Slade - Slade In Flame (JAPANESE PRESSING (with bonus tracks)

Slade - Slade In Flame (reupped by request)

In FLAC- Scans are included

1. How Does It Feel? 

2. Them Kinda Monkeys Can't Swing 

3. So Far So Good 

4. Summer Song (Wishing You Were Here) 

5. O.K. Yesterday Was Yesterday 

6. Far Far Away 

7. This Girl 

8. Lay It Down 

9. Heaven Knows 

10. Standin' On The Corner 

11. Thanks For The Memory - bonus track 

12. Raining In My Champagne - bonus track

This is the soundtrack to what is most probably the best rock movie ever made, Slade In Flame. The year was 1974 and Slade had done most things by then, toured the world, had records straight into the charts at number 1 (the first time since the Beatles had done one decade earlier), number one albums and a movie was the next most logical move. However, fans were not ready or not expecting the movie that hit the cinema. Exposing the dark side to the music business was a shrewd and brave move. Most fans were expecting `a hard days' night type of comedy.

http://netkups.com/?d=7f05869ea1507

PRONTO "Pronto"

PRONTO "Pronto"

Slovenly Recordings presents a new black jewel in the rough from Australia: Melbourne scuzz squad PRONTO, and their self-titled LP will steal your purse n’ pills before kicking holes in your speakers! “Pronto” hits hard from the gate with a rare breed of aggression that mercilessly attacks your better senses with scraping vocal chords, three or less guitar chords and brash, unrelenting rhythmic fuckery. This decroded piece of plastic devolves from hammering rock’n’roll into psyched-out meltdowns, never neglecting the breed of anthemic choruses that were perfected during the first wave of UK punk in a twisted post-punk application. Pronto is making good with ruthless threats of thuggish damage. They’re knocking at your door, and you need the hurt.

release date:  02 October 2015 

Purchase it here: https://slovenly.bandcamp.com/album/pronto-pronto-lp

Dwight Twilley - Josh Berwanger split 7" - 2014 -

Dwight Twilley - Josh Berwanger split 7" - 2014 -
In Flac - Scans are included

01 - Shooting Stars
02 - Some Other Guy

score : Josh Berwanger wins hands down! 

http://netkups.com/?d=8a352e0b2565e

Special Thanx to JPaul for this ultra rare contribution!

The Super Fuzz - Super Famous

The Super Fuzz (Chris Alvy on vocals and guitar, bassist Darrell Killingsworth, drummer Todd Taulbee and guitarist Eric Sanchez) captures the vintage 70’s rock sound like no others.

Classic Rock influences such as the Beatles, Bowie, The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren, Jason Falkner, Cheap Trick , and Jellyfish, seamlessly pervade their music. The group’s songs convey a new hipness and stylistic flair that give them their own niche in today’s rock & roll landscape.

With their sophomore effort, "Super Famous", The Super Fuzz maintains their 70's influence but this time combines it with an alternative edge of 1990's and 2000's indie and alternative sounds (think Fastball or Redd Kross). 

Most of the new tracks clock under the 3.00 minutes and the material is more concise than their previous release from 2012 ("Art Noise"), but also more uptempo with their trademark lush harmonies still perfectly in place.



Catchy choruses, frantic crunchy guitar riffing and a gift for writing instant power pop hits.

Purchase it here : http://thesuperfuzzmusic.com/music

physical copies can be bought here : http://shop.koolkatmusik.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=KKM&Product_Code=The_Super_Fuzz&Category_Code=

The Cush - ‘Transcendental Heat Wave’

The Texan husband and wife duo of Burette and Gabrielle Douglas (aided by Josh Daugherty & Todd Harwell) are the creative core and identity of The Cush, formed in Dallas, TX in 2000. 

They have returned with their 4th LP, "Transcendental Heatwave" (Follyphone Records), an album that takes the listeners on a cosmic journey to 90’s shoegaze (the opening track "Heavy Psych" could have been featured on any of My Bloody Valentine's records) and beyond (the brilliantly hypnotic "Broken radio").






