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Tuesday, 28 February 2017

The Nightingales - "The Complete Peel Sessions 1980-86" (a Die or DIY? compilation)

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Two hours of birdsong anyone? Compiled from eight John Peel Sessions, here's every track the 'Gales recorded for the venerable BB...
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Monday, 27 February 2017

The Noseflutes ‎– "Mellow Throated" (Rictus Recordings ‎– REAP 002) 1991

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The Noseflutes did eventually succumb to a disinterested world and go their separate ways after their 1991 swansong "Mellow Throated...
Sunday, 26 February 2017

The Noseflutes ‎– "Zib Zob And His Kib Kob" (Rictus Recordings ‎– REAP 001) 1989

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Unlike many of their peers,The Noseflutes managed skillfully to totally ignore the 'Dance' revolution of 1988, and carry on d...
Saturday, 25 February 2017

The Noseflutes ‎– "Heartache Is Irresistible" (Ron Johnson Records ‎– ZRON 28) 1987

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The Noseflutes first outing on the nearly impeccable Ron Johnson Records was this partially flawed 12" EP. It contains at least thre...
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Friday, 24 February 2017

The Noseflutes ‎– "Several Young Men Ignite Hardboard Stump" (Reflex Records ‎– LEX 5M) 1986

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Well would you believe it? That cover photo is of a person falling to their death from the World Trade Center 25 years before this was r...
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Thursday, 23 February 2017

The Noseflutes ‎– "Girth EP" (Reflex Records ‎– 12 RE 11) 1985

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These chaps have got a sense of humour haven't they? Either that or they are drunk or both? One word punchlines are hard to come ...
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Tuesday, 21 February 2017

The Noseflutes - "Peel Sessions 1985-1989" - (a Die or DIY? Compilation)

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Just like Aerosmith appeared to fill in for an absent Led Zeppelin, there's always a substitute for the main act willing to fill a v...
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Monday, 20 February 2017

Jackdaw With Crowbar ‎– "Hot Air" (Ron Johnson Records ‎– ZRON 33) 1988

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Not so good was the debut vinyl LP from JWC. Too many reggae numbers, as in three too many; and some lifeless versions of songs we'v...
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Sunday, 19 February 2017

Jackdaw With Crowbar - "The Peel Sessions:1987" (a Die Or DIY? compilation)

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Jackdaw with Crowbar's two Peel Sessions only include one reggae number, which is a good thing.That leaves six tracks (they only man...
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Saturday, 18 February 2017

Jackdaw With Crowbar ‎– "Sink! Sank! Sunk!" (Ron Johnson Records ‎– ZRON 31) 1987

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Jackdaw's second EP on Ron Johnson, is the lower budget equal of their first,and seems to fit in nicely as the soundtrack to the mad...
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Thursday, 16 February 2017

Jackdaw With Crowbar ‎– "Monarchy Mayhem And Fi$hpaste" (Ron Johnson Records ‎– ZRON24) 1987

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From the mean streets of Leamington Spa sprung forth this bizarre quartet of lunacy on the great Ron Johnson Records in 1987. The year b...
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Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Jackdaw With Crowbar ‎– "Bumper Crop Selection" (Big Turkey ‎– 2) 1986

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There have been few groups who have managed to produce my 'What the Fuck was THAT!?' face over the years. Off the top of my head...
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Sunday, 12 February 2017

bIG⋆fLAME* - "The Peel Sessions 1984-86" (another Die or DIY? compilation)

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Scratchy funk cubists bIG⋆fLAME*,you will not be surprised to know, did a lot of John Peel sessions during their brief tenure at the fore...
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Saturday, 11 February 2017

bIG⋆fLAME* ‎– "Rigour 1983-1986" (Drag City/Ron Johnson Records)

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I was going to carry on with some more Anarcho-Punk stuff, and listened to Flux Of Pink Indians early fuzzy hardcore stuff.It wasn't...
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Thursday, 9 February 2017

Poison Girls ‎– "Hex" and "Chappaquiddick Bridge" (Crass Records 421984/9 & 421984/2PG) 1979/80

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The forty something mother of two of the Fatal Microbes was the lead snarler of The Poison Girls, Vi Subversa. She broke the mould b...
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Fatal Microbes / Honey Bane - "The Singles Collection" (1979 - 1982)"

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My late suicided childhood buddy(Tomo), who sold me his punk records for cheap when he went Northern Soul because 'Punk...
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Wednesday, 8 February 2017

The Cravats ‎– "In Toytown" (Small Wonder Records ‎– CRAVAT 1) 1980

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The Cravats released some fantastic singles between 1978 and 1982; but when it came to the Album I remember being a bit disappointed ...
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Tuesday, 7 February 2017

The Cravats - "The BBC Sessions 1979-1982" (a Die Or DIY? Compilation)

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The Cravats were one of those often ignored 'Peel Bands'; the ones the DJ seemed to favor and benefited from regular invites t...
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Monday, 6 February 2017

The Cravats ‎– "The Colossal Tunes Out" (Corpus Christi ‎– Christ it's 8) 1983

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As much as the idea of Crass depresses me, they did however have a very independant label, which amongst the dross,and awful Crass stuff,...
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Saturday, 4 February 2017

Rudimentary Peni ‎– "No More Pain E.P." (Southern Records ‎– BOOBOO 09) 2008

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To round it all up on the Rudimentary Peni front, we have a guest reviewer,and RP advocate, from the Convivial Cannibal Clan,.....I thin...
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