Apr 19, 2023
STRAIGHT OUTTA BOMP!
This week I’ve raided our walls and our files and put together some nice copies of archival BOMP fliers for you guys! So much great eye candy here at Bomp. Everything from THE RUNAWAYS, DEAD BOYS, PLIMSOULS, WEIRDOS, BLONDIE AND MORE. For more fliers and other items, check out all of our Warehouse Finds.
Also just in, a repressing of the legendary Swamp Dogg Gag a Maggot, on red vinyl with new liners. Plus a new one on Ancient Grease, and tons more.
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Thanks,
Suzy Shaw
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NEW SKUS
26311, 26315, 26317, 26316, 26318, 26309, 26310, 26237, 26312, 26313, 26314, 26305, 26304, 26332, 26329, 26326, 26325, 26327, 26330, 26328, 26319, 26320, 26321, 26322, 26323, 26324, 26331
RESTOCK SKUS
24522, 17992, 24004, 25423, 23624, 25216, 25218, 25219, 25217, 18956, 24326, 11171, 19002, 17506, 24334, 11360, 25418, 14119 , 24697, 24009, 21639, 10387, 24022, 10246, 23999, 17479, 26333, 23711, 26334, 23476, 17614, 23709, 25422, 24003, 25421, 24394, 17503, 18621, 24850, 24560, 18189, 24733, 14630, 24010, 17716, 24618, 24686, 21896, 16472 , 24406, 24496, 24688, 4483, 18107, 18171, 18302
NEW ARRIVALS
SUDDEN DEATH -1972 lost demo- mysterious proto-metal w 8 page booklet-Label:ANCIENT GREASE A hard-hitting and gloomy heavy rock band comprised of Pasadena youth who were selected as finalists in a nationwide artist search called "America's Answer To Black Sabbath" recorded this lost demo album in Spring of 1972. The tracks resurfaced in the mid 90s as a mysterious proto-metal record, released by pioneering reissuers Rockadelic records. Sudden Death's music is now being released broadly for the first time, and with full disclosure of the band's journey • sourced from the master tape • made in collaboration with band members • big format 8 page booklet • shrink-wrapped with info sticker• featuring proto-metal classics “The Zoo” and “The Road Back Home” LP $26 SKU:26305
SWAMP DOGG - Gag a Maggot -NEW PRESSING on RED vinyl with new insert ! Label:ALIVE LP $25 SKU:26304
AC DC -LET THERE BE ROCK ER- DIGIPAK Label:EPIC NOTE: NOT SEALED BUT MINT CD Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. Features the classics "Let There Be Rock," "Bad Bo y Boogie," and "Whole Lotta Rosie." Deluxe digipak includes all original LP artwork. 16-page full-col or booklet contains many unpublished photos, class ic memorabilia, and new liner notes by Murray Enge lheart. CD $10 SKU:26311
BARRY WHITE- 5 CLASSIC ALBUMS --BOX SET 5 CDS IN SLEEVES WITH ORIG COVERS Label:MERCURY NOTE: NOT SEALED BUT MINT CD Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. Discs are packaged in cardboard sleeves with original album cover artwork. CD $25 SKU:26315
BEATLES- REVOLVER DIGIPAK- Label:CAPITOL NOTE: NOT SEALED BUT MINT CD Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. The classic original Beatles studio albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilizing state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity The Beatles catalogue has seen since it's original release. CD $10 SKU:26317
CANNED HEAT- BOOGIE WITH - FRENCH JEWEL CASE- Label:MAGIC NOTE: NOT SEALED BUT MINT CD Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. Boogie with Canned Heat is the second studio album by American blues and rock band Canned Heat. Released in 1968, it contains mostly original material, unlike their debut album. CD $15 SKU:26316
JOHN & YOKO PLASTIC ONO BAND SOME TIME IN NYC - AUGUST 2010 DIGIPAK-Label:CAPITOL NOTE: NOT SEALED Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. CD $10 SKU:26318
JOHN LENNON-IMAGINE -DIGIPAK Label:CAPITOL NOTE: NOT SEALED Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. STICKER ON COVER BUT MINT CD CD $5 SKU:26309
LEONARD COHEN- THE FUTURE- 1992 JEWEL CASE Label:COLUMBIA NOTE: NOT SEALED BUT MINT CD Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. CD $10 SKU:26310
MODERN ART -All Aboard the Mind Train(lost 80s psych gem)-Label:LION Pre-Sundial project released on LP twice—in 1989 by the German Out of Depression label, and in an improved version in 1994 on Acme UK). More straight-forward and song-oriented than the later Sundial material, which means less guitar pyrotechnics. A terrific album all the same. This CD brings you the improved sound quality of the Acme version of the album, and includes two bonus tracks to make it even better. CD $10 SKU:26237
ROLLING STONES– Rocks Off !Label:SWINGING PIG NOTE: NOT SEALED BUT MINT CD Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. 1st version, because of gaps in the copyright law this release was available in official record stores for a short period. Recorded live at Cricket Ground, Perth, Australia, February 24, 1973 except tracks 7-9 and 15: live at Roayl Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia, February 26, 1973 CD $25 SKU:26312
ROLLING STONES–METAMORPHOSISLabel:ABKCO NOTE: NOT SEALED BUT MINT CD Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. SACD, Hybrid, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak CD $10 SKU:26313
SMALL FACES- ST -Official Small Faces Re-Masters Series HARD COVER DBL CD Label:CHARLY NOTE: NOT SEALED BUT MINT CD Archive copy previously owned by either the owner of ALIVE or BOMP. Hard cover double digipak with attached 24 page booklet. CD $20 SKU:26314
REPROS OF FLIERS FROM THE BOMP ARCHIVES!
