Along with Stretch Marks, Unwanted were one of Winnipeg's biggest HC bands in the early-mid 80's. Unfortunately their only vinyl output isn't the best representation of them due to it's flat production. Trust Records oughta give this LP the remix and remaster treatment since they've been reissuing other BYO releases. I included 'Tanks Keep Rolling' from the "Something To Believe In" compilation as an added bonus.
Sole release by this all-female band with a bit of a post-punk edge. Produced by Jimmy Green of Personality Crisis. You may recognize 'Casual Design' from the compilation, "It Came From The Pit".
I've been looking for this comp for a while now and was stoked to find a clean copy recently that wasn't too expensive. The main reason I wanted it was for the Private School EP, although all the bands on here are pretty good. All of these 7"s are still out of print, with the exception of the Spys' single which was reissued by Ugly Pop a couple of years ago. Happy Canaduh Day, hosers!
1. LOWLIFE - Leaders 2. LOWLIFE - White Lightning 3. LOWLIFE - Thinking Naturally 4. SPYS - Underground 5. SPYS - Machine Shop 6. PRIVATE SCHOOL - Money, Guns And Power 7. PRIVATE SCHOOL - Fuck You 8. PRIVATE SCHOOL - I Wanna Know 9. PRIVATE SCHOOL - Sci-Fi 10. SILICONE INJECTION - Kids Are People Too 11. SILICONE INJECTION - Payday On Friday 12. SILICONE INJECTION - Agro 13. SILICONE INJECTION - At War With Peace 14. SILICONE INJECTION - She's A 15. MALIBU KENS - Crude City 16. MALIBU KENS - Wednesday Morning At 5:00 As The Day Begins 17. WASTED LIVES - Divorce 18. BIG BLACK PUPPETS - False Hopes DOWNLOAD
Here we have a great compilation of early Canadian punk rock put out by the long abandoned Punk History Canada page. This disc is full of mostly obscure bands from Victoria, British Columbia to St John's, Newfoundland and almost everywhere in between. Many of these songs were previously unreleased and/or appearing on CD for the first time. I know there was talk of making a Volume 2, but considering this came out a decade ago and the PHC site hasn't been updated in almost as long, I don't think it's ever happening.
1. HOUSE OF COMMONS - Way Down South 2. UNKNOWNS - Teenage Terrorist 3. D.O.A. - Royal Police 4. DA SLYME - Crazy Glue 5. WARSAW - Do Like The Natives 6. THE ACTION - TV's On The Blink 7. TEENAGE HEAD - You're Tearing Me Apart 8. BUREAUCRATS - She's An American 9. ZRO4 - Gimmie Attention 10. 63 MONROE - Media Junkie 11. SLANDER - Petticoat Junction 12. THE NEGATIVES - Echos 13. LOWLIFE - Thinking Naturally 14. SINNERS - No Brains Required 15. CHROMOSOMES - Park 16. ANIMAL KINGDOM - Tension 17. STARK NAKED AND THE FLESHTONES - I Broke Her Heart, She Broke My Arm 18. EXTROVERTS - Living In Poverty 19. 222'S - Hold UP 20. DIEFENBAKERS - Color TV 21. GENTLEMEN OF HORROR - Overhead Projector 22. NOSTRILS - I'm Vile 23. HOT NASTIES - Get Away From Me DOWNLOAD
What better way to kick off 2015 than with not one but two live gigs by Personality Crisis? The sound quality isn't too bad, "Piss On You" cuts off at the end and someone accidentally records herself about nine seconds into "Burning Rain". But hey, who cares? Too bad a lot of these songs were never officially released. Tracks 1-14 were recorded sometime in July 1981, and the rest were recorded sometime in 1982. No exact date given. Track titles aren't 100% either, so if anyone knows the correct song names, let me know!
I scored this on a trade, along with a bunch of other stuff (including that Young Canadians live set I posted two weeks ago), so stay tuned. Tracks 1-8 aren't actually demos but rough mixes from the "Creatures For Awhile" LP, recorded Sept 1983 at Ocean Studios, Vancouver. The only difference from the album versions besides the mix is the false start at the beginning of track 5 followed by who I presume is Mitch bellowing, "Listen up geek... this is Personality Crisis!".
Tracks 9-13 was their 2nd demo, recorded sometime between late 1981 and early 1982 in Calgary. Songs 11-13 originally appeared on the cassette compilation, "Charred Remains". 9-12 later showed up on the 1990 UK reissue of "Creatures". Tracks 14-16 was the band's unreleased first demo, recorded January 1981 in Winnipeg. This was right before they changed their name from Le Kille. I still find it baffling that no one's released a proper discography of these guys.
1. Vampire's Dream 2. Mrs. Palmer 3. Twilight's Last Gleaming 4. The Advocate 5. Creatures For Awhile 6. Double Take 7. Namedropper 8. People In Glass 9. Losing Time 10. Empty Sky 11. Waiting 12. Wonder What They're Thinking 13. Shotgun 14. Sundays 15. Burning Rain 16. On The Sidewalk Bleeding 17. Fashions (Bonus Track) DOWNLOAD
UPDATE 3.25.15
I added an extra song, "Fashions" taken from the pre-production demo for "Creatures". I don't know why the band didn't put it on the album because it's a ripper. Big thanks to Ken for the hook up!
I'm not sure exactly when this bootleg came out, but the art on the back says 2011, so I'm going with that. This is a great soundboard recording, not taped from the audience or with a boombox. Recorded live in Seattle, 9/6/83 on their 'Take A Drunk To Dinner Tour'. 'The Jam' was used as the B-Side for their posthumous "Twilight's Last Gleaming" 7 inch. Strangely enough, that song is not listed anywhere on this record, along with 'Intoxication' (Rancid X cover) and 'People In Glass'. 'Demolition Girl' is a cover by The Saints. This show was also videotaped (see below), too bad it was never released.
1. Wonder What They're Thinking 2. Case History 3. Mrs. Palmer 4. The Look 5. The Advocate 6. Vampire's Dream 7. The Jam 8. Twilight's Last Gleaming 9. Scavengers 10. Creatures For A While 11. Demolition Girl / Intoxication 12. People In Glass 13. Case History (from Rat Music For Rat People Vol. 2) DOWNLOAD