VA - Rockabilly Psychosis and the Garage Disease

By request of another blogger so it jumps up the q.

Soooooooooooooperb compilation that inspired one of my rat Vespas back in the mid 80's.

Garage, Psychobilly and Trash compilation from back when the scenes where forming and the boundaries blured.

Stand out trax - All. My own favourite is the Stingrays doing Gene Vincents Cat Man.

Enjoy.

Mondo - Enjoy and keep up the good work

The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & the Lash

I first came upon Shane McGowan in the Nips (to follow) then everybody started on about pogue mahone who where great live, and they then finally they morphed into the Pogues.

This is not their first album and its great . Punk, Post Punk, Irish, Folk, Rockin fkn tu uuuuuuuunze

Fkn superb memories of drunken fkd up 80's nights.

Just go for it and enjoy. Track listing in comments.

The Golden Horde - The Golden Horde

This is a great album from the Irish indie garage punksters.

I first came across these in the eighties where they were expected to be the next big thing, which never happened. If they had been around ten years later things would have been very differant.

They have left a legacy of great, great music for us to enjoy including this album from the early nineties.

Track Listing in Comments

Enjoy

X-ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents

As bright and firey as it was back in deep and distant past

Bright "n" perky Post punk chaos to thrill your ears.

"Bondage up yours" . You know the track or if not you need to.

Go for this.

Enjoy

Track listing in comments

The Vibes - What's Inside

I fkn love this band from the 1980's and I'm on a mission to convert the world to fans. Younger mates at work have already got them on their ipods and moan about the limited output, 1 album, a couple of singles, a bootleg live then nothing.

Saw them live loads, they fkn rocked. Unlike some of their mates from back then the music fully stands the test of time.

When they do covers or their own stuff, they fkn owned every song they play. I've heard them describe as psycho-garage and I reckon that gets it about right. Slap bass, fuzz guitar, urgent sound and blinding vocals.

This is a vinyl rip as they only have 2 tracks out cd on one of the ace compiliations. Listen, Listen LISTEN then spread the word. Their singles soon.
enjoy - track listing in comments.

The Chords - So far away

This band was much loved by my Parka wearing pals back in the 80's. It wasn't for me at the time, I was more likely to approach a scooter with an angle grinder instead of lights and mirrors.

When I came across this i couldn't resist seeing how they have weared over the years.

Forget the mod revival label and just listen to the sh#t hot post punk power pop on offer here. This is a seriously good album.

Go for it and enjoy. Track listing in comments

Boomtown Rats - Tonic for the Troops

The Boomtown Rats at their very best, before Bob Geldof got all involved with being a saint.

If you haven't heard this for a while them you must, if you have never heard this then you must. It's just simply great, balls out new wave.

Back when it came out I detested it out of principle as my older sister loved it.

She was right, dammit. Enjoy

Mad 3 - God Fuzzer

This collection of 4 singles and 3 EPs released (94-99) really shows what this Japanese band can do. As always the vast majority are instrumentals. If you've not come across them before what you've got is a mixture of ingredients; 2 parts 60's garage, 3 parts Link Ray, a dash of motorhead, 2 splashes of the meteors, a twist of surf and a whole host of Mad 3, it all makes for a great sound.

If you get any of the ingrediants give them a go, you will not regret it.

Note to self: Link Wray.

Hardfi - Stars of CCTV

Good debut album from these Staines Boys. This album demonstrates the fantastic attitude and tunes.

Their follow up diluted just how good this is. If your not sure, just listen.

Enjoy and Enjoy some more

Stiff little Fingers - Go for it

Their third album released in 1981. The bands musical style changing from Nobody's Heroes and Inflammable material, both excellent albums.

Here , much as is seen in the Clash's in Londons Calling, the band show other influences on their music.

If you've not heard this album, you should.

The Clash - Londons Calling

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I was going to post the singles collection, but i realised I have being posting too many compilations so:

We have the best Clash album. It was their third album and they really began to show their differant influences from ska, rockabilly, reggae and soul. Moving their music in new directions, whilst keeping the spirit.

I was lucky enough to see them in the early/mid eighties in Brixton and they f#ckin rocked

Great Band, Great Album, Enjoy

The Jam - In the city

The Jams first album. It shows that they were still developing as they knitted motown harmonies, with punk attitude and Who/Kinks beats. Arguably not their best but it is an amazing statement of intent. Amazingly influential band.