BATORS- BACK FROM THE DEAD COPY OF FLIER FROM THE BOMP COLLECTION- WAREHOUSE FIND $5 SKU:26329
BLONDIE- BOMP STORE FLIER- APRIL 1977 - COPY OF FLIER FROM THE BOMP COLLECTION $5 SKU:26326
BOMP RECORDS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS STORE FLIER!~ COPY OF FLIER FROM THE BOMP COLLECTION $5 SKU:26327
PLIMSOULS -NEW YEARS EVE FLIER COPY OF FLIER FROM THE BOMP COLLECTION Label:BOMP CIRCA 1980, NOT SURE $5 SKU:26330
RUNAWAYS AT THE BOMP STORE -MAY 1977 COPY OF FLIER FROM THE BOMP COLLECTION $5 SKU:26328
SPACEMEN 3 - FIRE RECORDS -RARE PROMO PHOTOLabel:BOMP ORIGINAL GLOSSY PROMO PHOTO FROM THE BOMP ARCHIVES! WE HAVE SOME EXTRAS AND WE’D RATHER SEE THEM ON YOUR WALL THAN IN OUR FILES!! $20 SKU:26332
WEIRDOS- COPY OF FLIER FROM THE COLLECTION OF CLIFF ROMAN $5 SKU:26321
WEIRDOS- SCREAMERS/’WEIRDOS/CRIME- COPY OF FLIER FROM THE COLLECTION OF CLIFF $5 SKU:26322
WEIRDOS- JUNE 30TH ATH THE WHISKEY- COPY OF FLIER FROM THE COLLECTION OF CLIFF ROMAN $5 SKU:26323
WEIRDOS- POSTER -COPY OF POSTER FROM THE COLLECTION OF CLIFF ROMAN $10 SKU:26324
WEIRDOS- BUMPER STICKER: $5 SKU:26331
SPACEMEN 3 - BOMP PROMO PHOTO 1989 ORIGINAL GLOSSY PROMO PHOTO FROM THE BOMP ARCHIVES! WE HAVE SOME EXTRAS AND WE’D RATHER SEE THEM ON YOUR WALL THAN IN OUR FILES $20 SKU:18107
BATORS, STIV WAnted by The Shah’s Secret Service 1980 FLIER FROM PROMO PACKAGE (COPY)Label:BOMP COPY OF PROMOTIONAL FLIER DESIGNED AND WRITTEN BY GREG SHAW CIRCA 1980 . $5 SKU:18171
DEAD BOYS -AT THE BOMP STORE 1980 FLIER -COPY FROM THE BOMP COLLECTIONLabel:BOMP COPY OF FLIER FROM THE BOMP COLLECTION WAREHOUSE FIND $5 SKU:18302
RESTOCKS & REMINDERS
BACKDOOR SOCIETY -ON THE RUN (Brit freakbeat/Outsiders influenced) Label:HYPNOTIC BRIDGE “On the Run” is a tribute to the wild British Freakbeat and R’n’B sound, inspired by the Pretty Things and many other underground bands from the UK garage beat scene of the mid Sixties.“Ballad of a Liar” is a personal homage to The Backdoor Society’s favorite Dutch Beat band, The Outsiders, and their unforgettable frontman Wally Tax. The song is strongly inspired by The Outsiders’ classic “Touch”. 45 RPM $10 SKU:24522
DISHES - Hot Property (70s Canadian new wave punk legends ) - Label:REGULAR CARDBOARD SLEEVE ORIGINAL PRESSING 1978- WAREHOUSE FIND - Legendary Canadian early punky new wave ‘78 .Canadian band The Dishes formed in Toronto in 1975 and were an early example of the Queen West scene, a ‘movement that would spawn arguably Canada’s best New Wave act Martha and the Muffins. 45 RPM $5 SKU:17992
DREAM PHASES-HELEN HIGHWAY (60s style garage psych ala Byrds, Gary Numan, paisley underground) Label:HYPNOTIC BRIDGE As the synths on the song attest, "Helen Highway" was written while listening to a lot of Gary Numan, with the synthesizer tracks layered in a way that lets the listener fall into the song and be swept along. The lyrics relate how we only get one chance at life, reminding us not to be complacent and to remember we can change continually, pursuing the life we truly want to live. With the influences of not only Gary Numan, but The Verve and The Velvet Underground, the song builds to an ending of pure release. 45 RPM $10 SKU:24004
POISON HEART -Sailors' Stories (high octane R&R 70s style) Label:HEAVY MEDICATION POLISH IMPORT Ltd ed of 150 . It’s been two years since we’ve heard new material from Warsaw’s punk & roll kings, and it was well worth the wait! Poison Heart really hit their stride with 2018’s “Heart of Black City” album, and these two new songs continue that upward trend with a bruising new guitarist on board and a few new musical ideas thrown into the meaty stew. 45 RPM $10 SKU:25423
PHONOGRAPH RECORD MAGAZINE- MAy 78 with Lester Bangs, Greg Shaw and moreLabel: very rare mag from the 70’s with writers and columnists including LESTER BANGS, GREG SHAW, Articles on Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Patti Smith, Beach BOys and Buddy Holl BOOKS & MAGS $ SKU:23624
PHONOGRAPH RECORD MAGAZINE- May 1972 BADFINGER- Label: Very rare mag from the 70’s with writers and columnists edited by GREG SHAW, including LESTER BANGS, Ken Barnes etc , These are generally in good shape, but fragile and the wear one would expect for a almost 50 year old magazine, edges are a bit brown BOOKS & MAGS $20 SKU:25216
