Sublime Deluxe –Chose Molle

Sublime Deluxe –Chose Molle/ Donne-Moi Ton Corps Juste Pour Le Sport –Flamaphone 781807 (1979 France)

Is it Punk? is it Glam? Is it Transgender Plastic Punk? Most certainly and most likely –yes... Featuring loud beefy guitars and affected vocals, Chose Molle is a hilarious take on Wild Thing. Don’t worry if you don’t speak any French, you’ll get it without missing a thing (or chose as the case may be…). The B side is more Plastic than Bertrand ever was - Pogo Pogo Pogo…!

I don’t want to get my fingers too sticky, but at a glance it looks like Sublime Deluxe is in fact the creation of one Claude Puterflam who was in Système Crapoutchik amongst other ventures. Brave lad...

Hear a full version of Chose Molle



Hear a full version of Donne-Moi Ton Corps Juste Pour Le Sport

Lenny Drake –Love Eyes (Cast Your Spell on Me)

Lenny Drake –Love Eyes (Cast Your Spell on Me)/(I’m A) One Woman Man –Rated X (for Excellence) Records 6969 (1970 US)

Now this is a hot one from 1970: Proto Punk, Garage, Bonehead…This single hits all the spots and then some; it really CUTS LOOSE! Love Eyes contains some of the most blistering guitar ever cut to vinyl and it’s no  dirge by any means as it’s a great tune with a real chorus. What makes this an even more remarkable release is that this appears to be a one man band operation all underpinned by a vintage drum machine!!! Weird and truly wonderful…The B side is also good but a more straightforward garage track with a rickety beat and fuzz; but without the edge of the A side. Lenny was the leader of a 60s Detroit area instrumental band Lenny and the Thundertones and is also the man behind the incredible This World (Is Closing In On Me) -Preston/Chris Carpenter. The man certainly loved using brackets in his song titles! More info on the web http://blueflower.tripod.com/lenny1.htm

Hear a full version of Love Eyes



Hear a full version of One Woman Man

Streetlight Fight -25 singles and 3 LPs on ebay

 

Hi
I have just listed some records on ebay, including Angie's Streelight Fight single which is the title track of Bonehead Crunchers Vol 4

You can see the listings here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/purepop1uk/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

