Friday, November 9, 2012

Huge WEBSTORE UPDATE and BIG EYES U.S. TOUR happening NOW!

GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS / MAILORDER
WEBSTORE UPDATE 11.09.2012

After hitting you with updates three weeks in a row last month, I figured it was time for a break so I've been laying low for a while. That, and the fact that I've been a bit under the weather for the past two weeks ... things have been moving a little bit slower over here at GMHQ but I'm slowly getting back on track! A pretty bangin' update this week as a result of things piling up so hopefully you can make it through because there is a lot of good stuff here!

Before I get to the webstore talk, two quick things; First - expect a FULL Grave Mistake update next week - I'll let you in on what we have in store for the remainder of 2012, as well as a pretty sweet run down of what you can expect in 2013.  I know I've been promising a full update for a while now, but I assure you the wait is almost over.  Second - BIG EYES are currently a week into their full US tour with CA's AUDACITY! You can check the dates here (also listed at the bottom of this email).  We were able to get a few rushed copies of repressing of their Demo 7" that should hopefully be out next month on Grave Mistake / Evil Weevil, and they also have a brand new split single with AUDACITY as well!  If that wasn't enough, although these won't be available on this tour, they also have a split 7" with MEAN JEANS in the works (on DIRTNAP RECORDS), and a new LP in the pipes for the beginning of 2013!!! More on that later ... but check em out if they hit your town!

Now on to the webstore ...
 
 
GRAVE MISTAKE WEBSTORE:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/

WHAT'S NEW FOR 11.09.2012:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/products_new.php

Solid haul this update ... not even sure where to begin! Stoked to finally be stocked up on some killer titles from BOSS TUNEAGE, including three HERESY LP reissues, two CONCRETE SOX LP reissues, the SPERMBIRDS "Something to Prove" LP reissue, and the third VIOLENT ARREST LP!  A few bangers from TANKCRIMES including the repress of the awesome PELIGRO SOCIAL LP which definitely has been out of print for too long! I also picked up some copies of the newest LP from the one and only VITAMIN X, and the newest single from CONQUEST FOR DEATH; picked up a few new LPs from A-389 Records including the brand new SICK FIX LP, PICK YOUR SIDE LP, and COUNTDOWN TO OBLIVION "Discography" LP; grabbed some reissues from RATTUS, MENACE, CONFUSE, RUDIMENTARY PENI, PICTURE FRAME SEDUCTION, ESKORBUTO and more;  also picked up some new singles from BI MARKS, VAGINORS, TRENCH ROT, FLYIN TRICHECOS/MR. CALIFORNIA, some more awesome and highly recommended reissues from UGLY POP: the IN-SECT and MASTERS APPRENTICES singles, and much more!

I also restocked on the D-CLONE LP and the PRISONER ABUSE LP - both of these went QUICK first time around and for good reason so here's another chance to grab em if you've been slacking!  I also finally got my hands on more of the latest HOAX 7" on Painkiller as well.  A ton of restocks over the past few weeks, all listed below! Check it!

Finally, grabbed a handful of new zines including new issues of STITCHES IN MY HEAD, NUTS, ASEPTIC, and GENERAL SPEECH, and a slew of new tapes from CIDER, DARVOCETS, PARTY PLATES, INTENT, CLITBOYS ("Discography Tape"!), OBLIVIONATION, BIG EYES "Hard Life" cassette version, and two tapes from EXEQUALS.

There's plenty more, peep the list below for the full update hopefully you'll find something worth checking out! Thanks for reading!

Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
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STORE: www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog
BANDCAMP: gravemistakerecords.bandcamp.com
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BIG EYES / AUDACITY - FALL / WINTER 2012 US TOUR!

Nov 9th - Houston, TX @ Mangos (w/ Something Fierce)
Nov 10th - New Orleans, LA @ TBA
Nov 11th - Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic (w/ Post Teens)
Nov 12th - Miami, FL @ Eve (w/ No Children)
Nov 13th - Orlando FL @ Will's Pub (w/ Wet Nurse)
Nov 14th -  Athens, GA @ Flicker (w/ Shaved Christ)
Nov 15th - Nashville, TN @ Stonefox (w/ Natural Child)
Nov 16th - Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's Bohemia (w/ Future Virgins)
Nov 17th - Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records
Nov 18th - Richmond, VA (early show) @ Steady Sounds
Nov 18th - Richmond, VA (night show) @ Strange Matter (w/ Slugz)
Nov 19th - Philadelphia, PA @ Golden Tee House (w/ G.R.I.T.S.)
Nov 20th - Boston, MA @ O'Briens (w/ Dan Webb & The Spiders, Ex-Magicians)
Nov 21st - Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio (w/ Marvin Berry and the New Sound, Space Trash)
Nov 23rd - New Brunswick, NJ @ The Alamo (w/ Wet Witch)
Nov 24th - Rochester, NY @ Bugjar
Nov 25th - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
Nov 26th - Detroit, MI @ PJ's Lager house
Nov 27th - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
Nov 28th - Bloomington, IN @ 110 North Maple
Nov 29th - Milwaukee, WI @ Quarters (w/ Tenement, Appleseeds)
Nov 30th - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean (w/ Treasure Fleet, The Brokedowns)
Dec 1st - Minneapolis, MN  @ Hexagon Bar (w/ Treasure Fleet)
Dec 2nd - Kansas City, MO @ TBA (w/ Nature Boys, Lazy)
Dec 3rd - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves (w/ Sin Motivo)
Dec 4th - Las Cruces, NM @ Trainyard (w/ Low Culture, Owl)
Dec 5th - Tucson, AZ @ TBA (w/ Lenguas Largas)
Dec 6th - Fullerton, CA @ Burger Records
Dec 7th - Southern California @ TBA
Dec 8th - Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos (w/ Turbo Fruits, White Lung)
Dec 9th - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Jury Room (w/ The Wild Ones) (WITHOUT AUDACITY)

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NEW IN THE WEBSTORE FOR 11/9/12:

BI MARKS "SLEEPER" 7" (BLACKWATER)
Great follow up to their recent golden years LP. Three tracks of  raging U.S. hardcore in the vein of Zero Boys with a touch of Black Sabbath and early Accused for good measure.  The best kept secret in modern day U.S. hardcore punk and a refreshing change from the current state of American hardcore.

VAGINORS "TOTAL NONSENSE" 7" (VIDEO DISEASE)
If you haven't heard the Vaginors you are missing out on some of the catchiest, noisiest, and obnoxiously great noise punk happening in the world right now. Their LP absolutely blew me away and I knew I had to release something for them. This band is head and shoulders above ANY other noise punk band in the world right now. Absolutely GENIUS! Taking the elements of the Swankys to a whole new extreme, the guitar pump out incredibly noisy riffs while the drums and bass bounce around with some of the catchiest punk you've ever heard while the thick nasally OZ accent wails and flails his voice to new heights of ridiculousness. To match the absurdity of the music there will be FOUR colors of vinyl available for this release! Some will be exclusive to regions, but more details on that later. For now check out a sample track:

TRENCH ROT "TYRANT" 7" (VIDEO DISEASE)
Latest and greatest 7" from these So Cal HC warriors. Rejecting the more traditional d-beat approach the band injects a huge amount of early USHC influence into their Discharge-tinged riffs, bringing to mind trailblazers such as the legendary Poison Idea. They are not simply paying homage though, they are jumping out from the pack of trendy d-beat and rehash HC to bring a record with an incredibly powerful sound and incredibly catchy songs. On this recording they have stayed away from the "raw ponx" trend that is sweeping Los Angeles and instead opted for a brighter and cleaner recording to capture the power that these juggernauts have.

RAKOSI "OLASYLIZKA" 7" (LENGUA ARMADA)
Short, raging sounds all the way from Hungary. This is one tight, fucking record with no time for bullshit, to the point and aggressive as hell. You don’t speak Hungarian? It doesn’t matter, you will understand angst and fury no matter what tongue it is in. RAKOSI bring us their second ep on Lengua Armada and this shit kills.  500 pressed.

MASTERS APPRENTICES "UNDECIDED" 7" (UGLY POP)
Australia's legendary Masters Apprentices debuted with this superb 45 in November 1966, hitting hard with Undecided's raucous, early-Kinks-inspired punk R&B but truly achieving godhead with the flipside. Wars Or Hands Of Time is about as good as it gets, a sublime, driving garage-psych gem later to be immortalized on the Nuggets 2 boxset. Among my all-time top five or ten singles, and an absolute dream to reissue. High-quality pressing taken from the recent Aztec remaster, in full-colour jacket with all-new insert.

IN-SECT, THE "I CAN SEE MY LOVE" 7" (UGLY POP)
Prefering to release records in sets, it made perfect sense to couple the Masters reissue with this similarly brilliant classic Australian 45. Hailing from the same city of Adelaide, The In-Sect almost unbelievably released this sophomore single just a few months earlier, in August of '66. I Can See My Love is a stunning rush of '60s punk aggression, all streamlined attack powered by excellent high-speed drumming, piercing guitar and tough, commanding vocals. We've replaced the original's more commercially-minded flip with a wild take on the timeless Yardbirds hit. High-quality pressing from proper master and new picture sleeve.

CONQUEST FOR DEATH "ONE DEFINITION OF SUCCESS" 7" (TANKCRIMES)
Fast, manic hardcore punk! New album coming soon on Tankcrimes - this EP is limited to 300 copies on muddled purple/greyblack vinyl with a nice little obi strip - get one now!

ESCAVELS "YOU SHOULD KNOW" 7" (ALONAS DREAM)
The Escavels bridge the gap between The Ravens (see: ADR 7 001) (They even shared some members!) and the legendary Chicago garage punks The Things To Come. They were considered the teen heartthrobs (surely not more than the Ravens!?) of the west suburban Chicagoland dance scene and actually won the Talented Teen Contest in ’65! Some Escavels members went on to some pretty heavy gigs: from garage legends (Things To Come) to major label blues n’ boogie bands (Pacific Gas & Electric) to cult psychedelic albums (McDonald & Sherby), their influence might surprise you.

PENETRATORS,THE "TEENAGE LIFESTYLE" 7" (WINDIAN)
A project we took on with a head of steam was the PENETRATORS. re-issuing their first single last summer, we will also continue to release the amazing singles they dropped in Syracuse, NY more than 30 years ago.  Teenage Lifestyle / Rock n Roll face was the bands 2nd release in 1979, and comprises heavier stones/nuggets thuggish bashers and heated vox from spike and jack and the gang. Includes fred records promo sticker on the back sleeve just as the original did in ’79. mp3 card included.

PENETRATORS, THE "GOTTA HAVE HER" 7" (WINDIAN)
Syracuse’s only, #1 Band in Town, the Kings of Basement Rock…THE PENETRATORS! WINDIAN is extremely proud to be releasing the first of many re-issues and previously un-released 45′s from these seminal 70′s garage / punk rockers. This is the single that started it all, the single that started FRED RECORDS, “Gotta Have Her B/W Baby, Dontcha Tell Me” 45. Released in 1976 on the bands own imprint, the A-side “Gotta Have Her” is a sleek groover, kidnapped from the ROLLING STONES and beaten savagely by NUGGET-ERA bashers. The B-side’s “Baby, Dontcha Tell Me” possesses all the cocksure swagger sound of early rock and roll that THE PENETRATORS perfected instantly.

CHINESE BURNS "CALCULATOR" 7" (WINDIAN)
It’s been a year or so since CHINESE BURNS [Melbourne, Australia] released their last 45, two years since ‘CAN DIG’ 7″ and the wait is totally worth it. You might remember them from a featured interview with TERMINAL BOREDOM. You might remember you have one of your favorite 7″s in your collection from these guys. This is a one-up. The latest effort features 4 tracks of broken feverish Garage Punk, from beginning to end, A to B, this 7″ is effortlessly complete. ‘Kiss Fist’ was featured on the WINDIAN SUMMER COMPILATION, and was a favored track among the voices that actually got the CD.

DEAD PEOPLE "FEEL THE LIGHT" 7" (WINDIAN)
Hailing from Gnarlins, Dead People were born on the bayou in the dusk of 2010 when members of Nü Orleans’ The Bellys and The Dives, joined forces. Within a week they debuted their dual-guitar, dual-vox, dual songwriting duel at the Big Sleazy’s Saturn Bar. Since then, Dude People’s blossomed and flower-powered into an explosive live-act, a true tour de force. Their debut 4 track 7″ Lo-Fi art damaged Garage Psych Punk. Loud beating, brash guitar treatments, and harsh heated vox punish your ears in the way we all enjoy.

SWEET SIXTEENS, THE "SUBMARINE" 7" (WINDIAN)
Second single from these party punkers outta Lafayette Indiana [aka Party City U.S.A.], The Sweet Sixteens! Two supremely Lo-Fi KeyTard synth poppers, sure to keep you in the red. Tracks good enough to weird out your biker dad and keep you in with the sweet ladies. Very fun, OK?

RATTUS "RAJOITETTU YDINSOTA" 7" (HOENIE)
Fucking insane top shelf Finnish hardcore from 1982. A total head eruption, blazing hardcore punk, otherworldly guitar leads, raw guttaral vocals, hardcore at it's best. Limited re issue on Hoenie records.

RATTUS "RATTUS ON RAUTAA" 7" (HOENIE)
Limited re issue on Hoenie records of this early 12" from Rattus as a 7". This is Rattus in between 77 punk and hardcore, but still great on every track.