PHONOGRAPH RECORD MAGAZINE (GREG SHAW)- Sept 1976 ELO, Hall and Oates Label: Very rare mag from the 70’s with writers and columnists edited by GREG SHAW, including LESTER BANGS, Ken Barnes etc , These are generally in good shape, but fragile and the wear one would expect for a almost 50 year old magazine, edges are a bit brown BOOKS & MAGS $20 SKU:25218
PHONOGRAPH RECORD MAGAZINE (GREG SHAW)- Nov 1973- Elton John, STones, 10CC Label: Very rare mag from the 70’s with writers and columnists edited by GREG SHAW, including LESTER BANGS, Ken Barnes etc , These are generally in good shape, but fragile and the wear one would expect for a almost 50 year old magazine, edges are a bit brown . BOOKS & MAGS $20 SKU:25219
PHONOGRAPH RECORD MAGAZINE (GREG SHAW)-Jan 1974 KINKS Label: Very rare mag from the 70’s with writers and columnists edited by GREG SHAW, including LESTER BANGS, Ken Barnes etc , These are generally in good shape, but fragile and the wear one would expect for a almost 50 year old magazine, edges are a bit brown BOOKS & MAGS $20 SKU:25217
BUTTERSPRITES- ST (JAPANESE GIRL GARAGE)-Label:Dionysus Pan-Asian in a volcanic, Pacific Rim kinda way, the Buttersprites draw energy from downtown Tokyo, mossy Seattle pubs, cartoon monsters, and some glamorous parallel universe of glitter, cherry blossoms, and ersatz nurse uniforms. They are fierce, fun, fabulous, and now-y. Their simple and charming sound is like a soundtrack from eighties independent flick, sometimes sweet and sometimes punky, in Japanese and English lyrics. CD $5 SKU:18956
COYNE, KEVIN- Sugar Candy TAxi (rare U.S. release) -Label:RUF Kevin Coyne is a strange one. As influenced by the rough-and-tumble sounds of Mississippi blues as by his job as a counselor to London drug addicts, he arrived in the '70s with a cawing birdcall voice and a collection of songs about madness, guilt, and despair. His signature tune was the chilling asylum classic 'House on the Hill', cut when the then unknown guitarist Andy Summers was in his employ. CD $10 SKU:24326
DRAGONFLY (USA) - ST (60s Calif heavy psych for fans of Iron Butterfly, The Who and Stack)Label:GEAR FAB Their self-titled hard psychedelic rock LP from 1970!!At last a CD reissue of this killer cusp of the 60's heavy psych album from California.Plenty of wailing psychedelic guitars, and a heavy garage psych edge give the album an awesome power. CD $10 SKU:11171
ELDERBERRY JAK - Long Overdue (1970 Hard Rock/Psych classic )Label:GEAR FAB The great 1970 Hard Rock/Psych classic from this long-lost West Virginia band!! Lots of never before seen photos too!! CD $10 SKU:19002
FIENDS- Gravedigger ( Canadian '60s garage) LAST COPY! - Label:DIONYSUS A 14 song fuzz-fest with a smokin' set of originals and some classic Canadian '60s garage band covers. The CD booklet has OUTRAGEOUS color photos. Celebrate Halloween all year round. CD $10 SKU:17506
GANG OF FOUR- Return the Gift (70s UK punk) Label:V2 MArked promo in Card Sleeve (Reg CD, just not sealed) English post-punk group from Leeds. One of the most influential and groundbreaking bands to rise from the British punk scene in the late '70s, Gang of Four took the freedoms and possibilities presented by punk and brought them to wild and unexpected places, both musically and philosophically. (Mark Deming) CD $10 SKU:24334
HACIENDA - Big Red and Barbacoa prod by Dan of the Black Keys-Texas 60s/70s style pop)CD Label:ALIVE BIG RED & BARBACOA is the second album by South Texas' HACIENDA, and like its predecessor Loud Is The Night (Alive 2008), it was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. CD $10 SKU:11360
HELL NATION ARMY- Anthem for the Misanthrope EPCD (Kick-Ass Punk’n’Roll“)-Label:HEAVY MEDICATION POLISH IMPORT Berlin’s Hell Nation Army combine Rock´n´Roll and Punk with a tough-minded attitude they simply call “Kick-Ass Punk’n’Roll“. This, their third e.p., features six songs of relentless, German-engineered motorpunk that’s sweaty, loud, fast and dirty. Smell the burnt rubber, feel the adrenaline rush, and rock out! If you like Gluecifer, Turbonegro or Peter Pan Speedrock, you will not be disappointed. CD $8 SKU:25418
