Killed By Death Records

First release from UKs The Zeros. Haven’t heard their other two following this. The last beeing a split with Action Replay. Considering how great this is I’m very curious.

This was the time that when a band had a song title that included the word “radio” in some form you knew it’s going to be great. Stompy punk rock with a nod to Mod.

Country: UK
Year: 1977
Label: Small Wonder
Format: 7″
Songs:
Hungry.mp3
Radio Fun.mp3

The Dils where some pranksters who one time when entering a club in LA went up to Rodney Bingenheimer(well known DJ at them time and responsible for popularising and promoting punk in the States) and lit his hair on fire. Well done! Besides that they played one of the most memorable and catchy punk rock that ever came out of the US in the 70’s. Their Clash influence is most evident in Mr. Big. The only thing is that this is better then The Clash. Their second 7inch released by the legendary Dangerhouse.

Country: USA
Year: 1977
Label: Dangerhouse
Format: 7″
Songs:
Class War.mp3
Mr. Big.mp3

They where from France. They played punk. One of their 7inches went number 1 on the French top chart. They probably ate frogs and visited the Eiffel Tower.

Country: France
Year: 1977
Label: Pathé/EMI
Format: 7″
Songs:
Pin Up Blonde.mp3
Quelle crise baby.mp3

The first and classic compilation released by Lee Woods RAW Records. Contrary to what you might believe there aren’t too many great tracks on it. You get the top of the cream and if you crawe it all then check out Damage Goods Records reissue of this.

Check out a very interesting interview with Lee over at punk77.co.uk: “I loved to help bands, so just about every Sunday I had a band in Spaceward studio. When it became clear we couldn’t release them all I had the idea for the Raw Deal album.“. Best track: Psycho’s Soul Train.

From the back of the sleeve: “Dedicated to all small labels, who are in it for the fun and glory-not just for the money.”.

Country: UK
Year: 1977
Label: RAW
Format: 12″
Songs:
The Users - I’m In Love With Today(check The Users post!)
Acme Sewage Co - I Don’t Need You
The G.T.’s - Millionaire.mp3
The Bloodclots(The Users orig. name) - Louie Louie
Sick Things - Bondage Boy.mp3
Psycho’s - Soul Train.mp3
Sick Things - Kids On The Street.mp3
The Killjoys - At Night.mp3
Psycho’s - Young British And White
Acme Sewage Co - I Can See You
The G.T.’s - Move On
Zhain - Get Ready

Great one sided punk rock 7inch from the RAW label. You’re telling me there’s another track on this? Ok it is. But why?? A cover that totaly blows and should be erased from punk history. Here’s the first step in doing so. Lockjaw released one more 7inch called Journalist Jive that is a pretty tuff one to get hold of. “Band featured Simon Gallup, later to go on and join The Cure.”

Country: UK
Year: 1977
Label: RAW
Format: 7″
Songs:
Radio Call Sign.mp3
The Young Ones

This is a classic! Enough said. Over to Punk77.co.uk: “Ok so why all the fuss over a band that released one single. Simple. Like the Killjoys and Users there’s more to the story than just a song. Edmund Garrity AKA Ed Banger’s story criss crosses through vital moments in punk that makes it impossible to ignore and at times so improbable that a film script could or should be made.”. Morrisey who later found fame as a solo artist and in The Smiths sang for Nosebleeds after Ed banger left. Morrisey should’ve stuck to punk rock.

Country: UK
Year: 1977
Label: Rabid
Format: 7″
Songs:
Ain’t Been To No Music School.mp3
Fascist Pigs.mp3

We at the KBD HQ love the Spaceward sound and here’s another fine example for your ears. Is there anyone who know anything more about Spaceward? Channels? How did they came up with the raw production? Was it Iggys Raw Power that was the moto? I want to know it all! This is The Users first 7inch and it’s a bit better then their second one posted before.

“The band had only done two gigs when the first single Sick Of You / In Love With Today was released mid ‘77 but what a cracker. By early ‘78 they had still only done 11 gigs, two of them still held day jobs and they still had no equipment.“.

All you nostalgic old punks shall listen carefully to the lyrics to I’m In Love With Today! And if you don’t pay attention the only thing I’ve got to tell you is I’M SICK OF YOU!!!

Country: UK
Year: 1977
Label: Raw
Format: 7″
Songs:
Sick Of You.mp3
I’m In Love With Today.mp3

The title gave name to a famous series of compilations. And what a song it is! The b-side is great as well. The only complaint I have is that Jesse Lynn-Dean try to imitate those typical Rotten “r”s. But he gets away with it and especially after reading this: from 3RD Generations interview with Jesse in 2004:”Being over the teenage age, how do you view teenagers now? I don’t feel any different now as I did then. I think being a teenager is a licence to express yourself any way you feel and if you piss a lot of people off you are probably on the right track.“.

Head over to The Wasps page over at Punk 77.co.uk to get some snipets of their story. And DON’T miss the link to the press clips with Jesses war aginst the journalists review of the Vortex live LP. Anyone heard the “Punkcryonics” CD?

Country: UK
Year: 1977
Label: 4 Play
Format: 7″
Songs:
Teenage Treats.mp3
She Made Magic.mp3

Another fine example of that Spaceward studio sound! GREAT!

Sorry, but I haven´t got the time to do research about the bands… I can only give you the music and then it´s up to all of you sharing information in the comments.

Country: UK
Year: 1977
Label: RAW records
Format: 7″
Songs:
Wading through a ventilator.mp3
The face of death
Hear my brane

If you haven’t read “We Got The Neutron Bomb” yet you have too! All these crazy storys about Black Randy is priceless. One of his party tricks was to take a dump in the girls purses. When they went into the toilet there sometimes where some of them screaming as they where combing their hair(taken from the purse of course) and seconds later found out they’ve got pooped. The Metro Squad included K.K. from The Screamers and John Doe from X among others. Easilly an underrated artist among the Dangerhouse bands. Highlight: Loner With A Boner
Country: USA
Year: 1977
Label: Dangerhouse
Format: 7″
Songs:
Trouble At The Cup.mp3
Loner With A Boner.mp3
Sperm Bank Baby.mp3