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THE A-BONES "Don't Need No Job"/"Wah-Hey!" (Sympathy for the Record Industry) $4 VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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WILLIE ALEXANDER & THE BOOM BOOM BAND "Hit Her Wid De Axe"/"You Looked So Pretty When" (Garage Records) $30 This was the second single by long-time Boston rocker Willie Alexander, who had been in bands as far back as the Lost in 1965 or '66, and was in the touring version of the post-Lou Reed Velvet Underground. Released in 1976, this followed up his '75 pre-punk classic "Kerouac"/"Mass. Ave." As pure sound, this is even better. After the "Kerouac" 7-inch, he formed the Boom Boom Band, who played an inspired cross between T. Rex/Alice Cooper metal-isms and sweaty regular-dude bar-band rock. Combined with Willie's whooping vocals and old-school boogie-bangin' keyboard, it all burst forwrad for a brief moment (before the MCA contracts were signed) on this bit of plastic. "Hit Her Wid Dex Axe" is a chaotic hard-rocker, with Willie mumble-slurring silly sex lyrics: "Gonna lay some pipe tonight / Gonna do it all right"; "Got my great big johnson, boy!" The flip side is a great early "power ballad," with Spector drums and sentiment fused seamlessly to mid-70s rock guitar. EXCELLENT CONDITION, COUPLE MINOR SCUFFS THERE WAS NO PICTURE SLEEVE |
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WILLIE LOCO ALEXANDER "Dirty Eddie"/"She Wanted Me" (Somor Records) $25 This 1978 single (released as Willie Loco) by Boston's legendary Willie Alexander and his Boom Boom Band turned out to be the last great gasp of the artist's early garage ga-ga. Released shortly after Willie's first badly over-produced MCA LP, these are outtakes from those sessions deemed far too raw for general consumption. So, Willie released it himself in small quantities, and it quickly disappeared. This completed the great Loco 7-inch trilogy that began with "Kerouac"/"Mass. Ave." in '75 and continued in late '76 on "Hit Her Wid De Axe"/"You Looked So Pretty When." Highly recommended to diggers of the early American (pre-)punk thing. VINYL EXCELLENT, COUPLE MINOR SCUFFS SLEEVE EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT |
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WILLIE ALEXANDER & THE BOOM BOOM BAND "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"/"You Beat Me to It" (MCA Record; England) $10 Two songs from the Boom Boom Band's debut LP on MCA; released 1978. CLEAR VINYL EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT SLEEVE EXCELLENT |
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WILLIE LOCO ALEXANDER "You Got a Hard Time Coming"/"Larry Bird" (Stanton Park Records) $7 1988 single by Boston rock legend. The A-Side is a covers a Remains song; and the flip is a tribute to the Boston Celtics basketball player. VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT; PROMO STAMP ON FRONT COVER & A-SIDE OF RECORD LABEL PROMO INSERT NEAR MINT |
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AMBUSH "Pleasing Peace of Mind"/"Tell Me" (self-released) $6 Bar-band rock and power pop from Bloomington, Indiana; 1981. VINYL NEAR MINT SLEEVE EXCELLENT |
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THE ANGRY SAMOANS The Return of the Queer Pills (How to Contact Space People Records) $7 Sort of an EP. One of the two songs, "Nomad" (not really a Boyce/Hart tune, as credited), clocks in at 5:00 ("in its full monotony," brags the label). The flip, "65 Kinds of Sin," is a bit more on the mark--a self-loathing garage-punker--but the real treat is the final synthesizer/remix "Freak Out." Like the original Queer Pills EP, released in '81, this 1990 release (recorded in '88) chronicles Todd Homer and Gregg Turner in opposite corners of the ring breathing hard at each other (while Metal Mike does the books up in Hayward). With Bill Vockeroth on drums and Steve Drojenksy on guitar. The last Samoans recordings before Metal Mike's post-Turner/Homer punk nostalgia show. NEW, UNPLAYED |
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ANTISEEN Blood of Freaks (Ajax Records) $25 1988 release from North Carolina's darlings of pure punk roar. Includes four tunes: "Up All Night," "Hippie Punk," "I Wish I Had Killed You When I Had the Chance," and "I Don't Need You." With lyric sheet for "Hippie Punk." VINYL NEAR MINT PICTURE SLEEVE NEAR MINT, HEAVY STOCK; FOLDS OUT INTO A POSTER |
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ARTLESS "Public Display"/"Terrorist" (The Only Label in the World) $8 1987, NYC. VINYL, SLEEVE, & PROMO LETTER NEAR MINT |
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THE ASSOCIATION "Looking Glass"/"No Fair at All" (Valiant Records) $7 Original 1960s pressing. EXCELLENT CONDITION |
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BEAST "Posessed"/"Wolfbane Nite" (Amdusias) $14 1982 release from Bryan Gregory's post-Cramps band. VINYL AND SLEEVE ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION |
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THE BEATITUDES "Home Alone"/"Just a Little" (Exile Records; West Germany) $7 1987 release by roots rockers from Berlin. With Sabine Yeager on lead vocals. The B-side is a Beau Brummels song. VINYL AND SLEEVE NEAR MINT; WITH PROMO PHOTO AND BIO |
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THE BONJOUR AVIATORS "The Fury in Your Eyes"/"Boston City Limits" (Romantic Records) $18 1976 pre-punk hard-rock/power-pop from a Boston band connected to the Rat scene. The A-side is something like a cross between Blue Oyster Cult and the Real Kids; while the flip reminds me of fellow Boston hard-rockers Thundertrain. Sounds groovy. VINYL NEAR MINT |
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THE BOYS "(She's My Girl) She's All Mine"/"I'm Not Satisfied" (Outrage Records) $30 1975 pre-punk power-pop band from Lincoln, Nebraska. VINYL NEAR MINT |
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THE BOYS "You Make Me Shake"/"We're Too Young" (Outrage Records) $25 Second single, released in 1976, by pre-punk power-pop band from Lincoln, Nebraska. VINYL NEAR MINT SLEEVE VG |
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BOYS FROM NOWHERE "Jungle Boy"/"1966" (Young Lion Records) $12 1986 single by 60s-style garage-punk band from Columbus, Ohio. VINYL NEAR MINT SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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THE CARPETTES "How About Me and You" + 3 (Small Wonder Records; England) $30 Four short bursts of punked-up R&R, pogoing somewhere in the area of Eddie & the Hot Rods or the Jam's more aggressive moments. London '77. VINYL NEAR MINT SLEEVE EXCELLENT |
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BILLY CHILDISH & THE BLACKHANDS "Black Girl"/"The Double Axe" (Sympathy for the Record Industry) $4 VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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CHRON GEN "Reality"/"Subway Sadist" (A Step Forward Record; England) $14 Released 1981. VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT |
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CHRON GEN Free Live E.P. (Secret; England) $14 Recorded at the Regal Auditorium, Hitchin, 9/12/81 The boys perform these tunes: "Living Next Door to Alice"/"Ripper"/"Puppets of War." VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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CLASSIC RUINS "1+1<2"/"Heart Attack"/"Nyquil Stinger" (Ace of Hearts Records) $22 VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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NELS CLINE TRIO "Beardism"/"W.D.T.C.H.C."/"The Rite" (Ecstatic Peace/Father Yod) $8 1993 release, out of print. NEW, UNPLAYED |
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DON COVAY "No Tell Motel" (stereo)/(mono) (Philadelphia International Records) $5 Super funky 1976 single by Don "Sookie Sookie" Covay: big fuzzy clavinet riff, chankin' wah-wah guitar, horny horns, and grooves way deep in the pocket. "At the No Tell Motel / Where you can go and raise hell!" White label promo copy. VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, COUPLE MINOR SCUFFS FROM DUSTY STORAGE |
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THE CRAMPS A Vicious Cycle (Scatterbrainchild Records) $30 The Cramps play two Elvis songs ("Heartbreak Hotel" and "Do the Clam") live at the Hammersmith Odeon on March 16, 1986. #204 of limited edition of 500. Pressed on blue vinyl; with picture sleeve of Elvis. VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL "I Heard It Though the Grapevine" (stereo)/"I Heard It Though the Grapevine" (mono) (Fantasy Records) $10 1975 promo release with special radio edit mixed in both stereo and mono; the time is 3:58. VINYL VG+/EXCELLENT PICTURE SLEEVE VG+ WITH PROMO LETTER FROM FANTASY RECORDS |
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THE CULT "Lil' Devil"/"Memphis Hip Shake" (Sire Records) $8 U.S. release from 1987. VINYL AND SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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JEFF DAHL Power Trip EP (Mystic Records) $20 Original pressing of Dahl's 1982 EP featuring four songs that would be re-recorded for the Power Trip LP: "Lab Animal," "Have a Nice Day," "No Place," and "Permanent Damage" (a tune from Jeff's brief stint as Angry Samoans vocalist in 1981). These are not the same versions on the Power Trip LP, even though it says "from the forthcoming album" on the label. In fact, Dahl told me at the time that this is not the Power Trip band at all (although later pressings gave them credit); it's mostly Dahl playing everything, with uncredited assistance from Don Bolles of the Germs and Billy Vockeroth of the Angry Samoans. VINYL NEAR MINT THERE WAS A PICTURE SLEEVE (A DRAWING) WITH INCORRECT BAND INFO BUT ONLY FOR A LATER PRESSING |