MENACE "G.L.C." 7" (QUEER PILLS)
Classic 77 uk punk. Originally out in 1978 now repressed and the first out of 5 in the series of menace singles to come.includes a bonus song by the aces(post menace) from there super rare 7". out in time to support the east coast appearance.each 7" will come with one bonus song and there will be limited box set of all 5 7”s in the end.

MR. CALIFORNIA / FLYIN' TRICHECOS - SPLIT 7" (NONCOMMERCIAL)
This is the last recording of the Flyin' Trichecos before Anus went back to Italia. Recorded in the basement on 4 track. Very raw and a little more on the hardcore side than previous releases. There is also a Mr. California cover done by the Trichecos with various guest appearances. The Mr. California side features the classic song "Smokin' Crack" and a hilarious electronic version of a Flyin' Trichecos song that is out of this world. This is a one time pressing on Non-Commercial Records with a limited 110 on Cocaine stained vinyl and 240 on black vinyl! Featuring members of Out With a Bang, Midnight, Inmates, 9 SHocks, Darvocets etc etc. Artwork drawn by FOOD, the genius singer of Sockeye!

SICK FIX "VEXED" LP (A389)
Washington DC's straight edge powerhouse Sick Fix's debut vinyl "Vexed" comes loaded with twelve tracks of fast and crushing, pissed off female fronted hardcore. Formed in 2006, by members of Magrudergrind/Coke Bust and friends, Sick Fix recently toured Europe with Coke Bust.  Printed insert, and MP3 download codes.

PICK YOUR SIDE "LET ME SHOW YOU HOW DEMOCRACY WORKS" LP (A389)
The wait is over at last! PICK YOUR SIDE features ex/current members of Haymaker/Left For Dead/Fuck The Facts/Burst Of Silence playing fast heavy pissed off hardcore that sounds like everything you'd hope it sounded like.

COUNTDOWN TO OBLIVION "DISCOGRAPHY" LP (A389)
This collection compiles COUNTDOWN TO OBLIVION's entire 16 track recorded output including the demo tape, EP and the split 7" w/They Live.  CTO was from Toronto and they played metallic hardcore featuring Chris Colohan (Left For Dead/The Swarm/Cursed/etc) on vocals alongside members of Legion DCLXVI, One Blood, Rammer and Brutal Knights.  Packaged in a gatefold cover/additional insert with tons of photos, flyers, lyrics and liner notes by Chris Colohan.  Comes with a digital download card!!!

CONCRETE SOX "YOUR TURN NEXT" LP (BOSS TUNEAGE)
CONCRETE SOX hailed from Nottingham and were one of the pioneers of the whole UK Hardcore punk/thrash scene in the mid 80s. Now their debut album “Your Turn Next” is made available again in conjunction with the bands own Soxcore label.

CONCRETE SOX "WHOOPS SORRY VICAR!" LP (BOSS TUNEAGE)
CONCRETE SOX hailed from Nottingham and were one of the pioneers of the whole UK Hardcore punk/thrash scene in the mid 80s. Now their second album “Whoops Sorry Vicar” is made available again in conjunction with the bands own Soxcore label.

SPERMBIRDS "SOMETHING TO PROVE" LP (BOSS TUNEAGE)
The term "classic hardcore punk album" must be one of the most overused phrases, but in the case of the SPERMBIRDS legendary debut album from 1986, its more than valid. Hailing from Kaiserslauten and featuring ex US serviceman Lee Hollis on vocals, the debut SPERMBIRDS album was fast and furious punk rock influenced by US hardcore bands such as BLACK FLAG, 7 SECONDS and ANGRY SAMOANS. Mainland Europe's most successful hardcore band are still going strong 25 years on, and "Something To Prove" remains the starting point / first port of call to anyone checking out the band. Now this classic is available again on orange vinyl, and is repressed using the original metalwork and artwork from the We Bite original pressing!

HERESY "1985-1987" LP (BOSS TUNEAGE)
Heresy is one of the most influential UK Hardcore Punk bands ever to exist. From 1985-1989 the band were one of the leading lights of the rapidly expanding UK scene. Heresy’s back catalogue has been totally re-mastered by Kalv Piper and Steve “Baz” Ballam from the band and “1985-87” is the first of a trilogy of discographies that Boss Tuneage has released (along with Face Up To It and 20 Reasons to End It All). This traces the early formative years of the band, from their previously unreleased 7 song demo tape from 1985 to the debut 6 track “Never Healed” flexi-disc 7”EP and contains the virtually-impossible-to –find 4 song “Thanks” 7” EP. In addition 2 previously unreleased tracks complete the 19 track album. With extensive sleeve notes from Kalv, the repackeged vinyl version (available again for the first time in three years) features tons of never seen before photos, tour posters and lyrics. An absolute must for any fan of Heresy or UK hardcore.

HERESY "20 REASONS TO END IT ALL" LP (BOSS TUNEAGE)
Heresy is one of the most influential UK Hardcore Punk bands ever to exist. From 1985-1989 the band were one of the leading lights of the rapidly expanding UK scene. Heresy’s back catalogue has been totally re-mastered by Kalv Piper and Steve “Baz” Ballam from the band and “20 Reasons to End it All” is the final installment of a trilogy of discographies that Boss Tuneage has released (along with 1985-1987 and Face Up To It). It traces the final year of the band’s history and compiles the “Whose Generation” 7”, the “13 Rocking Anthems” LP (featuring their second and third sessions for the legendary John Peel Show) as well as the ultra rare “Live At Leeds” 7” tracks taken from the bands final ever show. In essence, this release is an absolute must for any fan of HERESY or UK Hardcore to complete their collection.

HERESY "FACE UP TO IT" LP (BOSS TUNEAGE)
Heresy is one of the most influential UK Hardcore Punk bands ever to exist. From 1985-1989 the band were one of the leading lights of the rapidly expanding UK scene. Heresy’s back catalogue has been totally re-mastered by Kalv Piper and Steve “Baz” Ballam from the band and “Face Up To It” is the second of a trilogy of discographies that Boss Tuneage has released (along with 1985-1987 and 20 Reasons to End It All). This was the bands one and only album of which over 10,000 copies were pressed and sold throughout the world upon its release in 1988. This re-issue also contains a bonus 11 songs taken from pre-studio home demos/rehearsals recorded prior to the album which are the first time these archive recordings have been released. The album is almost unrecognisable from in its new, digitally re-mastered version sounding a hundred times better than it ever has done before – and the best it will ever sound! Compiled with extensive sleeve notes from Kalv from the band, the repaclaged vinyl also contains dozens of unseen photos, tour posters and lyrics.

VIOLENT ARREST "TOOTH AND NAIL" LP (BOSS TUNEAGE)
Featuring 75% of the line up of UK hardcore punk legends RIPCORD, you know already that VIOLENT ARREST will not disappoint. This, their fifth release (early releases came out on US labels Deranged and Grave Mistake) is the follow up to last years stunning “Minute Manifestos” (voted one of the best releases of 2010 by punk bible Maximum rocknRoll) and thunders through 10 brand new tracks – nine raging new original slabs of passionate , energetic, no nonsense hardcore punk – as well as their cover version of THE JAGS new wave power pop classic “Back of My Hand”!!

PELIGRO SOCIAL "NO RELIGION" LP (TANKCRIMES)
Rousing pissed off San Francisco high energy melodic punk en Español. Mind bendingly catchy and anthemic. These 10 songs have a sound similar to classic 80’s Spanish punk bands with even more fire and rockin’ guitar leads. Originally released in 2006 this LP has been re-cut and reissued due to popular demand. Now on colored vinyl including digital download card. ‘77, ‘82, '06, '12, punk rock is timeless when it’s this good, an instant classic.

VITAMIN X "ABOUT TO CRACK" LP (TANKCRIMES)
Dutch Punk Hardcore veterans VITAMIN X return with their 5th album. Lightning fast, solid tight crossover/hardcore and turbocharged thrash-filled with killer hooks and choruses. Wicked guitar solos and massive rock licks while never slowing down. Recorded by Steve Albini with cover art by John Dyer Baizley.

DINOSAUR JR. "I BET ON SKY" LP (JAGJAGUWAR)
I Bet on Sky is the third Dinosaur Jr. album since the original trio – J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph – reformed in 2005. And, crazily, it marks the band's 10th studio album since their debut on Homestead Records in 1985. Back in the '80s, if anyone has suggested that these guys would be performing and recording at such a high level 27 years later, they would have been laughed out of the tree fort. The trio's early shows were so full of sonic chaos, such a weird blend of aggression and catatonia that we all assumed they would flame out fast. But the joke was on us.  The trio has taken everything they've learned from the various projects they tackled over the years, and poured it directly into their current mix. J's guitar approaches some of its most unhinged playing here, but there's a sense of instrumental control that matches the sweet murk of his vocals (not that he always remembers to exercise control on stage, but that's another milieu). This is head-bobbing riff-romance at the apex. Lou's basswork shows a lot more melodicism now as well, although his two songs on I Bet on Sky retain the jagged rhythmic edge that has so often marked his work. And Murph...well, he still pounds the drums as hard and as strong as a pro wrestler, with deceptively simple structures that manage to interweave themselves perfectly with his bandmates' melodic explosions.  After submerging myself in I Bet on Sky, it's clear that the album is a true and worthy addition to the Dinosaur Jr. discography.

CONFUSE "INDIGNATION" LP (NOISE NOT MUSIC)
Ultra-raw noisy thrash is the word for the most widely loved Japanese HC band ever! Their 1984 'Indignation' demos, now available on vinyl again in all their unprecedented brutality. Comes with a printed inner sleeve.

RUDIMENTARY PENI "DEATH CHURCH" LP (NOISE NOT MUSIC)
Long awaited reissue for this anarcho-punk/death-rock classic.  Rudimentary Peni emerged from the British anarcho-punk scene in the early 1980s. Lead singer/guitarist Nick Blinko is notorious for his witty macabre lyrics and dark pen-and-ink artwork, prominently featured on all of Rudimentary Peni's albums.  Desperate (and mostly autobiographical) lyrics, astounding goth-styled riffings, a horrific tone throughout this entire one-of-a-kind post punk classic. Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics.

ZYANOSE "INSANE NOISE RAID" LP (WHISPER IN DARKNESS)
The first and long awaited full length release from Osaka's Zyanose!  Having spent time in such Japanese noise punk heroes as Defuse and Defector, and with 2 7"s and a number of demos along the way, Zyanose erupt with 9 noise-philia-cruster tracks of ear splitting distortion and detonation drums.  Questioning the "Seven Deadly Sins of Nightmare" and general distrust as the roots of their lyrical onslaught underneath the twin bass cacophony and feedback, this brings noise-core to new vistas of chaos and aural destruction.

PICTURE FRAME SEDUCTION "HAND OF THE RIDER" LP (QUEER PILLS)
Picture Frame Seduction (PFS) is a hardcore punk band from Haverfordwest, Wales. The band's influences included their peers of the day, Charged GBH and Discharge. With many other bands of the time like The Varukers, they helped develop the hardcore punk scene in the United Kingdom in the early to mid 1980’s.  This LP Features 7” bonus tracks from their 7”.  First time reissued on vinyl classic U.K. punk hardcore, first press of 500.

ESKORBUTO "YA NO QUEDAN MAS COJONES..." LP (MUNSTER)
Reissue of this 1986 cassette by Eskorbuto, one of the most influential punk bands in the Spanish and Latin American scenes. Its original release was part of their campaign to enter the Spanish general elections as a political party. They didn't achieve it but the songs here told more truths that any political speech.

GOVERNMENT ISSUE "BEST OF GOVERNMENT ISSUE" LP (MYSTIC)
Government Issue hails from Washington, D.C. The band is considered to be a founding member of the DC scene. With the intense musical energy and the wacky antics of Jon Stabb, often called "The Clowned Prince of Punk," they developed a loyal following on the East Coast. After seeing a Mystic display in a D. C. record store and knowing Mystic was strong in California, they called Doug Moody, and he brought them to Hollywood to record and introduced them to the West Coast. This record is a combination of the "Give Us Stabb" studio EP and live recordings made across the U. S. It is an excellent sampler of their strongest material. The live recordings were recorded multi-track and later mixed in the studio. The Best of Government Issue release is part of the Mystic 2010 Collectors Series. Even with the collectability of the series, it is still priced to move and is a must-have for anyone who collects Mystic. 22 Songs.

CONFUSE "NUCLEAR ADDICTS" 7" (FANCLUB)
Known as one of the essential groups of Japanese hardcore throughout the 1980s, Confuse has long been a favorite for those who desire their hardcore overloaded with sheer intensity. Light years ahead of their contemporaries when it came to chaotic, raw, distorted, and blindingly noisy sounds, ranking right them beside fellow heavyweights GISM and GAUZE. Originally recorded in 1984 and issued as a Japanese-only flexi, this EP documents the first studio recordings of Confuse. This EP is an absolute classic noisecore record; abrasive rough buzzsaw thrash that took UK hardcore groups like DISORDER & CHAOS UK as a starting point, but then brought it to a whole new extreme level. This 7 song 7” EP is pressed on red vinyl with custom printed labels to resemble the original flexi. Comes packaged in a high quality glued sleeve that faithfully reproduces the original stark black & white artwork. Limited edition of 500 copies worldwide.