The signature sound of this Lone Star State band is made of vintage tape delays, twang, reverb, Fuzzy guitars and ethereal female/male vocals.

Favorite tracks : "Broken Radio", "Phantom Girl" and "Summer's Gone" 





Purchase it here: http://store.bandwear.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=557_558

Blue Ash - Hearts and Arrows 2LP + 7”

You Are The Cosmos Records will be releasing on september the 21st this two-disc, VINYL-ONLY compilation that brings together the cream of Blue Ash's extensive recordings. 

Features 24 tracks, including "Baby I Just Want You" and "Smash My Guitar."  Comes with a bonus 4-track acoustic 7".  And, in case you’re wondering, a lot of the tracks are from the long out of print Not Lame's "Around Again" collection, except that "Elementary Dr. Watson", "It Don't Bother Me", "If I Were Ever Minus You", "Everywhere i Go", "A Million Miles Away", “Make Sure You Give It Back", and "Instantly I Knew I Loved You" have never been released anywhere. 

None of these recordings has ever been on vinyl and "Smash My Guitar" is different version from the” No More No Less” recording.

GET IT HERE : 
http://www.youarethecosmos.com/product/hearts-arrows

The Barreracudas - Can Do Easy

Oops Baby Records from Brooklyn, New York, recently released “Can Do Easy”, the sophomore effort and long-awaited follow up LP to The Barreracudas critically acclaimed debut LP "Nocturnal Missions" (2011)

Atlanta's quintet which includes members hailing from Gentleman Jesse and His Men, Beat, Beat Beat and The Hiss, delivers a fantastic old school super hooky power pop blend , that brings to mind all the great seventies poppers like Cheap Trick, the Shoes, the Raspberries, the Dwight Twilley band and also the dirty glamers like Sweet or Slade.

The 12 tracks on this record clock under 31 minutes but all the songs here are catchy as hell and they prove to be a lesson in songwriting that should benefit to all of the glampoppers wanna-bes around the world who cannot write half a good song!  

The record features a revamped version of last year’s “Promises” single, which got much airplay through the fine folks at WFMU – rising to #1 on the WFMU charts - and beyond. 

The guitars on this record have just the right crunch and the loud and punky production totally fits these perfect power pop songs! “Can Do Easy” is the most fun album of the year, from the foot-stomping opener of “The Jerk” to the humorous howl of “Shampoo” to the heartbreaking melodies of “Dreaming”… these are soon to be classic rock ‘n’ roll songs!

"Good job on that one, jerk!"



Purchase your favorite pop record here: http://oopsbabyrecords.bandcamp.com  or here : 

http://oopsbaby.bigcartel.com/product/pre-order-barreracudas-can-do-easy-lp-with-digital-download

Mark Pountney - Mark II

Liverpudlian Mark Pountney's sophomore album, the aptly titled "Mark II" released earlier this year, is a splendid collection of various tunes with an amazing 60's vibe. On this record, Mark managed to capture the spirit and the sound of the sixties like no one else. 

Here is what Mark told yours truly about this record : "My first band was called the Yarbles (a reference from the film A Clockwork Orange) this later changed to the Marbles. The line up included Edgar Summertyme on bass (The Stairs, Paul Weller, St Etienne) and, for a short time, Russell Pritchard  (The Zutons and now with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds). 

The songs I wrote and performed, at that time, now appear on "Mark II". Studio time was expensive back then so we only cut a few demos. I thought the songs still had some mileage so began re-recording them last year. I'm not with a band at the moment so I played all of the instruments myself and also took care of the recording and production. 

So "Mark II" was like taking care of unfinished business. It helped me improve my musicianship and technical skills.The album covers for "Mark I" and "Mark II" were designed by my Dad, Derrick."

As far as plans for the future are concerned Mark adds: "The last couple of years have been important - particularly in terms of recording.  I hope to put an album out each year. I'm half way through "Mark III". This will be a blend of the Powerpop and the Americana styles and will bring things more up to date. I have around 200 songs and there are still a few from the early days that I'd like to revisit."

