Philly Hardcore 1981-1986 Part 2

Kremlin Korps were around for about 1 years - 1983-1984 - and released one 7" ep in that time. When they split 3 members formed Homo Picnic. The More Fiends were a very unique sounding band that started in 1985. They released two albums, are the only Philly band to record a John Peel Session and one of the few Philly bands to tour Europe. This early live show is with the original line up  - guitar/slide guitar/drums/sax - and they have a more No Wave sound which is much different than the more Punky sound they are known for. This line up never released anything but apparently they did record some demos. Ruin need no intro. They were the best band to ever come out of Philly. On this show they played for almost 90 straight minutes. Seeds Of Terror existed from 1982 to 1984 and only had two songs on the Get Off My Back Philly Hardcore comp. though they did record a full albums worth of stuff. All I have is this one song which is about the Philly DJ Lee Paris.

Sadistic Exploits post here: http://noiseaddiction.blogspot.com/2010_09_22_archive.html

Kremlin Korps - C.E. Center, Philadelphia 3-31-84 [from cassette tape]
01. Whiplash
02. Culture Shock
03. Warsaw
04. Let Me Die
05. Moscow's Revenge
06. Mental Block
07. Friday's Song
08. -tune-up time-
09. Hollow Head, Hollow Eyes
10. Burning Bridges
11. Abyss
12. title unknown
13. Knife in Your Back

More Fiends - St Marys, Philadelphia 12-27-85 [from cassette tape]
01. title unknown
02. title unknown
03. title unknown
04. title unknown
05. Lust
06. title unknown
07. title unknown
08. title unknown
09. title unknown
10. title unknown
11. Relative Morality
12. Big Tea Party
13. title unknown
14. You're Stupid

Ruin - The Loft, Reading PA 4-27-85 part 1 [from cassette tape]
01. Ruin
02. Dionysian
03. title unknown
04. Great Divide
05. By The By
06. Taster
07. Make Believe
08. Where Fortune
09. Altar
10. Famous Blue Raincoat
11. Master Song
12. Laudium-He Ho
13. China
14. Freedom Has No Bounds

Ruin - The Loft, Reading PA 4-27-85 part 2 [from cassette tape]
01. title unknown
02. Proof
03. Play With Fire
04. White Rabbit
05. Rule Worshiper
06. Alarm
07. Life After Life
08. Love Dog
09. Phenomenal Expression
10. Twilight
11. Baby Doll
12. title unknown
13. title unknown
14. title unknown

Seeds Of Terror - Demo (1983) [from cassette tape]
01. We Hate Lee Paris

Philly Hardcore 1981-1986 Part 1

In the annals of Hardcore Punk history Philadelphia usually gets the short end of the stick but this was my scene and I can tell you it was one of the best in the country at that time. Being located between New York City and Washington DC made it easy for most touring bands to stop there and most of them did. It was a fun and friendly scene. Problem is most of the Philly bands never toured or released anything more than a 7" though most of them did record an album. All these bands were fun to see live. Autistic Behavior recorded 10 songs in a studio. Six were supposed to be released on an ep, 2 were supposed to be on the never released comp LP being put together by Bad Brains but only two songs ended up being released on the Philly Hardcore comp. Get Off My Back. Crib Death were one of the Philly bands (along with F.O.D.) that opened the legendary Minot Threat show at Buff Hall in Camden NJ. Because there were other bands named Crib Death they changed their name to Blunder Boys - name taken from a Three Stooges film. They split when their singer started a family and their drummer became the bass player for F.O.D. Decontrol started in 1980 but didn't release their first record until 1985 possibly due to a continuously revolving line up. In those 5 years they developed and created their own style which some liked and others hated. I loves it! Homo Picnic formed out of the ashes of Kremlin Korps and Sudden Impact. In the middle of 1985 their singer left and they kept the line up to a three piece and changed to a more Metal influenced sound. In 1986 they released an LP that had a few songs from the original line up but mostly new songs. Informed Sources were one of the earlier bands that started in 1981. In mid 1982 they changed singers. They recorded some demos with the original singer and a full album with the second singer but only two songs were ever released on the Get Off My Back comp. LP.

