Monday, May 20, 2024

ACID HOUSE KINGS - I JUST CALLED TO SAY JAG ÄLSKAR DIG (SAW REMIX BY NIXON) CDEP (LABRADOR RECORDS, 2012) [SWE]

Acid House Kings - I Just Called To Say Jag Älskar Dig
(SAW Remix By Nixon) CDEP
(Labrador Records, 2012) [SWE]





A single song CD single from Acid House Kings, featuring the same song from their split with Alpaca Sports, but this time it has been remixed by Swedish artist Nixon. 2012.




ALPACA SPORTS & ACID HOUSE KINGS - SPLIT 7" (LUXURY [LUX061], DUFFLECOAT RECORDS [DCR508], 2013) [SWE]

Alpaca Sports & Acid House Kings - Split 7"
(Luxury – [LUX061], Dufflecoat Records – [DCR508], 2013) [SWE]





A split 7" between two seminal Swedish indie pop bands from different eras -- a coming together of sorts. Acid House Kings got their start in the early 90s, and Alpaca Sports a part of the new wave of Swedish indie pop from the 00s.




GARY VALENTINE - THE FIRST ONE / TOMORROW BELONGS TO YOU 7" (BEAT RECORDS [BEAT 001], 1978) [USA]

Gary Valentine - The First One / Tomorrow Belongs To You 7"
(Beat Records – [Beat 001], 1978) [USA]




An early 1978 power pop single from Gary Valentine, known primarily as the bassist of Blondie. 












THE LETTERS - NOBODY LOVES ME 7" (HEARTBEAT RECORDS [PULSE 9], 1980) [ENG]

The Letters - Nobody Loves Me 7"
(Heartbeat Records – [Pulse 9], 1980) [ENG]





The only proper release, I believe, by English power pop group
The Letters is this two song 7" originally released in 1980.



THE TELESCOPES - FLYING 12" (CREATION RECORDS [CRE 108T], 1991) [ENG]

The Telescopes - Flying 12"
(Creation Records – [cre 108t], 1991) [ENG]




A 12" single from 1991 by another English psychedelic shoegaze group The Telescopes. Of who had an early split release with Loop in 1988.

LOOP - 16 DREAMS 12" (HEAD [HEAD 5], 1987) [ENG]

Loop - 16 Dreams 12"
(Head – [HEAD 5], 1987) [ENG]




The first release by heavy droning English psychedelic shoegaze group Loop is a doozy! A 12" single with three tracks released in 1987 on Head Records.










THE HATED - DESMOND OUTCAST AND THE TRANSPLANTED HEROES 7" (TROUBLEMAN UNLIMITED [TMU023], 1997) [USA]

The Hated - Desmond Outcast and the Transplanted Heroes 7"
(Troubleman Unlimited – [TMU023], 1997) [USA]




Maybe not officially a The Hated release, but this is Dan Littleton and Erik Fisher of The Hated, doing two acoustic tracks in the early 80s collected here for this 7" from the mid-90s on Troubleman Unlimited.