IDA & THE DEADWOOD DIVINE - SPLIT 7" (TREE RECORDS [TREE 009.1], 1996) [USA]

Ida & The Deadwood Diving - Split 7"

(Tree Records – [tree 009.1], 1996) [USA]

The first in a series of ten split 7" records over the course of three years [from 1996 to 1999] called Post Marked Stamps from Tree Records. This first in the series features Ida and The Deadwood Divine.

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GRANDADDY - EL CAMINOS IN THE WEST CDEP2 (V2, WILL RECORDS [VVR5023668], 2003) [USA]

Grandaddy - El Caminos in the West CDEP2

(V2, Will Records – [VVR5023668], 2003) [USA]

For this release by Grandaddy in the UK there were two versions of the CDEP with slightly different tracklistings after the featured single 'El Caminos in the West.' I prefer the second EP with the live in studio version of 'Now It's On' from the Colin Murray Radio Show/BBC. Released in 2003.

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VA - DEVIL IN THE WOODS DIW #32 7" (DEVIL IN THE WOODS [DIW #32], 2000) [USA]

VA - Devil In The Woods DIW #32 7"

(Devil In The Woods ‎– [DIW #32], 2000) [USA]

A nice little lo-fi / slowcore 7" compilation released in the year 2000 on California label Devil in the Woods featuring three bands: Red House Painters, Sunday's Best, and Arca. The Red House Painters track is a different version than what appears on their album.

Tracklisting:

01 - Red House Painters - Wop-A-Din-Din

02 - Sunday's Best - When Is Pearl Harbour Day?

03 - Arca - Don't Go Home

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ASPIDISTRA - CRADLE 7" (FLUFF [HONEY 5], 1992) [ENG]

Aspidistra - Cradle 7"

(Fluff – [honey 5], 1992) [ENG]

Another release of Aspidistra also on the Fluff label from 1992. This time it's the same track on the A-Side and B-Side.

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ASPIDISTRA - GRIP 7" (FLUFF [HONEY 1], 1991) [ENG]

Aspidistra - Grip 7"

(Fluff – [honey 1], 1991) [ENG]

A nice little lo-fi shoegaze 7" release from Aspidistra on Fluff Records from 1991. 

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LOVELETTER - BEETHOVEN CHOPIN KITCHEN FRAUD CD (SIESTA [SIESTA 96], 1999) [ENG]

Loveletter - Beethoven Chopin Kitchen Fraud CD

(Siesta – [siesta 96], 1999) [ENG]

The only release by Loveletter [aka Simon Fisher Turner] on Spanish label Siesta Records. Released in 1999. Simon Fisher Turner was a former child actor turned musical artist. Who also works heavily with film soundtracks.

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COCTEAU TWINS - LOVE'S EASY TEARS 12" (RELATIVITY [88561-8141-1], 1986) [SCOT]

Cocteau Twins - Love's Easy Tears 12"

(Relativity – [88561-8141-1], 1986) [SCOT]

My favorite single released by Cocteau Twins, this 12" US release single with one extra track than the UK release, from 1986.

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FELT - PRIMITIVE PAINTERS 12" (CHERRY RED [12 CHERRY 89], 1985) [ENG]

Felt - Primitive Painters 12"

(Cherry Red – [12 Cherry 89], 1985) [ENG]

A two song 12" single from Felt released in 1985 featuring Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins as a guest vocalist. 

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THE BLUE HEARTS - 人にやさしく / ハンマー 7" (JUGGLER RECORDS [YGSS-58], [07-JEM-0001], 1987) [JP]

The Blue Hearts - 人にやさしく / ハンマー 7"

(Juggler Records – [YGSS-58], [07-JEM-0001], 1987) [JP]

A 7" from Japanese punk group The Blue Hearts, released in 1987. I don't know what this one or they're all about, truthfully, just dig the energy!

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THE JETSET - APRIL, MAY, JUNE AND THE JETSET LP (HI-LO RECORDS [LO-7], 1986) [ENG]

The Jetset - April, May, June And The Jetset LP

(Hi-Lo Records – [LO-7], 1986) [ENG]

Another LP by The Jetset also released in 1986 on Hi-Lo Records. The Jetset were from North London and feature Paul Bevoir.

