Party Day / I'm Dead / Spot The Dog

This weekend's offer is a collection of 3 singles of UK bands Party Day, I'm Dead and Spot The Dog.


As promised, here's the first 7" of Party Day. 'Row The Boat Ashore' was re-recorded for the 'Glasshouse' album. 'Poison' is an exclusive track. Comes in a red cloth cover with insert (scanned).
Now the Party Day discography is complete.

Row The Boat Ashore 7" (Party Day Records-FX 301-1983)
1. Row The Boat Ashore
2. Poison

Party Day


Next one is the sole 7" of I'm Dead. A bit of a cult band. Had a hard time finding a copy. Great gothpunk. The band also have a track 'Page After Page' on a split flexi with punkband Epidemic, released by Grim Humour fanzine. On the back of the 7" it states that there's also a 6-track tape. Fritz once sent me a file he found with 11 tracks. So I guess they did some recordings for comp. tapes as well. But I don't know which tracks are on the tape and where the other tracks come from. Member Keith Goldhanger played later in Bastard Kestrel and Headbutt.

Second Identity 7" (Goldhanger Records-GLUM 001-1983)
1. Second Identity
2. The Sentence

I'm Dead


The last one is the only 7" of Spot The Dog. Sorrow-Vomit pointed me out on this one as he found out this is actually the band before Diatribe, who released a 12" on Criminal Damage. Nothing groundbreaking here. 'Toy' is the best track IMO.

Toy 7" (Diätribe-DIÄT 018-1982)
1. Toy
2. Drop In The Ocean

Spot The Dog

Party Day - Glasshouse LP

Here's another long forgotten wave band. Party Day were from Barnsley (same city as The Danse Society) but I don't know when they actually formed but I guess around 1981. Their 1st 7" 'Row The Boat Ashore', was released in 1983. In 1984, the band released another 7" called 'The Spider'. Next one is the 'Glasshouse' 12". This record was issued on Rouska Records, contrary to all the other records that were self-released.
The 'Glasshouse' LP was issued in 1985 and it's a great record IMHO.
Party Day released another album 'Simplicity' in 1986 before falling apart.
There is a Party Day fanpage here.

Glasshouse LP (Party Day-FXLP 401-1985)
1. Rabbit Pie
2. Firehorse
3. Carousel
4. Atoms
5. Boredom
6. Grace
7. Row The Boat Ashore
8. Athena

New link!
Party Day

Party Day, The Tempest, Moskow

Here's another batch of 7" singles kindly donated by Lo Spettro Di Se Stesso.
Gonna begin with the band I know best.


Party Day
Here is the second 7" released by Barnsley band Party Day. It seems that the sleeve was filled with confetti.

The Spider 7" (Party Day Records-FX 302-1984)
1. The Spider
2. Flies

The Spider


The Tempest
I must admit that I don't know alot about The Tempest. I think this is their first release. They also released the 'Montezuma' 12" and '5 Against The House' LP on Anagram. Any extra info welcome.

Lady Left This 7" (Glass Records-Glass 029-1984)
1. Lady Left This
2. Attic

The Tempest


Moskow
here's the most obscure of the bunch. UK band, maybe the same who released the 'Man From Uncle' 7"? Couldn't find any info.

Heat House 7" (Rygel-RYG 6-1982)
1. Heat House
2. Robot

Moskow

Party Day - Simplicity LP

Last release of this excellent Barnsley band Party Day. 'Simplicity' was released in 1986 on their own label. Original guitarplayer Martin Steele already left the band and Dean Peckett of The Second Coming took in his place.
There's an untitled track on the end of Side B which sounds very different from the rest of the album. Sounds more like a traditional or so...
The single record left not posted is the first 7" 'Row The Boat Ashore'. This one will follow very soon.

Note: tracks 4 & 5 ripped as one track.

Simplicity LP (Party Day Records-PDLP 501-1986)
1. She May Be Blind
2. Sovereign
3. Stay In My Heart
4. Laughter
5. Simplicity
6. The Other Side
7. Precious One
8. Career
9. A Passing Pain
10. Glorious Days
11. Untitled

Simplicity

The Second Coming - 7"/12"/Comp. Tracks

A few months ago I could finally obtain the very rare 'The Return' 12" of The Second Coming so now I can offer a complete The Second Coming discography.
The Second Coming was one of the goth-tinged postpunk bands from Barnsley besides Party Day and The Silent Scream.
The Silent Coming did their first gig in Leeds with Creatures Of Habit (later Tea House Camp). They used to practice in a community centre but had to play gigs for the kids there.
Their first release was the 'Incest/Faithless' 7". They made up a controversy about this record as the Royston Comprehensive School choir are singing on 'Faithless' while having the track 'Incest' on the flip. So they told a local reporter that lots of people were complaining about the single. But nothing about it was true.
'The Return E.P.' 12" was the band's second release. A double A-side 12" single that comes in a textured sleeve.
Another 4 tracks appeared on the comp. albums 'Bites & Stabs' and 'Torn In Two' of which I already posted the best tracks from.
All records released on Torment Records of which I think was run by the band itself.
Frontman Dean Peckett later joined Party Day. Drummer Dean Ormston also played in The Silent Scream. Look into my archives for Party Day and The Silent Scream.


