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Monday, November 15, 2010

Radio Birdman - Paddington Town Hall, Sydney 12-11-77

This show was professionally recorded before Radio Birdman left for their ill-fated European tour.

More info here: http://deniztek.com/discography/768/rb_more_fun.html
info here: http://theperlichpost.blogspot.com/2010/04/lost-radio-birdman-recordings.html

setlist:
01. New Race
02. Descent Into the Maelstrom
03. Anglo Girl Desire
04. Murder City Nights
05. More Fun
06. Smith & Wesson Blues
07. Crying Sun
08. What Gives
09. Let the Kids Dance [Bo Diddley]
10. I-94
11. Hand Of Law
12. Breaks My Heart
13. Dark Surprise

Leftovers - Exchange Hotel, Brisbane 1978

 Leftovers were from Brisbane Australia. They formed in 1976 and finished in 1979 leaving the world with only one classic KBD 7" ep in 1978. In 2003 a CD was compiled of their studio tracks and live tracks. All the live tracks are taken from these two show. The quality is lo-fi but still nice to listen to.

some info here: http://www.innercitysound.com.au/Leftovers.html
CD here: http://isksp.blogspot.com/2009/09/leftovers-2003-fucken-leftovers-hate.html

Show 1:
01. My Flash On You [false start]
02. My Flash On You [Love]
03. That's It
04. Cigarettes & Alcohol
05. Pills [New York Dolls]
06. Hermine [Patti Smith]
07. 50,000 Jackboots
08. Circle Sky [Monkees]
09. I Only Panic When There's Nothing To Do
10. Dead On Arrival
11. (I Don't Wanna Be A) Yellow Peril
12. Cold Turkey [John Lennon]

Show 2:
01. That's It
02. Run Run Run [Velvet Underground]
03. European Son [Velvet Underground]
04. Heroin [Velvet Underground]
05. 50,000 Jackboots
06. Dead On Arrival
07. Cigarettes & Alcohol
08. I Only Panic When There's Nothing To Do

Eastern Dark - The Venetian Room, Melbourne 8-17-85

The Eastern Dark were from Australia and existed for about two years between 1984 and 1986. In that time they released one 7". The band ended when one member was killed in a car crash on the way to a gig. Weeks before the crash they recorded a 12" ep which was released a few months later. In 1990 a double LP was released that contained demos and live recordings titled Girls On The Beach (With Cars). A few songs from this live recording are on that album. It is an audience recording and the quality is pretty good. From cassette tape.

more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eastern_Dark
video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEibn8EFcFA

01. What'd You Do [Ramones]
02. No Picture
03. Gotta Tell Me Why [Slickee Boys]
04. Walking
05. It's You [Milkshakes]
06. Stay Same Somehow
07. I Wanna Destroy You [Soft Boys]
08. Over Now
09. Johnny & Dee Dee
10. Mr. Clean
11. Down To You [Real Kids]
12. Never Again
13. Green Slime [Fuzztones]
14. I Don't Take LSD
15. And Then The Rain [True West]
16. Confrontation Time
17. Whore
18. Reachin' My Head
19. I Don't Need The Reasons
20. Julie Is A Junkie
21. Bad Times [D-Coys]
22. The President Is Dead

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Suicide Commandos - CBGBs, NYC 3-03-78

The Suicide Commandos were from Minneapolis Minnesota were one of the earliest Punk bands in the USA releasing their first record in August 1976. Over their two year existence they release two single and one album plus has three final songs on a compilation before having a live album of their final show released. From Feb 18 to Apr 1 1978 they were the opening band on the Coed Jail Tour with Pere Ubu. One show at CBGBs from that tour was recorded by some very nice person. They played two sets that night but I do not have the complete second set. This first set includes songs from their records, a few new songs and a cover of a song by the band Love. It's an audience recording but is good quality.

Setlist:
01. Shock Appeal (Set 1)
02. Attacking The Beat
03. Judy
04. Premature
05. Take A Dive
06. It Doesn't Matter
07. title unknown
08. My Little Red Book [Love]
09. Call Of The Wild
10. I Think Of You
11. Semi-Smart
12. I Don't Get It
13. You Can't
14. I Need A Torch

Friday, November 12, 2010

Normals - demos 1978

The Normals were one of the first Punk bands in New Orleans and they existed from 1977 to 1979. In 1978 they released their one and only single which a classic of the time. Members of the band can be see in the film DOA - A Rite Of Passage at one of the Sex Pistols gigs. In mid 1979 they moved to New York City but not much happened for them and they soon broke up. In the 1990s a CD titled Your Punk Heritage was released that  featured the single, demos and live tracks. A must have CD. Also, in 2007 another CD was released titled 1978 Recordings and is impossible to find. It's on a Japanese label and is out of print. Here, also, is the Vacation Is For You demo which has different versions of songs that appear on both CDs.

more info here: http://www.electricearl.com/normals/index.html
and here: http://www.answers.com/topic/your-punk-heritage-1977-84
Nat Records here: http://www.myspace.com/natrecordstokyo

1978 Recordings
01. Almost Ready (Studio, Summer 1978)
02. Hardcore (Studio, Summer 1978)
03. Demented Breakdown (Demo, Early 1978)
04. Eat Me Raw (Demo, Early 1978)
05. Dog Eat World (Demo, Early 1978)
06. She's No Fun (Demo, Early 1978)
07. Seventeen Percent (Demo, Early 1978)
08. Suzy Suckoff (Demo, Early 1978)
09. USA (Demo, Early 1978)
10. Body Love (Demo, Early 1978)
11. Dog In Heat (Demo, Early 1978)
12. No Cigars (Demo, Early 1978)
13. Feelies (Demo, Early 1978)
14. Recipient (Demo, Early 1978)
15. I Got You Runnin' (Demo, Early 1978)
16. Same Old 76 (Demo, Early 1978)
17. Reruns (Demo, Early 1978)
18. Schoolgirl Domination (Demo, Early 1978)
19. Sex And Violence (Demo, Early 1978)

Vacation Is For You demo 1978 [from cassette tape]

01. Memories
02. Got You Running
03. Vacation To Nowhere
04. Same Old 76
05. Around Downtown
06. Don't Pick Me
07. U.S.A.
08. You Ain't Nothing

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Chrissie Hynde - Demos 1978 (w/ex Pistols)

Here's some demos Chrissie Hynde recorded in 1978. The first song is a cover of a 60s song by the Ronettes and has Steve Jones and Paul Cook formerly of the Sex Pistols helping out. The other two songs I know nothing about but are suspected Pretenders demos.

01) Do I Love You [with Steve Jones & Paul Cook]
02) Mercy Mission (Phone Call)
03) Suicide

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Klan - Demo 1979

The Klan were from Los Angeles and were formed by the singer when his previous band The Simpletones split up. They don't seem to have been around for very long but did release one single on Posh Boy Records in 1980. The single has been re-released on the Simpletones I Have a Date CD in 2002. After this band split some members formed The Cheifs. The quality is a bit rough but still listenable. From cassette tape.

single here: http://www.7inchpunk.com/?p=674
some info here: http://www.poshboy.com/disco_k.htm

track list:
01. Cover Girls
02. I Don' Want It
03. title unknown
04. Chicks and Politics
05. title unknown