinyl you would be willing to see what you can mail me for this, thanks a ton, email me anytime.”.

This means I have a spare copy of this for sale/trade with a repro of the sleeve. Check out The Reducers official site:www.thereducers.com. Still going strong since 1978!

Country: USA
Year: 1982
Label: Rave On
Format: 7″
Songs:
No Ambition.mp3
Out Of Step.mp3

It amazes every time there’s a band I never heard of or heard before streams into my ears for the first time. Why the fuck haven’t anybodie told me about this one? Now tell me! Ok I know if I managed to keep ahead with all the comps beeing released I could’ve heard this years ago on England Belongs To Me Vol. 2.

What can I tell you about this absolutly essential killer record? Nothing! Ha ha again! Yeah that’s right folks. Found it on some peoples want lists that’s all. Enjoy this for the weekend.

Country: UK
Year: 1980
Label: Swerve
Format: 7″
Songs:
Computer Love.mp3
Moving Target.mp3

This is a re-post from March the 26th 2006. Added more scans and Caught In Traffic.

I don’t know HOW many times I’ve listen to “Walking On The Roof”. 100? 145? After hearing the song over at the poppunkmod site I got obessed of tracking the 7″ down.

I found it about 1 1/2 year ago and haven’t seen another copy since. The B-side is ok but nothing for punks with a weak heart. Though “Walking…” exceeds the ultimate song lenght of 1:32 to a symphonic lenght of 3:51 I still love it!

Country: USA
Year: 1982
Label: Active Duty
Format: 7″
Songs:
Walking On The Roof.mp3
Caught In Traffic.mp3

In May 1975 these guys recorded two slabs of what have to be some of the greatest proto punk ever. Agitated has all the punk elements: short song, sloppy instrumentation, raw production and a lousy solo.

Released by Rough Trade 1977. From Cleveland, Ohio(round in the ends high in the middle). Electric Eels on the web: http://www.electriceels.com.

Country: USA
Year: 1975
Label: Rough Trade
Format: 7″
Songs:
Cyclotron.mp3
Agitated.mp3

This is a re-post from April the 3rd 2006. Added more scans and Cuties Wrong Now.

How come there are so many punk 7inches with just one good song on it? Seizures record is just one in the line of too many out there. “Front Line” the b-side is a full on blasting punk cracker that makes this a classic. Never issued with sleeve.

Country: USA
Year: 1978
Label: Regressive
Format: 7″
Songs:
Cuties Wrong Now.mp3
Front Line.mp3