HOMER - ST (70s Texas psych hard rock ) Label:GEAR FAB An historic release in digipak format. Homer was one of the best psychedelic/hard rock bands to come out of Texas.hey had their early beginnings as the Outcasts and some members played on the Stoics/Mind's Eye 45s reissued on The Children Anthology. While their 1970 LP is very highly rated and rated R4 in rarity, their three 45s are even rarer. Newly discovered tapes have uncovered unreleased songs and demos. All are included in this comprehensive collection. A very young Christopher Cross participated on some of the tracks. CD $10 SKU:14119
JAMES, BARNEY-& WARHORSE-- KONEG, THE SECOND COMING-Label:SEELIE COURT Recorded in 1975 with support from his entire band Warhorse, this heavy progressive concept solo-album by drummer Barney James wasn't released back in the day. (Only one original acetate copy exists!) Now this complex work is finally unleashed upon the world! During his career Barney also was the drummer for progressive cult bands Gracious and Legend. Sleeve notes by Rick Wakeman. CD $19 SKU:24697
JOSIE COTTON - Convertible Music (classic California 80s girl-pop) WITH BONUS TRACK -Label:BOMP Originally released in 1982 and regarded as a new wave classic, Josie Cotton's 'Convertible Music' has been out of print for decades. The album features the international hit 'Johnny Are You Queer?' which was initially released as a single on BOMP! Records and got heavy airplay on L.A.'s KROQ. Both songs 'Johnny Are You Queer?' and 'He Could Be the One' were also performed by Josie in the 1983 film Valley Girl and appeared on the soundtrack album.Convertible Music is a classic of the whole California girl-pop scene of the early '80s, on a level with the Go Go's' Beauty and the Beat, Bonnie Hayes' Good Clean Fun, and the first Bangles EP.' ' Stewart Mason, ALL MUSIC. CD $14 SKU:24009
LOS PACIFICOS - Havana 1967(Beatles/Kinks style) Label:DAPP Only known recording of late 60s Cuban rock music inspired by The Beatles and the Kinks, of course. The tapes were stashed in a closet and smuggled out decades later. Digipak.An old tape missing for more than 30 years in warm and humid Cuba. Nine rock songs recorded in 1967 in two hurried hours, with borrowed instruments and without previous rehearsal. Four students, each about 17 years old, who filled the Havana student underground with the peace logo and forbidden music for two years: music that sent people to jail, or provoked strong discrimination just by listening to it. An incredible performance with professional standards, recorded in a completely censored environment. A musical program with covers of the Kinks, Beatles, and more, as well as original Cuban rock songs written by Los Pacificos. A unique session stolen from a system that locked doors to rock and peace. The only known recording of a Cuban rock band from the sixties. CD $10 SKU:21639
LOVETONES - Be What you Want (AUSSIE psychpop) promo- LAST copies Label:Evil 9 (same as regular, in plastic envelope with a drilled bar code, but includes booklet.)Although these guys are from Sydney Australia, if you didn't know any better you'd swear they were from the UK, as Be What You Want is filled with the kind of textural, psychedelic-tinged sounds that the un-informed mainstream press will liken to Radiohead. Lead vocalist Matthew Tow (formerly of Drop City) possesses a powerful instrument indeed, which serves the band well on cool, Brit-pop tunes like 'The Sound And The Fury', 'Give It All I Can', and 'Something Good'. The album has its lighter moments as well; 'Drink The Night (My Love)' will recall Squeeze with its octave-separated vocal harmonies and 'The One And Only', with its soulful bent guitar notes, is as catchy as pop music gets. There's also the standout ballad 'It's Always Been This Way', which has the kind of gut-wrenching impact that Dennis Wilson provided on Pacific Ocean Blue. Good stuff, this! (Shindig review).