VICTIMS "NO THANKS TO THE HUMAN TURD" 7" (FANCLUB)
The Victims was a punk band from Perth, Western Australia, active in 1977-79. Fanclub pressing of their second single! Five songs of raw, wild Australian punk rock and roll

RAMONES "CARBONA NOT GLUE" 7" (FANCLUB)
Originally pressed to look like a SUB POP single, this is a more recent pressing of this fanclub single. Carbona Not Glue b/w I Can't Be. Comes with insert and sticker!

GG ALLIN AND THE JABBERS "FOR THOSE WHO CAN TAKE IT RAW" 7" (FANCLUB)
Fanclub single. Features FOR THOSE WHO CAN TAKE IT RAW / CHERI LOVE AFFAIR / GG ALLIN INTERVIEW / 1980'S ROCK N ROLL.

SCREAMERS "PUNISH OR BE DAMNED" 7" (FANCLUB)
Killer SCREAMERS single live 1978 at the Masque. Punish or be Damned / Vertigo (Let's Go) / Magazine Love / Peer Pressure.

ZERO DEFEX (aka 0DFX) "WAR HERO - 1983 DEMO" 7" (GET REVENGE)
A couple of stock copies of this reissue from a few years back! ZERO DEFEX (aka 0DFX) were a hardcore punk band from CLEVELAND, OH in the early 80s. This is their 1983 Demo pressed onto 7" by GET REVENGE as a part of their "DEMOlition Series", and apparently only 200-300 copies were pressed! 0DFx appeared on the Ohio-based punk rock compilation, The New Hope and on the nationally released P.E.A.C.E./War compilation.

BAYONET "2ND DEMO 21/9-1983" 7" (FANCLUB)
Stock copies! Fanclub reissue from I believe 2007 ... Propaganda-era early Finnish HC from '83. Their raw and brutal demo put to vinyl. Great.

INTEGRITY "KINGDOM OF HEAVEN" 7" (A389)
20th Anniversary collection of various tracks Integrity recorded in 1992 with David Nicholi Araca on drums before his untimely passing.

BILL BONDSMEN "NINETEEN" 7" (SELF RELEASED)
Latest single from this Detroit HC/punk band, and as on their last, excellent single their sound has really progressed to something unique, intense, and interesting. "Nineteen" is a mid-paced stomper, but unlike a lot of bands who try to write a mid-paced song, Bill Bondsmen don't dial down the complexity at all... the riff has that quirky Die Kreuzen-ish flair to it that I loved about their last single, but harnesses it toward a different, creepier energy. For those with a need for speed, the b-side punks things up with a bit faster and more traditional hardcore song. As with their previous single, this is very limited and features a hand-screened sleeve.

OCCULT DETECTIVE CLUB "ALRIGHT GENTLEMEN" 7" (DIRT CULT)
Nervous powerpop from Denton by people who have brought you bands like Maaster Gaiden, Stymie, and A.N.S. This new 7″ follows two LPs (one on Alive and one on Red Lounge) and a split 10″ with Something Fierce (Dirtnap). Fucking great stuff!

KING TUFF "SCREAMING SKULL" 7" (SUB POP)
LA-via-Vermont garage/powerpop wunderkind King Tuff presents two brand new, non-album tracks, hot on the heels of his acclaimed self-titled LP. “Screaming Skull” is a club-ready, guitar-driven dance hit, and “Love Potion” is a glammed-up rock anthem in classic King Tuff form.

KING TUFF "S/T" LP (SUB POP)
King Tuff is the new record from King Tuff—his first for Sub Pop and his second album overall. Was Dead, King Tuff’s 2008 debut, captured the attention of the rock underground and quickly blew through its limited pressing (it now resides on ebay, being snatched up for hearty sums). His gem of a new album was produced by Bobby Harlow, of The Go and Conspiracy of Owls, and recorded during a furious two-week run in Detroit. And Bobby has the following, among a great many other things, to say about it: “After investigating Was Dead I realized that, with his latest offering, King Tuff’s songwriting was stretching far beyond the thrill of the immediate dance-floor reflex and now revealed a songwriter with a keen eye inside everyone. That was the stuff that I was interested in. Embarrass me! I don’t give a fuck about your ex-girlfriend.  We’ve created something here. King Tuff should not be inspected or even listened to with critical ears. Cut your ears off. Rock & Roll is meant to be blasted into your cells, penetrated, and absorbed. It’s a visceral experience. Seek solace in solitude when you’re dead. If you aren’t able to recognize the genius in this epic album, then you’re already dead. Kill yourself. Or get a job. Your choice."  Please do not really cut off your ears or kill yourself. These are rhetorical devices meant to convey some variation on the following: King Tuff might just save your life AND your ears. All hail the King.

HUNX "HAIRDRESSER BLUES" LP (HARDLY ART)
Hairdresser Blues is the first solo record from front man Hunx, and features all Hunx, all the time (minus drums, played by Daniel Pitout). Listen in as Hunx sings on about love, hairspray, and rollers, all backed by contagious pop melodies with streaks of glam, garage, and the Dunedin Sound in its hair. Recorded with Ivan Julian (Richard Hell & the Voidoids) in NY. All LPs include a download code.

HOLY SHIT "K.B.D.O.O.P." 10" (CRIMINAL IQ)
Holy Shit! Holy Shit! Holy Shit! have conquered the 10" format! Angry from the gut art-smash punk. A killer record that should be listened to again and again and again.

CATBURGLARS "S/T" LP (CRIMINAL IQ)
Two singles out on tooth decay and cowabunga, this band kinda straddles the FC/rock n roll punk styles with Dictators style mongo-punk.

CLAW TOE "S/T" LP (CRIMINAL IQ)
Claw Toe are back with a brand new 12" EP!! Primitive and rythmic, Claw Toe sound like arty Troggs fans armed with a synthesizer. Mixing up a few styles of early punk and post-punk ala Joy Division with a rawer dirtier sound Claw Toe sound unique and pretty fucking bombastic. The Boris Karloff style vocal delivery combines with subtle humour and stylish "noir" moments that fit nicely with their druggy throb.  Recommended if you like - The Stranglers, Tall Boys, Alice Cooper, Killing Joke, Metal Urbain, Ministry, Bauhaus, Chrome, Stooges, Toy Dolls.

OBITS "MOODY, STANDARD AND POOR" LP (SUB POP)
The answer to the question, “Are Obits ‘indie rock veterans’?” is yes and no. Yes, they are accomplished musicians who once fronted Drive Like Jehu, Edsel, Hot Snakes, and Pitchfork. But also; No, they are not active or retired members of the United States military. It’s good to get these things sorted out. Don’t worry—there are no dumb questions.  What of Obits’ new record? Well, for starters, it’s their second full-length, and it’s called Moody, Standard and Poor. It was recorded at Brooklyn’s Saltlands Studio by Eli Janney and Geoff Sanoff. Sub Pop will release it on March 29, 2011. And how will Moody, Standard and Poor make you feel? The short answer is: great. Not Smoking-An-Eightball-Of-Coke great. But Alive-To-New-Listening Experiences great. The long answer is that these twelve songs will take you on a series of emotional road trips. Some will be as brief as a walk to the fridge. Others will be epic pilgrimages to the shady hinterlands of your subconscious. Great records can do this. Moody, Standard and Poor is no exception.

BABIES, THE "CRY ALONG WITH..." 12" (NEW IMAGES)
"Side-projects are notoriously short-lived; the world doesn’t have enough fingers and toes to count all the talented members of bands that come together, play a show, release a demo, and then disappear entirely. This isn’t the case for the Babies, the brain child of Cassie Ramone (Vivian Girls) and Kevin Morby (Woods). Separating the members of the Babies, we have a group of respectable musicians with equally great bands, but when they come together a musical child, part noise, fuzz, pop, and indie, is born.  Their latest release, Cry Along With the Babies, is a 12” record of demos recorded between 2010-2011, via New Images (Real Estate and Ducktails’ Matt Mondanile’s label). The 12” is best suited for a true fan of the Babies, or a lover of all things lo-fi. And when I say lo-fi, I mean some serious low fidelity. Cry Along With the Babies crackles and buzzes like a true demo should. Then again, why would we expect anything less of the Babies and Matt Mondanile? Both are notorious for lo-fi production and bare-boned, rootsy recordings. It opens with “Big Mercedes,” a classic boy/girl duet with Ramone’s signature vocal style and Morby’s love-sick cries. Hardcore Babies’ fans will be interested in taking a listen to “Hey Mama”, the skeleton to what would eventually become “Sick Kid” on their self-titled LP. Other songs included on Cry Along play out like rough jam sessions between Morby and Ramone, in which you can clearly hear how well they flow together despite the fact that these are rough demos.  It might not be for everyone. If you’re looking for a high quality produced 12” with a sense of direction, then you’re out of luck. If you want to take a peek into the writing process of best friends, making humble and catchy music together, then you can’t get anything better than Cry Along With the Babies." - getbent.fm

FILTHPACT / KANSALAISTOTTELEMATTOMUUS - SPLIT 7" (CHAOS RURALE)
New split 7" between Filthpact crusty grinding from Scotland. who reformed in 2010 after breaking up back in 2007 now they are back to continue where they left off playing thier Total Crust Violence and coinciding this split with Kansalaistottelemattomuus to match their tour of Finland together, Kansalaistottelemattomuus; come from Finland bring a Scadinavaian hardcore sound mixed with anarcho spirit of a familiar sound of Oi Polloi which may come as no surprise with Deek from Oi Polloi on vocals.

DEKODER "BETWEEN THE WAKING AND THE DYING" LP (CHAOS RURALE)
8 songs debut LP for this female fronted post punk band from Montreal.  CVLT Nation's placed their last year demo amongst one of the six best releases of 2011 in their category "positive punk / deathrock".  Come with a nice 11”x17” poster as well as a download card.  Members have played in Born Dead Icons, Complications, Ballast and Preying Hands.

BONEBLACK "S/T" LP (CHAOS RURALE)
8 tracks of relentless darkened crust hailing from deathchurch in montreal.  This debut LP skillfully runs the gambit of crushing mid tempo punishment to raging d-beat all in one track.

FACIALS "S/T" LP (CHAOS RURALE)
Debut album from this keyboard driven, female singing pop-punk band from Montreal.  The vocal reminds me a lot of some 80' anarcho-punk band like RUBELLA BALLET or LOST CHERREES. Songs dealing with subject like being queer, hating the state and nuclear radiation just to name a few. Members have played in BALLAST and SWTZRLND.  The first side finishes with an tremendous cover from the swedish punk band BURNING KITCHEN while the flip side ends with a really nice sing-a-long ballad. Amazing live act as well as an amazing LP.

PROTESTANT "RECLAMATION" LP (CHAOS RURALE)
"Here's the latest release from Milwaulkee, WI's Protestant. Protestant have been consistently churning out their brand of blackened, metallic, and crust influenced hardcore since 2004. The band has been a powerhouse of sorts and have released an impressive output of music in their eight year's existence. The band has continually impressed me with the quality of music they've put out so far, and their latest 12" is no exception. Reclamation is set to drop at the end of the month, September 21st, to be exact. Reclamation is a five song 12" that runs a little under twenty minutes. For the band, Reclamation is an evolution of sorts and shows Protestant veering slightly away from their crust leanings found on the band's earlier releases. Protestant have embraced more of a metallic sound this time around, but have done so in a way that does not take away from the aggressiveness of the band's sound. Musically, these five new songs are still dark, venomous, and brutal as fuck. All I know is this band does not fail to impress me and I always look forward to new material from the band. Highly recommended! Enjoy!" - elementaryrevolt.blogspot.com

OBLIVIONATION - DEMO TAPE
OBLIVIONATION is a new band from Massachusetts, with ex-members of Out Cold (among many others). Fans of Out Cold will definitely not be disappointed, as this carries the tradition of no frills straight forward angry hardcore.  Limited to 200 copies with re-designed cover art on pro duplicated white cassettes, with printed sticker labels.

CIDER "ZOMBIE PROOF SESSIONS" TAPE (NONCOMMERCIAL)
Latest release from those fruits in CIDER. 2nd and last pressing of 100 blue cassettes. Has 13 tracks total including the most recent 7 inch plus never recorded songs, covers and alternative versions of other songs. This was recorded as a duo on an old analog tape machine. Get one before the shit is gone!

PARTY PLATES - TAPE (NONCOMMERCIAL)
A new band featuring members of Inmates, Cider, Boulder, Puncture Wound, Sockeye, No Peace blah blah. More on the 80's metal side of hardcore. The band has been compared to GISM, Amebix, Hellhammer, Venom etc. 4 tracks that will shred your tits off!

DARVOCETS "ARE NEW WAVE" TAPE (NONCOMMERCIAL)
This is the Darvocets 3rd and last release for the band. This is simply a cassette version of the 12 inch with 6 songs about conspiracies and government cover ups. This is the weirdest one yet. Only 100 of these made!

INTENT "NO RULES" DEMO TAPE
New late-80s NYHC-styled band out of Boston/DC. Limited pro-dubbed demo cassette tapes. Get them while they last.