Incest/Faithless 7" (Torment Records-RV 666-1984)
1. Incest
2. Faithless


The Return E.P. 12" (Torment Records-RV 667-1985)
1. Return
2. Bedlam
3. I Gave You Everything
4. Angela

V/A Bites & Stabs LP (Torment Records-TOR 1-1985)
1. Scarecrows
2. Thorns

V/A Torn In Two LP (Torment Records-TOR 2-1986)
1. More More More
2. Take Me Away


The Second Coming

A Collection Of Tracks

My last post before a short summer break. Here are some tracks that are missed on some anthology CD's or taken from compilations.

Ausgang - Solid Glass Spine
Taken from the double A side 7" Strip Me Down/Solid Glass Spine. This track doesn't appear on the Ausgang anthology CD.

The Danse Society - The Theme
Long, atmospheric track that appeared on the 12" version of 'Somewhere'. Doesn't appear on the 'The Seduction' CD which compiles all early and best releases. Two other songs were left out: 'There Is No Shame In Death' and 'Dolphins' but you can find that 12" on Wiel's Time Capsule (see link in sidebar)

Vex - Rushing To Hide
This track appears on the 'We Don't Want Your Fucking Law' comp. album released on Fight Back, a sublabel of Mortarhate.

Party Day - Borderline
This one appears on the 'Bites & Stabs' comp. LP released on Torment Records. Not featured on any other Party Day release.

Silent Scream - Shimmering
Also from the 'Bites & Stabs' comp. LP. Sounds quite different to their 7". Vocalist Anton and the keyboard player left the band so the bassplayer took over the vocals.

Monk De Wally De Honk - D-Day
Another track taken from 'Bites & Stabs'.

This Colossal Youth - Scissors-Stone
This one taken from the second compilation on Torment Records called 'Torn In Two'.

Masque - Seasons Changing
As above.

Another great band on both compilations is The Second Coming. Still looking for their 'The Return' 12", so I can post the complete discography.

HERE (new link)

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

V/A Torn In Two LP

Second comp. album released on Torment Records. Stand-outs are Party Day with a live recording, The Second Coming, This Colossal Youth and Masque. This Colossal Youth was another band with drummer Dean Ormston of The Second Coming and Silent Scream.

V/A Torn In Two LP (Torment Records-TOR 2-1986)
1. Party Day - Let Us Shine
2. Play The Joker - Last Laugh
3. The Second Coming - More More More
4. The Second Coming - Take Me Away
5. Central Reservation - I Won't Give You My Heart To Throw Away
6. Adrian Davidson - Straight From The Heart
7. This Colossal Youth - Scissors-Stone
8. Phillip Parr - Years And Years
9. Mark Jackson - Girl's Best Friend
10. Seventh Son - Stage Crazy
11. Masque - Seasons Changing

Torn In Two

V/A Raging Sun LP

Probably the very first release on Leeds label Rouska Records. A lot of diverse stuff on this one here.
The first 2 tracks are Mel-O-Tones related I think. Some tracks have already been issued on other releases like the ones of Shop Assistants, The Inca Babies, Bogshed and Party Day (title track of their 2nd 7"). Spig is spoken word.
I know of 2 different sleeves of this record. I think my copy is the most common one. There's no release date mentioned but I guess it was released in 1985.

V/A Raging Sun LP (Rouska Records-RANT 001-198?)
1. Martin-A-Mel-O-Tone - Toxteth Ablaze
2. Well Martin This Is Different - Blood Like Water
3. Shop Assistants - All That Ever Mattered
4. The Inca Babies - Burying The Swagger
5. Bogshed - Hand Me Down Father
6. Spig - The Fridge
7. Strength - One More Chance
8. Dik Dik Dimorphic - Typecast
9. The Cassandra Complex - Fragile
10. Party Day - Spider
11. The Deadpan Tractor - Graveyard Town
12. The Wedding Present - Living And Learning
13. Third Circle - Go South

Raging Sun

Quicksharing files deleted!!!

It seems that Quicksharing deleted all my files. Have seen that also on the Shards Of Beauty blog. If any new visitor wants me to re-up some of the files, please let me know in the comment section.
I have a limited up/download volume so the more re-ups, the less new posts. Thank you for your understanding.