Hear a sound clip of Streetlight Fight




and the B side Wild Child




Here is the full list of records

ANT -Banana Pie- RARE Junkshop GLAM -Anthony Bygraves 1974

Slowload -BIG Boobs Boogie -Bonehead Cruncher -1971

J.C. Livingstone –Momma Was a Steamroller Lady-Wild Junkshop GLAM

Feather -Stupid Girl -RARE PROTO PUNK/GLAM 1975

Billy Hamon -BUTCH THINGS -Cult JUNKSHOP Classic Dutch Pic Sleeve

Ramma Damma –Legendary Killer GLAM Weirdness -1974

Rats -Turtle Dove -GLAM Classic-German Pic Sleeve- 1974

Lennart & Dagleth -You Can Make It Better -Top Crunching GLAM 1975

Stephan & The Wild Boys -The Wild Boys -US Proto Punk/GLAM -1976

FOX-Who Do -Obscure Aussie Hard Rock-Bonehead 1974

Blood Chains -Suzie Rare Crunching Glam- 1975

Marcus Hook Roll Band -Natural Man -UK DEMO-Easybeats Vanda/Young 1972

Galahad -Rocket Summer-GLAM/PSYCH FUZZ GROOVER

Neil Christian – She’s Got The Power -Top FUZZ GLAM Monster

Douglas –The Monkey Song-Killer Heavy Bubblegum/Glam

BOSTON BOPPERS -Did You Get What You Wanted-Mutoid GLAM Promo sheet 1974

Flamin' Groovies -Shake Some Action -RARE Dutch Pic sleeve 1976

Angel -Good Time Fanny -Top JUNKSHOP GLAM Belter 1974

Lennart. Messagie & Dagleth -And I Love Her -Classic WEIRD Glam 1975

Angie -Streetlight Fight -on BONEHEAD CRUNCHERS vol 4 Freakbeat/Proto-Punk

SKID-I Saw Her Standing There - UK PUNK/GLAM -1977

Ken Khury-Baby Doll –Sleazy Junkshop GLAM 1975

The Bunch -Bye Bye Rock and Roll Queen- Hard BONEHEAD CRUNCHER 1974

Alan Blakley –Lost Without You/ Gimme Rock ‘n’ Roll –Great GLAM 2-sider

Brother Susan -See My Fingers Fly -KILLER Junkshop GLAM 1974

BONEHEAD CRUNCHERS VOL 1 LP USA Proto-Punk Obscurities 1969-77 Ltd 300

BONEHEAD CRUSHERS (Crunchers) VOL 2 14 Demented Fuzz-Faced Monsters from the USA

BONEHEAD CRUNCHERS VOL 3 Big Boobs Boogie UK PROTO PUNK Madness 300 ltd

Melodiers –Thinking of You

Melodiers –Thinking of You/Bein’ in Love –Pageant 131 -970 (197? US)

Where the world of song poems and Bonehead Crunchers collide…The unfortunate soul known as Yvonne M. Rioux sent off these heart-felt lyrics along with her cheque to get this paean to lost love put to music. She would surely get the love of her life back once he heard her masterpiece. Just imagine her excitement when the records finally arrived in the post, but then she played it…

The Melodiers were the house-band on The Tin Pan Alley/TPA label once the label had relocated to Florida, and Pageant was on an off-shoot label. For poor,Yvonne the band didn’t even bother changing chords during the song!!!. The singer clings on to the lyric sheet tighter than he does to any semblance of structure or tune, however the guitarist is quite inspired and truly lets rip underpinned by the Dee Dee Ramone drive of the bass. All in all it’s quite an overwhelming experience sitting through this performance, remembering they probably cut another 20 “tunes” during that session. The B side has some other deluded soul’s marriage proposal receiving a crooner delivery

Hear a full version of Thinking of You

Utrecht Record Fair April 2013 –Day 2

 

The 2^nd day was a more relaxed affair, although some dealers were only displaying their wares for the first time today, so there was plenty of new stock to go through.

Apart from the usual bargains...

 

There were some top ticket items to be found and either

1)      Bought outright for cash

2)      Paid via PayPal by phone

3)      Or left behind to be mulled over until a new opportunity beckons

I couldn’t leave the building without a slice of Bonnie, especially when looking this fetching! (see above)

Novak’s Kapelle. This was a recent discovery for me and I now have their first 2 singles. Check out this very cool TV appearance

 

 

 

 

Some weird and wonderful heavy Fuzz US releases. and a killer Brazilian? Fuzz Monster

More unique Glam, I was unaware that these 2 great songs from Tears had appeared as a single. So will I ever find God Save the 45 in that format one day? The Monica Tornel is a great version of the NQB song

Next week, there is the London Olympia fair which is always a rather deflating experience after Utrecht, but then again what isn’t...

 

 

 

Utrecht Record Fair April 2013 -Day 1

Got up in time for the early start as usual for set up day...

       Jaarbeurs...6:50am...the gateway to paradise...



I was lucky to stumble upon a German dealer with plenty of unplayed radio copies of some prime Glam singles. All spares...

Picked up the rest during the morning, of particular note is the title track of the next volume of Bonehead Crunchers, namely Streetlight Fight by Angie

 

 

 

Some nice discoveries , including what sounds like a killer Glam single by Zabu. A French guy connected to Magma of all people. Iwas looking for that Charlie Woolfe single with its great B side featuring Ian Hunter and Freedy Fingers Lee. It's All Meat is a cool Canadian single. The B side of that Spode single sounds like Joe Meek...

 

 

Tomorrow I start again, but am returning to London tomorrow evening as I have to be at Wembley for the FA Cup semi final

Utrecht Record Fair April 2013

So here we go again...Always hoping to make new discoveries whilst wading through box after box and crate of singles. I have no wants list as such;  purchases are solely based on opportunity and the mood at the time...so who knows.