CLITBOYS - DISCOGRAPHY TAPE
Official reissue! "Discography tape from this highly underrated Wisconsin HC band from the early 80s. Includes their We Don't Play the Game EP as well as their Detour demo tape, as well as an insert with posters, flyers, and other ephemera. I've always loved this band's sound as it couldn't be more simple really, but everything so so stripped-down and direct that it just sticks in your head... sort of like an even more raw and rudimentary version of Minor Threat. Early HC heads should definitely have this one in their collection in some way, shape, or form." - sorrystaterecords.com

BIG EYES "HARD LIFE" TAPE (DIRT CULT)
Debut full length from Big Eyes! Ramones and Muffs inspired punk rock from NJ with former members of Cheeky and Kicking Spit. Here's a nice review from Razorcake: Give this record one listen, just one listen, and I promise you will be hooked on Big Eyes. Featuring tons of wailing and noodling guitars by guitarist/vocalist Kate Eldridge, and backed by the solid rhythm section of CJ Frederick and Mark Bronzino on drums and bass respectively, the result is a collection of some of the catchiest tunes I’ve heard in a long time. Tracks, like “Your Lies,” and “I Know You’re Wrong,” have a frantic energy and tons of guitar leads, but the band also gets slow and meandering as in the tracks “Different than I Thought,” and “Why Can’t I?” Floating at the perfect point in the middle of the mix of all these songs are Kate’s hard-edged vocals, singing, and occasionally screaming, about love, loss, and attraction. While I can say that I hear influences ranging from ‘60s rock, and ‘70s punk and surf, simple genre descriptions only sell this band short. Their sound captures the best of rock music from several decades, in a way that can only be described as timeless.

EXEQUALS "SEEING GREY" TAPE
"Ripping stripped down garage hardcore from two dudes separated by distance and adulthood, but determined to still make punk happen.  These six songs are bombastic assaults, pissed hardcore punk with hooks, but without compromising intensity.  "Set Me Free" kick in after two break neck numbers and gives EXEQUALS a street punk tinge that works perfectly with their feisty hc attack, a vibe that is furthered with the MOTORHEAD meets '90s basement punk feel of "Why Not Now."  This is music played by people who know exactly what they are doing and it's wrapped up in a package that commands your attention before you even get the tape into the deck.  Killer jams, let's hope they move out of the stuido and into the basement sooner rather than later" - MAXIMUMROCKNROLL

EXEQUALS "HOME RECORDINGS VOL. 1" TAPE
Newest cassette offering from this hc punk garage project out of PA.   A collection of songs recorded in the "Dave Cave" at home in Central PA.

MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #354 - NOV 2012
Oh yes, another issue of MRR is out and ready to take the world by storm! Check out the November issue — MRR #354 — for the latest and greatest in punk and hardcore! Bay Area hardcore ragers REPLICA tell us their story so far and discuss what it’s like today for women in hardcore, Swedish hardcore punks the VICTIMS share part of their extensive European Tour Diary with us, Kevin from Girth Records discusses punks in academia and his label based out of Geneva, NY, and MÁXIMO VOLUMEN look back at punk a few decades ago, in light of their 1992 demo reissue. And there’s more…. We also have Massachusetts bands ANCIENT FILTH, who play back-to-basics hardcore discussing their recent tour and EP, and grind menaces BEARTRAP on how their multifaceted project works. We also have Canadian punks with an edgy twist OHMWAR, Bay Area post-punk enthusiasts SYNTHETIC ID; Finnish garage lady-rockers the SPLITS, and Brazil’s old-school USHC skaters O INIMIGO. Plus, of course, the most extensive reviews in punk and all the columnists you love to hate!

ASEPTIC ZINE - ISSUE #1
Aseptic Zine, Vol 1 outta PDX!!! Interviews with MODERAT LIKVIDATION, NOMAD and LASTLY! Killer cut and paste layout, 8.5” x 5.5” 20pgs

GENERAL SPEECH OMNIBUS #1 - ZINE
Compiled works of the first four issues of this great new half-size fanzine from the same editor that brought us EVIL MINDED. Tom's new zine, GENERAL SPEECH, was previously only available through trades but has now been made available in omnibus (compilation) format. Includes very well done, in-depth, and PUNK interviews with INSERVIBLES, DEATH DUST EXTRACTOR, BELLICOSE MINDS, THE DECAY, NO FUCKER, TEARGAS, DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE, and NO FUCKER plus tons more! Rare pictures of DEATH SIDE too! A top notch zine collected in this half size omnibus at almost 60 pages!

DISTORT #36 - ZINE
US reprint by Feel It with RED covers. This issue features interviews with Avon Ladies, Boston Strangler, Crazy Spirit, Negative Guest List, Rival Mob, Folded Shirt, Bed Wetting Bad Boys, and the Greg Lowery Experience. Also includes tons of writing on everything from Antidote to Throbbing Gristle! Features a center spread collage/poster from Crazy Spirit's Sam Ryser.

STITCHES IN MY HEAD - ISSUE #4 ZINE
Latest missive from this Australian punk mag. The jewel of this issue is a ROYAL HEADACHE interview conducted on their recent US tour but also featured are chats with fellow Aussies BITS OF SHIT and HAVITTAJAT. Expect tons of reviews, photos, and writing, including a close look at the recent Hank Wood & The Hammerheads LP. Includes an 11"x17" poster drawn by Lea from Cleveland. Ace! US edition printed by Feel It.

NUTS #10 - ZINE
This zine is just insane. Issue #10 is consists of another set of HUGE newsprint posters, this time with more writing incorporated. We get an amazing GRASS WIDOW poster with bio on the backside, show reviews and photography of new Olympia groups like ADJUSTMENT TO SOCIETY, DICK BINGE, GRIMACE, and SPIRITUAL WARRIORS, another review of a classic FARTZ show that ended in a riot, more writing, a second psychotic poster by Danny/Forced Laugh, and the jewel of this issue (I think) - an extremely detailed and visually arresting scene report/poster from the SILENZIO STATICO/LA RAW PONX. Prepare to have your mind blown and your fingers covered in black ink!

CANNABIS CORPSE "BENEATH GROW LIGHTS THOU SHALT RISE" CD (TANKCRIMES)
Following in the tradition laid down by their earlier releases, each song on the record is inspired by a classic death metal track - this time around, Morbid Angel and Deicide are getting the Cannabis treatment! Tongue-in-cotton-mouthed-cheek titles like “Lunatic of Pot’s Creation” and “Immortal Pipes” keep the party rolling, but don’t be fooled: CANNABIS CORPSE are not a joke band. Sure, they’ll fire up a bowl and chug a beer, but then they’ll rip your face off with a brutal old-school death metal assault, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the seeds of the genre first began to grow. With a European invasion slated for August/September and many a nefarious scheme looming on the horizon, the ‘Corpse have only begun to burn.

ANS "PRESSURE CRACKS" CD (TANKCRIMES)
A.N.S. "Pressure Cracks" LP/CD - A.N.S. from Texas are one of the most killer punk/crossover bands out there. After 2 albums and a dozen or so splits and EP's, they've produced their most focused (and best) material to date on "Pressure Cracks" the 3rd album from this prolific hardcore band. The heaviest influences are common, but maybe A.N.S. grab from less obvious albums, combining here a killer blend of the "professional hardcore" of "Feel the Darkness" era Poison Idea, the drugged out heavy metal / classic rock influenced punk of "My War" and beyond Black Flag, plus the high energy crossover thrash of "Lights, Camera, Revolution" era Suicidal Tendencies. It's a serious crossover record, sharpened by countless tours over the past few years hitting Japan, Europe and US repeated and relentlessly with dates for more global shows well into next year being confirmed now.

RESTOCKS FOR 11/8/12:

AIRFIX KITS - FLEX TIME 7"
ANNIHILATION TIME - COSMIC UNCONCIOUSNESS 7"
ANTI-YOU - MAKING YOUR LIFE MISERABLE 7"
BAYONETTES - GUILTY PLEASURES 7"
BORN BAD - IN THE DARK 7"
BORN BAD - TIE ONE ON 7"
BRAIN KILLER - DEMO 7"
BRAIN TUMORS - FUCK YOU FOREVER 7"
BROKEN NEEDLE - S/T 7"
BURNING LOVE - DEMO 7"
CAREER SUICIDE - SARS 7"
CITIZENS ARREST - SOAKED IN OTHERS BLOOD 7"
CITIZENS PATROL - 2006 DEMO 7"
CRUSHED BUTLER - IT'S MY LIFE 7"
DIRECT CONTROL - NUCLEAR TOMORROW 7"
DISCHARGE - NEVER AGAIN 7"
DISCHARGE - DECONTROL 7"
DRY HUMP - 2ND S/T 7"
FRONT LINE - BASIC TRAINING 7"
FUCKED UP - POLICE 7"
FY FAN - S/T 7"
HERDS - SPRING 7"
HOAX - S/T (FIRST) 7"
HOAX - S/T (THIRD) 7"
ILEGAL - CALLEJON SIN SALIDA 7"
ILEGAL - LA VIDA ES EL PRODUCTO 7"
ILEGAL - ERROR DE ORDEN 7"
IMPERIALIST PIGS - PORK SCREW CORK SWORD 7"
GASOLINE - KILLER MAN 7"
KNOTS, THE - HEARTBREAKER 7"
KORO - 700 CLUB 7"
MAMMOTH GRINDER - OBSESSED WITH DEATH 7"
NECROMONGO - GRABACIONES DESDE LA ULTRATUMBA 7"
NECROS - AMBIONIC SOUND 7"
NEWS - DIRTY LIES 7"
NO TOMORROW - NUCLEAR EXPOSURE 7"
NUBS, THE - I DON'T NEED YOU 7"
101'ERS - KEYS TO YOUR HEART 7"
RAMONES - SLUG 7"
RATIONAL ANIMALS - GABRIELLE 7"
SCEPTERS, THE - FLATLINE GENERATION 7"
SCEPTERS, THE - CHILDSPLAY 7"
SCHOOL JERKS - DECLINE 7"
SCHOOL JERKS - CONTROL 7"
SHIRKS, THE - DISEASE 7"
SONICS, THE - PSYCHO 7"
STRIPMINES - SYMPATHY RATIONS 7"
SYSTEMATIC DEATH - SYSTEMA 8 7"
TOTAL CONTROL - SCENE FROM A MARRIAGE 7"
TRANZMITORS - BIGGER HOUSES, BROKEN HOMES 7"
TRAPPED UNDER ICE / DIRTY MONEY - SPLIT 7"
VANNA INGET - JAG SKA FLY TILLS JAG HITTAR HEM 7"
VIOLENT MINDS - S/T 7"
WEEKEND NACHOS - BLACK EARTH 7"

AFGANISTAN YEYE'S - NO ES QUE LA FAMA LP
ANNIHILATION TIME - II LP
BIRTH DEFORMITIES - SUBURBANIZED 10"
BLUE CHEER - VINCEBUS ERUPTUM LP
BOSTON STRANGLER - PRIMITIVE LP
BRAIN KILLER - EVERY ACTUAL STATE IS CORRUPT LP
CAREER SUICIDE - ATTEMPTED SUICIDE LP
CAREER SUICIDE - S/T (KANGAROO) LP
CRIATURAS - OSCURIDAD ETERNA LP
CULO - LIFE IS VILE LP
D-CLONE - CREATION AND DESTROY LP
DINOSAUR JR - YOU'RE LIVING ALL OVER ME LP
GHOUL - TRANSMISSION ZERO LP
GUILTY FACES - DOMESTIC BLISS LP
HOLY SHIT - S/T LP
HUMAN MESS - FOLLOW YOU HOME LP
INTEGRITY - TO DIE FOR 10"
MARVELOUS DARLINGS - SINGLE LIFE LP
MEN, THE - LEAVE HOME LP
MEN, THE - OPEN YOUR HEART LP
LORD SUTCH - LORD SUTCH AND HEAVY FRIENDS LP
PISSED JEANS - KING OF JEANS LP
PISSED JEANS - HOPE FOR ME LP
PRISONER ABUSE - S/T LP
RINGWORM - THE PROMISE LP
SHIPWRECKED - THE LAST PAGANS LP
SMART COPS - PER PROTEGGERE E SERVIE LP
SPECTRES - LAST DAYS LP
TRANZMITORS - BUSY SINGLES LP
TRASHMEN - SURFIN BIRD LP
VAGINORS - NUCLEAR PAP SMEAR LP
WASTED TIME - FUTILITY LP
WHITE LUNG - IT'S THE EVIL LP
ZERO BOYS - VICIOUS CIRCLE LP

DISTORT - ISSUE #19 ZINE
DISTORT - ISSUE #21 ZINE
DISTORT - ISSUE #22 ZINE
DISTORT - ISSUE #37 ZINE
DOWN AND OUT #23 - ZINE
LIMITED READERSHIP - ISSUE #3 ZINE

FUCKED UP - EPICS IN MINUTES CD
GHOUL - WE CAME FOR THE DEAD / MANIAXE CD
GHOUL - TRANSMISSION ZERO CD
KICKING SPIT - PSYCHOROCKBULLSHIT CD

Thursday, October 11, 2012

WEBSTORE UPDATE! New D-CLONE, NO MORE ART, WHITE WIRES, TOTAL CONTROL, and MORE!

I think this might be a first ... three weekly webstore updates in a row! Last week, not gonna lie, I felt kinda bad bugging you two weeks in a row.  Then I realized that's sort of ridiculous because it would be doing a greater disservice to NOT let you know about all of these sweet new records I have available!!! So anyways, hopefully you are as stoked as I am for another webstore update and hopefully you will find a few things worth checking out.

