Rectify - Fall On Evil Days

More Anarcho Hardcore Punk from Rectify, feat Pig now This System Kills, & Wedge later of Four Letter Word, & Kev & Web (who went on to form Sick Cell). Split up in 2000. This 18 track C.D. features a load of re-workings of old favourites and live standards. Can't recommend this enough. I'll do it more justice when I can get the bloody scanner working. 'Turning Point' on this is right up there in my all time top favourites.
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Rectify - Fall On Evil Days

No Tag - Oi! Oi! Oi!

Bit of New Zealand Punk Rock for you today. Don't be put off by the sleeve, (camper than a Judas Priest L.P. cover) or the Oi! thing. This is a great single, sounding more akin to The Fits or Chron Gen. 1982 Propeller Records. The guitarist, Andrew Boak, was originally in a Mod revival band, and it shows. Click front cover for interview with him.Garageland has posted their only other release, a live L.P. which is also worth your time.
While your there check out some other great N.Z. punk including The Warners L.P. 'Hit & Run' from 1987, which sounds like Poison Idea having a scrap with the Cowboy Killers.

Tracks
No Tag/Mistaken Identity/Legalised Dogs



No Tag - Oi! Oi! Oi!

Psycho Surgeons - Book Of Job

If you went to see New Model Army in the early days you may have run into this lot. Bradford's, Psycho Surgeons. Fronted by Wild Willi Beckett aka The Doctor. A sight they were to behold as well. Unfortunately, Wild Willi died in March of last year. His ashes are pressed into a 7 inch vinyl single (seriously). Click picture of Wild Willi for full story.
He could often be seen on election nights stood next to Screaming Lord Sutch, also being a fully paid up member of the Monster Raving Loony Party. Used to turn up on the James Whale TV show quite a bit as well.
This single sounds like a cross between UK Decay, The Cravats & The Alex Harvey Band. But it works a treat.



Psycho Surgeons - Book Of Job

Four Letter Word - Word's That Burn E.P.

Went to see Strike Anywhere tonight in TJ's. Good gig. Peroxide has a couple of shots i'll upload at some point. One of the supports tonight were local lads, Four Letter Word. I've seen them numerous times over the years, but it has to be said, tonight they slayed it. Cracking set. So I make no apologies for re-uping this single.
Oh, a bit of history for you.
Formed in Cardiff, Wales, U.K. in 1991, Four Letter Word signed to BYO records in 1997 after the Stern brothers heard their 1995 debut 7" EP 'Words That Burn'. F.L.W. went onto releases two full length albums and a 7" with BYO between 1997 and 1999 of their melodic and political punk rock; 'A Nasty Piece Of Work', 'Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?' and 'Zero Visibility (Experiments With Truth)'. They toured the U.S. and Canada extensively in the summer of 1998 to promote the first two BYO releases, touring and playing with such bands as Youth Brigade, 7 Seconds, Swingin' Utters, Pinhead Circus and Brand New Unit.
Click covers for Four Letter Word sites.



Four Letter Word - Rich White Ghetto
Four Letter Word - Call Off The Dogs
Four Letter Word - Fundamentally Flawed
Four Letter Word - Shelf Life

The Atom Seed - Get In Line

We're not averse to rocking out occasionally here at Punks On Postcards. On no indeed. From the 1991 single (which was off the 1990 L.P.) I give you The Atom Seed with 'Get In Line'.
First heard these on Peel when he played the first 12 inch a few times. Bit of a Killing Joke influence in there with the old guitar work. Still sounds good to me this. Let's Rock!

The Atom Seed - Get In Line

Ligament/Space Bike - Split Single

Keeping up the theme. Another Split single from 1995. Featuring bands from both sides of the pond.

















Ligament from the U.K. put in a fine shoe of Albini type noise, with a touch of Fugazi at their most ferocious. You know the sort of thing. Discordant guitars, drums sounding like the snares going to pop at any minute. Very nice indeed.

















On the flip, are Space Bike from wisconsin, who give us a bit of that mid west sound. Sounds a lot like early Buffalo Tom to me. Which ain't a bad thing in my book.

















Released on 'Che Trading Limited' 1995.

Comes on slate grey vinyl, which while nice to hold in your hand will look as dull as yesterday's effort in 2D. Unlike this single. Which is very good.

Ligament/Space Bike - Split Single

Armed And Hammered/Oppressed Logic - Split E.P.

Yes, another Split single/E.P. This one from 1995. Seems to be the month of split singles. Nowhere else but in the wonderful world of punk rock do you find these great things. This one features Canada's, Armed And Hammered.

















Tracks:- Movement In The Treeline/Rat Poison.

