Rote Kapelle - 7"s

Here are the three 7"s that Edinburgh band Rote Kapelle released. The 'Big Smell Dinosaur' 7" is the first one and was self released. The other two released on In Tape.
Got a comment from ex-bassplayer Malk who was surprized to see people still interested in Rote Kapelle. And he makes no objections to making their music available for download.



Big Smell Dinosaur E.P. (Big Smell Dinosaur Records-SMELLY 1-198?)
1. King Mob
2. Evolution
3. Fergus! The Sheep!
4. A Gasfire



These Animals Are Dangeroos 7" (In Tape-IT 037-1986)
1. These Animals Are Dangeroos
2. Sunday



Fire Escape 7" (In Tape-IT 051-1988)
1. Fire Escape
2. Big Hole Heart

Rote Kapelle

Soul Merchants - Gates Of Heaven LP

Very interesting postpunk band from Denver, Colorado. They mix the gloomy side of postpunk with 60's rock influences. The band only existed for 2 years but they made a hell of a lot of songs. Prior to this vinyl release, Soul Merchants released 2 cassette albums, 'God’s Hand Touched Him, And He Slept' and 'Before The Gates'. After the album they recorded the 'Let It Brood' cassette but this one was never officially released, probably because the band was falling apart.
I found out about Soul Merchants not so long ago, while reading the reviews in old Maximum Rock'n Roll editions,. You can find these on the Operation Phoenix Records site. Some reviews caught my attention and the 'Gates Of Heaven' LP was one of them. I went looking for a copy and came across their MySpace page. I was immediately impressed and asked Noinim and Fritz Die Spinne for more info. Fritz sent me MP3's of the cassette albums, which were originally digitized by Noinim as he knows one of the ex-members very well. And I managed to find a copy of the vinyl album on eBay recently.
One of the reasons that I post the album is that it's quite rare and hard-to-find. The other reason is to announce the release of the double CD set 'Black Boots And Sideburns' which contains almost all of the songs released on the 3 cassette albums. 5 songs didn't make it (of which 2 are drawn out psychedelic tunes). This release can now be obtained through Smooch Records. I really recommend you to do so. I already ordered mine and, being from Europe, asked for shipping charges but there are none. Talk about cheap!

Note: sorry for the purple-ish colour in the scan of the frontsleeve. Blame my scanner!

Gates Of Heaven LP (Iron Gate Records-IG 003-1986)
1. Phases Of The Moon
2. Within This Place
3. Marriage Hearse
4. Black Rain
5. When I Smile
6. Staircase
7. Country Lane
8. Frame House
9. Blue On Blue
10. Just One More Favour

New link!
Soul Merchants

Ghost Dance - Word To The Wise 12"

Ghost Dance is best known for having Gary Marx (ex-Sisters Of Mercy) and Annemarie (ex-Skeletal Family) in the band. Both left their previous bands and got in contact with eachother to form Ghost Dance. Other well known members of the Bradford/Leeds scene were contacted like Aky (ex-Southern Death Cult) to form this 'supergroup'. Well you can read the whole history on their official website.
I was planning to rip the 'Gathering Dust' LP, a compilation of the early 7"/12" tracks. But it is recently reissued and you can order it from the Ghost Dance website.
'Word To The Wise' is the last release on indie Karbon before they signed to major Chrysalis. Never heard their later releases. The 'Gathering Dust' album is great although I always skip the cover songs.

Word To The Wise 12" (Karbon-KAR 608T-1987)
1. When I Call
2. Fools Gold
3. Cruel Light
4. Holding On

Word To The Wise

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

Ausweis - s/t MLP

Very first release of this French band. Ausweis play great postpunk influenced by Killing Joke. The quite short and more uptempo 'Gangsters United' show their punk roots.
Ausweis stirred some interest in the UK as the following records were released on UK labels: the 'Victimes' 12" on Chainsaw (label of Living In Texas) and 'Jours De Haine' 12" is the first release on Ediesta Records. For a complete discography, check the French New Wave site.
You can also watch some TV appearances on their MySpace page.
There is a discography CD in the works but that's already more than a year I guess. I hope it will be issued as their records are scarce and/or pricey these days.
This mini-album was released on cult label L'Invitation Au Suicide and contains a lyric sheet/small poster and a big poster.

Ausweis MLP (L'Invitation Au Suicide-ID 6-1984)
1. Eva
2. Berlin
3. Gangsters United
4. Ella Choice
5. Mecaniks
6. 1984
7. Phase Fatale
8. Murnaü

Ausweis

The Shrubs - Take Me Aside For A Midnight Harangue LP

Another generous gift from Phil Long. Saves me from ripping this stunning album of The Shrubs.
Check my previous entry on The Shrubs for more info. I've posted both 12"s on Ron Johnson a while ago.
'Take Me Aside For A Midnight Harangue' was recorded at Emma's Koeienverhuurbedrijf in Amsterdam and produced by Dolf.
This one was also posted on the very short-lived Asparagus Tea blog. For those who missed it, here's a chance to listen to it.

Take Me Aside For A Midnight Harangue LP
(Ron Johnson-Z Ron 23-1987)
1. Mysterious Places
2. Luke
3. Fashion Show
4. Middle Men
5. Claykiln Mouth
6. Blackmailer's Heartache
7. Rivers Of Toads Flow Forever
8. Sinister Missions
9. John Corpse
10. Hail Chauffeurs
11. Serial Revelry
12. Farmers
13. Faith
14. Albert Ross

Shrubs

Rebel Christening - Tribal Eye 12"

Another obscure goth band from the UK. Absolutely no info to be found on the net. Although released on a quite wellknown indie label, this 12" is hard to come by. Clay Records mostly released punk stuff (Discharge) but also released some goth acts like Play Dead and The Veil.


Tribal Eye 12" (Clay Records-12 Clay 44-1985)
1. Tribal Eye
2. Desire And Glory
3. Go Forth (Brave Heart)


Tribal Eye (320)

Tribal Eye (FLAC)

The Batfish Boys - Head LP

Got this one in since this morning. Phil Long is spoiling us!
'Head' is the second album of The Batfish Boys. Less postpunk, more straight forward rock. Some people prefer this album than the first one and vice versa. Here's your chance to decide for yourself.
Track 11 'Amoeba Rock' is not featured on the album but is the B-side of the 'Justine' 7".

Head LP (Batfish Inc.-USS 106-1986)
1. The Whiskey Priest
2. Justine
3. The Gods Hate Kansas
4. Growlers
5. Fat Tuesday
6. Head
7. Love Pig
8. East West Turnaround
9. Gila Girl
10. (I Don't Wanna Be Your) Dinosaur (Baby)
11. Amoeba Rock

Head