Now I received the following comment on my Belgian shopping trip back in February. Of course it was sent by “anonymous”. It appears that this person feels I should refrain from sharing how I actually find this stuff. Now I am not going to write about my ebay purchases, but half the fun is the journey and digging for gems. I know my shopping trips have led to others making the trip to Utrecht as well as going to the record shops I have written about. So what do you think? Should I keep quiet? Could my ego take it? Anyhow here is the comment from the prat himself.

Anonymous said...

Don't you think it's a snobby ego-trip to post photos of records you buy? Nobody like you - the famous collector of obscure 70's 45s! WOW! Buy records - make trade/sell list - that's OK. But better keep posting details about obscure records with sounds on your great blog, than your shopping (ego)trips and comments about record shops. And what is an expensive used record? Used records have no price - the price is what the record collector is ready to pay.

Black Snake Regeneration - Where Ever You Want

Black Snake Regeneration - Where Ever You Want/Tree –Vedette Records 5016 (1971 Belgium)

Black Snake Regeneration are in fact Les Serpents Noirs a long standing Belgian combo from Liege who’s long journey from purveyors of Belgo-Twist in 62 through many stylistic changes continues to the present day. http://www.serpentsnoirs.be

So a lack of confidence in their own identify probably explains the use of a different moniker for this fascinating single. So where does it fit? Well hard to say, but it’s really bizarre. It starts with  strange lo-fi sounding percussion adds some pounding piano along with  the popsike vocal attempt then returns to the tribal chanting section and ends with some compressed lead and a weird "scratch" effect. What the hell were they trying to do?. It’s a one-off for sure, but a most enjoyable interlude to their career.

Hear a full version of Where Ever You Want

Youtah –Let Me Have It

Youtah –Let Me Have It/Good To Me –Revelation Records Ltd. AS 1029 (1974 US)

Another mystery group; this time purveying a welcoming blend of mid 70s Powerpop. Let Me Have It is the more intricate creation of the two. The song is both riff-heavy along with sporting lush vocal harmonies. The track, although going on a bit, twists and turns highlighting a range of different instrumentation. Good To Me is more straightforward and is closer to classic Titan Powerpop or what bands like Blue Ash or Circus may have been doing at the time. Revelation Records was an outlet for Appalachia Sound Recording studios in Chillicothe (OH) and appeared to have had quite an eclectic release policy.

Hear a full version of Let Me Have It



Hear a full version of Good To Me

Holiday Brown –One Way Street

 

Holiday Brown –One Way Street/Morning/Evening –Marjon Records MJ-700322 (1970 US)

Holiday Brown deliver a wonderfully Primitive Hard Rock/Garage single. One Way Street is very amateurishly recorded, but this gives an extra depth the proceedings. Of particular note is the bass drum sound, there is no definition, but the cavernous boom is most distinctive. The singer’s wails are drowned in reverb, whilst the guitar riffs along with some neat lead interjections, strange false ending as well. Morning/Evening is slightly more realized, although more of a Blues structure, the band break out from behind the format with hot sharp guitar parts and a doubling up of the tempo. Don’t know anything about the band; they were possibly from Pennsylvania or nearby Ohio.

Hear a full version of One Way Street



Hear a full version of Morning/Evening

Fox –Who Do/Jean Sea

 

Fox –Who Do/Jean Sea –EMI -10478 (1974 Aus.)

Fox were an  unjustly overlooked Aussie band who specialised in crunching Hard Rock with the odd nod to Glam. Culled from their only album “What The Hell Is Going On”, Who Do is one of the many loud and raucous tracks this fine Australian released at the time. However the B side which is as good if not better; is only found here.. The other Fox single I Said  also had a non-album B side namely a cover of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust. Sounds like a contender for BC5 me thinks…

Hear a full version of Who Do



Hear a full version of Jean Sea

Stand-By –My Girl/ Rock and Roll is Here to Stay

Stand-By –My Girl/ Rock and Roll is Here to Stay –Marktown (1974 NL)