These boys can shout. Oh, and scream. But in a good way. Not like that screaming you get these days. No, no. Proper guttural screams.

















On 'tother side we have Oakland's Oppressed Logic. Who rather shouting as a way of making their views heard. And personally, i'm all for that. He's not happy and I think he likes a drink. That's me onside already.

Tracks:- Reality At 10.00/Found In A Ditch/Tension

















Ransom Note Recordings 1995.

Comes on lovely clear vinyl. Which I scanned, thinking 'That'll look nice on the post'. But if you scan clear vinyl, obviously it's going to be black. Twat. It's in the folder if you download it. So you can see the lovely clear/black plastic. I'll have to post a Plasmatics single or something.

Armed And Hammered/Oppressed Logic - Split E.P.

Billy Rubin/Cowboy Killers/Dead Wrong - Split E.P.

Split single/E.P. from 1994. Part 3 of a snazzy box set type affair from 'First Strike Recordings'. I only own this one. Number 3. Mainly for the Cowboy Killers track 'Lummox'.

















Also featured are, Billy Rubin, who give us some nice Albini-esque noise.

















And John Peel much played, Dead Wrong, who give us some early Rollins Band/No Means No, type noise. See, there was life in the early nineties!
Clicking the covers makes them look really big & stuff.
Subhumans were bloody fantastic on Wednesday by the way.

Billy Rubin/Cowboy Killers/Dead Wrong - Split E.P.

Bill Nelson's Red Noise - Revolt Into Style

Bit of a departure from the norm. Bill Nelson's Red Noise with a 7 inch single from 1979 'Revolt Into Style'. Bill Nelson was the former leader of the John Peel, much played, Be-Bop-De-Luxe. After they split, Bill formed Red Noise. Who sound like an unholy union with, The Stranglers, Devo & Gong. I kid you not. Only released the one LP as Red Noise, 'Sound On Sound', before jettison off out to other world's. Prolific he has been as well. Click the cover's for the usual.



Bill Nelson's Red Noise - Revolt Into Style

Culture Shock/H.D.Q./Bolt Thrower/Instigators/ - Split E.P.

To celebrate the fact Subhumans are playing Newport this week, I thought we'd have a bit of Dick Lucas related stuff.
Before I waffle on about the E.P., it's nice to see old bloggers back. rodking who used to run the mighty fine, 'Land Speed Sonic', is back with a new blog, Eclectic Rhythm. If you ever went to 'Land Speed Sonic', you know what to expect of sorts, but now even better! Loads of rare old Punk Rock, Hardcore, Crust, Hip hop, Dub,Indie... great scans of all releases. Top site. With at the moment some great old Subhumans live stuff up. Go visit.
Anyway, this E.P. was free with a copy of Crisis Point zine, which in itself was a split zine for this release combining forces with Polka Slam zine.
Released in 1988, you have four of the heavyweights of the underground for that year, Culture Shock, H.D.Q., Bolthrower & the Instigators. At the time you couldn't get much better than that. Four of the most active touring bands of the era.
I've spoiled you and scanned the inserts as well.
click to enlarge and singalong with Bolthrower, should you so wish.

















































Crisis Point - Split E.P.

Snuff - Sweet Days E:P

Where would we have bean without Snuff during the early nineties? One of the only bands who could ever be bothered too get off their arse & play. Credit where credit is due. Later release this from 2000, on Deceptive/Fat Wreck, but still worth your time.
Dark days the early nineties. I remember going to see Leatherface with about 15 people there. Shocking. Still, Onwards & Upwards!



Snuff - Sweet Days

New Model Army - The Rose Demos

If you've been here more than once, you know how much I love New Model Army. They were the first band I ever felt the need to follow round. For a young Anarcho, (in a dying Anarcho scene at the time) it felt right. The politics were working class, (as a young working class punk, from the South Wales valleys, it felt like someone really understood, how I felt) the music was like nothing else coming out (I was a huge Ruts & Clash fan & the influences were obviously there). The claustrophobia & 'Small Town' mentality expressed in the lyrics, this was for me. And still is. Still the only singer that can reduce this grown man to tears. Especially acoustically.
This bootleg has been kicking around for a while now, and a lot of these demos have been around on bootlegs for years. But what you have here is practically a 'greatest hits' of New Model Army demos.
I rather some of the demos on here to the eventual releases. 'No Greater Love' & 'Young Gifted & Skint' are far superior to the L.P. versions. The demo for 'Whirlwind' (working title 'Let the Bastards Know') is essentially a completely different song, with a great shout along feel a'la 'Vengeance'. 'Billy' is as hard to come by as rocking horse shit, and is a must have, sounding like a cross between the Cure & Madness. Serious! 'Ballad 2' is as beautiful as any of the other ballads Mr. Sullivan has ever written. A brilliant version of 'The Price' still one of my favourite N.M.A. tracks. I won't go on... Click rear cover for full listing.
This I feel, is good enough for a proper release. I'll be first in the queue.
















