Fucking hell, I don’t know if it’s wordpress, dreamhost or if it’s my computer(probably your connection ed.note)that is slow today, but it took almost 2 hours to upload this 7″! Luckily I had a funny school book about marketing to read while I did it so it didn’t feel like a total waste of my precious time. Thank you Dan and Kaj for making me study full time on weekends as well!

OK, believe it or not, but this record was actually recorded and released in 1984! Yes, 1984, the Orwellian year when trallpunk, d-beat and Oj! was the thing in Sweden, and genetic hardcore was the thing in the US of A Anti-Avans managed to pay Asta Kask’s studio a visit and record five amazingly sloppy 79 sniffing punk songs with what might be the most out of time hand clap ever recorded. And they managed to redo the Lucia classic Stilla Natt, just like Asta Kask, The Pinheads and Desperate Livin’. I’m pretty damn sure another Swedish punk band have done it as well, but I can’t remember who… I’m sure it’ll come back to me sooner or later thou.

Hopefully this post will get the band some well deserved attention as I’m sure a lot of collector scums (yes, that includes you Peter) have ignored this one mainly because of the year it was released. I know I choose to ignore it until a friend played it for me and I was immediately hooked and had to find me a copy as soon as possible. It took about a week and cost me practically nothing. Unfortunately it didn’t come with an insert nor any of the 4 different zines the members did, so thank you Peter Jandreus for the insert.

I’ve heard some rumors that the band, or at least some of the members later on played in IFK Gamla Saxon who I’m sure you’ve all heard of thanks to their massive popularity all over the world in the late 80’s/ early 90’s.

Country: Sweden
Year: 1984
Label: Toner och Buller
Format: 7″
Songs:
Folkfortryck.mp3
Riv baracken.mp3
Kommersiell musik.mp3
Stilla natt.mp3
M.mp3

Well you know vacation and stuff have kept me away from posting stuff. So it’s time to spoil you all with two posts in a day. Schluters kabinet was on the P.E.A.C.E. comp. but I think it’s the weakest of the three tracks. Sure if you like some post punk that’s not too interesting. But wait isn’t it Odelaeg og haerg that’s on the P.E.A.C.E. comp but they got the wrong title? Anyway Odelaeg… and Laederhalse makes this E.P. a must in my opinion. While googling I found a review in MRR #15 done by Jeff Bale: http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/mrrissue15_15MusicReviewsandTheEnd.pdf reading these short reviews makes me think that the shit I write for the posts here ain’t that bad. Up the punx!

Country: Denmark
Year: 1984
Label: Arne
Format: 7″
Songs:
Laederhalse.mp3
Odelaeg og haerg.mp3
Schluters kabinet.mp3

Fast, fun and hip. Reminds me a bit of Stark Raving Mad. Great roaring guitar sound coupled with out of control drumming. Released in 1984 it was maybe a bit too late for the trend but I still find this to be a fantastic piece of the HC history.

William DuVall,guitarist, is in some grunge/metal band these days. He also took the job as a stand in vocalist for Alice In Chains on their tour last year. What can I say? Shit happens.

Country: USA
Year: 1984
Label: Social Crisis
Format: 7″
Songs:
Parental Suppression.mp3
Draft Song.mp3
Winding.mp3
Bad Influence.mp3
Neon Christ.mp3
We Mean Business.mp3
Yoof.mp3
It’s Mine.mp3
Doom.mp3
After.mp3

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

Buzzaw guitar sound, Jelloish vocals and great song writing. I really don’t think James McMonagle tried to sound like Jello. He just happened to sound that way. Ahhh that yo yo yo yo middle part in Powerload give me shivvers everytime. Too bad the LP that came after this didn’t live up to the quality of this debute record.

Inside the sleeve one of the guys have written:”Only four more covers to do!!” and then there’s a nice drawing too. What a relief after hand glueing 500 sleeves. Classic US HC with a unique sound folks.

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Country: USA
Year: 1984
Label: Speed Of Sound
Format: 7″
Songs:
Powerload.mp3
Babysitter.mp3
Meat Factory.mp3
Guidance Counselor/Metamorphosis.mp3
Love Song.mp3