From the rural depths of Friesland (NL) comes this (final?) missing piece in the NederGlam puzzle as Stand By are none other than Black Fire; authors of one the crunchiest slices of crunchiness known to man, the great Do It http://purepop1uk.blogspot.co.uk/2007/03/black-fire-do-it.html   . After 6 years searching for it, I must thank Jos and guitarist Syds  for finally having this single in my hands. Housed in the most fluorescent pink sleeve (it’s so pink that my scanner couldn’t handle it, so I had to use my camera!), their debut single is very much a self-produced affair:
Syds Schat “Black fire was active from 1975 untill about 1981. From 1972 untill1975 the band was called Stand By. The line-up was the same we only had another drummer. The single My Girl was recorded in Breda in the Tony Dirne Studio, we paid for it ourselves and sold the records during our gigs. We didn't have any experience in recording…”
OK so this single it is not as loud or in the same class as Do It, but Rock n Roll is Here to Stay is heartfelt and a pure Saturday night Barn-stormer, whilst My Girl is  a good and catchy number by a band still finding their feet. Following this release the band would meet producer Ad Van Olm and the rest is NederGlam history… Jos will soon be featuring the Stand By/Black Fire story on his NederGlam site http://www.nederglam.nl/. Black Fire have now reformed and are active to this day!

Hear a full version My Girl



Hear a full version of Rock and Roll is Here to Stay

The Pops Merrily –Help Me Down

The Pops Merrily –Help Me Down/Legge’s Lurk –Aquarius AQ 5004 (1970 Canada)

If ever there was a Canadian volume of Bonehead Crunchers, Pops Merrily’s Help Me Down would surely feature in a prime position. Of particular note are Peter Sutherland’s “affected” vocals, jesus talk about method singing…The beat is underpinned by a stoic cowbell and the riffage is supreme with the guitar going totally out to lunch upon  exit. It appears that this was one of two singles from this Montreal outfit who featured Gary Moffet who would turn up in a later incarnation of April Wine.

Hear a full version of Help Me Down

The Harlots of 42nd Street –Unreleased Acetate!

The Harlots of 42nd Street - Polyethylena Purebred/ Shake My Blues (Unreleased acetate US 1973?)
When platform-booted slags ruled the roost…The Harlots of 42nd Street were major players in the early 70s New York underground Glam/Trash crowd which also included The New York Dolls, Stilettoes, Bitch, Teenage Lust, Brats, Magic Tramps, Luger and others. Apart from the Dolls, very little has been heard from these bands, although a Harlots single was released on Sunburst http://proudfootsound.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/harlots-of-42nd-street-cool-dude-foxy.html
This unreleased acetate s hints at the power and sleaze promised. It’s rough, fun, under-produced and but still doesn’t quite capture the band in all its expected raw glory. Polyethena Purebred is surprisingly melodic over the NY Dolls raunchy backdrop whilst Shake My Blues is a good chug-a-long, again quite melodic with and end sing along. So this acetate ends up being more of an important historical document in the Proto Punk archives, than a revelatory kick-ass single. But the questions remains: What else is potentially in the vaults somewhere?


 
 Hear a full version of Polyethylena Purebred



Hear a full version of Shake My Blues

Profile –I Like It Like That

Profile –I Like It Like That/ Easy Come, Easy Go –Surrey International SIT 5006 (1974 UK)

Mystery Junkshop time…Perhaps from Kent comes this fun suggestive number, somehow I think of an under-produced Boston Boppers demo. Although it could have definitely done with some more meat in production and delivery, I still  feel it has enough going on  to warrant inclusion here. The B side is just novelty without the edge. Both songs are credited to Trevor Payne/ Malcom Walker. Is there a story here? Surrey International was an eclectic label for sure, generally releasing foreign material under license (Reparata’s Shoes or Offenbach’s Judy in Disguise) for a limited period. But who knows what this release is doing here…

Hear a full version of I Like It Like That

Dark Side of Your Face -MYSTERY SOLVED!!!