info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_hardcore
some info here: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/comps/getoffmyback.html
Informed Sources info here: http://home.comcast.net/~loudfast/writeweb/PunkCalling.htm
Get Off My Back comp and other Philly stuff here: http://freedomhasnobounds.com/

Autistic Behavior - unreleased album + extras (1983)
01. AB Scam
02. Get Over
03. title unknown
04. Killer Forces
05. Perfect Order
06. Hell Away from Hell
07. Powerhead
08. Eye of the Beholder
09. Test Pattern
10. TV Messiah
11. Blind Silence
12. Trapped in a Fad
13. Dead Brigade (live)
14. title unknown (live)
15. title unknown (live)
16. Your Absence (live)

Blunder Boys - Demo (1983) [from cassette tape]
01. African Apocalypse
02. Philly Scene
03. Paradise Lost
04. Duel
05. Better Luck Next Time
06. I Hate Girls
07. In The End You'll Burn
08. I'm Afraid Of The Night
09. Middle Class Morals
10. Crumbled Emotion
11. Fear Of Conspiracy
12. Watch Children Die
13. Body Count
14. Too Much Too Fast
15. Vote
16. Our Future Is Set
17. Broken Homes
18. Redneck Song

Crib Death - We Just Wanna Spoil Your Party demo (1982) [from cassette tape]
01. Middle Class Morals
02. I'm Afraid Of The Night
03. Duel
04. Watch Children Die
05. In The End You'll Burn
06. African Apocalypse
07. Philly Scene
08. I Hate Girls
09. Outro

Decontrol - WXPN, Philadelphia 5-16-85 [from cassette tape]
01. Dead Life
02. What'cha Gonna Do
03. Holiday In New Jersey
04. Depraved Condition
05. Fascists
06. Doomsday
07. Born To Be Wild
08. Prostitute
09. Joe Blow
10. Drunk Again
11. Philly Cops
12. Suburban War
13. Young & Tired
14. Death Wish
15. 1992
16. Rip Rip Rip

Homo Picnic - WXPN, Philadelphia 11-84 [from cassette tape]
01. Prelude
02. Blood On The Walls
03. Part Of The Race
04. How Many Lives
05. Blind
06. War Stories
07. No Control
08. We Need More
09. Slave To Your Grave
10. Trouble In Paradise
11. Life's Too Long
12. Battered Dreams
13. I Win

Homo Picnic - Demo 1-85 [from cassette tape]
01. We Need More
02. The Book
03. Part Of The Race
04. Two Eyes

Informed Sources - City Gardens, Trenton NJ 3-82 [from cassette tape]
01. In God We Trust

Informed Sources - WXPN, Philadelphia 12-83 [from cassette tape]
01. Final War
02. title unknown
03. Situation Tragedy
04. Going Out
05. In God We Trust
06. Why Should I
07. This Was The 1980s
08. title unknown
09. I've Lost Control
10. In The Mind Of Phyllis Schlafly
11. title unknown
12. Stuck In My Hole
13. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
14. Forever Never Came
15. Nothing But Lies
16. Dense Pack

Olivensteins - Le Havre France 12-11-1979

The Olivensteins came from Rouen France and existed from 1978-1980.  In 1979 they released their only record - a 3 song " ep. Apparently they split in January 1980 so this show was recorded just before they split. It is an audience recording and is a little rough.

info (in French) here: http://www.nyarknyark.fr/spip.php?article2
ep here: http://hangoverhard.blogspot.com/2007/12/les-olivensteins-fier-de-ne-rien-faire.html



setlist:
01. Intro
02. Vaurien
03. Euthanasie
04. Fier De Ne Rien Faire
05. Ils Sont Forts Les Travailleurs!
06. Pétain, Darlan, C'était L'bon Temps
07. Outrage Au Coeur
08. Patrick Henry Est Innocent
09. Inconnu

Diodes - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto Canada 6-80

Canada had some great Punk bands back in the day and The Diodes were one of them. They were one of the first Punk bands in Toronto and helped get that scene going by opening the Crash 'n' Burn club. Between 1977 and 1982 they released 4 albums. Here's a nice radio broadcast from the summer of 1980 that has great sound quality and all the songs you'd want to hear in a Diodes live set. Can anyone put a title track 7? From cassette tape.

