Zero Boys - History Of Cassette
January 16th, 2007 at 10:17 am
I forgot to ask Paul Mahren the singer of Zero Boys the history about this tape back in 1991 when I arranged a gig for them at Skylten in Linkoping/Sweden. Why wasn’t it released on vinyl? Why the “Boycott Upstart Records” on the sleeve? Where Upstart supposed to release it and fucked them over? Dunno. Paul was a super nice guy to chat with and the only let down from the show was that they forgotten to play Beach Blanket from their come back LP: Make It Stop which is as good as any of the stuff from their first.
So if anyone knows the history behind this tape please let us living in darkness be enlightened!
Strange Reaction posted this sometime ago but I thought I might just add my own rip too.
Country: USA
Year: 1984
Label: Affirmation
Format: Cassette
Songs:
Drive In.mp3
Black Network News.mp3
Splish Splash.mp3
I Need Energy.mp3
Johnny Better.mp3
Dingy Bars Suck.mp3
Seen That Movie Before.mp3
High Places.mp3
Bloods Good.mp3
Human Body.mp3
Moms Wallet.mp3
Down The Drain.mp3
Outta Style.mp3
You Can Touch Me.mp3
Trying Harder.mp3
I’m Bored.mp3
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
January 16th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
This came late. Christmas is over. Thank you!
January 16th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you! thank you!
January 17th, 2007 at 5:44 am
What’s to tell? I ordered this outta a magazine at the time, I remember they were broken up by then. Who would have paid for a records by a group that had broken up.
Saw them at the time of the yellow 1st LP in LA with Detonators, MDC (first LA appearance), then the Zero Boys (first LA appearance), then Minor Threat (first LA appearance). Most were there to see MT, but Zero Boys were much better, and had hair, unlike MT. I just remember Mahern ranting something fast about Manson, and away they went. Just as good as that LP, live!
January 17th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
this rip is way better then the ones I’ve heard. brilliant post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 17th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
heeeeeeeell yes. this is great. i wish they would get this mastered and release it on cd / LP.
timmy
January 17th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
I don’t think the split up would’ve put back records sales on this in case it was available on vinyl.
January 17th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
You’ve just put yourself in the position of “How The Hell Am I Going To Top This?”…. i almost fell outta the chair when i saw this posted today. Thanks!
January 18th, 2007 at 12:39 am
Fucking hell!! Unbelievable!!
January 18th, 2007 at 5:00 am
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January 18th, 2007 at 7:46 am
Thanx. And lots of bad words also.
January 18th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
this is like the best band ever. you will never top this post. ha
nice with a good rip of this one. thanks
January 18th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
drive in and seen that movie before are one the best somgs ever (strange that both are about movies).
how could I miss them at skylten? hm probably because I was 11 and thought Guns n’ roses we’re the shit.
Didn’t know they played in sweden. was it one gig only? or were they on tour?
January 19th, 2007 at 2:08 am
I think they only played in Linkoping. Can’t remember I was dealing with others to set up more gigs. Why? You tell me. It was the same thing with Scream who played in 1989.
January 19th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
well people are stupid
January 20th, 2007 at 10:38 am
Fuck n a this kicks ass. I love the Zero Boys and this is like a lost gem for me. I never knew it was floating around.
January 21st, 2007 at 7:54 am
This guys never released anything on Upstart at all. The first single was on Z-Disc, the first LP was on Nimrod. In 1990 they did a great split ep with Toxic Reasons on Selfless rec, a year later there was a nice album on Bitzcore and in 1993 there was a CD on Skyclad records.
January 22nd, 2007 at 7:39 am
Yes, eyeball I think most of us know that :). The question where if the tape was supposed to be released by Upstart.
January 25th, 2007 at 10:12 am
I went to see Toxic Reasons in England around 88/89? The Zero Boys I’m sure played all the European dates with TR but never came to the UK with them for some reason. I was well pissed off I can tell you!
Yes I have to agree, great post and one of the best bands of all time! They just make it sound sooooo eazy
January 25th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Thank you so much for posting this.
February 4th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Fuckin’ hell this is good!
February 9th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Some of the best 80’s hardcore I’ve ever heard.
February 12th, 2007 at 8:21 am
March 7th, 2007 at 10:29 am
I had the pleasure of seeing them play in the original lineup in CBGBs late 2005…. it was like listening to Vicious Circle.
March 28th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
just found your site. amazing. thanks for encoding this treasured release. any chance in posting the 6 songs from the VC album that were not released on the CD re-issue? thanks :)
April 28th, 2007 at 9:00 am
I can’t even remember why we put that about upstart records on there. We are planing on remastering this and releasing it on CD and vinyl in late 2007. Oh by the way, Dow Jones and the Industrials are the best band ever from Indiana.
pzm
April 29th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Glad to see you are going to re-release this Paul. What about the Master Tapes?
August 2nd, 2007 at 2:52 am
super rad,thanks
January 16th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
I concur! Dow Jones & the Industrials were the best Indiana band from that same general time period…
January 16th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
They sounded quiet different from the Zero Boys so it’s hard to compare? I love Dow Jones and find them equally great.
January 16th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I am still waiting for the release of the DVD from 1980…does anyone know when it will be out??? Just curious and impatient.
February 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
they never released anything on UPSTART.
February 24th, 2008 at 6:05 am
I think we all know that.
February 24th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Brillant comment, your own sht hahahaha.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I am still waiting for the release of the 1980 video of them…I think it is on UPSTART??? Hahaha…just kidding. It is not on UPSTART.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:38 am
I thought this demo here was originally released on Upstart Records, isn’t it true? I think I read this in “Lords of Chaos”.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:53 am
What the fuck is Lords of Chaos??? Besides…all I want is that fucking DVD of them from 1980…what the fuck is the hold up. I am not getting any younger.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:04 am
They never released anything on Upstart. I read that in Mein Kampf I think.
February 25th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Isn’t this the DVD of Nina Hagen masturbating in an austrian tv-show? I think I’ve read that in “Lords of Chaos”, in the “Upstarts Discorgraphy” section, which has a lot of Zero Boys outputs listed.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Oh lord…I will just keep waiting for the release of the DVD soon. He said it was going to be released last year, but had other priorities. I think it is going to be on Upstart???
February 25th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Oops, the DVD is from 1981…
March 5th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I drew the cover for Vicious Circle. It’s pretty fucking cool to see people appreciate this band that I thought would never be heard outside of Indiana back then. They were always so awesome. Some of the best times of my life at those shows. Thanks for putting this up!
March 5th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
We were lucky enough to have seen them. They were a fucking brilliant band and the DVD of them will be released soon. It is from 1981, great sound quality as well. Can’t wait.