V/A Bites & Stabs LP

 First comp. album released on Torment Records, the label of The Second Coming. A collection of bands from Surrey and the area around.
As with all compilations, this one has outstanding stuff and less interesting ones.
Party Day, The Second Coming and Silent Scream are the best ones here and you can find all their other releases in my archives. Monk De Wally De Honk and Fractured Echo (track taken from a 3-track 7") are OK too. Don't care too much for the other bands.
The second comp. "Torn In Two" will follow soon.

V/A Bites & Stabs LP (Torment Records-TOR 1-1985)
1. Party Day - Borderline
2. The Juvies - Breakin' It Up
3. Mr. Pye - Face And Hands
4. Silent Scream - Shimmering
5. Mark Jackson - I'm So Arty
6. The Second Coming - Scarecrows
7. No Picnic - Shipwrecked
8. Swing - I'm Unwilling
9. Fractured Echo - Tunnel
10. Monk De Wally De Honk - D-Day
11. The Second Coming - Thorns

Bites & Stabs

Metal Doughnut Band - s/t 12"

 Here's one for the Yeah Yeah Noh fans, although Metal Doughnut Band sounds completely different than YYN.
Released on Vuggum, the label that also released the Peel Session LP of Yeah Yeah Noh.
The Metal Doughnut Band has Andy Nicholls in the band and the cover for this 12" was done by Sue Dorey, drummer of YYN.
Two tracks only unfortunately. Quite experimental stuff, rhythmic, with sax and synths and voice samples.
Funny to read the runout groove stating 'Makes Yeh Yeh Noh Sound Like Barry Manilow'. Nice to see that bands/musicians don't take themselves too seriously.
Did find out that maybe they appear on the 'Let's Cut A Rug' comp. album as the Doughnut Metal Band. Maybe that's a typo on Discogs or on the sleeve of the record. Don't own it so I don't know.

Metal Doughnut Band 12" (Vuggum-BAAD 1-1985)
1. Out Damned Spot
2. Laura Norder

Metal Doughnut Band

Introducing Dragons - The Pooka 7"

Another gift from bX-59cppw.
Never heard of this band/record before but it's really interesting. Hard to describe too but it has that early UK postpunk sound we all love.
Released on the obscure Wycombe label Zebre/Zebra sometime in between 1987 and 1989.
The third release is a 7" by indie band Home And Abroad in 1989. The second release is still a mystery.

The Pooka 7" (Zebre/Zebra Records-Z001-198?)
1. Via Media
2. Time Hangs

Introducing Dragons

Pump reissue of the first album

Forced Nostalgia announces the re-release of the debut album of Pump 'The Decoration Of The Duma Continues'. 500 copies on vinyl in gatefold jacket. Remastered at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin.

Available from Boomkat September 29th / Available elsewhere 1 week after.
Distribution: Boomkat (EU) and Forced Exposure (US).

I've posted this album on November 2006. Link removed. Support Forced Nostalgia and buy a copy! It's really worth it!

Dedicated to Andrew Cox (RIP).

The Very Things

Asked by someone a long time ago. Finally got around ripping the early records of The Very Things.
Don't think the band needs any introduction. The Very Things was the follow-up of The Cravats. Shend and R. Dallaway with a new drummer with the nickname Disneytime. Gone is also the sax, as Svor Naan went to play with Pigbros.
'The Gong Man' released on CRASS-offshoot Corpus Christi, the other 2 on Reflex Records (And Also The Trees, Two, Noseflutes). There's one more song from this period 'The Hole' not included here, but you can find that one on the 'Gunfire And Pianos' comp. album posted in the blogosphere.


The Gong Man 7" (Corpus Christi-Christ It's 2-1983)
1. The Gong Man
2. The Colours (Are Speaking To Me)


Mummy You're A Wreck 12" (Reflex Records-12 RE 9-1985)
1. Mummy You're A Wreck
2. When Father Papered The Parlour
3. The Light Pours Out Of Mummy's House


The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes LP (Reflex Records-LEX 3-1984)
1. The Conqueror
2. Down The Final Flight
3. The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes
4. Information
5. Wall Of Fir
6. World Of Difference
7. Message From Disney Time
8. Shearing Machine
9. Phillips World Service


The Very Things

Paradise Now - I'm So Glad 7"

Pretty obscure 7" from unknown UK band Paradise Now.  They were from South Shields, Tyne + Wear, close to Newcastle.
Indie postpunk tunes here. No info on the band to be find though.

I got this copy from an ebay-seller that sells stuff that isn't listed anywhere else, not even on Discogs (well now it is). I think the seller worked for a zine as the records come with promo or handwritten letter from the band. Paradise Now even claim to be the best thing to come out of the Newcastle area since Brown Ale!

I'm So Glad 7" (Scratch Records-SR1-1985)
1. I'm So Glad I Found You
2. My Tears

Paradise Now

UV Pop on Bandcamp

I removed all download links for UV Pop records posted here. The reason is that I found out (through bX59-cppw) that John White made a UV Pop bandcamp page where you can download those records for a reasonable price. There are also some recent recordings to be found. The only one missing is the 'Music To Yeah To" 12" and some early tape-only material.
Thanks to Burl Veneer and Eleni for the original rips they provided me back in the days. It seems to have spurred a lot of interest in hearing back those hard-to-find UV Pop records.
There are (were?) plans for reissues but I haven't heard anything from the label involved lately.

UV POP Bandcamp

Tom Diabo - Dark Star LP

Another gift from bX-59cppw.
Don't know anything about German (?) artist Tom Diabo. These songs were recorded between 1980 and 1985. The album was released in 1988. A bit of a mixed affair here but there's good stuff to find here as well.

Dark Star LP (Pigture Disc-PD 010-1988)
1. Suspicious
2. Nothing Is Real
3. Alone On The Top
4. The End Of The Line
5. Heaven
6. Back To The Hearts
7. Dead End Street
8. Life Is No Fun
9. Son Of Thunder
10. Love Is An Nice Dream
11. Girl
12. New Ted In Town
13. Barstool Blues
14. Stage Of Fools
15. So Long

Reissue soon on Body Double Ltd.