more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diodes
photos here (scroll down): http://www.bostongroupienews.com/JoanieLindstromPhotos.html

setlist:
01). Tennis (Again)
02). Rocket Over And Under
03). Shapes of Things to Come
04). That Was The Way It Was
05). China Doll
06). Coma
07). Photographs From Mars
08). Mercenary Flight
09). Edge Of Darkness
10). Terminal Rock
11). Lost In The Dark
12). Red Rubber Ball [Cyrkle]
13). Tired Of Waking Up Tired
14). Play With Fire [Rolling Stones]

Hitmen - Governor's Pleasure, The Rocks, Sydney Australia 8-05-81

These Hitmen were from Sydney Australia and consisted of former members of Radio Birdman. Between 1978 and 1984 they released 3 albums and 5 singles. This live show was recorded after the first album was released and has a few songs on it that were not released at the time plus a few choice covers. It was recorded from the audience but is pretty good quality.

more info here: http://www.hitmendtk.com/AboutUs.html

setlist:
01. Oh No
02. Tell Tale Heart
03. Hard Time Coming
04. Rock 'n' Roll Soldier [New Order]
05. Flaming Telepaths [Blue Oyster Cult]
06. I Stand Alone
07. Mercenary Calling
08. Death Grip
09. Strychnine [Sonics]
10. In Your Eyes
11. Corridors Of Power
12. I Want You
13. Just Like Me [Paul Revere & The Raiders]
14. Pop's All Gone
15. Reverberation
16. Don't Hit Girls
17. I Don't Mind
18. Fun City
19. Dancin' Time
20. Shake Some Action [Flamin' Groovies]

Social Unrest - Demo + Live shows 1980-1983

Social Unrest came from Hayward California and formed in 1979. They had the great fortune of having their first two records produced by Dead Kennedy's guitarist East Bat Ray. Those two records were the only ones to feature original singer Kreetin Kaos who left c.1984. This demo and these live shows feature his vocal talents. The Mabuhay and unknown show are soundboard recordings so sound is excellent, the demo is also excellent quality. The On Broadway show was recorded from the audience and is rough but has three unreleased songs on it. Lots of rare songs on all these recordings. The live unknown show was just two songs someone stuck on the end of a tape. Does anyone know where it is from? I'd like to get a copy of the whole show.

info here: http://gug65.free.fr/history.html

@ Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco 5-8-80 (w/Bob Weaver on vocals)
01. Capitol Hill
02. Porn Palace
03. Join The People That Join The Army
04. Special Olympics
05. Pawn Shop
06. Rush Hour
07. Suburban Housewives
08. Mr. Suit [Wire]
09. Vietnam Vet
10. Teachers
11. No Religion
12. I Don't Care About Love
13. Peace & Flowers Are Dead
14. Sick & Tired Of The Suburbs
15. I Love You + City Police
16. News At 11

Demo 1980 [from cassette]
01. Rush Hour
02. I Don't Care About Love
03. Special Olympics
04. Let The Courts Decide
05. City Police

@ On Broadway, San Francisco 8-10-82
01. Making Room For Youth
02. -country jam-
03. Their Mistake
04. Uncle Scam
05. General Enemy
06. Thinking of Suicide
07. Red White and Blue
08. Lies and Threats
09. Mental Breakdown
10. I Love You
11. City Police

@ Ruthies Inn , Berkeley 6-25-83 [from cassette] [1st source/best quality]
01. General Enemy
02. Handcuffs To Tight

@ Ruthies Inn , Berkeley 6-25-83 [2nd source]
01. General Enemy
02. Handcuffs Too Tight
03. Red, White & Blue
04. Black Sheep
05. Parents
06. The Lord's Prayer

Blades - Demo 1980 (USA)

These Blades were from Los Angeles California and were formed by three members of The Outsiders when that band split. The Blades were around for a couple years but only released three songs on the Someone Got Their Head kicked In compilation LP on BYO Records in 1982. They did get plenty of press in Flipside Magazine, though.

track list:
01. You're Not My Wife
02. On My Own
03. What Are You
04. How Do You Know
05. Life Is A Bore
06. I've Had Enough
07. Gimme Drugs
08. title unknown