The amazing track credited to Gabriel Ratchetts on the Casting The Runes (Do What Thou Wilt II) Compilation is in fact by none other than Laurice/ Laurie Marshall/Paul St. John (Grudge, Spiv etc...). For those who haven't heard the song, it's a stupendously haunting performance ....It was found on one side of an unnamed emidisc acetate, see the full story below. Amazing...

 

In 1973 I was working as a talent scout and as a writer with Pye Records in London. I often paid for private session so that I could perform my own songs aimed at various artists in England and the USA.

The Dark Side Of Your Face came about when I was fortunate enough to record three songs one evening at EMI studios in London. I had been recording all evening with a band, and The Dark Side Of Your Face was the last song I had to perform. This was all my own material. I actually recorded that high pitched voice you hear in the background on the recording. Yes, it was all me !

By the time I was ready to record the main vocal, not surprisingly my voice was cracked and tired. However, it appeared to suit the song so I just went with it. Up to that point I had never recorded anything quite like that before, so it was a very different sound for me. And I did a lot of recording in those days, as I was also a session singer at many of the main studios, including Abbey Road, where I often recorded, in Studios 1, 2 and 3.

The EMI studio I recorded The Dark Side Of Your Face at was a very large studio. So it was perfect for capturing the bleak, desolate and lonely ambience of this song, and I am very proud that I recorded it that day.  I brought an acetate of it to North America when I emigrated from Britain. I never did release the song. In those days it wasn't easy to just launch a recording like it is today. There was no Internet or computer home recording studios and you had to have money to even record anything then.

Laurice

Barracudas Live in London on the 17th of March

As part of the launch of the new Barracudas single "God Bless The 45", we are playing a gig at The Lexington in London on the 17th of March

Tickets are still available here:

Tickets now available for The Barracudas Live at The Lexington Sunday March 17th from www.WeGotTickets.com

Full details on all activities can be found here  http://godblessthe45.blogspot.com  including PayPal button to purchase the single.

A Little Shopping Trip: Brussels

A late wake-up meant limited time available for Brussels, however, a few great finds which justify the madness, namely the Feather single and Stefan and The Wild Boys in its Belgian pic sleeve. An interesting one is the post Warhorse Nick Simper retake of Vanda & Young's St. Louis... didn't know about that one

The Collector shop was pretty useless. I am amazed how people without a clue or passion about music can run a collector shop, but I still found a few singles (including The Skid not pictured) and reasonably priced Nazz LPs (include a red vinyl Nazz Nazz). Most of the finds were at Jukebox which is quite a vibrant shop, on the verge of being expensive, however The Feather single slipped through!

Tomorrow (well later today), I will be checking out The Reading Record Fair (Berkshire), not expecting to find anything much as usual...

A Little Shopping Trip: Antwerp

It's Friday, so this must be Belgium. I had heard much about a couple of shops in Antwerp, so I finally went there today. The 2 shops Chelsea Records and Record Collector  both have a huge amount of stock, but whereas Chelsea's boxes are well organised and easy to enough to access (well you do need a step ladder for the top ones), Record Collector's 45 boxes are one on top of another and much of it is unsorted, so a bit of a daunting task. Chelsea Records is also much more friendly and has real soul. A wonderful place for the vinyl nut.

Anyhow picked up about 60 singles and 1 LP in about 3 hours of digging, including penty of spares for exchanges and a future ebay listing, some unknowns to discover and some old favourites -Dutch Butch Things (Billy Hamon), Slowload (Big Boobs Boogie) and much more, so have a squint and check out the stuff below...

 

 

 

 

            The North face of The Eiger (a wall featuring only 70s singles) at Chelsea Records

And 1 LP. The orginal German Decca issue of the 1st UFO. A nice copy and 10 times cheaper than the UK Beacon issue

CUB –I’m Going Home

CUB –I’m Going Home/You Have Come My Way –Imperial 5C 006-24 624 (1972 NL) 

Most likely the best single released by CUB (Continental Uptight Band) and definitely the weirdest, I’m Going Home is an unusual quirky vehicle for an anti-war themed number. Starting with strange vocals up there with The Monkey Song (Douglas), the song then thumps and thuds along its unusual path. It has a bit of John Kongos about it in a dirgey pseudo Glam sorta way and tries to be commercial with its chant-like chorus but remains fully grounded in a morass of sheer bizarreness.