"Guided by brilliant production, Be What You Want, is a pop-rock classic. Distinguished by golden melodies and a subject matter that is emotionally direct and largely autobiographical, the Lovetones are reviving the true essence of psychedelic pop."[Rolling Stone]
"The best Australian band you haven't heard of yet. This punchy debut will be blasting from a radio speaker near you soon. It leaves you hungry for more."[Courier Mail].Out of print now, BUT we have a few promo copies, packed in heavy plastic sleeves rather than jewel cases and with a hole drilled thru thebar code, otherwise like regular copies CD $5 SKU:10387
MOOT, THEE -Peel it to Reveal it (Paisley-hued pop psych) SAALE! Label:SELF PRODUCED Thee Moot are purveyors of Paisley-hued melodic pop and psych. Formed in early 2016 by former Onlookers Nick Stone and Mark Leech with ex-Transients Freezer Pinch and DC, they launched an EP entitled 'Tomorrows Calling' in 2018 and as a prelude to their much awaited debut album 'Peel It To Reveal It'. CD $15 SKU:24022
OLIVE, BRIAN - ST Stax-influenced late 60's, early 70's rock & roll circus.- Greenhornes/Soledad Brothers _ Label:ALIVE Henry Oliver (aka Brian Olive) is ex Soledad Brother and Greenhornes guitarist whose solo debut is a richly imbedded Stax-influenced late 60's, early 70's rock & roll circus. If you're a fan of the classics like I am, look no further, this is your album of 2009. - Electric Soul. "A pretty impressive self-produced affair that takes the trashy, rollicking, Brit invasion revivalist sound of his former groups and then injects a healthy dose of bluesy soul backbeats and N'awlins horns to the mix." - Other Music. CD $10 SKU:10246
PRETTY THINGS- PARACHUTE -digipak-Label:MADFISH If "S.F. Sorrow" is the Pretty Things' "Sgt. Pepper," "Magical Mystery Tour,” and "Yellow Submarine" wrapped in one, then “Parachute" is their more succinct "White Album" and "Abbey Road." It's not just a time line comparison. The Pretties made this fascinating LP in the same studio as the Fab Four, London's Abbey Road, with Beatles engineer Norman Smith producing. 'The Good Mr. Square' replicates the three-part harmony the Beatles were so proud of on ‘Because.' Two songs later, the group assembles a brief, interconnected three-song suite like the famous ones on side two of Abbey Road. Bassist Wally Allen's vocals on tracks such as 'Sickle Clowns' have the same throaty, mad anguish that John Lennon exhibited on 'Yer Blues' and 'Happiness Is a Warm Gun.' If "S.F. Sorrow" is psychedelic rock grandeur, then “Parachute" is its more bitter twist, the dream dying and the witching hour upon us. Yet, if this isn't as much of a triumph, the creative neurons are still firing throughout a multi-varied, cohesive LP. Like "S.F. Sorrow," it's a concept LP. This time the topic is a generation caught between the conflicting calls of (rural) peace, love, and boredom, and (urban) sophistication, sex, and squalor in a harsh world. Somehow the departure of the band's main creative force, Dick Taylor, didn't diminish the writing and inspired variety. Allen stepped up big time into the collaborator role with singer Phil May. The harmonies remain a strong point on an otherwise rock-inclined record, and the nasty edge of perfectly balanced bombast in the best songs have been a lost art ever since. (There are eighteen minutes of good stuff tacked on the Snapper edition, taken from singles.)" CD $14 SKU:23999
RADIO ONE- ST SAALE ( OC punk 77 style w members of the Pushers - Label:DISASTER Records Cool skate punk from OC. Radio One's self-titled debut album comes from veterans of the punk rock scene- formed by ex-members of the Pushers and the Bleeders and fronted by Ruben of the punk clothing company Dogpile on vocals. This record is a lively, catchy, and rocking sound of 1977 rock a la early Clash-old school sound with high energy. This would be the sound if The Clash and say U.S. Bombs spawned offspring. These guys crank up the volume and put a kick back into the scene with a well crafted consistent sound. “Radio One plays guitar-driven 77-style punk that we've all heard before, but they tackle it with such exuberance that it's like you're hearing it for the first time. “ - Slug CD $5 SKU:5152
SONICS RENDEZVOUS BAND- Live, Masonic Auditorium, Detroit 1978 -legendary 70s super groups w. Scott Morgan (Rationals ), Fred ' Sonic ' Smith (MC5) and Scott 'Rock Action' Asheton (Stooges)Label:ALIVE One of the greatest 'unknown' bands of all time - though don't be shocked if you want to hear more after checking this out. - All Music Guide CD $15 SKU:23711
SSM (Szymanski, Shettler, Morris)- EP 1 ( Dan of the Black Keys on Guitar )Label:ALIVE The garage rock revivalists from Detroit take the reinvention of classic rock to a whole new level, blending fuzz guitars with synth and drum machines to create a formidable alliance. - The Magazine CD $3 SKU:5309
SUBSONICS- EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART- (Cramps-esque)Label:GET HIP With a mix of influences from the '50s and beyond, Subsonics deliver a Cramps-esque cocktail of belligerent guitar riffs, thumping bass, and tribal drumming. Imagine Lou Reed singing with a garage band who'd raided their father's collection of rare rockabilly gems. Unique songs, unique sound--don't miss this one! CD $10 SKU:23476