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THE DAMNED "Problem Child"/"You Take My Money" (Stiff Records; England) $12 VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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THE DAMNED "White Rabbit"/"Rabid (Over You)"/"Seagulls" (Chiswick Records; Germany) $15 1980 release. VINYL EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT PICTURE SLEEVE EXCELLENT |
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THE DANCING CIGARETTES "Puppies in a Sack"/"Mr. Morse"/"Pop Doormat"/"Best Friend" (Gulcher Records) $25 Indiana art-damage punk, 1981. Somewhere between the garage weirdness of early Tin Huey and the first couple Wire LPs, with free-jazz urges in the form of blatting sax riffs a la Blurt. There's also a nifty Eno-xerox ("Pop Doormat"). With insert. NEW, UNPLAYED |
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D-GENERATION "Wasted Years"/"Waiting for the Next Big Parade" (Sympathy for the Record Industry) $4 1993 single co-produced by the Dictators' Adny Shernoff. VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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DISTRACTION BOYS Live on Ave. B (Cryptovision) $10 Garage-y punk from NYC, 1985. Three songs: "Have a Nice Day"/"Home on the (Missile) Range"/"Pay Off the Cops." VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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DONOVAN "Poor Cow"/"Jennifer Juniper" (Epic Records) $25 Original 1960s release. VINYL EXCELLENT PICTURE SLEEVE VG+/EXCELLENT; SOME RING WEAR |
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DOWNLINERS SECT "Show Biz"/"Killing Me" (Raw Records; England) $12 1977 release. VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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DR. BOMBAY "Alone for You"/"Bound & Gagged" (Spastic Plastic) $10 1985 record by gloomy Philadelphia garage band. VINYL NEAR MINT SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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DUCKS DELUXE Jumpin' (Skydog Records; Holland) $30 1975 release by these pre-punk pub-rockers from England. Four songs: "I Fought the Law"/"Something's Goin' On"/"Jumpin' in the Fire"/"Here Comes the Night." VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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EDDIE & THE HOT RODS "Media Messiahs"/"Horror Through Straightness" (Island Records; England) $8 1978 release. VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT |
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8TH ROUTE ARMY "No Leaders"/"Daily Beat" (1 Dimensional) $18 Punk-rock from Northampton, Massachusetts. Circa 1986. VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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THE FAST "It's Like Love"/"Kids Just Wanna Dance" (RAM Records) $25 1977 NYC power pop produced by Richard Gottehrer. VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT |
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FOX PASS "I Believed"/"Prized Possession" (Paradise Records) $30 Boston glam-garage-pop band led by Jon Macey, 1976. VINYL EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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FUNKADELIC "Maggot Brain"/"Lunchmeataphobia (Think! It Ain't Illegal Yet!)"/"P.E. Squad/Doo Doo Chasers" (Warner Bros.) $10 This is the original live EP that was included with the 1978 release of the One Nation Under A Groove LP. EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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THE GIZMOS Gizmos World Tour (Gulcher Records) $35 The original 1978 EP with "Gizmos World Tour," "We're Gonna Rumble," "Gimme Back My Foreskin," and "Hey Beat Mon!" VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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THE GIZMOS Never Mind The Sex Pistols Here's The Gizmos (Gulcher Records) $35 Original 1978 release. The post-Ken Highland Gizmos perform "Tie Me Up," "1978," "Cry Real Tears," "The American Dream," "Jumpin' on the Bandwagon," and a cover of the Sex Pistols' "Did You No Wrong" that they call "Just a Little Insane." VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT WITH TWO DIFFERENT INSERTS |
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THE GO-GO'S "Our Lips Are Sealed"/"Surfing and Spying" (I.R.S.) $14 VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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HARVEY GOLD Experiments: "Keep a Close Watch"/"Armadillo" (Clone Records) $18 1977 release from Akron, Ohio on the Bizarros' label. The A-side is the John Cale song, given a kinda Canterbury treatment with Hillage-like guitars. The flip is an odd keyboard-driven rocker with lyrics a la Robert Wyatt and an Eno-pop feel. Groovy. VINYL IS UNPLAYED SLEEVE VG+ |
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HALF JAPANESE Postcard EP (ERL Records) $5 Out of print. Jad Fair heading a four-piece band live in Prague, 1992. Guitarist Tim Foljahn is on board, so the Mosquito-blues is much in evidence. Quite rockin' too. They even do a wild, pummeled version of Chuck Berry's "Round and Round." A side trip for Half Japanese, sure, but it's a fun one! Out of print. NEW, UNPLAYED |