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THE JETSET - GO BANANAS! LP (THE DANCE NETWORK [WORK 4], 1986) [ENG]

The Jetset - Go Bananas! LP

(The Dance Network – [WORK 4], 1986) [ENG]

An LP by The Jetset released in 1986 on The Dance Network. A kind of mod-revival label in the mid-80s.

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HOOVER & LINCOLN - SPLIT 7" (ART MONK COPNSTRUCTION [AMC 01], 1993) [USA]

Hoover & Lincoln - Split 7"

(Art Monk Construction – [AMC 01], 1993) [USA]

One of the all-time great split 7"s in emo history. Two bands at the top of their game each with one of their best tracks ever. DC's Hoover and Lincoln being from West Virginia. Hard to say, but I think the Lincoln song is my preferred -- it's a coin toss though!

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CATHEDRAL - TWYLIGHT SONGS 7" (ULTIMATUM RECORDS, EARACHE RECORDS [BRILL 01], 1993) [ENG]

Cathedral - Twylight Songs 7"

(Ultimatum Records – [BRILL 01], Earache – [BRILL 01], 1993) [ENG]

A 7" single release from English doom metal band Cathedral, from 1993. The B-Side is a cover of Black Sabbath.

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BULLDÖZER - FALLEN ANGEL 7" (NO LABEL, 1984) [ITA]

Bulldözer - Fallen Angel 7"

(No Label, 1984) [ITA]

The first 7" release from Italian speed/black metal group Bulldözer, from 1984. Heavy Venom worship.

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DUKE LAKE - DO YOU 12" (MEMORY RECORDS [MEMIX 009], 1983) [ITA]

Duke Lake - Do You 12"

(Memory Records – [MEMIX 009], 1983) [ITA]

A 12" italo-disco from Duke Lake [pseudonym for Antonello Gabelli] released in 1983. A-Side is a the vocal track and the B-Side is an instrumental.

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THE SUGARCUBES - BIRTHDAY CDEP (ONE LITTLE INDIAN [7TP7CD], 1987) [ICE]

The Sugarcubes - Birthday CDEP

(One Little Indian – [7tp7cd], 1987) [ICE]

I haven't yet posted a group from Iceland, but it should come as no surprise that the first group be The Sugarcubes, or the band before Björk's solo career, and the biggest group to ever come out of Iceland. I'm grateful, too, that they decided to include some songs sung in Icelandic! What a beautiful sounding language.

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MARCY PLAYGROUND - SEX & CANDY 7" (1998) [USA]

Marcy Playground - Sex & Candy 7"

(1998) [USA]

A 7" single release of Marcy Playground and their 'one-hit-wonder' song Sex & Candy. You used to hear this one everywhere. And still can hear it on the radio from time to time. Two non-album B-sides on this one that are kinda moodier than their big radio hit.

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BEN KWELLER - WASTED & READY CDEP (2002) [USA]

Ben Kweller - Wasted & Ready CDEP

(2002) [USA]

A CDEP release of arguably Ben Kweller's most popular song 'Wasted & Ready'.' I remember being in high school and this guy coming out around the same time as The Strokes, The Vines, The Hives, etc, and all of those retro-revival bands. Of course, he is also one of the three 'Bens' that make of the group The Bens [Ben Lee, Ben Folds & Ben Kweller].

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HARVEY DANGER - FLAGPOLE SITTA CDEP (1998) [USA]

Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta CDEP

(1998) [USA]

More that alternative 1990s rock n' roll. This time Seattle college / radio rock group Harvey Danger with their 'one-hit-wonder' song Flagpole Sitta. This one still gets me pumped. The CDEP also contains a non-album track that's also pretty cool.

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THIRD EYE BLIND - HOW'S IT GONNA BE CDEP (1997) [USA]

Third Eye Blind - How's It Gonna Be CDEP

(1997) [USA]

I don't know what it is about this band, I guess it was a time and place and one of those 'you had to be there' (i.e. being a teenager in the middle 90s). I think we all have a fondness for Third Eye Blind, and that type of alternative radio rock that has disappeared all together from mainstream. Don't get me wrong, I love rap music, and listen to it a great majority of the time -- but something is missing from popular 'mainstream' culture and that is drug addled English literature majors fronting alternative rock bands. This EP has non-album B-side and as well as a remix of 'Graduate.'

