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Zodiac Mindwarp And The Love Reaction - Tatooed Beat Messiah - Cassette tape on Polygram Records
Zodiac Mindwarp And The Love Reaction - Tatooed Beat Messiah - Cassette tape on Polygram Records

Wildside - ST - Cassette tape on TNT Records
Wildside - ST - Cassette tape on TNT Records

The Tail Gators - Mumbo Jumbo - Cassette tape on WR Records
The Tail Gators - Mumbo Jumbo - Cassette tape on WR Records

The Ghost Poets - ST - Cassette tape on Razor And Tie Records
The Ghost Poets - ST - Cassette tape on Razor And Tie Records

The Cult - Ceremony - Cassette tape on Sire Records
The Cult - Ceremony - Cassette tape on Sire Records

The Cure - The Peel Sessions - Cassette tape on Ducth East India Records
The Cure - The Peel Sessions - Cassette tape on Ducth East India Records

The Bats - The Law Of Things - Cassette tape on Communion Records
The Bats - The Law Of Things - Cassette tape on Communion Records

The Beat Farmers - Manifold - Cassette tape on Sector 2 Records
The Beat Farmers - Manifold - Cassette tape on Sector 2 Records

The Beatles - Free As A Bird / Christmas Time - UK import cassette tape on Apple Records
The Beatles - Free As A Bird / Christmas Time - UK import cassette tape on Apple Records

The 27 Various - Approximately - Cassette tape on Twin Tone Records
The 27 Various - Approximately - Cassette tape on Twin Tone Records

Tangerine Dream - Turn Of The Tides - Cassette tape on Miramar Records
Tangerine Dream - Turn Of The Tides - Cassette tape on Miramar Records

Stiff Little Fingers - Flags And Emblems - Cassette tape on Castle Records
Stiff Little Fingers - Flags And Emblems - Cassette tape on Castle Records

Squeeze - Frank - Cassette tape on A&M Records
Squeeze - Frank - Cassette tape on A&M Records

Speed The Plough - ST - Cassette tape on Coyote Records
Speed The Plough - ST - Cassette tape on Coyote Records

Slim Dunlap - The Old New Me - Cassette tape featuring Ex Replacements on Twin Tone Records
Slim Dunlap - The Old New Me - Cassette tape featuring Ex Replacements on Twin Tone Records

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Once Upon A Time The Singles - Cassette tape on PVC Records
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Once Upon A Time The Singles - Cassette tape on PVC Records

Scott Henderson And Tribal Tech - Nomad - Cassette tape on Relativity Records
Scott Henderson And Tribal Tech - Nomad - Cassette tape on Relativity Records

Robert Fripp - Let The Power Fall (An Album Of Frippertronics) - King Crimson guitarist cassette tape on Edition EG Records
Robert Fripp - Let The Power Fall (An Album Of Frippertronics) - King Crimson guitarist cassette tape on Edition EG Records

PSI COM - ST - Cassette tape Featuring Perry Farrell of Janes Addiction on Triple XXX Records
PSI COM - ST - Cassette tape Featuring Perry Farrell of Janes Addiction on Triple XXX Records

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XTC - Oranges And Lemons - Cassette tape on Geffen Records

XTC - Oranges And Lemons - Cassette tape on Geffen Records

The band even scored a hit single with the chiming, gorgeous "The Mayor of Simpleton," (ironic considering that it contains the line "Well I don't know how to right a big hit song,") which extols the virtues of the heart over the head. Other standouts include the herky-jerky funk of "Poor Skeleton Steps Out," complete with whistles, xylophones, and assorted odd noises. The upbeat "Pink Thing" features a lively acoustic guitar, handclaps, and some vocal gymnastics from Andy Partridge, while the expansive "Chalkhills and Children" is an introspective, dreamlike number built on swelling synth tones and rolling drums. ORANGES & LEMONS would make an excellent starting point for future XTC fans.
WASP - Live . . . Animal - Cassette

WASP - Live . . . Animal - Cassette

As was the case with Prince's notorious Black Album, the hype surrounding this controversial debut four-track EP from W.A.S.P. far outweighed the title track's offensive content or musical merits. At least it served to make this release a collector's item, though, which sold thousands of copies via mail order throughout the '80s. Musically speaking -- the interesting cover of Mountain's "Mississippi Queen" aside -- both "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)" and "Show No Mercy" would have fit snuggly on W.A.S.P.'s debut album, and "Hellion" actually made the cut. The infamous "Animal" is now also featured on the band's 1993 career retrospective, First Blood...Last Cuts.
Voivod - The Best Of - Cassette tape on Futurist Records