Before I get to the new distro titles, a quick label update - I'll have a more in depth / proper email next week, but BIG EYES have announced the dates for their upcoming full US tour with CA's AUDACITY (Recess Records / Burger Records).  The tour starts November 1st in Portland, and you can check out the full list of dates at http://bigeyesband.blogspot.com/ ... both bands will have a new split 7" available for this tour, and BIG EYES will also have copies of their newly repressed Demo 7", which is a co-release between Grave Mistake and Evil Weevil Records. More on that later ...

Now, on to this week's webstore update!
 
 
 
GRAVE MISTAKE WEBSTORE:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/

WHAT'S NEW FOR 10.12.2012:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/products_new.php

Yup, third webstore update in a row ... not an overwhelming amount of new stuff but quality as always! I'll keep this short and sweet - First off, picked up five brand new 7"s on DERANGED including releases from NO MORE ART (be sure to check out their first 7" and demo too!), CRIMINAL CODE, BRAIN TUMORS, PREGNANCY SCARES, and TOTAL TRASH! Grabbed a few copies of the CLEAR 7", the brand new TOTAL CONTROL single and DUM DUM GIRLS 12" EP on SUB POP; the newest 7" from Sweden's DESPERAT (be sure to pick up their first one that just got the US Pressing treatment as well!); some of the latest singles from TOTAL PUNK including 7"s from WHITE WIRES, LIVE FAST DIE, SURGEONS, and GOLDEN PELICANS; newst 7" from Pittsburg's RATFACE; finally grabbed some copies of the BAD RELIGION "Public Service Tracks" 7"; the brand new D-CLONE LP with some SICK packaging; a bunch of legit reissues and some fanclub pressings from THE VARUKERS, CHAOS UK, ROACH MOTEL, ANTIDOTE, AGENT ORANGE, CONFUSE, and SHITLICKERS ... and more! Check the full list below!

Also still have a few killer titles from last week's update kicking around including vinyl from DEFORMITY, SIAMESE TWINS, MAMMOTH GRINDER, BREAK AWAY, WICCANS, GENTLEMAN JESSE, LEGENDARY WINGS, TITLE FIGHT, and more! Also just restocked on THE CLEAN 2xLP Reissue, KROMOSOM LP, BRAIN SLUG 7" (picked up copies of their newest Live tape as well), the latest FORWARD 7", the CREEM LP, and more!

That's all for now, thanks for reading and thanks for the support! I hope to have a full label update for you next week to get everyone up to speed with what to expect from GRAVE MISTAKE for the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013! See you next week!

Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
SITE: www.gravemistakerecords.com
STORE: www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog
BANDCAMP: gravemistakerecords.bandcamp.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/gravemistakerecords
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/gravemistakerex

NEW IN THE WEBSTORE FOR 10.12.12:

D-CLONE "CREATION AND DESTROY" LP (540)
The future of noisecore is here. After two EP’s and several splits, D-CLONE have delivered their debut LP with the absolutely devastating CREATION AND DESTROY. From the first drum hit to the final scream, this record is above anything else in its genre. 11-tracks of absolutely over-the-top noise not music. Building on the strengths of their previous releases, D-CLONE crank up the intensity and give you one of the most blown out, fierce and groundbreaking releases to come out of Japan in the last decade. The production is above and beyond any of their peers and only adds to the ear piercing chaos that blasts its way from start to finish. A ton of new material as well as some re-recorded classics. This LP shows D-Clone at the top of their game and solidifies their spot as one of the most dedicated and passionate noisecore bands ever. Welcome to the new age of noise. WE MAKE NEXT GENERATION!!!  Comes packaged in a beautiful "tip on" cover as well as coming with a lyric sheet and a 24x36 poster!

CLEAR "S/T" 7" (TRIPLE B)
Hailing from all over the East Coast, Clear features members of Have Heart, The First Step, The Rival Mob, Free Spirit, Waste Management and more. This demo 7" features the bands first six songs of Minor Threat-influenced hardcore. For fans of Minor Threat, Youth Of Today, Warzone, Have Heart and The First Step.

TOTAL CONTROL "SCENE FROM A MARRIAGE" 7" (SUB POP)
Australia's Total Control grace us with two stellar new tracks of moody garage/post-punk. The band is led by Daniel Stewart (Straightjacket Nation, UV Race) and Mikey Young (Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Ooga Boogas), and this single comes on the heels of their excellent, massively-hyped Henge Beat LP and split-LP with Thee Oh-Sees. Both songs are exclusive to this release. “Scene From a Marriage” b/w “Contract”

DESPERAT "BORJAN PA SLUTET" 7" (HARDCORE VICTIM)
Outstanding Swedish hardcore on Hardcore Victim. This band’s demo and first two 7”s caused quite a stir. The third 7” just keeps the hard hitting Swedish hc coming. This is ¾ of Mob 47 with Jocke from Warvictims on vocals. We also have all the last releases on HCV such as Last Chaos, Leprosy, Teargas, Kromosom and the related Vaginors LP.

NO MORE ART "TOUGH TO BREATHE" 7" (DERANGED)
No More Art is comprised of people from rather dissimilar backgrounds in music, but the elements are easy enough to lay out. There are the surf-drenched guitars, the complementary female vocals, and the rock ‘n’ roll frenzy of X (Los Angeles), some of what has been brewing in Denmark and Sweden over the last decades with bands like MASSHYSTERI / VICIOUS, and NO HOPE FOR THE KIDS, but also with lots of melody and leads that is reminiscent of 80's LA bands like SOCIAL DISTORTION and ADOLESCENTS, all infused with a unique quality of their own. Lead singer Milo has been around for some years now as a singer song writer in her own solo project ROSIE TIE. Drummer Juan Miguel has been busy on the heavier side of music, playing guitar in bands like LOS DOLARES, LEADERSHIT, ETACARINAE, and PELIGRO!, in Barcelona over the past decade. Will has also done time in many bands over the past decade with groups BORN/DEAD, DESOLATION, SUICIDE BOMB, DOPECHARGE, and most recently Portland's RED DONS

CRIMINAL CODE "HOLLOWED" 7" (DERANGED)
Follow up to their excellent 12”.  Full length in the works for 2013.  Three new moody hardcore tracks. It used to be easy to describe Criminal Code. From the onset, they came across as straightforward sounding mid 80s Midwest hardcore styled three piece with Taiga on guitar Andrew handling the basslines. Hook filled and moodily earnest, proudly wielding a love for Husker Du. Crim Code quickly became favorites of the Northwest hardcore scene. After a handful of west coast tours and a couple of limited self released rarities, Crim Code added Miles on second guitar and Jawsh on drums.... This is where the comparisons to other acts ends. Having saw them play three times in the past 10 days I can only describe them as themselves. Once in front of a group of black clad doom punks they came off as a tightly wound psychedelic nightmare, as if My Bloody Valentine grew up playing Middle Class covers. The next, in a room filled with knucke dragging skinheads the doomiest pop you could imagine at a deafening level. The third still a pounding set of shouted agit-punk anthems that could have been the best record SST never released. With this, their third vinyl release, and the first for Deranged they continue to push the boundaries of what it means to be a a modern hardcore punk band.  Oh yeah, and they aren't from Olympia.

PREGNANCY SCARES "FACELIFT" 7" (DERANGED)
Pissed off punk from Ottawa, Ontario. Building from the chaos of their 2011 demo tape, Pregnancy Scares’ debut 7” represents a band that have spent the past year honing their craft without sacrificing the relentless rhythms, vocal venom, or “Born Against aggro-in-the-raw, art-wracked Circus Lupus styling”, that’s become synonymous with Pregnancy Scares since their inception.

TOTAL TRASH "S/T" 7" (DERANGED)
Young blood from Toronto doing straight forward hardcore.  No frills or gimmicks, just well executed angst driven hardcore punk.

BRAIN TUMORS" FUCK YOU FOREVER" 7" (DERANGED)
Midwest hardcore punk venom.  Another retarded stomper for your top shelf collection.

RATFACE "DEAD RATS BLOOD" 7" (SIT AND SPIN)
The second vinyl offering from Pittsburgh’s powerhouse boasting former members of FLAK and ANNIHILATION TIME. RATFACE damage your ear drums with two tracks of raw 80’s influenced hardcore punk in the vein of bands like CHAOS UK and DISCHARGE, but with an American hardcore sound mixed in along the lines of POISON IDEA.Track one “Bleak Futures”is a more straight forward hard hitting D-Beat jam with a crucial breakdown with some classic shouting gang vocals. On the other side is “Chaos Never Die” this killer punk rock blast never lets down the pace, and will have you playing it and singing along again and again.

WHITE WIRES "CRAZY" 7" (TOTAL PUNK)
Total Punk takes it's first trip across the border with Ontario's White Wires. Fresh off the heels of their new LP on Dirtnap, White Wires give us two more tracks of hook filled summertime punk. "Crazy" is the perfect two minute pop songs and my favorite tracks from the band so far. On the flip we got a punked out version of The Poppees "I Need Your Love." All copies come in hand stamped paper sleeves and are TOTAL PUNK.

SURGEONS "WHIP THEM LORD" 7" (TOTAL PUNK)
 The first single from L.A.’s Surgeons comes out tomorrow on Total Punk. A nice follow up to the GG King, and Gary Wrong 7”, Total Punk delves deeper into the sludge filled abyss of black punk.. Two short blast of sinister razor sharp punk covered in a eerie haze of ambient noise and low end thud.

GOLDEN PELICANS "HARD HEAD" 7" (TOTAL PUNK)
From the ashes of the Slippery Slopes comes the Golden Pelicans. While the Slippery Slopes wanted to play your party, The Golden Pelicans are more interested in ruining it. Ugly, middle aged, and overwhelmingly disliked as people The Golden Pelicans are here to ruin your good times. Generally regarded as crotchety old men by the local young punks, disgusting buffoons by the "weird beer" sect, and intellectually stunted by the community at large, the Pelicans are giving you the chance to join this highly esteemed club. Two tough edged punk rippers with Link Wray riffs abound and a punk growler King G front and center screaming about death trips, Florida life, and thick skulls. "Orlando trash garage rockers Golden Pelicans are the latest band to get the hand-stamped, paper-sleeved, DIY as fuck treatment from Total Punk Records, the Florida’s Dying offshoot that has released nothing but bangers for almost a solid year now.”Hard Head” is a gruff, raunchy, obnoxious bit of rock n’ roll that will have you pogoing in your cubicle. Dig that winking rip-off of “Summertime Blues” at the end, as well. Totally apt for the middle of July, dudes."- Get Bent

LIVE FAST DIE "PRACTICING FOR THE GANG BANG" 7" (TOTAL PUNK)
The 00's kings of punk are back with a brand new single, and I couldn’t be any happier about it. When I started the label in 2010 releasing a Live Fast Die 7” was at the top of the Total Punk bucket list. Seems the years of death threats, prank calls, hate mail, and general harassment were worth it cause I finally convinced Camaro Werewolf to get the band back together and write one last single. Two more tracks of the sing-a-long no-fi garbage can Jabbers punk you have come to love Live Fast Die for.

BAD RELIGION "PUBLIC SERVICE" 7" (PUKE N VOMIT)
Originally appearing on the "Public Service" comp from 1981, these three songs were a lot of punks' introduction to Bad Religion.

CRUDE "JUST GO GO AHEAD" 7" (HG FACT)
Two song 7" from this great Hakodate Japanese hardcore punk group. Fretboard gymnastics in the vein of DEATH SIDE and their related bands- MUSTANG, ETAE, BALANCE, etc. Nice, multi-color, fold over sleeve with lyrics and English translation. How the time flies, this band has been releasing music for over 12 years.

SAM COFFEY AND THE IRON LUNGS "S/T" 7" (HOSEHEAD)
"Unlike most situations when music presents us with an incongruity, it can actually produce enjoyment instead of discomfort. Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs' All To Myself combines a fuzzed-out sonic backdrop but lays jangle and bubblegum on top of it in a near perfect display of consonance and dissonance.  Sam Coffey and the Iron lungs' biggest strength isn’t their guitar riffs or lyrical abilities but their hooks. Sure, “All To Myself” spreads out a warm summery vibe with its guitar progression and tone but the “Ooooooo I love you baby / want you all to myself” hook of the chorus is what really gets to me."

VARUKERS, THE "ANOTHER RELIGION ANOTHER WAR" LP (HAVOC)
"Another one of my favorite records of the 80's re issued on my own label. As a die-hard fan and collector, it is such a thrill to be able to re press release like this and see my label logo at the bottom. I bought this record when it came out in 1984 (I was 15) and I have been crazy about it ever since. Varukers and Discharge were the two most raging and intense of the UK bands to ratchet punk up to hardcore speed and power in the early 80's. This LP sees Varukers delivering top notch hardcore punk, the guitar tone and riffage are savage, the vocals raw and powerful. The guitar has a bit of the metallic crunch that would permeate hardcore in the future, but still remains grounded in punk. Several members of this line up Varukers went on to form Sacrilege taking the heavy riffs in a more metal direction. This Lp ranks with Discharge "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" as an example of 1980’s UK hardcore punk at it's very best. When Thatcher and Brezhnev had their fingers on the button to destroy mankind, you needed this kind of hardcore to stay sane."