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CORRUPTED - EL DIOS QUEJA 10" (TAG RAG [TR-10EP001], 1995) [JP]

Corrupted - El dios queja 10"

(Tag Rag – [TR-10EP001], 1995) [JP]

A 10" release by Japanese sludge metal group Corrupted, who mysteriously sings a majority of their songs in Spanish despite being from Osaka, Japan. This was recorded and released in Osaka, 1995. I really love the second track 'Reñir a existencia.'

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SEEFEEL - STARETHOUGH EP CDEP (WARP RECORDS [WAP45CD], 1994) [ENG]

Seefeel - Starethrough Ep CDEP

(Warp Records – [WAP45CD], 1994) [ENG]

An EP release from Seefeel, released in 1994 on Warp Records. Dreamy, Droning, Repetitive, Ethereal, Ambient, Shoegaze .. etc, a lot going on here!

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THE GO-BETWEENS - I NEED TWO HEADS 7" (POSTCARD RECORDS [POSTCARD 80 4], 1980) [AUS]

The Go-Betweens - I Need Two Heads 7"

(Postcard Records – [Postcard 80 4], 1980) [AUS]

The third 7" single released by Brisbane, Australia The Go-Betweens in 1980. 

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VA - THE CACAOS GO LIKE HOTCAKES CD (CHOCOLAT ART RECORDS [CA-010], PUSHBIKE [UFPB-005], 1994) [JP]

VA - The Cacaos Go Like Hotcakes CD

(Chocolat Art Records – [CA-010], Pushbike – [UFPB-005], 1994) [JP]

Another Japanese compilation CD that I cannot get enough. A bunch of great bands that I nearly know nothing about from enigmatic Japanese labels Chocolat Art and Pushbike. I am assuming most every band here is Japanese. A lot of the bands here get two songs featured on this comp. The bands that really stand out to me are Tip Top Planets, Sunnychar, but particularly Vehicle Spright! I cannot get enough of their song Kick Start!

Tracklisting:

01 - Sunny Gets Blue - Boy Should Go!

02 - Badge! - Only Stay in Dream of Sunday

03 - Double Chocolate E.P. - Humming Bird

04 - Barrette - Diets of Ex-Duchess

05 - Space Shaver No. 39 - Steaming Toy Train

06 - Tip Top Planets - Let Me Fly to the Brightest Star

07 - Corde - I'm in the Museum

08 - The Fruits Basket - The Language of Fruit

09 - Sunnychar - 99 is My Lucky Number (Studio Live)

10 - Chocoballaholic - Stay Out of ohe Sweat Shops

11 - Baudelaire - Le spleen de Paris

12 - Plain Cream Puff Spray - Lu

13 - Blue Orugoru - Boy Meets Girl

14 - Vehicle Spright - Kick Start!

15 - Badge! - The Storm and Smiles

16 - Charles - Sous le ciel de Paris

17 - Tip Top Planets - Cherry Red Guitar Girl

18 - Space Shaver No. 39 - Hey! Mummy Cigarettes!!

19 - The Fruits Basket - A Cogwheel

20 - Double Chocolate E.P. - Mellon Soda Summer Summer

21 - Corde - The Sun and the Moon

22 - Barrette - Velvet Vulpine

23 - Sunny Gets Blue - Our Red Wagon

24 - Chocoballaholic - 10 Head of Topo Gigio

25 - Great Jazz Men - Good-Bye Great Jazz Men

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PAINTING BY NUMBERS - SAMSTAG ABEND CD (DECLARATION OF SANTO [DOS 12], 1996) [DE]

Painting By Numbers - Samstag Abend CD

(Declaration Of Santo – [DoS 12], 1996) [DE]

The only album release by German indiepop group Painting By Numbers. I believe it is a live recording from 1996 and not a studio album. I love the title track 'Samstag Abend' though that appears.

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