Voivod - The Best Of - Cassette tape on Futurist Records

Voivod (singer Denis "Snake" Belanger, guitarist Denis "Piggy" d'Amour, drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, and bassist Jean-Yves "Blacky" Theriault) was one of the first thrash bands out of Canada to gain popularity outside of their home country. From their beginning in the early '80s, their main goal was to be different from anyone else, and thus they incorporated odd musical tempos and futuristic story lines into their songs, often dealing with technology taking over the world. Voivod opened the way for other Canadian thrash bands and for metal bands with their unique styles of performing and writing.
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression - Cassette tape on Rockville Records

Uncle Tupelo - No Depression - Cassette tape on Rockville Records

Uncle Tupelo's landmark opening salvo is the group's most rock-oriented album, steeped more in breakneck speed, punk crunch, and guitar dissonance than any of their subsequent efforts. Indeed, despite the presence of mandolins, fiddles, and banjos -- as well as inclusion of the title track, a faithful cover of the A.P. Carter classic -- the trio's vaunted country leanings are less musical than thematic on No Depression, thanks in large part to singers/songwriters Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy's acute depictions of rural, blue-collar life. Like the Replacements -- never more obvious an influence than on this LP -- Uncle Tupelo's songs paint grim, unrelenting portraits of aimless Midwestern existence, split between days working on the opening cut's "Factory Belt" and nights spent blurry-eyed and wasted ("Whiskey Bottle," "Before I Break"). Still, for all of the record's doleful cynicism -- virtually every cut nods toward dashed hopes, broken promises, and paralyzing fear -- there's an undeniable electricity afoot as well; by channeling the mournful clarity of country into the crackling fury of punk, No Depression brings new life to both musical camps.
Toyah - Ophelias Shadow - Cassette tape featuring Robert Fripp on Edition EG Records

Toyah - Ophelias Shadow - Cassette tape featuring Robert Fripp on Edition EG Records

Toyah Willcox (vocals) followed up the assertive and well-received Prostitute (1988) with the second entry into what she had planned as a trilogy, according to her essay in the 2003 CD reissue. The confrontational anger inherent in much of Prostitute has evolved into an even-tempered and quite possibly more feminine reflection of the artist on Ophelia's Shadow. Backing the vocalist are her co-conspirators from the criminally short-lived Sunday All Over the World: Paul Bevis (drums/percussion), Robert Fripp (guitars), Tony Geballe (guitars/computer), and Trey Gunn (stick/keyboards). They create a sonic patchwork of textures for Willcox that runs the gamut of the deliciously slinky opening title track to the nimble driving rhythm of "Homeward." The rich and visceral imagery in "The Shaman Says" foreshadows the likes of postmodern alternative singer/songwriters such as Tori Amos or Juliana Hatfield, with the theatrics of Kate Bush. The bright syncopated pop of "Brilliant Day" is a standout for the dreamy introduction and chorus that cleverly coalesces around the verses.
The Undertones - The Peel Sessions - Cassette tape on Strange Fruit Records

The Undertones - The Peel Sessions - Cassette tape on Strange Fruit Records

Given that the Undertones were indisputably one of the great pop bands of the late '70s/early '80s, and that they only left behind four studio albums, fans were enormously grateful for this archive release. These three sessions were recorded between January 1979 and November 1982, all with Bob Sargeant as producer. The first comprises material from their eponymous debut, the second features songs from follow-up effort Hypnotised, plus a corny but fun cover of Gary Glitter's "Rock N' Roll," a live favorite that is unavailable elsewhere. The third session is from considerably later in their career, its four tracks drawn from the critically reviled (but still excellent) The Sin of Pride. Highlights include the daft spoken intro/outro to "Here Comes the Summer" -- a pretty daft song anyway. Add in a storming "Tear Proof" (the band's best song never to achieve single status) and good liner notes from Dave Cavanagh, and this is the perfect adjunct to the group's thin discography.
The Roches - Speak - Cassette tape on MCA Records

The Roches - Speak - Cassette tape on MCA Records

While just about every critic and fan has a favorite Roches album that was inexplicably ignored, most will probably agree that Speak was the one that really should have gone gold. All of the ingredients for a huge album are here: emotional yet accessible songs, radio-friendly folk-pop arrangements, and the sisters' usual mind-blowing vocal pyrotechnics. True, the title cut does have harmonies and cadences that are more typical of Bulgarian music, but much of the rest of this album is radio-ready. "Big Nuthin" and "Person With a Past" are two obvious hits, but there are plenty more; in fact, this album doesn't have a dud track from end to end. Sure, fans of their early work will find "I Love My Mom" a bit too conventional and poppy, but heck, if you can't get a bit schmaltzy on a song to your mom, something's wrong with the world. Those who love the Roches' trademark bizarre wordplay and telepathic harmonies can focus on the avant-garde a cappella of "The Anti-Sex Backlash of the 80s" -- and with a title like that how can you resist? The jazzy backups are well handled and subtle throughout the album, and it's a classic. Alas, like all Roches albums it was critically acclaimed but ignored by the public.
The Smiths - The Peel Sessions - Cassette tape on Strange Fruit Records