SNAKE RUN "S/T" LP (BEDSIDE)
"Debut 12" from this hardcore band featuring members of Shook Ones, Vacant State and Condominium. As you might expect, this is some rough and nasty hardcore. The label calls it Rollins-era 'Flag worship, but it's a lot more punk than that description would lead you to believe. Basically, this is rough and mean hardcore with some inventive bass playing and some unexpected riffing. Of the "members of" bands it certainly reminds me the most of Vacant State, but without the ultra-stripped-down sound that is (was?) that band's trademark. At the end of the day, though, this is mean as hell and super catchy, which is exactly what I want from my hardcore. Limited to only 250 copies, so don't expect this to stick around forever." - sorrystaterecords.com

CHAOS UK "SHORT SHARP SHOCK" LP (RADIATION)
Short Sharp Shock album by Chaos UK was released Mar 20, 2012 on the Radiation Reissues label. Originally released on the small "Children Of The Revolution" label back in 1984, Short Sharp Shock is Chaos UK's own masterpiece, and their first 12" recorded with the classic Mower/Chuck/Gabba/Chaos line up. Up there along with Discharge's Hear Nothing

CONFUSE "HATE WAR NO WAR FUCKIN WAR" LP (FANCLUB)
Hailing from Kyushu, Japan from the early 80's, CONFUSE is synonomous with Japanese hardcore across the world. Inventors of the 'raw punk' approach, a hyper-distorted version of the classic '82 Britpunk formula, they ended influencing a whole plethora of latter European hardcore bands like Extreme Noise Terror or Doom, and the whole 90's 'crust' scene. This discography LP features tracks from the 'Nuclear Addicts' 7" from 1984, the 'Contempt The Authority And Take Off The Lie' 7" from 1985, the 'Spending Loud Night' 7" recorded in 1983, their tracks from the 'Sexual Confuse' compilation released in 1985, and the 'Stupid Life' 12" from 1989, where they evolved into a more melodic, 70's rock inspired style of music, right before disbanding and mysteriously disappearing.

DUM DUM GIRLS "END OF DAZE" 12" (SUB POP)
End of Daze flows from a pair of bombastic opening tracks, through the simmering, plaintive cover of Strawberry Switchblade’s “Trees and Flowers”, to the regretful ballad “Lord Knows”, in which Dee Dee’s voice remains rich yet crystalline, a gorgeous, toned instrument revealing an awareness of fear and misstep. Closing the EP is “Season in Hell”, a raucous and practically joyful closing of the book on past pains, and, perhaps more importantly, a looking forward (“Doesn’t the dawn look divine?”) to the future. It is the last stages of grief and its repercussions, a hopeful awakening somewhere on the other side, caught on tape.  The EP was recorded in 2011 and 2012 with Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes and Dee Dee’s longtime producer Richard Gottehrer, whose track record includes the Brill Building, CBGB, and Sire Records.

ROACH MOTEL "IT'S LONELY AT THE TOP" LP (FLORIDA'S DEAD)
They're here, more beer, get used to it. Gainesville’s Roach Motel (featuring future Maximum Rock N Roll columnist George Tabb) were Florida’s most noteworthy contribution to the early American hardcore scene. They ran their own label, toured with Black Flag, put out two of the most collectable Florida punk singles, and were the only Florida band to gain inclusion in Stephen Bush’s opus “American Hardcore." They existed from 1980-1984 during which time they released the "Roach and Roll" and "What The Hell It's Roach Motel" singles, and a comp 7", featuring all Florida bands, aptly titled "We Can't Help It Were From Florida" on their label Destroy Records. "It's Lonely At The Top" compiles tracks from the singles and the comp, as well as two live cuts, and the recordings which were intended for their ill fated full length. 21 blistering hardcore anthems about killing Brooke Shields, loud mouthed girlfriends, mad dog 20/20, anarchist dogs, the death of Burger King, and other such serious subjects. They combine the ferocity of early Black Flag with the snottiness of Wimpy era Queers. The record includes printed inner sleeves with track by track liner notes written by the band, pictures, and flyers. 1000 pressed in all.

SHITLICKERS, THE "1982" LP (NOISE NOT MUSIC)
Short-lived side project of Tomas Jonsson from Anti Cimex, Shitlickers is, according to most, the quintessence of raw scandinavian hardcore punk: youthful, aggressive and mean.. Featuring both their 1982 self-financed singles "GBG 1982" and "Cracked Cop Skulls" this long-awaited 8 tracker gives a little justice to this obscure all-swedish legend in distorted 80s hardcore.

AGENT ORANGE "LIVING IN DARKNESS" LP (FANCLUB)
Living in Darkness is the debut album by the punk rock band Agent Orange, released on Posh Boy Records in 1981 and showcasing the band's mixture of punk with metal and surf influences.

ANTIDOTE "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" LP (FANCLUB)
CLASSIC NYHC. A side features 8 songs recorded by one of NY's first wave hardcore bands - Antidote - in 1983. B Side LIVE AT CBGB's 1983.


BRAIN SLUG "LIVE ON CRUCIAL CHAOS" TAPE
Cassette release of raging, fuzzed out NYHC band BRAIN SLUG's session on WNYU Crucial Chaos. Live set and bonus full on apocalyptic interview rounds out to about 40 mins.

RESTOCKS FOR 10.12.12:

BRAIN SLUG - DISTORT NEW YORK 7"
FORWARD - DEVIL'S CRADLE 7"
LEPROSY - 5 TRACKS 7"
NIRVANA - SLIVER 7"

CHAOS UK - S/T LP
CLEAN, THE - ODDITIES 2xLP
CREEM - S/T LP
CRUCIFIX - DEHUMANIZATION LP
HUNX AND HIS PUNX - TOO YOUNG TO BE IN LOVE LP
KROMOSOM - 8 TRACKS LP
LA SERA - SEES THE LIGHT LP
VAGINORS - NUCLEAR PAP SMEAR LP

Thursday, October 4, 2012

WEBSTORE UPDATE! New WICCANS, PRISONER ABUSE, DESPERAT, SIAMESE TWINS, and More!

Well look at this - a webstore update two weeks in a row!  You know, I hate to be bothering you all so frequently, but the new records just keep pouring in!  I know your time is valuable, so I'm going to spare you label news this week, I hope to have a full label update for you in a week or so so stay tuned for that. Today is strictly distro talk only ...
 
 
 
 
GRAVE MISTAKE WEBSTORE:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/

WHAT'S NEW FOR 10.04.2012:
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/products_new.php

Some great new releases and a solid amount of reissues in this update; I'm always trying to keep the classics and reissues in stock and available - everything from brand new reissues to obscure vault finds to staple titles that never went away, in the hopes that you'll stumble across a long forgotten gem or revisit an old favorite! This update has some killer reissues I've been meaning to get for a while now, as well as restocked on a bunch of titles I've had for a bit so hopefully you find something that sparks your interest!

Anyways, let's start with the new releases for now.  Two awesome new LPs including the debut 12" from Boston's PRISONER ABUSE and the second LP from Texas' WICCANS; both are highly recommended (I also restocked the first WICCANS LP, "Skullduggery")!  Also picked up a couple of copies of the new TITLE FIGHT LP, and the newest DIRTNAP release, the LEGENDARY WINGS LP.  Finally picked up a few copies of the latest GENTLEMAN JESSE LP (I know it's been out for a bit now, but for those of you who haven't picked it up yet, get it!) ... Grabbed some rad new 7"s too including the US pressing of the first DESPERAT 7" (the original european pressing being a bit hard to come by in the states) courtesy of BEACH IMPEDIMENT RECORDS; the debut 7" from NY's DEFORMITY; an awesome two song single from Boston's SIAMESE TWINS (highly recommended); and to keep things posi, the second EP from Richmond's BREAK AWAY on new RVA label SOLID BOND RECORDS. Also stocked up on two sick demos, from Canada's HARHAA and Richmond's PISSHEADS.

On the reissue front, stocked up on some more copies of the classic DICKS "Hate the Police" 7" (we've had a fanclub version before, but this one is official!); grabbed a few awesome LP reissues courtesy of the 4 MEN WITH BEARDS label including the incredible SHOP ASSISTANTS LP, the DMZ LP, and the classic WIRE "Pink Flag" LP; picked up some of the URINALS fanclub 7"; the F.U.2. LP; killer double LP reissue from CLEVELAND's THE GUNS; for you full on thrashers, check out the reissues from BLACKTASK and CURRICULUM MORTIS; picked up a few more punk rock classics from the likes of DESCENDENTS, ALL, and DOA; grabbed three more volumes of the PEBBLES LP comps.  Also stocked up on a few more SING SING titles that I'd been missing, including singles from AMBULANCE, SHAMBLES, and SPELLING MISTAKES.

A TON of restocks this update as well, including the BIG EYES "Hard Life" LP, AVENGERS LP, six different volumes of the KILLED BY DEATH series, CARBONAS LP, COLA FREAKS LP, three EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING titles, all five (count em!) SPITS LPs back in stock, two PAGANS reissues, classic titles from BLACK FLAG, MINUTEMEN, DESCENDENTS, the awesome CITY LIMITS Toronto/Montreal HC comp, WHERE BIRDMEN FLEW comp (killer Aussie KBD!), the first WHITE WIRES LP, WIPERS "Is this Real" and "Over the Edge" LPs, the first CONFINES 7", NECROS "Sex Drive" (fanclub) 7", NOMAD 7", RAZAR 7", RED CROSS "Rich Brat" (fanclub) 7", and much much more!!!! Check the full list below!

That's all for now, thanks for reading and for your continued support!

Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
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NEW IN THE WEBSTORE FOR 10.05.12:

PRISONER ABUSE "S/T" LP (PAINKILLER)
Boston based group with its long belated 10-track debut of regional traditionalism. Tunes to carry the Al Barile + Jack Kelly tradition of The Straight Edge circa '82 onward and upward while simultaneously discarding their work in subsequent decades. Members of Think I Care, Waste Management, No Tolerance, Mind Eraser.

WICCANS "II" LP (KATORGA WORKS)
Thematically influenced by science fiction and boasting a rich analog recording worthy of their sound, Field II finds NWOTHC veterans Wiccans indulging in their most occult proclivities and traversing into unknown, psychedelic territory. Akin to Tyranny and Mutation-era Blue Öyster Cult, but as a hardcore punk band, Wiccans has created a wholly unique and essential aural experience.

DESPERAT "DEMOKRATI ELLER DIKTATUR" 7" (BEACH IMPEDIMENT)
"DEMOKRATI ELLER DIKTATUR?" features six tracks of raw Swedish D-Beat hardcore executed by some familiar faces who left an undeniable impact on the genre decades ago and continue to churn out punk hits. This EP was previously only available from Sweden's De:Nihil Records in a limited amount that sold out within a matter of days, but is now available once again from Beach Impediment for those who missed out the first time around. Each record comes in a glue pocket sleeve with a slightly different layout and color scheme than the original pressing. B.I.R. is proud to bring you the US pressing of this modern hardcore crusher featuring members of MOB 47 and WARVICTIMS, among others. First press limited to 500 copies. Play fuckin' loud.

SIAMESE TWINS "IN A BOX" 7" (LABOR OF LOVE)
Two songs of dream pop perfection from the women that have brought you the likes of Ampere, Libyans, and Confines. Siamese Twins follow their acclaimed self-released 2011 demo with a vinyl debut reminiscent of the early 4AD and Slumberland catalogs. Fans of the Cocteau Twins, The Cure, and sad songs, take note.  Five hundred copies on black. Sleeves and inserts on specialty, uncoated stock.

DEFORMITY "S/T" 7" (ALWAYS RESTRICTIONS)
"Debut EP from these New York hardcore punks on Always Restrictions Records, Ian from Perdition's label. Given that connection and the artwork, you can safely assume that these folks are associated with the whole Crazy Spirit camp, though Deformity have a bit of a different sound than those bands. The core is lose, wild hardcore punk that reminds me of early Husker Du or maybe even Articles of Faith's early stuff, but Deformity aren't afraid to go on different tangents, like the blistering guitar freak-out in the a-side, "Shards." So, while Deformity definitely have their own sound they share the Toxic State dedication to defiantly doing your own thing and having an original but still incredibly intense sound. Highly recommended." - sorrystaterecords.com

DICKS "HATE THE POLICE" 7" (1234 GO)
The first legitimate issue in 32 years! Originally on the band's own Radical Records, this has been out of print since its initial pressing. Truly one of the greatest and most sought after American punk singles produced in the ‘80s. Hugely influential to folks as far apart as Mudhoney and Limp Wrist. Unapologetically communist, gay and pissed off. Faithful reproduction of the cover and insert included.

BREAK AWAY "THE FEW THAT REMAIN" 7" (SOLID BOND)
On their second EP, Richmond's BREAK AWAY bring five songs of straight forward no frills Straight Edge hardcore in the vein of Judge. Richmond's next generation.

LEMON DOTS "GIRL IN MOTION" 7" (LABOR OF LOVE)
Four songs of hyperactive 60s girl-pop flailing in an undertow of magnetic hisses, squalls and squeals. Imagine The Maroons’ “Out Tonight” clinging to an electric fence while being flayed by an out-of-control drum machine wielded by Lesley Gore. Brainchild of Home Blitz guitarist Theresa Smith.  Three hundred copies pressed on custom-mixed opaque yellow vinyl. Full color glued sleeves and inserts on Speckletone stock.