SULFUR CITY- Talking Loud (gritty blues Grace Slick, Patti Smith style! -Label:ALIVE The band’s raging but luminescent dynamic, vividly captured by producer Dale Morningstar, gains extra depth through Keith Breit’s keyboards. In the words of an old jazz correspondent, this band “slices so much ass the room is waist-deep in ass”. We say a new star has come among us. – Kris Needs / CLASSIC ROCK CD $5 SKU:17614
SWELL MAPS- Sweep the Desert ((70s early post-punk rock legends with Nikki Sudden)-Label:ALIVE Like International Rescue, Sweep the Desert keeps the memory of Swell Maps alive. While the material gathered here might not be fully representative of the band's sound, it does an excellent job of underscoring Swell Maps' significance alongside such illustrious contemporaries as the Pop Group, the Fall and PiL. - Pop Matters CD $10 SKU:23709
WILD ZEROS- Well Cooked ( fun, frantic trashy rock & roll with a late-70’s punk edge)Label:HEAVY MEDICATION POLISH IMPORT France’s Wild Zeros play fun, frantic trashy rock & roll with a late-70’s punk edge, steeped in the sounds of DMZ, Vibrators, Teenage Head, and The Devil Dogs. Although formed in 2007, this gruesome threesome has been prolific as hell over the last two years, unleashing a slew of 7 ers on labels such as Crocodile, Chickpea, Nerve Centre and Permanent Freak. “Well Cooked!” compiles those releases and throws in two exclusive live tracks for dessert. Recorded by the ever-reliable Lo’ Spider at Swampland Studios, the studio tracks feature tasty band originals as well as covers of The Pack, The Penetrators, and The Cigarettes. Dig in, ’cause we KNOW you’re gonna love it! Comes in jewel case with four-page booklet, with artwork by Matt K. Shrugg. CD $14 SKU:25422
WINTER, EDGAR - TELL ME IN A WHISPER The solo Albums -4 CD BOX Label:CHERRY RED BOOKLET CONTAINS RARE SLEEVES AND MEMORABILIA Edgar Winter is one of rock’s aristocrats. Ever since he first burst into focus at the start of the 1970s, the multi-instrumentalist has been renowned for his individuality combined with a commercial intelligence – he has achieved success, but always on his own terms. CD $25 SKU:24003
DEFILED- A Heavy Medication Triute to NEW BOMB TURKS-Label:HEAVY MEDICATION POLISH IMPORT We here at HM HQ have been loving the Turks since “Destroy Oh Boy!” first piledrove our skulls in 1992. Almost 30 years later, we’re still finding traces of the Turk’s flamethrower DNA in hundreds of other bands, so it’s in their honor we put together an international tribute of bands interpreting their songs, from garage-punk to motorpunk, from speedrock to action rock — and a few surprises too COMP CD $15 SKU:25421
JON SAVAGE'S 1972-1976-ALL OUR TIMES HAVE COME- DBL Label:ACE Continuing Jon Savage's critically acclaimed series of compilations for Ace, Jon's musical journey is now firmly entrenched in the 1970's. This double CD covers five full years of rocking out, watching our beloved, familiar rock'n'roll morph its way into power pop, glam rock, pub rock, krautrock and punk rock. COMP CD $32 SKU:24394
JUST GO DESTROY- Everything in Sight PROMO (underground JAPANESE bands ) -Label:DIONYSUS UNSEALED, HOLE THRU BAR CODE, but MINT Screaming maniacal loud and fun collection of underground Japanese bands. If this record had hands, it would reach out, grab you by the collar and slap your face a few times! Superb “mid century” style artwork by artist Tom Neely decorates the cover, complete with band photos and contact information. Artists include: The Have Nots, Jail Guitar Doors, Coattail Rider, Google-A, No Evacuations, The Faceful, The Volume Out, The Charge, Ragsteen, Crispy Nuts, Das Boot, Naked, Lancet, Baby Mongoose, The Kill Times, Pappys, and The Gimmies! COMP CD $5 SKU:17503
PSYCHEDELIC CROWN JEWELS-VOL 2( previously unrel. obscure 60s garage with 10 page booklet) Label:GEAR FAB 29 tracks from 65-69 from bands never before heard!! Plus a 10 page full color booklet of who these bands were-right from the mouths of the band members themselves!! Includes 9 photos too!! 75 minutes in length. COMP CD $10 SKU:18621
SCRAP METAL -Volume 1- Excavated Heavy Metal From the Era of Excess (70s and 80s rarities) limited "Blood Splatter" colored vinyl.- Label:RIDING EASY SCRAP METAL -Volume 1- Excavated Heavy Metal From the Era of Excess (70s and 80s rarities) Brown Acid & Scrap Metal series are created and compiled by L.A. based Riding Easy Records and Permanent Records. By now you’re probably familiar with our wildly popular Brown Acid series of rare, lost and unreleased proto-metal and stoner rock singles from the 60s-70s. In the endless pursuit of those glorious gems, we often uncover equally brilliant rarities from the late-70s to late-80s Golden Age of Heavy Metal that also just must be heard, but they don’t fit the series’ aesthetic. Scrap Metal: Volume 1 collects some of the greatest unknown and lost Heavy Metal tracks, long buried beneath the avalanche of the era’s classic output. COMP CD $10 SKU:24850