New links:
In Excelsis - Prey LP
Part 1 - Pictures Of Pain MLP
UK Decay/Pneumania - Split 7"
The Silent Scream - s/t 7"
Carlton B. Morgan - The Devil's Music MLP
V/A Mineral Composition LP
Siglo XX - Re-Released LP
Eton Crop - Six Silhouette Romances 12"
Phantom Limb - Dance Of The Guilty 12"
Ritual - 7" & 12"
Bogshed - Let Them Eat Bogshed 12"
De Brassers - s/t 12"
Struggler - Recrudesce 12"
Wicked Kitchen Staff MLP
God And The State - Ruins LP
V/A Raging Sun LP
The Leather Nun - 12"s
Headhunters - Industrial Warfare LP
Artery - The Second Coming LP
Into A Circle - Assassins LP
The Veil - Surrender LP
Shock Headed Peters - 12"s
The Three Johns - 12"s pt. 1 & 2
Hack Hack - Despite Amputations MLP
Party Day - Glasshouse 12"

And thanks to Kevin for re-uploading the next ones:
Gothic Girls
Twisted Nerve
The Leather Nun - Slow Death MLP
Look Back In Anger
Princess Tinymeat - Herstory LP
Kan Kan
Artery - A Big Machine 12"
Fur Bible 12"
Five Go Down To The Sea ?
Headhunters - 7" & 12"s
Party Day - Glasshouse LP
Shadow Of Fear - 7" & 12"
The Veil 12"s
Into A Circle - s/t & Rise 12"s
Into A Circle - Forever & Evergreen 12"s

Party Day - Glasshouse 12"

3rd release of this Barnsley wave band. This 12" released on Rouska Records.

Glasshouse 12" (Rouska Records-COME 1T-1985)
1. Glasshouse
2. My Heroine
3. Let Us Shine
4. Smile

Glasshouse (re-up)

Gothic Girls Update

I've put up a new link for the Gothic Girls. Fresh rip btw, now bitrate 320. Maybe I'll re-rip some older stuff that was ripped at 192. I did this because bandwidth was pretty limited back then.
Also, you can't find Gothic Girls when using the search button so here's a direct link:

GOTHIC GIRLS

I think a lot of the older posts have invalid links. Please let me know.
Also everything of Party Day can be found here but nothing shows up when using the search function. Very odd!

Yeah Yeah Noh - Cutting The Heavenly Lawn Of Greatness...Last Rites For The God Of Love LP

Probably posted elsewhere but here's a quality rip from pristine vinyl of the sole full length album of Yeah Yeah Noh.
I think I've read somewhere that John Peel was a bit disappointed with this album, being a big fan of the band. It's a quite long album and maybe Yeah Yeah Noh works better in small doses on 7"/12", but you need to listen a few times to this record to fully appreciate it.
The album has some known songs as 'Temple Of Convenience', a re-recorded 'Prick Up Your Ears' and 'Starling Pillowcase', and 'Home-Ownersexual' which is another version of 'Another Side To Mr. Quill'.
The album contains two covers, 'Susie's Party' and 'She Said She Said'.
The 'Fun On The Lawn Lawn Lawn' album which is a compilation of Peel sessions is the only record I don't have of Yeah Yeah Noh. Hopefully one day...

Cutting The Heavenly Lawn Of Greatness...Last Rites For The God Of Love LP
(In Tape-IT 021-1985)
1. Temple Of Convenience
2. Prick Up Your Ears
3. Married Miss New Jersey
4. Starling Pillowcase
5. Houdini
6. Susie's Party
7. Panacea's Pictures
8. She Said She Said
9. Stealing In The Name Of The Lord
10. Home-Ownersexual
11. The Short-Cut Way To Saturday
12. Crimplene Seed Lifestyle
13. See Through Nature
14. Zoological Gardens
15. Blood Soup

Yeah Yeah Noh

Good Morning Mr. Presley

Well here's probably my last post for this year.
The 'Good Morning Mr. Presley' LP was released on Grunt Grunt A Go Go in 1985 (I think). It's a record that is not easy to find these days. It's like a cross section of UK indie bands from that period. Most bands appeared on labels like Abstract, Backs and In Tape. Some of the bands ring a bell like The Bomb Party, Marc Riley, Microdisney but there seems to be a few bands that only appear here as far as I know.
The record contains 2 live tracks: the one of Five Go Down To The Sea ? and one of The Botha Boys, who are no one else than The Three Johns off course.
Every compilation is a bit of a hit-or-miss so it's up to you which tracks you favour.
The Grunt Grunt A Go Go label only released 2 albums: this one and the 'It's My Dog, Maestro' LP of Eton Crop (Dutch band and friends of The Three Johns).
Cover art by Jon Langford.

V/A Good Morning Mr. Presley LP (Grunt Grunt A Go Go-GGAGG One-1985?)
1. Marc Riley With The Creepers - Poop Scoop
2. Yeah Yeah Noh - Crimplene Seed Lifestyle
3. The Bomb Party - Lifes A Bitch
4. The Janitors - The Devil Goes To Whitley Bay
5. The Botha Boys - English White Boy Engineer
6. Five Go Down To The Sea ? - Queen Grassy Arse
7. Microdisney - Pink Skinned Man
8. Les Garçons - Homo Kino
9. The Fire Hydrant Men - Baseball Bat
10. The Ordinaires - Virgo Intactica
11. Gee, Mr. Tracy ! - The Day The Shoes Bit Back
12. Ronnie Can You Hear Me ? - Chachis' Theme
13. The Finals - Quiet Time
14. Big & Beautiful - Stepping On My Heart
15. Laugh Away Rain - Love Stopped Shining

Good Morning Mr. Presley (new link)