Plastic Idols - Adventure / Remix (1980)

Plastic Idols from England, not to be confused with the Texas band. This was the second release from the Stoke-on-Trent label Clay, that became well known for hardcore bands Discharge and GBH. But this here is a great postpunk 7" with the synth mixed to the foreground.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/8ocnoo08b6zrpt6/PlasticIdols.rar

Seven 7 inch records

A super smorgasbord post with a little something for everybody. Brought together only because I own the vinyl (except two donations from friends), but don't have any of the picture sleeves.

 B.O.P. - Ouch / Bob Rachet / Mother's Agony (1982)
Synth driven new wave with some Devo quirkiness. The songs on the b-side are pretty cool!

 Blackmail - A Game For All The Family (1978)
A four song DIY EP that's real prog-rock influenced. More infos here. 

 

 Brand New World - Six Feet Under / Monster Love (1983)
Sorta novelty style new wave, think Dr. Demento or polished Marina Swingers.

 The Eighties - No Cruising in an Era of Limits / Letter to Loretta (1980)
Top notch paisley underground power pop jangle produced by Geza X. 

Klingons - Dr. Jekkyl and Mr. Hyde / The First Question (1980)
Fantastic energetic UK postpunk. Covering an underrated Who song, and a great original tune. Check out Discogs for the pics.

 L.O.K. - Fun House / Starlet Love / Tell Me (1979)
Real killer Stooges/New York Dolls inspired garage-punk. The guitar player/producer also played with Wayne County. My record seems to be some kind of early release promo. More scans on Discogs.

  Psyche - Never Laugh / The Prisoner (1982)
Synth heavy UK gothic postpunk. Discogs has more scans with the lyrics.


Hear it all here.

Mark Soden - Test Monkey Records Present Mark Soden (1982)

Dark humor rhythm box wave that lends itself in a minimal art. Four weird catchy nuggets from southern California that I really dig. Mark Soden has a tune on the Beginner's Guide to COMA compilation you can buy here.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/c24nuocfow2mfv0/MarkS.rar

Ultrasheen (1981)

Art punk wave with a prominent sax in the mix. A San Francisco band on Subterranean Records! Their live performance on "Savoy Sound Wave Goodbye" is worth tracking down. It's some of the best stuff on the record including Tuxedomoon. However their tracks on Alive! Rock City aren't my cup of tea. This is a fun 7" to be certain lee.
 http://www.mediafire.com/download/ostv7cqvokhh4j1/Ultrasheen.rar

Legs Akimbo & the Titanics - Land of the Bearded Cricketers (1981)

DIY silliness from England. A porky prime cut record on Robert Lloyd of The Nightingales label. Postpunk experiments with hints of hippie acoustics. Be sure to check out "Quotes from Donald Campbell" and "Trains".
http://www.mediafire.com/download/w44y1ejga0kb5hj/Legs+Akimbo+%26+the+Titanics.rar

Texas Instruments - Trial & Error (1985)

Utterly fantastic post-punk single from Sweden, wherein the a-side sounds of Siouxsie's Creatures. The flip side is a more sinister sounding chunk of quasi no-wave. All with excellent tribal-esque drum stick hands.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/rqavv2kts89csmk/Texas+Instruments.rar

American Taboo - 60 Cycles / Anonymous / Ritual Breakout (1983)

Totally top shelf art-wave / post-punk from Chicago. Sounds have both a detached cold wave feel and quirky discordant art stab spasms radiating and bubbling through out. Interesting arrangements, and lyrics with strong vision. My record came with something of a press kit which is included, so you can see more infos on the band, the songs, and old reviews of this here EP.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/do2694dvf7f4gd1/ATab.rar

Steel Tips (1981)

 Superb art-punk from New Jersey. Varied in styles, usually twisted roots rock when the guy sings. Then more new wave, post-punk with the female singer. They also put out a couple of  7" singles. Performance artist Joe Colman was in the band for a short time on their first one, see the video below.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/8e42lj1h25l6d8w/Steel+Tips.rar

CBGB's 1977

Modern Art Studio - Mas Mania! (1979)

Wacky art rock / new wave from Cleveland, Ohio. Continuing on the art damaged trajectory blazed by other Ohio greats before. Hints of  The Styrenes, The Electric Eels, Pere Ubu, and Devo. Their song "Dear Dad" sounds like it could be a lost Devo demo from the early days. Lyric insert included.



http://www.mediafire.com/download/dqs5a9r422e9qcw/ModernArtStudio.rar

The Earth Hell Band - Witches on Holiday (1986)

Very strange dark industrial experimental offerings from the Washington DC area. This record brings to mind Factrix, and early Current 93. Released on Outside Records after the demise of the awesome noise-punk band Nuclear Crayons.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/pbz8u13y4l281zs/EarthHellBand.rar

Hi-Fi Bros - I Fratelli Hi-Fi (1981)

Italian post punk, produced by Arto Lindsay of DNA fame. Who also provides some guitar on their cover of Strangers in the Night. DNA drummer Ikue Mori adds a hand on Sixti's'n'Kisses. Three disemboweled re-conceived cover songs, and a great original tune.
  http://www.mediafire.com/download/ehe2nrb9089lclu/Hi-FiB.rar