I’m baffeled! Not only is World War 3 the best song by these Canadian hockey punks but it’s OVER 4 minutes long. There’s a great video to this song too. Cool sneers, poses, great light and most important bad skin complexion! If there’s one thing that sort out real punks from the rest it’s pimples and oily skin. Ok, you’ve got to be ugly too. There’s too many good looking people in bands nowadays. That really sucks.

I saw D.O.A. live in 1985(?) at the infamous Ultra Huset in Stockholm/Sweden. Amazing show! And I was greatful they didn’t care that it was only about 20 people who showed up but rocked that building hard as hell. Got a tape of that show some where.

Country: Canada
Year: 1979
Label: Sudden Death
Format: 7″
Songs:
World War Three.mp3
Watcha Gonna Do?.mp3

Since I have a sweet tooth for some artsy fartsy stuff I do appreciate the a-side. Especially the hypnotic bass line and his “So what? I don’t care!” style of singing. But the real jam and pancake is found on the flip. Recorded live. And what an amazing drum sound they’ve managed to crank out. And the slightly out of tuned guitar finally adds some cream on top of the jam. Their first 7inch is even better.

Tony seems to be more informed then me on the late 70s early 80s Japanese scene so I hope he can fill you up with his always informative and entertaining writing.

Country: Japan
Year: 1980
Label: Pass
Format: 7″
Songs:
I Can Tell.mp3
Pistol.mp3

This is a repost from March the 25th 2006. Added more scans, re-recorded and uploaded all the tracks. Note the highly interesting writing from my side in the original post. Do a search for Maggots to find the tracks from the re-issue.

Found this post by one of The Maggots members from http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/06/28/disrespect/:
“yes the original maggots did put out an apparently highly collectable record in 1980 called “lets get, lets get, tammy wynette!!!” a song i wrote from the kidnappers point of view, after a bizarre “kidnapping” incident in the late 70s (later found to be an elaborate hoax concocted by tammy to cover up for her abusive husband kicking her ass…) no wonder she was pissed when this guy i knew asked her to sign a copy of it at an autograph session at marriots great america amusement park…she actually threw his record and started screaming, and they escorted him out, sans autograph….it is now being re-issued by the portland based discourage rock & roll, who have made up quite a nice collectable package to go with it, a nice book, original demo versions, all on good old fashioned vynil just like granpa used to make em…”

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: Wormusik
Format: 7″
Songs:
Let’s Get Tammy Wynette.mp3
2 2 79.mp3
Rough Dub.mp3

In my world the Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop was the first punk 7inch released in June(?) 1976. Then these sleazy aussie guys hit the world in August 1976 with this. One of my all time faves. Can’t listen to I’m Stranded enough. 500 pressed on their own Fatal label before Harvest signed them and quickly released it again with a sleeve. My copy is scratchy and nice.

By the way I haven’t figured out who’ve written the stuff on the b-side. Anyone?

Now over to some real content:
Like a snake calling on the phone
I’ve got no time to be alone
there is some one coming at me all the time
babe I think I’ll lose my mind
’cause I’m stranded on my own
stranded far from home
I’m riding on a midnight train
& everybody looks just the same
a subway light it’s dirty reflection
I’m lost I don’t have a direction
I’m stranded etc etc
Look at me looking at you
there ain’t a thing that I can do
you are lost your mind is a whirl
baby such a stupid girl
I’m stranded etc etc
Livin’ in a world insane
they cut out some heart & some brain
‘been filling it up with dirt
do you know how much it hurts…
to be…stranded etc….

Stranded I’m so far from home
Stranded yeah I am on my own
Stranded why don’t you leave me alone

Country: Australia
Year: 1976
Label: Fatal
Format: 7″
Songs:
I’m Stranded.mp3
No Time.mp3

This is a repost from April the 8th 2006. Added more scans, re-recorded and uploaded all the tracks. First posted by the TV Eye // Drummer.

I don´t know much about the band or this record. 4 punkrock-songs pressed on vinyl as early as 1977.

Country: Belgium
Year: 1977
Label: Romantik
Format: 7″
Songs:
What Goes On.mp3
Nuclear Apocalypse.mp3
Kill In The Blanks.mp3
Z’heroes Guts.mp3