Esquisses

I was intrigued by this record because Steven Brown of Tuxedomoon plays alto sax on 3 tracks. I managed to buy a copy and I was really surprized. People who like Tuxedomoon will probably like this one too although it has a more melancholical feel.
Mike Shelter and SPY were the main members of this band. I even don't know from where they were but the record was released on a Belgian label that also released records of La Muerte, Nightfall In Camp, Snowy Red and the Scientists.
Any more info on Esquisses more than welcome.

Esquisses LP (Soundworks-SW 12005-1984)
1. No Sin
2. First Things First I
3. F. Th. F. II
4. Glaze Your Eyes
5. Second Voice
6. F. Th. F. III
7. Last Time

Esquisses

Esquisses (FLAC)

Splat!

Anyone remembers the Ron Johnson label? The label was run by Dave Parsons who was also the singer for Splat!. Here you have the complete output of the band, except for one track on the 'First After Epiphany' comp. LP.
Ron Johnson was one of the more interesting labels out of the UK(Nottingham) but after 7 years, collapsed 'cos of it's financial situation. John Peel played a lot of the bands on this label on his show.

Yeah The Dum Dum 7" (RON 1-1983)
1. Yeah The Dum Dum
2. Bookface
3. Biggles Bloodbath

Bloom 12" (RON 2-1984)
1. Bloom
2. Taxi
3. Morbius 4
4. A foolish Crawl

Splat!

Fade To Black - Corridors Of Gender MLP

Gloomy postpunk band from San Francisco.
Don't have much info on the band myself but I could find some on the net.
Trouserpress describes the music as powerful, dramatic drone psychedelia.Drummer Gil Ray later played for Game Theory and Loud Family.
Singer Bradley construct his lyrics from mythologies as ancient as the Fisher King and Ophelia, and as current as William S. Burroughs's warcry 'Towers Open Fire!' from 'Naked Lunch' (from an NY Times article written by Robert Palmer for Pop Life in 1985).

Corridors Of Gender MLP (CD Presents-CD026-1984)
1. Black Box
2. Forward From Hell
3. Towers Open Fire
4. Soundtrack
5. Cinema Blue

Fade To Black

The Wild Flowers

The Wild Flowers were from Wolverhampton, UK. This was their first LP.
Guitarist and songwriter Dave Newton left the band after this record to start The Mighty Lemon Drops.
The best comparison would be Echo & The Bunnymen.
The Wild Flowers released more records but I never heard them.
'Melt Like Ice' was released as a 7" on Future Records(FS 11) and 'Things Have Changed' as 7" on Reflex(RE 2).

The Joy Of It All LP (Reflex Records-LEX 2-1984)
1. Melt Like Ice
2. Beggar Man
3. The Promised Land
4. After All These Years
5. Dark Times
6. The Joy Of It All
7. Bamboo
8. Hold The Torch
9. Things Have Changed
10. From The Sky

The Wild Flowers

Shock Headed Peters - 12"s

Well, here the first post.
As Are Friends Electric already posted the 'Not Born Beautiful' LP, I want to make my contribution by posting the first two 12"s.
I, Bloodbrother Be 12" (El Benelux,ELT 1)
1. I, Bloodbrother Be
2. Truth Has come
3. Katabolism
4. Hate On Sight

The title track was praised for it's jazzy feel and overtly gay lyrics.

The Kissing Of Gods 12" (El Benelux,EL 3T)
1. The Kissing Of Gods
2. Heartbreak Hotel
3. Always Be Waiting
4. Mr. Very Big

The title track taken from the 'Not Born Beautiful' LP.This 12" has a doomy heavy rock version of the Elvis song.

Shock Headed Peters

Hello

Yes, another music blog. I will post some out of print vinyl from my own collection dedicated to the 80's. Most of the records are not reissued until now.
All posts ripped from vinyl in 192 or 256 bitrate.
All files will include big scans of the front sleeve.
Hope you enjoy the music.