The CD is on heavy rotation here at the Rat house and it seems I just can't get enough of this Beatle-esque pop. So there is only one advice I can give to all the viewers of this blog: go and buy this brilliant record!

Purchase it here: http://www.markpountney.com/

Mark's facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/markpountneymusic

The video of the opening track "Tell me why":

The Mandates - "In The Back Of Your Heart" LP

The Mandates is a fabulous Calgary based rock'n'roll outfit including BRADY: guitar, vocals/ MATT: guitar, vocals /JIMMY - bass /WARREN - drums. 

Fast rhythms and sweet melodies is what defines the electrified pop/punk/glam of the quartet that has come up with its Sophomore full length effort, "In The Back Of Your Heart" a while ago on TAKEN BY SURPRISE records. 

On their new album, The Mandates blast through 11 new tracks of fresh-sounding, exhuberant rock and roll that sounds like it's being played for the fun of it. 

From the first chords of the opening track "Something Wrong" till the last notes of "I got my eyes (in the back of your mind)" it is obvious that the endlessly gigging has made the band tighter than ever and The Mandates have become an unstoppable rock and roll machine churning out an impressive collection of instant hits that will appeal to every fan of The Exploding Hearts, The Dead Boys, The Ramones or The Boys!

Purchase it HERE: - http://www.takenbysurprise.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=1778



or HERE : http://mandates.bandcamp.com/music

BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY - THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING

BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY - THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING
In Flac - Scans are included

1 Let's Dance  
2 Mr. President  
3 Missfortune  
4 Hollywood Nightmare  
5 Pressure  
6 The Russians Are Coming  
7 Heartache  
8 Letter From The U.S.A.  
9 Can't Give You Reasons  
10 Jeux Sans Frontires (Game With No Rules)  
11 New York Paranoia

Due to the cold war of the time, the original title had to be changed to "Pressure" when it was released in the USA. The track list was also modified and a new artwork elaborated.  Production wise, this record is better that "Strange Man, Changed Man", unfortunately as far as the songwriting is concerned, it's a bit of a disappointment though. Got this a while back from PPC, so all the credit goes to Angelo.

http://netkups.com/?d=5f191ced267c5

The Vikings - The Best Head Ever

The Vikings - The Best Head Ever
In Wav - Scans are included

1-1 Rock All
1-2 Surrender
1-3 Savage
1-4 Just Head
1-5 My Friend's Little Sister
1-6 No Limp Dick
1-7 Let Her Dance
1-8 Cool To Rock
1-9 Four Eyes
1-10 Let's Go
1-11 Push & Stomp
1-12 5, 4, 3, 2 Baby You're The One
1-13 Bad To Be Good
1-14 Summer Of Hate
1-15 Tonight
1-16 The Fly
1-17 Stop It
1-18 Hard Knox High
1-19 Strikeout King
1-20 First Time
1-21 High Time
1-22 Good Head
1-23 Next Big Thing
1-24 Wannamaker

The Vikings "Live Head"
2-1 Savage
2-2 Hosebag
2-3 Next Big Thing
2-4 Rock All
2-5 High Time
2-6 Good Head
2-7 Tonight
2-8 My Friend's Little Sister
2-9 Surrender
2-10 No Limp Dick
2-11 First Time

THE VIKINGS featured Crazy Stevie Baise (THE DEVIL DOGS) vocals/bass, Knut "Euroboy" Schreiner (TURBONEGRO) lead guitar, Thomas "Happy Tom" Seltzer (TURBONEGRO) drums, & Morten Henrikson (THE YUM YUMS) vocals/ guitar. They released one of the greatest LP's of the 1990's, "Go Berserk", plus 2 singles, & 1 e.p. This remastered 2-disc set collects all their releases plus an incredibly rare live show on disc 2. THE VIKINGS only played live maybe a dozen times! THE VIKINGS do it all! Everything from the power-pop boldness of "Tonight", the raunch of "Rock All", to the crudeness of "Savage".

https://mega.co.nz/#!v4cyxaKQ!VpW_5Wm4-ejaUWb4O2bNxO_574xBWxXPN8Jt8Zm0iJE

Special thanks to Joey R.A. Mone for this rocking contribution.

