Beyond Possession

VINYL RIP 7" ep

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I love this EP, it makes me wanna ditch my newfangled skinny double-kick skateboard deck, put together my fat old Grosso, break into an abandoned house and skate a pool like I did in the good ol' days.
Beyond Possession were from Canada, and get lumped into that "crossover" genre (because of their Metal Blade release a couple years later), but this 7" is pure "Skate Rock". Great, gruff vocals (think Keith Morris or Steve Miller from Electric Frankenstein) and catchy songs and riffs make this a personal favorite.

Skater's Life

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The Jerks

VINYL RIP - 7"

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From West Yorkshire, their 1977 KDB single "Get Your Woofing Dog Off Me" needs no introduction. If you like what you hear - or if you didn't know, their "CD retrospective" is available now (assumingly for a limited time).

Woof!

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Guided By Voices: 6 EPs!

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Even if I like a band, I usually won't buy "CD singles". Something about them seems a waste and a rip off. GBV on the other hand does you right; the ones I've picked up have at minimum 3 unreleased tracks, and sometimes as many as eleven. Maybe no one told them what an EP is supposed to actually be. Some of the stuff released here and on their box sets is pretty rough, others are album quality but all good listening.
I recently posted a GBVCDEP recorded during their later "Do the Collapse" era, but these here are some earlier (and better) recordings. If you think Pollard can do no wrong, you already have these 39 songs, but if not...

(includes: Fast Japanese Spin Cycle, Forever Since Breakfast, The Grand Hour, I am a Scientist, The Official Ironmen Rally Song, Sunfish Holy Breakfast). The great 11 track "ep", Get Out of My Stations is still available, and it's one of the best, so pick it up!

Don't Stop Now...

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Maelstrom

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Is this a blast from your past or is it everything you hated about the early '90s? Well for me it's a bit of both - mostly the later. I always wonder things like: they had the idea to cover a VOID song (and do it justice for Christ's sake!), why aren't they more tasteful? Then I remember my old bands from around that time...
Actually, this album is harder than the cover would lead you to believe. Sure you got the giant peace sign, some "'80s damage" fashion, 3rd Bass haircuts (see insert), and the metal is "funked out"... but I like it better than bands like Living Color, 24/7 Spyz, Limbomaniacs and that ilk. Think Sick of it All and Metallica (they do a Meat Puppets-esque cover of "For Whom the Bell Tolls) meet MCM and the Monster.
You can prolly pick this CD up cheaper than what it costs in bandwidth to download it, but if you're as nostalgic as I am, you'll give it a listen.

SlapChop

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Shangri-La: Kinks Tribute

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Most tribute records suck. Well, not just most but all — OK, maybe with a few exceptions. This is not one of them. First of all, Shangri-La breaks the unwritten rule of tributes: ONE SONG PER BAND! Alright, the few bands on here that I like and have heard of (Chesterfield Kings, Fleshtones, The Droogs) were pretty good choices, but they don't add anything to the original, in fact it makes me want to turn it off and get out my Kinks records. Is it bad? No, all the bands did a pretty good job. Is it pointless? Like most tributes: yes. Why am I posting it then? If you love the Kinks you'll download it anyway. Unless you want to buy a new copy off Amazon for $179 right now.

I Like Misty Water

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France Gall

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So you already got the France Gall record I posted? And maybe you moseyed on over to icoulddietomorrow and downloaded Aesop's "Baby Pop" upload? Well, I figured you might want to check out my 3rd favorite France Gall album, Les Sucettes.
I paid thirteen bucks for this not 4 years ago, and now it's only available from one seller — at $89.32 — on Amazon. Funny how that happens, and fortunately for us music obsessed there's the internet.

Voila!

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(re-upped to Mediafire!)

Teen Challenge Addict's Choir

VINYL RIP

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I can't think of a better New Years resolution for you people than to get that dirty rig out of your arm and smoke up a pipe full of Jesus instead.
The Addicts Choir was founded by Andrae Crouch who started playing gospel music back in 1960 and has released dozens of records since (and has managed to get his name on the Hollywood walk of fame). Perhaps the most interesting thing about this record is the cover, and maybe the "Signed D.C."-esque "Addict's Plea" sung by Andrae himself, but there's also a few lively church-shakers all sung by addicts coming out of TC Rehab in Los Angeles.
Religion has always seemed really weird to me. My mom was all ouija and tarot cards when I was growing up, and the 2 months I did attend Sunday school I was kicked out for talking about the Exorcist. Anyway, if God didn't want us to do drugs, he wouldn't have called it "Angel Dust".

Vinyl rip, includes scans/back cover bio etc...

Jesus Is My Heroin!

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