Font & rear covers photographed by Punks On Postcards photo journalist, Peroxide @ the Boat in Bristol in November 2007. Check other N.M.A. posts on here for more of that gig.

New Model Army - The Rose Demos

Whatever - Snacktime

Whatever, from Cleveland, and signed to Dr. Strange Records. This 4 track 7 inch E.P. came out in 1996. They split up, with various members joining bands such as Neon King Kong, Teenage Knockouts and the Chargers Street Gang. It would seem drummer Matt Fish is now a restaurateur. Nice E.P. this, mid paced with snotty vocal style. If Stiff Little Fingers had come from Cleveland instead of Belfast.... you get the picture.
Click covers to go to Dr. Strange site..



Tracks :- Seek & Annoy/Peterman/No One Home/The Metro

Whatever - Snack Time

The Restarts/Left For Dead - Split Single

Split single on Dead Records from 2000 featuring Hackney's Restarts and Hastings' Left For Dead. Dead Records, is Left For Dead's own label.
Both regulars at Punx Picnic's across the country.

Click appropriate cover to go to either bands site.

Two tracks from each:
The Restarts give us:- Legacy Of Bigotry/Humane
Left For Dead give us:- Going Nowhere/Self Defence

'Legacy Of Bigotry' is particularly good. If your not careful it may run you over.



The Restarts/Left For Dead - Split Single

Sensa Yuma - Every Day's Your Last Day

Sensa Yuma. Originally from Stafford. Now plying their wares from Spain, & out into Europe. Old school 82 style, (been around since the early eighties) with an occasional twist. One of me favourite blogs 'Scrounging Cider, Hidden Flagon' (best named blog on the web, easy. Combining as it does, two of my favourite things in life, cider & martial arts) used to have the album of the same name posted. Link seems to be dead, so hassle him to get it up back up in his last post.
Another a Mass Prod release.
I keep saying I have an aversion to cover versions & i'm posting another. This time, (if your from the U.K. and way out of your thirties like me) it might make sense, to someone....... Jasper Carrott's 'Funky Moped'. Click covers for official site.



Tracks: Every Day's Your Last Day/Waste Away/Funky Moped

Go! Funky Moped!

Sensa Yuma - Every Day's Your Last Day

Sham 69 - Tell The Children

I told you i'd started posting Sham records! No, sadly i've not been called a hippy. I slung this on the turntable on the weekend and was pleasantly surprised (after six Blackthorn) how good it still sounded. In fact the B side 'Jack' wouldn't sound out of place on the last Stratford Mercenaries album.
Which is ironic really, as I only got into Crass as a kid cos someone told me they sounded a bit like Sham & leant me a couple of records. 2 records infact.
Put on the first 7 inch 'Reality Asylum' what the fuck!!!!!!! Flip it over 'Shaved Women' argghhh!!! (little bit better, still no Sham mind.) Try the album, wrong speed, still some man/Satan thing going on? Change speed, fuck it's that scary 'exorcist' shit from the single again. It's still no 'Tell Us The Truth' by a million miles. Stay with it son. Next track 'Do They Owe Us A Living'. Yup i'm in. Sounds like Jimmy to me. Still does.
I wonder now, if this is where James T, first stared losing the plot. 'The Kids' are now 'Children' for a start. Jim you've just lost your core audience there mate.
I know i've mentioned it before, but you have to hear (or read), Henry Rollins piece in 'Get In The Van' where he & Ian Mackaye go & visit Mr Pursey. He tries passing on his trousers & all sorts.
I still love this single by the way!
They're playing Cardiff in October. But what is the point in Sham without James T? Still can't get it.



Sham 69 - Tell The Children

English Dogs - Sounds July 14th 1984

Little piece on Punks On Postcards favourites, The English Dogs from July 84. Lots of limp Mohicans here, possibly signaling the decent into metaldom I wonder. Or maybe it's just helmet hair. The rest of the 'Punk & Disorderly' column makes interesting reading as well. being a veritable who's who of all things considered Punk Rock at the time.

English Dogs - Psycho Killer
One of their finest moments from the first E.P. 'Mad Punks & English Dogs'.
English Dogs - Carol
Possibly the best bit of whistling committed to vinyl since Roger Whittaker first pursed his lips in a recording studio. From 'The Invasion Of The Porky Men' L.P.