James Leg - Below The Belt out on September 4th via Alive Naturalsound Records.

John Wesley Myers, aka James Leg, is not exactly your average singer. As a matter of fact, he likes to describe himself as a "growler, a shouter, a composer, and a Fender Rhodes finger-fucker". 

The son of a Texas preacher, raised in the South on gospel music, James Leg (Black Diamond Heavies, The Immortal Lee County Killers, Cut In The Hill Gang) has cut his sophomore solo album , the aptly titled "Below The Belt", at Masonic Sounds Studio in Dayton, Kentucky. The album was mixed by renowned producer/engineer Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders in Detroit.

The album opens with "Dirty South" a mean rocker driven by a menacing organ riff. "Casa de Fuego" is a great follow up with mariachi like horns and its tequila flavoured atmosphere."Up Above My Head" is a soulful gospel rendition of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's song.

And this track, more than any other, makes you wonder if Leg's music greatly reflects his torments being torn apart between his religious upbringing and the "devil's music" (i.e. rock'n'roll) he is now playing and preaching to the masses.

The devil's music is still ALIVE and James leg is its ultimate preacher. The one who's going to hit you where it hurts: "Below The Belt"

James Leg's Below The Belt will be released on limited vinyl, CD and digital formats on September 4th via Alive Naturalsound Records.

PURCHASE IT HERE: http://www.alive-records.com/artist/james-leg/





BELOW THE BELT TRACK LISTING:

01. Dirty South
02. Casa De Fuego
03. Up Above My Head
04. Drink It Away
05. October 3rd
06. Glass Jaw
07. Can't Stop Thinking About It
08. A Forest
09. Disappearing
10. What More

Bram Tchaikovsky - Strange Man, Changed Man

Bram Tchaikovsky - Strange Man, Changed Man
In wav - Scans are included

1. Strange Man, Changed Man
2. Lonely Dancer
3. Robber
4. Bloodline
5. I'm the One That's Leaving
6. Girl Of My Dreams
7. Nobody Knows
8. Lady From the U.S.A.
9. I'm a Believer
10. Sarah Smiles
11. Turn On the Light

Bram Tchaikovsky (Peter Bramall) left the Motors to form his own band, releasing this great debut album in 1979. "Girl Of My Dreams" was the hit, but just about every track is wonderful. Aside from the hit, other outstanding tracks include "Lady From The USA", "I'm The One That's Leaving", "Lonely Dancer", my personal favorite "Sarah Smiles", and the title track. This is one of the great albums from the heyday of power pop. The mix of upbeat and slower tunes is especially effective. After this, Bram made 2 more albums but with his commercial fortunes falling he retired from the music biz, and as far as I know he hasn't been heard from since. This CD is apparently out of print and selling for insane prices!

http://netkups.com/?d=5c5c5f9a25480

The 13th Floor Elevators - Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators - Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
In Wav - Scans are included

Original Mono Album
1-1 You're Gonna Miss Me
1-2 Roller Coaster
1-3 Splash 1
1-4 Reverberation
1-5 Don't Fall Down
1-6 Fire Engine
1-7 Thru The Rhythm
1-8 You Don't Know
1-9 Kingdom Of Heaven
1-10 Monkey Island
1-11 Tried To Hide

Original 1966 Stereo Mix
2-1 You Don't Know (How Young You Are)
2-2 Through The Rhythm
2-3 Monkey Island
2-4 Roller Coaster
2-5 Fire Engine
2-6 Reverberation
2-7 Tried To Hide
2-8 You're Gonna Miss Me
2-9 Splash 1
2-10 Don't Fall Down
2-11 Kingdom Of Heaven

Bob Sullivan's Original Stereo Desk Mix
2-12 Fire Engine
2-13 Monkey Island
2-14 Roller Coaster
2-15 Thru The Rhythm
2-16 Tried To Hide