PUNKS IN PEORIA -MAKING A SCENE IN THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND- SAALE! Label:ALONA'S DREAM From the ashes of the mythical Argentine duo Sandhy & Mandhy—who recorded in 1969 the intensely rare and beloved album “Para Castukis” (reissued by Lion Productions on vinyl and CD), a record suffused with beat and psychedelic influences—comes this resurrection by Mandhy of his "Celestial Stories." Alberto Vanasco Jr. (Mandhy) resumes his musical tale with twelve tracks written between 1968 and 1978. Recorded with the analogue essence and sound of the 70s, using vintage instruments like Farfisa and Hammond organ, and fuzz guitar. Features Argentine rock legends Nexus as the backing band. A record which brings together all of the various crucial elements of Argentine rock music: psychedelia, heavy blues, classic rock, and progressive rock. Stunning COMP LP $25 SKU:24560
BATORS, STIV (DEAD BOYS)- Disconnected (1978 POWERPOP) LTD ED. STARBURST VINYL with cool printed inner sleeve! Label:BOMP Inner sleeve includes photos and lyrics. Bators' first solo album, Disconnected was recorded in Los Angeles following the breakup of the Dead Boys. It's got more of a garage pop/Nuggets vibe than the work of the Dead Boys-he even covers the great Electric Prunes track 'I Had Too Much Too Dream Last Night.' But even though he professes to be an evil boy, he does it with a charm that's pretty irresistible." - Creem. LP $25 SKU:18189
CEPTIC FROG-YELLOW GREEN LTD ED! legendary deep underground South African heavy acid rock / proto-doom recordings from 1969! SAALE! Label:LION •Highly recommended for fans of psychedelic obscurities and hard rock from the 1960s and early 1970s. From the ashes of the mythical Argentine duo Sandhy & Mandhy—who recorded in 1969 the intensely rare and beloved album “Para Castukis” (reissued by Lion Productions on vinyl and CD), a record suffused with beat and psychedelic influences—comes this resurrection by Mandhy of his "Celestial Stories." Alberto Vanasco Jr. (Mandhy) resumes his musical tale with twelve tracks written between 1968 and 1978. Recorded with the analogue essence and sound of the 70s, using vintage instruments like Farfisa and Hammond organ, and fuzz guitar. Features Argentine rock legends Nexus as the backing band. A record which brings together all of the various crucial elements of Argentine rock music: psychedelia, heavy blues, classic rock, and progressive rock. Stunning LP $24 SKU:24733
JOHN THE CONQUEROR - ST LTD EDITION of 100 on MELLOW YELLOW VINYL (raw deep 70s style blues with funk, soul, punk and scuzzed-up rock-n-roll) LAST COPIES! -Label:ALIVE LP $20 SKU:14630
JOSIE COTTON - Convertible Music -COLOR VINYL(classic California 80s girl-pop) -WTh INSERT Label:BOMP Originally released in 1982 and regarded as a new wave classic, Josie Cotton's 'Convertible Music' has been out of print for decades. Were are proud to bring it back to you on LTD COLOR VINYL, newly remastered, with one bonus track, and with its original artwork.The album features the international hit 'Johnny Are You Queer?' which was initially released as a single on BOMP! Records and got heavy airplay on L.A.'s KROQ. Both songs 'Johnny Are You Queer?' and 'He Could Be the One' were also performed by Josie in the 1983 film Valley Girl and appeared on the soundtrack album.'Convertible Music is a classic of the whole California girl-pop scene of the early '80s, on a level with the Go Go's' Beauty and the Beat, Bonnie Hayes' Good Clean Fun, and the first Bangles EP.' ' Stewart Mason, ALL MUSIC LP $25 SKU:24010
MARK PORKCHOP HOLDER -Let It Slide (blistering boogie blues ) LTD ED OF 150 STARBURST LP -Label:ALIVE Guitarist, singer, harmonica player, and songwriter MARK PORKCHOP HOLDER is a founding member of the seminal Tennessee punk rock blues band The Black Diamond Heavies (with John Wesley Myers aka James Leg, and Van Campbell of the band King Mud).MARK PORKCHOP HOLDER plays the blues, and his music is the sound of the truth. He has traveled around the world and the US, and played at festivals, clubs, in the streets, at churches, in public toilets, army surplus stores, and in a mental hospital or two. After more than a decade of struggling with depression and addiction, he has finally come back home, in Chattanooga TN, and assembled a first rate power trio.His debut “Let It Slide” is a blistering blues album that marries both the modern and the traditional. “Let It Slide” has been described by the Chattanooga Pulse as “Boogie, sans bullshit. Dirty roadhouse music. Juke Joint jamming. Swamp rock. Too rock for blues, too blues for rock, the music is hungry, hard and mean." LP $20 SKU:17716
NERVES One Way Ticket - PURPLE VINYL (70S POWERPOP LEGENDS!) Label:ALIVE Formed in 1975 by guitarist JACK LEE, bassist PETER CASE, and drummer PAUL COLLINS, the Nerves are one of the most influential garage/punk pop outfits to come out of the mid-70's LA scene, and certainly one of the least documented... until now. Mostly remembered for their classic "Hanging On The Telephone," a Jack Lee composition which has been covered over the years by a myriad of artists from BLONDIE to L7 to CAT POWER, the Nerves were above all a high energy rock'n'roll band with all three members composing and singing. Playing fast, ear-catching garage pop songs, sometimes wearing matching suits, the trio had more than a bit of the stripped down street energy of the Los Angeles's early punk movement. They shared the stage with the Ramones and Mink Deville during their infamous US "Magical Blistering Tour," played the Punk Palace and the legendary Masque in Hollywood, and headlined shows with the Avengers, the Zeros, The Dils, The Screamers and Shock, to name just a few. After the band's break-up in 1978, Peter Case and Paul Collins formed The BREAKAWAYS, and later went on to front the legendary PLIMSOULS and The BEAT, respectively. Following the success of "Hanging On the Telephone," JACK LEE has mostly focused on his songwriting career, releasing an album in 1981. Both Peter and Paul are still recording and touring. PETER CASE's latest album "Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John" (Yeproc 2007) was nominated for a Grammy. This collection, authorized for the first time ever by the three band members, features their 1976 EP (now regarded as a power pop classic), as well as demos and previously unreleased live recordings, REMASTERED and complete with notes and photos. LP $25 SKU:24618