 Hear a full version of I’m Going Home

 

Case - Rag’n and Rock ‘n Roller

Case - Rag’n and Rock ‘n Roller/Windy –BASF 05 15575-1 (1975 DK)

Let’s stay in Denmark for this next installment in the Danish Glam season. Case provide another great entry in the DKJSG cannon, although not perhaps as great a Dane as the M.K.T. However the tunefulness is ramped up a notch, and the plodding stomping is rather engaging and in no way turgid. I haven’t really looked into the story of the band, but this is one of at least two singles they released. As for the B side….well it blows!

Hear a full version of Rag’n and Rock ‘n Roller

M.K.T. – Rock & Roll Party

 

M.K.T –Rock & Roll Party/Don’t Let It Run –EMI 006 39152 (1976 DK)

Danish Glam…dig beyond the more obvious names such as Walkers, Children or Tiger and there is still more to be uncovered. For example this incredible specimen of Crunching Glam by M.K.T. It has all the obvious elements –a thumping beat, loud HEYs, Sweet –like backing vocals along with some gritty guitars and sound effects. Plus don’t forget the killer sing along chorus! Yes, it’s top draw stuff and its comforting to know there are still some killer Junkshop singles to be found out there. M.K.T was a commercial band with teen appeal who would later metamorphose into Eurovision contenders Brixx (Video Video).

PLAY IT LOUD!

Hear a full version of Rock & Roll Party

Docdaïl –Stone Me

Docdaïl –Stone Me/Why Do You Cry –AZ SG149 (1970 France)

DocDaïl was a French aggregation from Toulouse who released 3 singles at the time, including the sublime Stone Me. Released in 1970 it hits several targets, from late 60s Stones through a Freakbeat filter with Bonehead crunching tendencies along with a Proto Punk attitude, mainly elicited by the petulant lead vocal by Ticky Holgado. Ticky was also Johnny Hallyday’s secretary and became a well-known character actor with a long career prior to his death in 2004.

Hear a full (but crackly) version of Stone Me

Pipp –Which Way Did She Go?

Pipp – Otaki /Which Way Did She Go? –Decca F 23030 (1970 UK)

Pipp was an “export” moniker for New Zealand’s Formyula who released a slew of 45s back home http://www.sergent.com.au/music/fourmyula.html . By the time they recorded this single, the band had made several unsuccessful attempts to break out of their Southern (hemi) sphere of influence. Recorded during a sojourn in the UK and produced by Chris Andrews, Otaki was harder edged yet good time commercial fare, but hidden on its B side is this remarkable pop masterpiece. Which Way Did She Go? brims with understated confidence; its pop sensitivity lends to a marked resemblance with Radio City Big Star or Wish You Were Here period Badfinger. Yes, it’s that good. There are also some neat and detailed production touches (check out the Leslie effected backing vocals at the end). All in all a lovely song and performance which is total class and provides one of those moments of pure joy upon its discovery

Hear a full version of Which Way Did She Go?

Barracudas-God Bless The 45 -NOW FOR SALE!

Hi
The PayPal button is up, I look forward to welcoming you...

http://godblessthe45.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/god-bless-45-unleashed.html

Homegrown –Loaded

 

Homegrown –Three Days Ago/Loaded –Homegrown 001 (197? US)

Loaded is a fine slab of early 70s Stonesian rock with glistening slide and lead guitars to the fore. It’s not totally wild, but an assured and tasteful performance which beats the weak A side without having to lift a finger… Not far off killer territory. The band appear to have been from Memphis and were comprised of David Cousar, Perry Barrett, Danny Strange and Ronnie Caldwell.  
Here’s a link to a nice shot of the band http://www.pbase.com/kchristi/image/79091500

Hear a full version of Loaded

Casting the Runes (Do What Thou Wilt Volume 2)

Casting The Runes –The Recorded British Abyss
 “A grimoire of infernal rituals and pubescent incantations culled from forgotten pressings, acetates and reel audio tapes offering a momentary insight into the recorded British abyss 1969 -1976”