This album, the Elevators' debut from 1966 lays claim to being the first psychedelic rock album and is certainly the first to use the word' psychedelic' in its title. This version is the ultimate 2CD deluxe edition of the album. It features both the original mono version plus the original 1966 stereo mix in band's intended running order, the latter being different to the alternative stereo version used in the award-winning box set 'Sign of the Three Eyed Men'. The set also includes five hitherto unreleased alternative versions which are the producer/engineer Bob Sullivan's original stereo studio mixes. The recordings were remastered and remixed in 2007 by the original producer Walt Andrus. `The fearless trailblazers of psychedelia and one of the most kick-ass rock bands ever... For two or so years they burned with a flame so fierce that 40 years on they still remain an inspiration'

cd1 : http://netkups.com/?d=b38c003e3565c
cd2 : http://netkups.com/?d=c4f0596f595a3

The Last Killers - Dangerous

Since the demise of The Jim Jones Revue, the best thing in rock'n'roll has come from Cesena, Italy, and is called The Last Killers! The quartet (MATTEO ESPANADA - vox & guitars;
DANI BAJO - vox & bass; THE MAN - keyboards, percussions & vox; Mr. PINNA - drums, percussions) has recently released its latest full length intitled "Dangerous" and this is exactly what it is all about: Danger is something rock'n'roll is cruelly missing these days! Nowadays all the bands want to play it safe. But not the Last Killers. They exhale danger and they have a killer fuzz sound just about to blow your brains out.

Here you have it all rolled in one: Little Richard ("Oh my Soul"), The Sonics ("She's got it") , The Stooges, The MC5 ("Revolution now"). But don't get me wrong, The last Killers are not about revival! It's obvious they take their influences from the 50's or the 60's but they come up with a very fresh and today sound .

Over the last couple of years, the band has been touring Europe several times : Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Spain and the United Kingdom, mostly in the r'n'r underground club circuit but also at main festivals such as Cosmic Trip, Festival beat, Drakula fest, and so on. They also opened for bands such as Thee Oh Sees, The Fleshtones, Lords of Altamont, Cynics or The Fuzztones....



This is an absolute MUST BUY for every rock'n'roll music fan!

Purchase it here: http://shop.closerrecords.com/fr/home/312-the-last-killers-dangerous.html

Pretty Lightning - A Magic Lane Of Light And Rain

From Saarbrücken, Germany, comes Pretty Lightning, a band consisting of Sebastian Haas and Christian Berghoff. The duo has recently released their sophomore album,  A Magic Lane Of Light And Rain, via Cardinal Fuzz and Sound Effect Records.

Except, maybe, for the closing track "Graveyard Howls", forget about the delta blues of their debut album, There are witches in the woods. This time, the duo has embraced the cosmic sounds inherited from the 70's krautrock bands. As if they were finally a peace with their German legacy. 

This new record is psychedelic to the bone and it will melt your brain like some magical mushrooms. The Eerie vocals drenched in reverb are inducing strange atmospheres and unusual colours.  A Magic Lane Of Light And Rain is what the title of this record promises, and it delivers and then some. Just close your eyes and let Pretty Lightning take you on a trip to the inner you. 

Purchase it here: https://prettylightning.bandcamp.com/

Watch their amazingly insane video of "Marble Moon", one of the many outstanding tracks from their latest album.



And here is the brand new one of "Good Old Liar"

Scandinavian Friends - A tribute to Roky Erickson

Scandinavian Friends - A tribute to Roky Erickson

In WAV - Scans are included

01: Reverberation (doubt) - The Cheaters
02: Sweet Honey Pie - Witchcraft
03: I Don’t Ever Want To Come Down - Baby Woodrose
04: Stand For The Fire Demon - The Rokys
05: Cold Night For Alligators - The Hellacopters
06: You’re Gonna Miss Me - Los Plantronics
07: Bloody Hammer - The Mainliners
08: Sputnik - Grand Café 
09: I Have Always Been Here Before - On Trial
10: Crazy Crazy Mama - Backstreet Girls
11: Two Headed Dog - Thee Mono Sapiens
12: Cold Night For Alligators - We
13: White Faces - The Sacred Sailors
14: Slip Inside This House - Madrugada
15: I Walked With A Zombie - Neperud

This release contains scandinavian acts doing theire favourite song. Outstanding tracks : "Reverberation" by The Cheaters, "Cold Night for alligators " by The Hellacopters, "Bloody hammer" by the Mainliners and Madrugada performing "Slip Inside This House"

http://netkups.com/?d=ccc3654845b26

The Vikings - Go Berserk!