NTP- ST (1969 rare folk private press)Label:SEELIE COURT One of the very rarest underground folk rock private pressings (1969) with just one hand made copy known to exist (!) NTP perform a delicate and complex pop inflected downtempo folk with arch wit and charm, at times very reminiscent of the brilliant and largely forgotten Jimmy Campbell. The masterpiece 'Miranda' is lovelorn and infectious in its bittersweet melody, and all the songs are very subtle and understated, the lyrics often tackle deliberately mundane subjects in a poetic and clever way. Acoustic guitar, piano and vocal. Folky pop and outstanding compositions. LP $32 SKU:24686
POISON HEART-Heart of Black City (high octane R&R 70s style) Label:HEAVY MEDICATION POLISH IMPORT -Warsaw’s finest purveyors of high-octane punk’n’roll. Since 2010, Poison Heart have been dishing out their dual-guitar assault, made from a steady diet of diesel fumes, Turbonegro, Gluecifer, MC5 and Motorhead.Heart of Black City” finds them stretching out as musicians and songwriters with a more mature sound heavily rooted in 70’s rock: from side-openers “Big City” and “For Life” with their fist-in-the-air singalong choruses to the killeriffic “Prince of Scums” to introspective album closer “Bagarmossen” (dedicated to the late Hellacopters’ guitarist Robert ‘Strängen’ Dahlqvist). This album is highly recommended for fans of bands like The Hellacopters, Backyard Babies, and even Sonic’s Rendezvous Band.LP $18 SKU:21896
RADIO MOSCOW - LIVE IN CALIFORNIA DOUBLE LP GATEFOLDCOVER - Label:ALIVE "Their live album displays the band at full strength, featuring them at their psychedelic, groovy best." – ALLMUSIC Radio Moscow's double LP Live! In California was recorded absolutely live (no overdubs) over two nights at The Satellite club in Los Angeles in December 2015. The album features 76 minutes of the trio's unique brand of high-energy psychedelic rock'n'roll. The material is pulled from all their studio albums and the songs feature new arrangements. LP $25 SKU:16472
ROGER C REALE-Reptiles in Motion (punk/power pop) SAALELabel:RAVE ON Reptiles In Motion features deluxe full color gatefold sleeve with liner notes, previously unseen photographs and eye-popping graphics by Cliff Mott. “ A street fight between punk and power pop where both sides win" - Please Kill Me.
LP $15 SKU:24406
SHUTDOWN 66 -COME ON GIRL GIMME HALF A CHANCE (60s style garage punk/Brit R&B style SAALE!Label:SOUNDFLAT Melbourne's neo-garagepunkers Shutdown 66 are back. Again they present their own sound, strongly influenced by '60s garagepunk and British R&B. Their fourth album 'Come On Girl Gimme Half A Chance' is now available, for that dose of stomping garagepunk with a strong R&B-infusion, flaunting dirty fuzz-guitars, farfisa-organ and harmonica, and Nicky Shutdown's screaming voice. LP $19 SKU:24496
STEVE BROWN BAND- Soul Full of Sin (70s killer rarity)-Label:SEELIE COURT Steve brown formed this outfit in 1971, and they quickly developed a tight style of cool but potent jazz rock, characterised by lengthy powerful instrumental breaks and sax, and infectious beats. This LP pieces together what should have been a debut record on Transatlantic from remaining studio tapes and acetate sources. The six tracks are pure killer, opening with ‘Hitman’ which is sung first person from the point of view of an assassin for hire; stone cold cool with a fantastic bass-line and rhythm it conjurs up early seventies nihilistic film and tv imagery. The side ends with a genuine lost anthem in ‘Shine A Light,’ epic and melancholic. The lyrics are fab, and have a worldly wise quality about them. One of the greatest bands no one has heard of, hereby rescued from slipping into the ether, despite once being on the verge of a deal with Transatlantic and garnering a massive live following in their native Newcastle area during the early to mid seventies. A completely pro band, with brilliant songs, and a unique style. In 1973, the band hit a bad patch, burnt out by extensive gigging, they crashed their Transit Tour Van on a motorway, miraculously surviving. LP $30 SKU:24688
TURPENTINE BROTHERS, The - We Don't Care About Your Good Times (bastard lovechild of 60's soul and Nuggets proto-punk ) -Label:ALIVE The Turpentine Brothers are two parts Kings of Nuthin' (singer/guitarist Justin Hubbard and organist Zack Brines) and one part Mr. Airplane Man (drummer Tara McManus). "Get this album or miss out on one of the most exciting and important new releases of the year." - Kopper / Garagepunk.com LP $15 SKU:4483