MAMMOTH GRINDER "OBSESSED WITH DEATH" 7" (HELL MASSACRE)
A quick one from Mammoth Grinder. Obsessed with Death burns a driving Master/Deathstrike style attack as good as anyone's done it since the originators - this one's filthy like a coffin full of maggots. On the flip is a rendition of Venom's classic cut, "Welcome To Hell", taken from a radio set earlier this year.

SPITS, THE "PAIN" 7" (SLOVENLY)
To coincide with the release of the new LP by the reigning kings of psychedelic skate punk, Slovenly Recordings is proud to present four additional brand new tracks from THE SPITS on a 45 that rivals any of their long players for pure chaos and stupidity. It's been awhile since they last recorded, but The Spits, as always, deliver a quick and trippy Atari 2600 on crack ass-whooping that'll leave you with a double dose of black eye! And if that ain't enough for you, this 7-inch monster features a cover version of PAIN’s "I Dig Pain" from the classic punk rock "Battle Of The Bands" episode of C.H.i.P.s! Lesser bands have tried in the past to cover this song, but only The Spits give it the weirdness it deserves. Of course Pain lost the battle in that episode, but we all know who the real losers are!

URINALS "ANOTHER" 7" (FANCLUB)
The Urinals are a punk rock band from Southern California. Known for their minimalist approach to songwriting and recording--their lyrics have been called "punk haiku"--the band influenced other punk rockers of the 1970's and 1980's including the Minutemen.  Repro of these southern California punks 2nd single. Featuring the punk classics "Black Hole","I'm White & Middle Class","I'm A Bug" and "ack Ack Ack."

SHAMLBES "HELLO BABY" 7" (SING SING)
Shambles were led by ex-Mandrake Paddle Steamer singer Brian Engel and their only single is made up of two absolute corkers. Hello Baby is a great hi-energy Power Pop/Glam number that is totally infectious and the B side, the wild and rockin' Held Me Spellbound is as good if not better than Jook covering Watch Your Step. More than inspired by That's Alright Mama, Spellbound features 2 blistering lead guitar breaks that will strip your walls bare. Both tracks are wonderfully loud and bright thanks to the great Roy Thomas Baker production.

SPELLING MISTAKES, THE "FEELS SO GOOD" 7" (SING SING)
Formed in 1979 from the remnants of two bands, Get Smart and The Aliens, their line-up was Nick Hanson (vocals), Julian Hanson (drums), and Warwick Fowler (guitar). Initial bassist, Keith Bacon, was replaced early in 1980 by Nigel Russell.  Released in 1980, the 'Feels So Good' EP was well received, but problems began to mount: Fowler had acquired the habit of wearing a Nazi SS uniform on stage, which combined with the quartet's pre-existing "boot boy" following resulted in a total ban from the Auckland club scene.  Even so, the record reached number 29 in New Zealand and probably could of sold more but the label lacked funding.  They were even approached by Phonogram and asked to contribute to a 'solid gold' type album however when Phonogram heard the song they immediately asked for their compilation advance cheque back.

AMBULANCE "IT'S ALL UP TO YOU" 7" (SING SING)
Finally! This lone single from New Jersey's Ambulance sits in the top tier of power pop 45s and is usually only afforded by serious collectors but now its here for mass consumption! Consisting of Steve William (gtr), Johnny C. (b) and Bobby Padula (d), the trio would call the legendary Dirt club in Bloomfield, NJ their homebase (they even did a commerical for them) but were also known to frequently play the NYC punk clubs. The single, recorded in 1978, and originally issued in an edition of 1000 copies, was well recieved at the time and got decent airplay.

BLACKTASK "BLACKTASK / SPIKES TO THE WALL" LP (RADIO RAHEEM)
BLACKTASK was a Philadelphia metal band that existed from 1983 to 1987. Heavily influenced by Venom, Motorhead, early Slayer and a dash of punk, their initial releases — a three-song demo tape (1984) and a self-released four-song 12" EP (1985) — were a crude, no-fi bash fest that dealt with only the most uncompromising subject matter, such as killing enemies and smashing your fucking face. This limited edition LP contains Blacktask's ultra rare eponymous 12" ep from 1985, backed with their 1984 Spikes To The Wall demo tape, 9 songs total. Includes a repro of the original lyric sheet and a 12x24" poster collecting various original write ups, reviews and rare photos. 500 made on black vinyl.

CURRICULUM MORTIS "SENTENCIA DE MUERTE" LP (ULTRA SONIDO)
Previously only known to the most die hard of underground tape traders, Curriculum Mortis' debut 1988 demo, Sentencia de Muerte, is a raw and ferocious mix of hardcore and thrash metal that South American bands mastered in the late 1980s. Seven songs over the course of 30 minutes, for the first time ever on vinyl.  Hailing from Lima, Peru, this is a must for any fan of raw South American punk and metal! Limited to 500 copies.

TITLE FIGHT "FLORAL GREEN" LP (SIDE ONE DUMMY)
Floral Green is Title Fight’s The second full-length release. Recorded with Will Yip at Studio 4 Recording in Conshohocken, PA during May and June of 2012.  As with everything Title Fight does, has done, and will continue to do, Floral Green is an exercise in earnestness, of playing music and singing words that express, with absolute pinpoint precision, what is felt, and doing so in unguarded, unmediated, and un-ironic terms. The album’s lyrics provide a blow-by-blow account of human feeling in all its complexity and, it has to be said, in all its ugliness. They reveal the frightening-to-plumb depths of resentment, self-doubt, cowardice, and duplicity that we all know are somewhere inside us.  Also, and not incidentally, the album contains talk of loving homeland and family, of gratitude for life’s opportunities and its occasional swells of transcendent happiness. Ultimately, Floral Green is a leading-by-example repudiation of cynicism and narcissism. It amounts to a persuasive argument in favor of presenting yourself exactly as you are. Exactly as you’ve always been.

SCREECHING WEASEL "ANTHEM FOR A NEW TOMORROW" LP (RECESS)
SCREECHING WEASEL's great fifth full-length! This one has spent years as my favorite Weasel album only to be crowned and then uncrowned many times by their mighty 1991 epic My Brain Hurts. Either way, both albums have stood the test of time. If MBH was a cross between The Ramones and The Dickies, Anthem can draw from The Freeze, Wire and The Kinks (Village Green era).

LEGENDARY WINGS "MAKING PAPER ROSES" LP (DIRTNAP)
It happens very rarely (like a couple of times over the course of 120 releases) that we here at Dirtnap get a random CD-R demo in the mail, pop it in, listen to it a couple of times, and then slap our fist down on the counter and say "fuck it, we'll put that out!" And that's just what happened in the case of Kalamzoo, MI's Legendary Wings. Unsolicited demos are largely a lousy way to round up new bands for the label, but once in a blue moon you get one that's just THAT good.  Musically, the apple that is Legendary Wings doesn't fall TOO far from the tree that is Dirtnap Records, (think caffeiniated, raw, fast pop), but they are also unmistakably, instantly identifiable as originating from the Midwest. Potential Johns meets Gaunt? Scared Of Chaka if they were from Minneapolis? Denton with jangle?  The band has been on several tours, released a 7" on Tic Tac Totally and a track on a UFO Dictator comp 7" were featured at Goner Fest 7, and are about to release an LP on the powerhouse record label, Dirtnap Records.  Their mix of caffeinated instrumentation, and overly sensitive lyrics will make you melt if the mood is right.

F.U.2 "PUNK ROCK" LP (1234 GO)
Fake Punk can be some of the best punk! The late 70's had a bevy of great punk/power pop one off bands. Often secretly and not so secretly fronted by members of famous/semi-famous rock groups. The Pack, Pork Dukes, The Greedies, The Monks (UK) top amongst them but one of the longest and loudest lauded is F.U.2.. Raw, snotty, and jammed up with hooks and attitude. The group was essentially the 60's garage/freakbeat band Downliners Sect under an assumed Punk name and recorded over a case of Vodka. What came out is some of the realest fake punk you'll ever here. THE EXPLODING HEARTS would later cover their classic "Sniffin' Glue" which many incorrectly think was a Hearts original. The album has been bootlegged many times since it's release over 30 years ago and is finally being treated to a legitimate reissue sourced from the original tapes! Limited run so grab it while you can.

GUNS, THE "S/T" 2xLP (SMOG VEIL)
Hands down a top-end standard by which all other basement hardcore bands should be measured, Cleveland hardcore history could not have been the same without THE GUNS. SCOTT EAKIN and DAVE ARACA formed the band originally as a 2-piece, later adding to the lineup some amazing rippers in the form of SEAN SALEY, BOB RIES and SCOTT SILVERMAN. Though a couple compilation appearances is all they managed back in the day, this release collects those tracks plus all other studio recordings, as well as some choice live cuts. The LP also features VINCE RANCID’s original cover art as commissioned by the band in the ‘80s. Green friendly 100% recycled content packaging. Two inserts. Black vinyl, strictly limited to 1 press of 900. Gatefold sleeve. 43 tracks spread over 2 LPs, free download code. All recorded between 1982 and 1986.

SHOP ASSISTANTS "S/T" LP (4 MEN WITH BEARDS)
Edinburgh indie-pop group, THE SHOP ASSISTANTS, formed in 1984 and released this, their one and only full length album in 1986. That same year they were featured on the legendary NME compilation, C86, the name of which is now commonly used to refer to a specific type of influential jangle-pop that Shop Assistants traffic in. A classic of the genre on par with the best of The Pastels or The Wedding Present. Essential.

VANNA INGET "ALLVAR" LP (1234 GO)
Another in the long line of great Swedish punk bands coming out now! Melodic, urgent and at times meloncholic. Singer KAROLINA has a intense, crystal clear voice that coupled with the rest of the band recall's elements of early California punk like the Avengers and more modern counterparts like Vicious, Masshysteri, Terrible Feelings or the Bombettes. Very limited US pressing of the album in anticipation of the band touring here in 2012. Only a few hundred copies are available in the US.

GENTLEMAN JESSE "LEAVING ATLANTA" LP (DOUCHEMASTER)
Since Gentleman Jesse’s first album came out in the summer of 2008, he’s had plenty of excuses to put the “Gentleman” part of his act to bed. In fact, the Mr. Nice Guy routine landed him in bed for a month after being mugged and beaten with a table leg while he was trying to help two strangers change a tire. When the economy tanked, violent crime in Atlanta exploded, making the city a dreary place to live for a while. In addition, several tragedies hit the Atlanta music scene and the Douchemaster Records family close to home. It was a bad time and Jesse took it very personally. He was close to throwing in the towel and retiring to a dark room with cheap beer and YouTube videos.  To cope with the reality of living in a place that was going straight to hell, Jesse went down to the basement of his house and wrote twenty songs that would become Leaving Atlanta. What could have easily become a bummer record ended up being nothing short of inspiring. The album is bookended by “Eat Me Alive,” an anthem of perseverance that was for Jesse a demon-exercising tool, and another mover titled “We Got to Get Out of Here,” which is less about getting out of an actual location and more about getting out of a state of mind.  Stylistically, Jesse never strays from his bread and butter: short, hook-driven and delicately patterned rock ’n’ roll songs. One could compare him to Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello or Paul Collins ’til the cows come home, but at this point Gentleman Jesse sounds like Gentleman Jesse. Leaving Atlanta is Jesse hitting his personal and musical stride.

LOST SOUNDS "LOST LOST DEMOS, SOUNDS..." LP w/ 7" (GONER)
Featuring early and alternate versions from Jay Reatard and Alicja Trout’s epic garage / electro-punk band Lost Sounds, Lost Lost collects songs off the Black Wave and Rats Brains and Microchips albums and their final self-titled EP, as well as ones that never saw proper release. The rare and unheard material ranges from captivating kitchen recordings and acoustic takes to fully realized studio tracks. Covers of garage obscurities like “I Cannot Lie” and originals like “No Count” betray the garage rock sensibilities that Reatard was still shedding during the earlier years of the band, while later recordings show the electropunk and black metal influences that crept into their sound.  A great collection from a great band and a couple of great songwriters—maestros of tension without release—Lost Lost will appeal to everyone from garage and punk fanatics to Numanoids and metalheads.

HARD SKIN "HARD NUTS AND HARD CUNTS" LP (BROKEN REKIDS)
Hard Skin’s Hard Nuts and Hard Cunts is the brilliant and groundbreaking debut album from one of the fiercest oi! bands to emerge from the streets of London. First released on Helen of Oi! in 1996, it was an instant street-punk mega-hit embraced by skins, punks and herberts alike. Thanks to renowned NYHC imprint Broken Rekids, this classic platter is once again available on vinyl, now featuring a deluxe, old-style tip-on jacket, digital download coupon and one bonus track not on the original version! Comprised of Johnny Takeaway (vocals, guitar), Fat Bob (bass, vocals) and Nosher (drums, vocals), Hard Skin have toured every corner of the globe, performing their unique brand of brickwall oi! for rabid fans the world over and releasing critically acclaimed, chart-topping masterpieces such as Same Meat Different Gravy and Live and Loud! & Skinhead.