The Vikings - Go Berserk! (reupped by request)
In wav - covers are included

1. My Friend's Little Sister 
2. Bad To Be Good 
3. Hard Knox High 
4. Let Her Dance 
5. It's Cool To Rock 
6. Strikeout King 
7. Let's Go 
8. Summer Of Hate 
9. Stop It! 
10. Four Eyes 
11. Tonight 
12. The Fly 
13. Push and Stomp/(5-4-3-2) Baby You're The 1 
14. First Time 
15. No L.D. 
16. Rock All 
17. Surrender 
18. Just Head 
19. Savage

The Vikings are STEVE BAISE of the Devil dogs, MORTEN HENRIKSEN of the Yum-yums, KNUT "Euroboy" SCHREINER and THOMAS "Happy Tom" SELTZER of Turbonegro. Talk about a superband and this cd is a heck of a lot of fun! The Vikings blast through with fresh-sounding, exhuberant rock and roll that sounds like it's being played for the fun of it. Their original material shows humor and some cleverness. The covers (including Chubby Checker's "The Fly" and Cheap Trick's "Surrender") reveal an appreciation for fun rock and roll no matter what the era. This is the Japanese release on 1+2 records.

http://netkups.com/?d=a55c0fe987805

The WILD WILD WETS - "14th Floor"

The new french label BIG TOMATO, from Bordeaux, recently released "14th Floor", the amazing debut full length of San Diego, CA, new psychedelic surfers The WILD WILD WETS.

The band includes Mike Turi - Vocals / Synth; Taejon Romanik - Guitar; Yegor Mackey - Bass; Marco Piro - Drums + John Kelley, the projectionist, who takes care of all the visuals effects. The word has it that these shows have been compared to Jefferson Airplane 1966/67 when their music incorporated Jerry Abram's Headlights visual art performances.

WWWets' songs are drenched in reverb and  delay and find their inspiration in 60's garage rock,  surf, kraut, and psychedelia. And if the album's title is a obvious nod to the 13th Floor Elevator,  one can also feel the influence of Spacemen 3 or the Velvet underground. 

The wild wild wets are organically blending  together  old and  new sounds  in one big sonic maelstrom to  create  something  authentic and perfectly original and fresh. They take the listener to a cosmic roller-coaster ride through his brain and leave his mind panting for more.... The result, at the end of the trip, is the album "14th Floor".

Watch the Wild Wild Wets perform a stripped down version of the title track of their latest album. 



And the electric version of the same track: 



Purchase this brilliant album here : 

http://big-tomato-records.com/index.php/en/artists/wild-wild-wets



merci ma biquette!

DIRTY FENCES - Full Tramp

Reno based SLOVENLY RECORDS recently released the sophomore full length effort of the Dirty Fences a bunch of wild weirdos from New York City.

One track on this record is named "Endless Party" and this is exactly what it's all about here : a great rock n roll album to have a fun time with. 

I personnally prefer the sing-along power punk side of the Dirty Fences. When the band is churning out muted driving guitars and ultra catchy chorus the Dirty Fences are not too far away from the likes of Matthew Melton and Warm Soda, which is perfect in my book. Check out for example "Judy (Don't Go)" and its funny tribute video to girlgroups like the Shangri-Las, "Give Me A Kiss" or the previously mentioned "Endless Party". 



For for those of you who prefer some heavy kick ass action, go to "Heartbeater" or the album's title tune and "High School RIP" that bring to mind the classic 70's Alice Cooper. A killer and brilliant album for the summer that i totally recommand!



Order it here (on LP, CD or Cassette):
http://slovenly.bandcamp.com/album/dirty-fences-full-tramp-lp



These crazy guys will tour the USA this summer, check them out live: