Here’s the second installment in a series of two. Look below for the first one. Awesome and weird synth punk the way Tony like it. My favorite track from both the 7inches can be found here: Identity Loss. Heres the synth not as nasty to the ears as on the first one. If that’s good or bad depends on how damaged your ears are I suppose.

Take note of the great looking sleeves of both these pearls.

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: Active
Format: 7″
Songs:
Laundramat Loverboy.mp3
Identity Loss.mp3

I think this the first of the two releases(the second release coming up later on) that Active Ingredients released at the same time. Two awesome 7inches in a limited run of 250 copies each. As soon as you hear the guitar in the intro of Hyper Exaggeration you know you’re about to be blown away. Then in comes this hyper pitched synth that got a sound that make dogs cry. Marvelous. Powerpop synth punk on the highest level. Bird On Fire got a twisted jerky edge that I like just as much.

Franché Coma who plays bass on these two tracks was also in the Misfits:
Franché Coma
http://www.misfitscentral.com/bands/active-ingredients.php

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: Active
Format: 7″
Songs:
Hyper Exaggeration.mp3
Bird On Fire.mp3

Glad midsommar svenskjävlar!

How about some artsy fartsy punk rock from Australia? Yes, we like. Like a mix of Wire and Minutemen though I doubt Seems Twice had heard Minutemen as they released their first 7inch the same year. Maybe some Urinals in here too. The Fall? Yeah, that too. Same influences and same mind set maybe. Fave track: Column One. 15 seconds of pure joy. This record will never bore. That’s how things work with short songs. If you like it. Play it again.

Any info welcome about Seems Twice.

Would love to hear this:
http://www.users.bigpond.com/pturnbul/nns_reissues_seems-80.htm

Country: Australia
Year: 1980
Label: Doublethink
Format: 7″
Songs:
Salient Feature.mp3
Wish It Is.mp3
Non Plussed.mp3
Side Effects.mp3
Column One.mp3
Warhol.mp3
No Clear Ideas.mp3
Real Arafat.mp3
Metropolitan Recluse.mp3
Look At It.mp3
Abrupt Alteration.mp3
Anglican War.mp3

I’ve seen that there’s a French bootleg label that call them self KBD Records. Sure this blog name isn’t patented and calling it Killed By Death Records is laughable in itself. But as I’ve said before it was just a matter of time before someonelse started a blog with this name and uploading more mediocre stuff then found on here. Who are these guys in France? I’ve seen a Killed By 7inch LP released by KBD Records/Redrum. Make no mistake this site will never be involved in releasing bootlegs. Here the stuff will be available for free.

What about Sarah Coffman? They took the name to sound unpunk. And they also use an oboe in the anti punk to make it punk spirit. From the hometown of the original founder of the KBD series Johan Kugelberg: Orebro. Sloopy, weak playing and totally great especially Titta jag or dod.

Country: Sweden
Year: 1980
Label: Konkurens
Format: 7″
Songs:
Retro.mp3
Titta jag ar dod.mp3
Destroy.mp3

One good thing happened today: we celebrated the swedish national day today so I was free from work. The bad thing is that one of the oldest punk rockers in Sweden have died: Povel Ramel. He passed away just 85 years old. A shame! No one have mastered the swedish language in such an amusing way he did.

So what now? Well, I just have to fill a request for one of the most dedicated commentators here namely Tony. Here it is sweetheart. The second and last 7inch from Kippans Noise. Stopp! is very typical sounding swedish punkypowerpop with a hint of some backbeat guitars thrown in. The real treat is the b-sides Rudolf. Could just as well been on their debut. Great swedish punk that you’ve probably learn to love now if you didn’t before.

Country: Sweden
Year: 1980
Label: Kloaak
Format: 7″
Songs:
Stopp!.mp3
Rudolf.mp3

KSMB short for Kurt Sune med Berits. Along with Ebba Gron this was the biggest punk band in Sweden late 70s till early 80s. They looked like a full blown “progg” band but played one of the most exciting punk that ever came out of Sweden.

They where among the fastest and maybe the most skilled musicians. Great lyrics too. Their Aktion LP released the same year is the first LP bordering to HC released in Sweden. Their stuff ain’t that hard to get and is mandatory!

Funny story: Alonzo, one of the two singers, where once togheter with a famous journalist who where stationed in LA for some time to do reports for Aftonbladet(a big news paper here in Sweden). In one of her columns she wrote about an old rock DJ she meet at the local laundry that she used to chat with. His name was Rodney Bingenheimer and she thought he looked a bit sad. Apparently he was once quiet famous too.

Country: Sweden
Year: 1980
Label: MNW
Format: 7″
Songs:
Tidens tempo.mp3
Atom reggae.mp3

Yet another band featuring the great Freddie Wadling on vocals(and synth on Tank pa doden by Terminalpatienten). This time it’s Rukorna. The most famous of their two songs here is Folkmelodi with their remake of the Swedish national song. But I prefer the second track Ruset. Infectious moog sound.

I was very fascinated by the photo of Freddie. He’s the bald guy to the right. “Wow and old man playing punk. That’s so cool.” I don’t know if he would’ve had the chance to join a band today looking the way he looked.

Terminalpatienten has to be one of the earliest bands that manage to put 13 tracks on to one side of a punk 7 inch record. I know Seems Twice(Australia) have 12 on their 7inch which is from 1980 too.

One of the most unique bands in the early swedish punk scene. Consisting of only vocals and guitar(Rukorna helps out on Han e) and with an unmistakable twisted humor found in the first wave of punk. My favorite track is still Elephantpojken which makes me laugh my ass off everytime. Check out Terminalpatienten on the web: http://www.terminalpatienten.se.

I bet Senap can fill us in on more information about these two Gothenburg bands.

Country: Sweden
Year: 1980
Label: Ass
Format: 7″
Songs:
Rukorna
Folkmelodi.mp3
Ruset.mp3

Terminalpatienten
Aren gar.mp3
Instrumental sang.mp3
1980.mp3
Tysk sang.mp3
Mr. Desperate.mp3
Elephantpojken.mp3
Han e.mp3
Dansk sang.mp3
Goteborg.mp3
Dodsbingo.mp3
Ungersk sang.mp3
Tp’s klagan.mp3
Tank pa doden.mp3

This is a repost from April the 12th 2006. Added more scans, re-recorded and uploaded all the tracks. If anyone knows how to acquire the guitar sound heard here then contact me. First posted by the TV Eye // Drummer.

Sundsvalls finest. The third release from Massmedia gave you a hint of what was to come a year later - Huvudtvatt/Headcleaners. All four songs are good but this one(refers to Mardrom) is outstanding!

Country: Sweden
Year: 1980
Label: Massproduktion
Format: 7″
Songs:
Inga stjarnor.mp3
Glimrande ogon.mp3
Mardrom.mp3
Kent agent.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