SWINGIN UTTERS "JUVENILE PRODUCT OF THE WORKING CLASS" LP (FAT WRECK)
"Even though a lot of the same elements on their first album can be found on Juvenile Product of the Working Class, the Swingin' Utters still manage to put out some of the catchiest working class anthems for the '90s. The take-no-crap attitude, gruff songwriting, and British accents are still present, but somehow these guys manage to outdo The Streets of San Francisco -- they've progressed as a band and even have acoustic guitars and accordions incorporated into their tunes. It's easy to say that this is what Stiff Little Fingers should have sounded like after Nobody's Heroes. " - allmusic.com

WIRE "PINK FLAG" LP (4 MEN WITH BEARDS)
Originally released on Harvest in 1977, Pink Flag is perhaps the most original debut album to come out of the first wave of British punk. Exhibiting severe art school damage, Wire careens at breakneck speed through 21 songs in 36 minutes to create an album that has influenced bands for nearly thirty years. Original artwork. 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

DMZ "S/T" LP (4 MEN WITH BEARDS)
Originally released in 1978 on Sire Records, DMZ's first and only album never really fit into the punk/new-wave mold that was forced upon it. These five shaggy haired dudes from Boston were more interested in the Sonics than the Sex Pistols and their goal, as stated by frontman JEFF “MONO MAN” CONOLLY was "fusing the sound of the Chocolate Watchband and The Stooges." Produced by FLO & EDDIE of The Turtles' fame, this album was much maligned at the time but has come to be accepted as a classic record that helped jump start the ongoing garage-rock revival that began in the '80s. In fact, Mono Man, upon the breakup of DMZ, founded the group LYRES in 1979, a legendary garage-rock band that carry on to this day."

DOA "HARDCORE 81" LP (SUDDEN DEATH)
This Vancouver foursome was already a band to be reckoned with on their first three singles and debut, Something Better Change, but they went for the jugular on Hardcore '81, producing a rare and astonishing moment for the ages, a direct precursor to the Replacements' first LP torch job later that year. With the greatest drummer in punk history in Chuck Biscuits and an equally smokin' bassist in Randy Rampage, 1978-1982 D.O.A. had an unbelievably intense rhythm section to back the heavy, two-guitar power of Joey Shithead and Dave Gregg. With chops that actually bettered their primary influence, the Clash, and a take-on-all-comers attitude, these guys rocked -- and they knew it. With the exception of the much different, faster, more thrash Bad Brains debut, nothing else in the then-new hardcore genre came close to this wild LP. These 14 songs whip by quick with great thrill and tumult, an unusual, fun mixture of drinking buddy "I Don't Give a Shit" party tunes ("My Old Man's a Bum," "Fucked Up Baby"), wry, sardonic culture commentary ("M.C.T.F.D." aka "Middle Class Television Family Daughter," "Unknown"), and sobering sociopolitical outrage ("D.O.A.," "Smash the State," "Slumlord"). But what you can't forget are the machine-gun Biscuits fills, triggered by the merest hint of any looming chord change yet totally anchored on Rampage's booming bass. Or Gregg and Keithley's hot riffs that are so thick and yet slippery that they threaten to explode. Or Keithley's likable bear-growl vocals, as full of bonhomie good-guy spirit and wicked humor as they are with his sweat and vigor. Or songs so catchy, you want to sing them as loud as your lungs will take you. But like the '60s Who, '70s Clash, and '70s Buzzcocks (other bands of this same rank), they just don't come around often. Good thing they made Hardcore '81 before they left us.

ALL "ALLROY SEZ" LP (CRUZ)
After the Descendents' lead singer Milo Aukerman left the band in 1987, the remaining members chose to continue playing together under a different name and with a new vocalist, former Dag Nasty frontman Dave Smalley. This is the first material they released after forming.

DESCENDENTS "SOMERY" 2xLP (SST)
Somery is a compilation album (a "greatest hits" of sorts) by the Los Angeles-based punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1991 through SST Records. It compiles songs from the Fat EP (1981) and the albums Milo Goes to College (1982), I Don't Want to Grow Up (1985), Enjoy! (1986), and All (1987).  Somery was released in 1991, compiling tracks from the Descendents' past studio releases. Stevenson created the cover art for the compilation while Egerton did the graphics.

DESCENDENTS "ALL" LP (SST)
All is the fourth album by the Los Angeles-based punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1987 through SST Records. It was their first album with guitarist Stephen Egerton and bassist Karl Alvarez, and their final studio album before singer Milo Aukerman left the band to pursue a career in biochemistry. The album is titled after the concept of "All", invented by drummer Bill Stevenson and friend Pat McCuistion in 1980. Based on the goals of achieving "the total extent" and "to not settle for some, to always go for All", the philosophy was the subject of the one-second title track, the two-second "No, All!", and "All-O-Gistics"

V/A - "PEBBLES VOL. 4" LP (BFD)
Pebbles, Volume 4 is a compilation album in the Pebbles series.  Unlike other volumes in the series – which compile obscure garage rock and psychedelic rock music – Volume 4 collects rare examples of surf rock.

V/A - "PEBBLES VOL. 3" LP (BFD)
Pebbles Vol. 3 focuses on obscure mid 60s psychedelic rock, is one of the most exciting albums ever. This is full blown, mind-pulverizing, acid-drenched rock 'n' roll dementia.with fuzz guitars and pounding rhythms are mixed with bizarre lyrics, trippy production, instrumrntal freak-outs, and the occasional burst of random noise. The result is a collection of songs that combine the raw joy of standard 60s garage rock with the weirdness of avant guard artists of the era, such as the Velvet Underground. Think that these songs were more produced more than 40 years ago!!!!

V/A - "PEBBLES VOL. 2" LP (BFD)
Pebbles, Vol. 2 is part of the original series of '60s garage punk collections that began in 1979. The opening number, "Makin' Deals" by the Satans, is a mid-tempo rocker featuring a vocalist who snarled "Can you guess my name?!?" two years before Mick Jagger pranced through "Sympathy for the Devil." "99th Floor," an organ-driven stomper recorded in 1967, features ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons. Sons of Adam do a respectable cover version of Arthur Lee's "Feathered Fish"; this is followed by an extra track, a '60s commercial in which the Electric Prunes endorse the Vox wah-wah pedal. "You Rub Me the Wrong Way" is a good fuzz-drenched B-side by the Road from the surprisingly late date of 1969. "So What" by the Lyrics and "Bad Girl" by Zakary Thaks rank among the best numbers in this collection, which probably explains why they were included in the Nuggets box set. "Lost Innocence" by the Buddhas is hyped-up bubblegum rock, while the fantastically crude "Green Fuz" by Randy Alvey & Green Fuz makes the Cramps' cover version sound like a symphony orchestra in comparison. Little Boy Blues, who are from Chicago, do a spirited version of "I Can Only Give You Everything"; Bobby Fuller, who is from Texas, covers "Wine, Wine, Wine," which was a local hit for the Nightcaps; the Dovers, who do "She's Gone" and "What Am I Going to Do," are somewhat reminiscent of the Ju Ju's; and Phil & the Frantics, who do "I Must Run," are somewhat reminiscent of the Zombies. The Choir, one of the better obscure '60s bands (and the progenitor of the Raspberries), do the Merseybeat-influenced "It's Cold Outside" (which can be found on the Nuggets box set). The CD also includes their Rolling Stones-influenced "I'm Coming Home," which is not even on the group's Choir Practice compilation. Other CD bonus tracks include "Be a Caveman" by L.A.'s Avengers (not to be confused with several other bands with the same name, including the '70s West Coast punk band), "She'll Lie" by Satan & D-Men, "Freedom of Love" by Undesyded, "Don't Want Your Lovin'" by Mark IV, and "Crazy Things" by Quid; however, the CD version of Pebbles, Vol. 2 omits the Squires, who do "Go Ahead," and the Litter, who do a Yardbirds-inspired rave-up of Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man." In any case, this is an excellent collection that should appeal to those who are want to delve deeper into the treasure chest of '60s garage punk music.

V/A - "SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN" COMP LP (BYO)
Culled almost entirely from two important, early-'80s So-Cal punk compilations, this CD is red hot a decade later. This is 15/18ths of 1982's Someone Got Their Head Kicked In (all but the three Blades tracks, which though good were the least of the LP), and 10/16ths of 1984's Something to Believe In (missing are the tracks by Unwanted -- L.A.'s, not 1977 London's -- Tourists, Youth Youth Youth, Young Lions, Zeroption, and D.O.A.; some good, some eh, though D.O.A.'s hot, funny "Tits on the Beach" -- another look at that same subject as the Stranglers' "Peaches" -- is sadly missed). Though it's likely an issue of rights to the material for re-release, it would have been better to reissue the two LPs as was, rather than stripping them of nine tracks to replace them with six songs (albeit equally good ones) from later BYO releases. From Head Kicked In, the two old, pre-first LP demos by the Adolescents are vital, great-sounding punk history, plus the 1982 Social Distortion's otherwise unknown masher "Mass Hysteria," a couple of the finest Youth Brigade songs -- including "Look in the Mirror," which should have made one of the two versions of its debut LP Sound and Fury the next year. The two tracks by the Joneses (the L.A. Dolls' rock, not the later crap Joneses) are fun, Aggression still rocks, and Battallion of Saints shreds. From Something, there's no arguing with Channel 3's proud punk-pop "Indian Summer," which came just before the bandmembers became alcoholics and got into the Alarm. And best of all, the Nils' stunning "Scratches and Needles," one of the defining moments by Montreal's best band ever, is so good it was the opening track on that LP despite the band's obscurity (they should've used the original version from the stupidly limited-edition, 300-print Now EP cassette, which is even more awesome). Youth Brigade (again) and Personality Crisis are terrific. If you care at all about U.S. classic punk, this is a super guide because it has so many great songs in one place by so many great bands. The BYO's Stern brothers (of Youth Brigade) had ears for melodies and tunes were abundant in L.A. (and Canada) back then, and that's why it's dated well.

JERK STORE ZINE - ISSUE #11 w/ FLEXI
This issue includes tour diaries by CITY MOUSE (Riverside, CA) and UNFUN (Vancouver, BC) an interview with TERRIBLE FEELINGS (Malmo, Sweden), an overview/history of JOLT (the nineties pop punk band), several other rants and articles, plus roughly eighty record, tape and fanzine reviews! This issue comes with a brand new, exclusive CITY MOUSE song via It's Alive Records! This band rules, and the song is killer! 44 pages/A5

PISSHEADS - DEMO TAPE
Raging new raw-beat-hcpunkmetal from RVA ... 8 tracks! Features members of LOST TRIBE, SYNDROME, and AGHAST. KILLER!

HARHAA - DEMO TAPE
Zack from Kremlin brings some INTENSE Finnish/early Discharge worship to the table on this amazing tape.  Amazing HC, great recording, absolutely brutal songs.

RESTOCKS FOR 10.05.12:

AVENGERS "S/T" LP
BADDAT FOR TRUBBEL - DET HAR AR INTE NEW YORK LP
BIG EYES - HARD LIFE LP
BLACK FLAG - DAMAGED LP
BLACK FLAG - MY WAR LP
BLOODSTAINS ACROSS SWEDEN - V/A - COMP LP
CARBONAS - S/T LP
COLA FREAKS - S/T LP
DESCENDENTS - COOL TO BE YOU LP
DESCENDENTS - MILO GOES TO COLLEGE LP
DESCENDENTS - I DON'T WANNA GROW UP LP
EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING - PRIMARY COLORS LP
EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING - SO MANY THINGS 2xLP
EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING - S/T LP
JAWBREAKER - ETC 2xLP
JAWBREAKER - DEARY YOU 2xLP
JAY REATARD - SINGLES 06-07 2xLP
KILLED BY DEATH VOL. 1 - V/A - COMP LP
KILLED BY DEATH VOL. 6 - V/A - COMP LP
KILLED BY DEATH VOL. 7 - V/A - COMP LP
KILLED BY DEATH VOL. 8.5 - V/A- COMP LP
KILLED BY DEATH VOL. 9 - V/A - COMP LP
KILLED BY DEATH VOL. 10 - V/A - COMP LP
LIFETIME - HELLO BASTARDS LP
MERCHANDISE - CHILDREN OF DESIRE LP
MUMMIES - PLAY THEIR OWN RECORDS LP
PAGANS - PINK ALBUM PLUS LP
PAGANS - SHIT STREET LP
SPITS, THE - FIRST LP
SPITS, THE - II LP
SPITS, THE - III LP
SPITS, THE - IV LP
SPITS, THE - V LP
SPITS, THE - 19 MILLION AC EP LP
TENEMENT - NAPALM DREAM LP
V/A - CITY LIMITS: DOWN AND OUT IN TORONTO & MONTREAL LP
V/A - GIRLS IN THE GARAGE VOL. 12 (FRENCH) LP
V/A - PEBBLES VOL. 5 LP
V/A - WHERE BIRDMEN FLEW: LEGENDS OF MARSUPIAL PUNK COMP LP

WHITE WIRES - S/T LP
WICCANS - SKULLDUGGERY LP
WIPERS - IS THIS REAL? LP
WIPERS - OVER THE EDGE LP

BLACK FLAG - NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 7"
BRILLIANT COLORS - NEVER MINE 7"
CONFINES - WITHDRAWN 7"
FRIEND OR FOE - DEMO 7"
MINUTEMEN - JOY 7"
MINUTEMEN - PARANOID TIME 7"
NASAL BOYS - HOT LOVE 7"
NECROS - SEX DRIVE 7"
NO STATIK - CLARIFIED, DISTILLED, RECOMPOSED 7"
NOMAD - S/T 7"
RAZAR - STAMP OUT DISCO 7"
RED CROSS - RICH BRAT 7"