The Smiths - The Peel Sessions - Cassette tape on Strange Fruit Records

Recorded for John Peel's radio show at the BBC studios on May 18, 1983, these four songs see a very young Smiths fusing their poetic jangle with fierce doses of an energy that's just a baby step away from punk. Morrissey screeches, wails, and haws like a wounded chicken, while Johnny Marr's guitars ring with a desperate Joy Division blaze. Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce hold up their end of the bargain as well, providing a rhythmic attack that is astonishingly crisp and immediate. "What Difference Does It Make?" sounds more raw here than in any other appearance in the band's discography. Morrissey's disaffected, impossibly high-pitched yelps demand attention. The bard operates in a similar fashion on "Miserable Lie," the song starting as a slow crawl before throttling into an explosive climax. "Reel Around the Fountain" is a virtual portrait of depression, and while the vocal echo effect is perhaps too pronounced, the song is gracefully bleak and romantic. "Handsome Devil" is ferocious and menacing, the band unloading all of their abilities and future promise into a maelstrom of sonic artistry. Different versions of each song, save for "Handsome Devil," appeared on the band's debut eponymous album which wasn't released until February 1984. Some of these Peel Session tracks would make their way onto November 1984's Hatful of Hollow. The session was first aired on May 31, 1983, signalling to all within listening distance that a new Fab Four, this time from Manchester, was about to grab for the baton.
The Nighthawks - Hard Living - Cassette tape on Varrick Records

The Nighthawks - Hard Living - Cassette tape on Varrick Records

A hard-driving DC-based bar band with strong Chicago blues roots. Formed in 1972 by harpist and vocalist Mark Wenner and guitarist Jimmy Thackery, the band earned a reputation as a solid outfit through more than a decade of touring and recording projects with John Hammond and former members of Muddy Waters's band. Thackery left in 1986, but Wenner regrouped around longtime members Jan Zukowski on bass and Pete Ragusa on drums. Trouble, their 1991 release on Powerhouse, is a blend of blues, R&B, and rock influences, with a typically energetic sound born in thousands of one-night stands across the country. Subsequent efforts include 1993's live Rock This House, 1996's Pain & Paradise and 1999's Still Wild. A collection of live performances in 2001 saw release in the spring of 2002 as Live Tonight.
The Kinks - Phobia - Cassette tape on Columba Records

The Kinks - Phobia - Cassette tape on Columba Records

Ray Davies continues to turn out three or four brilliant songs on albums that barely anyone will ever hear. For Kinks fans, that's enough to justify the purchase of any of their recent albums, and the harder-edged Phobia is no exception to that rule.
The Mekons - Honky Tonkin - Cassette tape on Twin Tone Records

The Mekons - Honky Tonkin - Cassette tape on Twin Tone Records

The third album from what could be called the Mekons' "soused socialist hillbilly-punks from Leeds" period, 1987's Honky Tonkin' built on the country-influenced musical and lyrical themes of Fear and Whiskey and The Edge of the World, where the boozy ambience of classic Nashville sounds found a sympathetic ear among this pack of political and emotional underdogs. As a set of songs, Honky Tonkin' isn't quite up to the standards of the previous two albums, which creatively kick started the band after a period of inactivity, but as an album Honky Tonkin' is one of the band's best efforts. Touring and frequent visits to the recording studio had tightened up the Mekons' sound a bit ("tight" being a highly relative concept), and while it's many miles away from slick, the more full-bodied engineering and production on Honky Tonkin' was a decided improvement on the often hollow and slapdash recording of Fear and Whiskey. And given a sympathetic recording environment for a change, the Mekons truly delivered the goods; the rollicking sway of "Kidnapped" and "Keep Hoppin'" finds room for a boozy joy in an unfriendly world, while the bitterness and defeat of "Spit" and "I Can't Find My Money" put a sympathetic human face on this band's class-conscious rage. And while this album didn't contain the Mekons' first stab at the 19th century protest song "The Trimdon Grange Explosion," this version was a remarkable meeting of folk-rock's earnestness and punk's spitting wrath which ranks with the group's most powerful recorded moments. Just short of a masterpiece, and one of the high points of the Mekons' twangy period.




Death Ride 69 - Screaming Down The Gravity Well - CD featuring Beat Mistress on Invisible Records

Evil Mothers - Beatings (The Incriminating Fruit) - Compact Disc


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