Monday, December 26, 2016

MIGHTY MIGHTY - BUILT LIKE A CAR 12" (CHAPTER 22 [12 CHAP 12], 1987) [UK]

Mighty Mighty - Built Like A Car 12"
(Chapter 22 [12 CHAP 12], 1987) [UK]




Catchy indie / jangle pop from this Birmingham, England group Mighty Mighty on this 12" from 1987 on Chapter 22.

















THE BIG PAINTINGS - LUCKY CHARM 7" (BI-JOOPITER [BIJOOP 027], 1994) [UK]

The Big Paintings - Lucky Charm 7"
(Bi-Joopiter [BIJOOP 027], 1994) [UK]




The only vinyl release, I believe, from UK's The Big Paintings on Bi-Joopiter from 1994. I dig the last track a lot.













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SPECTRUM - INDIAN SUMMER CDEP (SILVERTONE RECORDS [ORE CD 56], 1993) [UK]

Spectrum - Indian Summer CDEP
(Silvertone Records [ORE CD 56], 1993) [UK]




Cool 4-song CDEP here of Spectrum. Their cover of Beat Happening's Indian Summer is a real treat.














FURTHER - THE FURTHER JOHN PEEL SOUNDS 7" (BOXING DAY, 1995) [US]

Further - The Further John Peel Sounds 7"
(Boxing Day, 1995) [US]



Probably my favorite 7" release from California's Further, their session with John Peel from 1995 on UK label Boxing Day.











HENRY'S DRESS - 1620 / STUMBLE (DEMO) (I WISH I WAS A SLUMBERLAND RECORD [WISH002], 1993) [US]

Henry's Dress - 1620 / Stumble (Demo) 7"
(I Wish I Was A Slumberland Record [WISH 002], 1993) [US]





First release from San Francisco's Henry's Dress on I Wish I Was a Slumberland Record Label from 1993 on orange swirl vinyl.




















BLAST OFF COUNTRY STYLE - WHAT GIVES? 7" (TEENBEAT [TEENBEAT 124], 1994) [US]

Blast Off Country Style - What Gives? 7"
(Teenbeat [TEENBEAT 124], 1994) [US]




A fun little 7" from DC's Blast Off Country Style on Teenbeat records from 1994. I like the playful and trippy B-side.




















URUSEI YATSURA - KERNEL 7" (LOVE TRAIN [PUBE08], 1995) [UK]

Urusei Yatsura - Kernel 7"
(Love Train [PUBE08], 1995) [UK]




Another single from Urusei Yatsura, the first I ever heard of them. So, glad I picked it up at the store on a whim based on the Japanese sounding name.











HANGMAN'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS - TRASH MANTRA 12" (DREAMWORLD [BIG 5], 1987) [UK]

Hangman's Beautiful Daughters - Trash Mantra 12"
(Dreamworld [BIG 5], 1987) [UK]




A wonderful 12" mini album from Hangman's Beautiful Daughters on Dan Treacy's Dreamworld Label from 1987. I love the opening track.

(Reissue covers below)
























THE BARTLEBEES - THE BARTS ARE ALL SQUARE 7" (FARCE RECORDINGS [NEWT 007], 1993) [GER]

The Bartlebees - The Barts Are All Square 7"
(Farce Recordings [newt 007], 1993) [GER]




Nice little single-sided 7" here from München, Germany's The Bartlebees on US label Farce Recordings from 1993. I especially like the B-side, a cover of The Who.



















ELECTROSCOPE - THE VANISHING PULSAR PLANET 7" (WURLITZER JUKEBOX [WJ 19], 1996)

Electroscope - The Vanishing Pulsar Planet 7"
(Wurlitzer Jukebox [WJ 19], 1996)




Lo-Fi and Harmonic a nice little bedroom 7" from Electroscope.








THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - SELF TITLED CDEP (FORTUNA POP! [FPOP83B], 2009) [US]

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Self Titled CDEP
(Fortuna Pop! [FPOP83B], 2009) [US]






A limited CDEP from NYC's The Pains of Being Pure at Heart that was only available when you got the self titled album through Rough Trade. 2009. No 'exclusive' songs here.






TWIN EARTH - TRANCERS 33 EP 7" (LADA RECORDS [LADA 003], 1995) [NED]

Twin Earth - Trancers 33 EP 7"
(Lada Records [Lada 003], 1995) [NED]




The only release from this Dutch stoner rock group, Twin Earth, except for a couple of comp tracks. Nice psych feel. On Holland based label Lada. Plus, I really hope the title has something to do with the film Trancers -- probably not though.








SLEEP - VOL. 2 7" (OFF THE DISK RECORDS [OTD 15], 1991) [US]

Sleep - Vol. 2 7"
(Off The Disk Records [OTD 15], 1991) [US]




Not much I can add about Sleep. This is the first single from the California band on Off The Disk Records out of Switzerland with a cool cover of Black Sabbath and two earlier version of Sleep songs. Stoner Metal bands list top three influences as 1. Black Sabbath 2. Black Sabbath 3. Black Sabbath.














DISCOUNT & J CHURCH - SPLIT 7" (LIQUID MEAT [LIQUIDMEAT#18], 1996) [US]

Discount & J Church - Split 7"
(Liquid Meat [Liquid Meat#18], 1996) [US]






Two great pop punk songs from each band, Discount from Florida and J Church from California, on this split 7" release from Liquid Meat in 1996. I'm in love with the J Church song which is expresses my similar feelings of admiration towards Faye Wong.














EMILY'S SASSY LIME - SUMMER VACATION 7" (CHRISTMAS RECORDS [#110], 1994) [US]

Emily's Sassy Lime - Summer Vacation 7"
(Christmas Records [#110], 1994) [US]




The first lo-fi 7" from Emily's Sassy Lime from Southern California in 1994 on Christmas Records.














THE FIZZBOMBS - THE SURFIN' WINTER E.P. 12" (CALCULUS [KIT 002T], 1988) [UK]

The Fizzbombs - The Surfin' Winter E.P. 12"
(Calculus [kit 002t], 1988) [UK]




Here's the 12" version of Edinburgh, Scotland's The Fizzbombs The Surfin' Winter E.P. which has two more songs than the 7" version (including a snazzy Neil Diamond cover). Fizzy and noisy. 

(7" version covers below)












THE SUMMER HITS - 1000 MOMENTS OF NATURAL FLOTATION 7" (SILVER GIRL RECORDS [SG-016], 1995) [US]

The Summer Hits - 1000 Moments of Natural Flotation 7"
(Silver Girl Records [SG-016], 1995) [US]




Another 7" from California's groovy group The Summer Hits in lo-fi glory. This one on Silver Girl Records from 1995.