Instant Cytron - The Far-out Sounds Of Cheerful Monsters 7"
(LD&K – [49-LDKEP], 1997) [JP]
A 7" single from Japanese indie pop group Instant Cytron. Released on LD&K Records from 1997.
Friday, December 22, 2023
101 DALMATIANS - LOVE GOES DOWN THE DRAIN 7" (LEFT BANK [LBRD-01], 1997) [JP]
101 Dalmatians - Love Goes Down The Drain 7"
(Left Bank – LBRD-01], 1997) [JP]
The only single release by Japan's 101 Dalmatians is this 7" released by Japanese label Left Bank in 1997.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
OH! PENELOPE - PHOTOGRAPH CD (EPIC [ESCB 1679], 1997) [JP]
Oh! Penelope - Photograph CD
(Epic – [ESCB 1679], 1997) [JP]
A CD mini-album from Japanese group Oh! Penelope, released in 1997. I own the 7" version with only two tracks, again this CDEP version contains more songs. Cutesy indie pop!
VENUS PETER - OBSESSION EP 12" (WONDER RELEASE RECORDS [W.R.R-6], 1991) [JP]
Venus Peter - Obsession EP 12"
(Wonder Release Records – [W.R.R-6], 1991) [JP]
A 12" single from Japanese shoegaze indie group Venus Peter. This 12" version contains an extra song that is not available on the CDEP version of this release.
DIZZY JOGHURT - DIZZY JOGHURT THEME CDEP (K.O.G.A. RECORDS [K.O.G.A-071], 1999) [JP]
Dizzy Joghurt - Dizzy Joghurt Theme CDEP
(K.O.G.A Records – [K.O.G.A-071], 1999) [JP]
A CDEP single from Japanese indie pop group Dizzy Joghurt released in 1999. I have the 7" version, but it's missing two songs that appear here on this CDEP. I am particularly fond of the cover song "How Do You Do It?" originally by The Impossibles.
THE SWEETEST ACHE - TELL ME HOW IT FEELS 7" (SARAH RECORDS [SARAH 39], 1990) [WALES]
The Sweetest Ache - Tell Me How It Feels 7"
(Sarah Records [SARAH 39], 1990) [Wales]
The second 7" singles from Welsh indie pop / twee group The Sweetest Ache, on Sarah Records, also from 1990.
THE SWEETEST ACHE - IF I COULD SHINE 7" (SARAH RECORDS [SARAH 36], 1990) [WALES]
The Sweetest Ache - If I Could Shine 7"
(Sarah Records [SARAH 36], 1990) [Wales]
The first 7" singles from Welsh indie pop / twee group The Sweetest Ache, on Sarah Records, from 1990.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
BUTTER 08 - BUTTER 08 LP (GRAND ROYAL [GR 029], 1996) [USA/JP]
Butter 08 - Butter 08 LP
(Grand Royal – [GR 029], 1996) [USA/JP]
The only release of side-project group Butter 08, that combines members of Cibo Matto and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion + others. Funky, abstract, left-field.
BLUE BONGOS - VIVA! 500 CD (WONDER RELEASE RECORDS [WRR-31], 1995) [JP]
Blue Bongos - Viva! 500 CD
(Wonder Release Records - [WRR-31], 1995) [JP]
A jazzy / funky CD from Japanese group Blue Bongos that I always find myself listening to when I'm in the mood [stoned]. Released on Japanese label Wonder Release Records from 1995.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
LFO - TIED UP 12" (WARP RECORDS [WAP 56], 1994) [ENG]
LFO - Tied Up 12"
(Warp Records – [WAP 56], 1994) [ENG]
A 12" release from Leeds, UK electronic group LFO (Low Frequency Oscillation)
A GUY CALLED GERALD - VOODOO RAY 12" (RHAM! [RS8804], 1988) [ENG]
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray 12"
(Rham! – [RS8804], 1988) [ENG]
Another single out of Manchester, England, this time an Acid House 12" from A Guy Called Gerald, released in 1988.
Monday, December 4, 2023
NORTHSIDE - TAKE 5 7" (FACTORY [FAC 308/7], 1991) [ENG]
Northside - Take 5 7"
(Factory – [FAC 308/7], 1991) [ENG]
A 7" single release from Madchester group Northside. Released in 1991. A shorter version of the A-side on this 7" release rather than the slightly longer 12" version.
Saturday, December 2, 2023
WINK - BOYS DON'T CRY 涙をみせないで 7" (POLYSTAR [DO7R-1020], 1989) [JP]
Wink - Boys Don't Cry 涙をみせないで 7"
(Polystar – [D07R-1020], 1989) [JP]
A 7" single release from Japanese idol kayo duo, WINK, released on Polystar in 1989. Sugary sweet J-pop with the A-side being a cover of Slovenian italo disco group Moulin Rouge.
CATHY CLARET - LE LUNDI AU SOLEIL 7" (LES DISQUES DU CRÉPUSCULE [TW1931-7], 1991) [ESP]
Cathy Claret - Le lundi au soleil 7"
(Les Disques Du Crépuscule – [TWI931-7], 1991) [ESP]
Another 7" release from French/Spanish chanteuse Cathy Claret released on Belgian label Les disques du crépuscule from 1991.
EL JOVEN BRYAN SUPERSTAR - SELF TITLED 7" (SIESTA [SIESTA 21], 1994) [ESP]
El Joven Bryan Superstar - Self Titled 7"
(Siesta – [Siesta 21], 1994) [ESP]
The second 7" from Spanish indie pop group El Joven Bryan Superstar released on Siesta Records from 1994.
VA - JULI BUSTAMANTE I AMICS 7" (DISCOS DE KIRLIAN [DK05], 2013) [ESP]
VA - Juli Bustamante I Amics 7"
(Discos de Kirlian – [DK05], 2013) [ESP]
A Spanish indie pop twee 7" compilation entitled 'Juli Bustamante and Friends'.. released on Spanish record label Discos de Kirlian from 2013. Limited to 200 copies.
Tracklisting:
01 - Juli Bustamante Amb Fred i Son - Avions
02 - Doble Platina - Gatitos Pequeños
03 - Juli Bustamante Amb Renaldo & Clara - L'esperit de la Pluja
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
VA - THE POLITE CREAM TEA CORPS 7" (PTOLEMAIC TERRASCOPE [POT 16], 1994) [UK]
VA - The Polite Cream Tea Corps 7"
(Ptolemaic Terrascope – [POT 16], 1994) [UK]
A lo-fi 7" compilation that was included with Ptolemaic Terrascope #16, Volume 4 Number 4, Spring 1994.
Tracklisting:
01 - Flying Saucer Attack - All About Dreams
02 - Guided By Voices - Chicken Blows
03 - Änglagård - Gånglåt Från Knapptibble
Monday, November 27, 2023
VA - WILD SUMMER, WOW! LP (CREATION RECORDS [CRELP 002], 1984) [UK]
VA - Wild Summer, Wow! LP
(Creation Records – [CRELP 002], 1984) [UK]
What I believe is the first "Creation Records Sampler" released by the label in 1984, compiling some of the songs from the label's earliest singles.
Tracklisting:
01 - The Pastels - Something Going On
02 - The Loft - Winter
03 - Biff Bang Pow! - There Must Be A Better Life
04 - Revolving Paint Dream - In The Afternoon
05 - The Legend - Melt The Guns!
06 - The X-Men - Talk
07 - The Pastels - Stay With Me Til Morning
08 - The Jasmine Minks - Think!
THE NIGHTBLOOMS - GO ELIZA 7" (DINGO RECORDS, 1988) [NED]
The Nightblooms - Go Eliza 7"
(Dingo Records, 1988) [NED]
The first 7" single from Dutch indie pop / shoegaze group The Nightblooms. Released on Dingo Records in 1988. That faded pastel indie pop aesthetic.
Thursday, November 16, 2023
BIFF BANG POW! - LOVE'S GOING OUT OF FASHION 12" (CREATION RECORDS [CRE 024T], 1986) [ENG]
Biff Bang Pow! - Love's Going Out of Fashion 12"
(Creation Records – [CRE 024T], 1986) [ENG]
BEACH HOUSE - USED TO BE 7" (CARPARK RECORDS [CAK 46], 2008) [USA]
Beach House - Used To Be 7"
(Carpark Records – [CAK 46], 2008) [USA]
Monday, October 23, 2023
DIE FÜNF FREUNDE - SUPERTRONIK CDEP (MARSH-MARIGOLD [GOLD 20], 1994) [DE]
Die Fünf Freunde - Supertronik CDEP
(Marsh-Marigold – [gold 20], 1994) [DE]
One of the final releases by this German indie pop group, Die Fünf Freunde, is this CDEP released on German label Marsh-Marigold in 1994.
JOHNNY COHEN & THE NEW AGE NAZIS - HITLER WAS A SPEEDFREAK! 7" (MOTORWOLF [MOTORWOLF 009], 2000) [NED]
Johnny Cohen & the New Age Nazis - Hitler Was A Speedfreak! 7"
(Motorwolf – Motorwolf 009], 2000) [NED]
A tounge-in-cheek 7" from Holland's Johnny Cohen & The New Age Nazis released on Dutch label Motorwolf in the year 2000. The cover lists a B-Side, but this is in fact, just a one song, single-sided 7" single lampooning Hitler!
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
THE EXPLODING HEARTS - (MAKING) TEENAGE FACES 7" (VINYL WARNING [WARNING05], 2002) [USA]
The Exploding Hearts - (Making) Teenage Faces 7"
(Vinyl Warning – [Warning05], 2002) [USA]
The first 7" single release (of two) from 2002 by the The Exploding Hearts. Whose career was tragically cut short in a car crash in 2003 in which three of the members lost their lives.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
PROTEX - DON'T RING ME UP 7" (GOOD VIBRATIONS RECORDS [GOT6], 1978) [IRE]
Protex - Don't Ring Me Up 7"
(Good Vibrations Records – [GOT6], 1978) [UK]
The first release of Belfast Power Pop / Punk band Protex, released in 1978 on Good Vibrations Records.
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