Around 2 years ago, the seminal comp Do What Thou Wilt http://purepop1uk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/do-what-thou-wilt.html  was released in minute quantities and caused quite a stir as it included some killer and incredibly obscure hard and heavy tracks. Well now here’s volume 2, and this time it’s a much more unified and hard hitting effort. All fuzz, doom and total Freak; the overall heaviness has been maximized and the obscurity stakes notched up quite a few levels. The self-painted/handmade appeal is the same as last time round and there are 50 deluxe and 150 standard copies, so compared to this, the Bonehead Crunchers series is positively mainstream! There is no other way to hear these great unknown tracks except here as most of them are from unreleased acetates or original master tapes, so it’s a case of getting your finger out and not delaying ordering yourself a copy. What of the contents? Barnabus are featured 3 times. The tracks are culled from an unreleased LP, and based on the songs featured here, it would be a real coup to get the LP released one day as it’s a dose of top draw heaviness. The Hashish track is real killer and Satanic Temple truly live up to their moniker. My favourite track though  is by Gabriel Ratchetts. It’s less full on than the other tracks, but it’s completely mesmerizing, like a doom laden Morning Dew (Tim Rose). Tonge (pre Depressions) are once again featured and the best known act is the Edgar Broughton Band with an unreleased and earlier take of Evil. The LP can be ordered via email occultprotometal@gmail.com

Hear a sound clip of Hashish



Hear a sound clip of Barnabus

 

Hear a sound clip of Gabriel Ratchetts

I Callifi - Col Vento Nei Capelli

 

I Callifi - Col Vento Nei Capelli/Felicita, Sorriso E Pianto –Cetra SPD 660 (1973 Italy)

I Callifi hailed from Florence and after tasting success with several commercial pop singles in the 60s, they went all proggy in the 70s. Culled from their Fiore Di Metallo LP, Col Vento Nei Capelli (with the wind in your hair) is a sprightly upbeat affair sporting a killer riff and some great over the top moog. The vocals are as Italian as you expect them, but not too far removed from William’s Gulliver http://purepop1uk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/william-gulliver.html  . This single was promo only and did not receive a full release. Is it Glam, is it Bonehead, is it Prog? Well a bit of all the above actually, but the B side is pure wank….

Hear a full version of Col Vento Nei Capelli

Barracudas: God Bless The 45 -Release Date

The new single will be made available on the 7th of January 2013.

http://godblessthe45.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/release-date.html

Sneak Preview of songs on B side of the new Barracudas single

http://godblessthe45.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/sneak-preview-of-b-side.html

Chris Andrews –Yo Yo

Chris Andrews –Yo Yo/ Hey Babe –Vogue DV 11098 (1970 German issue)

Yo Yo is a later infectious Bubblegum tune by Chris Andrews. It sounds exactly like you expect it to, although the thumping beat gives it an extra edge to its overt commercialism…Fun, groovy, totally danceable and easy to find at a cheap price. The B side is also cute, but lacks the incessant beat.

Hear a full version of Yo Yo

Alan Steve –Honey Baby

Alan Steve –Honey Baby/ Daisy Five –Egg 641004 (197? France)

Here’s a weird and wonderful one. The mysterious Alan Steve is a French invention relocated to London at Lansdowne Studios in order to record this sublime piece of nonsense. You wanna dance baby?….No thank you –ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-tat…scream (result: dead meat). So you shouldn’t spurn the advances of this particular Gallic Romeo. The French accent in the verse is cute, but the lead guitar FUZZ is positively Killer…Any idea who Alan Steve was? It is arranged by one Johny Glider and produced by Anthony Sharp. So who’s hiding behind those names?

Hear a full version of Honey Baby

Acetate and Test Pressing of God Bless The 45 (The Barracudas)

OK, Here is your chance to bid and perhaps win the ultimate Barracudas collectable.

It's a 10 day listing on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370689512067?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649

Full information here

http://godblessthe45.blogspot.co.uk/


Hear a sound clip of God Bless The 45