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HAREM SCAREM "Hard Rain"/"Sweet Thing" (new version) (Au-Go-Go; Australia) $8 Aussie garage band with rock-roots showing and a vague whiff of Nick Cave in the air. Released 1986. VINYL EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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THE HARD-ONS "Ferdi's Song"/"All Set to Go" (Waterfront Records; Australia) $12 Original 1987 release with insert. VINYL NEAR MINT PICTURE SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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THE HATERS Blotch (Behemoth Records) $5 1996 recordings by English noise/ambient/trance group. Two pieces: "Stain" and "Smear." VINYL NEAR MINT; LABEL WITH #524 OF 600 LIMITED EDITION SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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HEADACHE "Can't Stand Still"/"No Reason for Your Call" (Lout Records; England) $30 Mid-tempo, almost poppy punk-rock. One guy has on a T. Rex shirt, and another has yet to chop off his hippie hair. London, 1977. VINYL EXCELLENT SLEEVE VG+, MOSTLY RING WEAR ON THE BACK |
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THE WILLIAM HOOKER GROUP "Vulnerability"/"Hopi"/"My Friend" (ERL Records) $5 Monster drummer William Hooker live at the Knitting Factory with Donald Miller (guitar), Brian Doherty (electronics), Charles Compo (tenor sax), and Masahiko Kono (trombone). NEW, UNPLAYED; RED VINYL |
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HOT KNIVES "I Hear the Wind Blow"/"Hey Grandma" (K.O. Records) $8 Neat Airplane-meets-Velvets folk-pop, from '77, given a Flamin' Groovies-like production by Cyril Jordan. Ex-Groovie drummer Danny Mihm is also on board. B-side is a cover of the Moby Grape classic. VINYL UNPLAYED SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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INLAND EMPERORS "Hey, Hey Blake Pirtle"/"Junkie's Lament"/"D.W.I." (Bag of Hammers) $5 Skuzzy, falling-down loser-punk, circa 1996. VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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THE INSANE "El Salvdaor"/"Chinese Rocks"/"Nuclear War" (No Future; England) $14 1982 English punk; with cover version of Johnny Thunders song. VINYL & SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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THE JAM "Pop Art Poem"/"Boy About Town" flexi-disc $20 Released 1980 in England with Flexipop magazine #2. The magazine is included. Mag has four color pages on the Jam, along with stuff on Motorhead, Siouxsie & the Banshees, the Damned, Hazel O'Connor, the Police, Adam Ant, ABBA, and others. FLEXI-DISC VG+ MAGAZINE EXCELLENT CONDITION |
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JET SILVER & THE DOLLS OF VENUS "One More Day"/"Venutian Rock" (Bona Fide Records) $10 1988 glitter-punks from York, Pennsylvania. GOLD VINYL NEAR MINT SLEEVE EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT |
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JODY FOSTER'S ARMY Blatant Localism EP (Placebo Records) $40 Original pressing from 1981. JFA perform "Out of School," "JFA," "Do the Hannigan," "Count," "Beach Blanket Bong-Out," "Cokes and Snickers." VINYL NEAR MINT SLEEVE EXCELLENT; WITH LYRIC SHEET |
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TUB JOHNSON & THEE HEADCOATS "Tubs Twist"/"Sad Sack" (Sympathy for the Record Industry) $4 Tub Johnson (guitar), Billy Childish (drums), and Ron Drano (bass). B-side is a Bo Diddley tune. VINYL & SLEEVE NEAR MINT |
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JOY DIVISON "Love Will Tear Us Apart"/"These Days" (Factory) $10 U.S. release from 1981. VINYL AND SLEEVE EXCELLENT CONDITION |
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THE JUMPERS "You'll Know Better When I'm Gone"/"I Wanna Know (What's Going On)" (#1 Records) $20 1978 garage/punk/power-pop band from Buffalo, New York. Unlike most of their contemporaries, these fellas had a rough, non-precious approach to playing pop-rock. The B-side has an anxious quality that's both joyous and confused to the core. The record has a nicely raw sound, a rushed feel like they could afford a cheap studio, but not the time to utilize it "properly." Pretty cool. #1 Records was run by Bernard Kugel, who also put out a fanzine called Big Star. The 1978 Gizmos (after my time) played with the Jumpers in Buffalo. VINYL EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT SLEEVE VG+ |
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KENNY & THE KASUALS Kenny & The Kasuals Are Back (Mark Records) $12 1979 comeback by 60s garage-rockers from Texas. They perform "I Love to Go Flying," "Early Warning," "(C'mon) Shake It," and "Live at Casa Chaos." CLEAR VINYL; NEAR MINT PICTURE SLEEVE EXCELLENT; MINOR RING WEAR |