The Locals - 'You Never Have Fun'

The Locals recently reunited to perform at the International Pop Overthrow. Here's a video of them playing the A-side of the Sing Sing reissued single, 'You Never Have Fun'.

MYSFITZ She's a Teaser b/w Aggravation

(Edge, 1981)

SHE'S A TEASER

AGGRAVATION

Thanks to Collin for this one!!

More mystery group action, this time from a brotherly bunch of Mysfitz roaring straight of Hollywood...Florida! Accurately, if unkindly, described by Collectorscum's always reliable 'BD' as 'sounding like some unholy marriage of 70s powerpop and 60s hippie rock.' Now I can't speak for 'BD''s upbringing, but it would take a truly fundamentalist set of ears to detect any thing in any way off-putting or alarming within 'Aggravation.' Back masking perhaps or maybe one too many Chick Tracts? 'She's A Teaser''s pretty good as well, if strictly extra-canonical when compared to the flip. Similar lyrical content which is strictly anti-family values. Lone single, no sleeve, no relation to Danzig.

ALSO

this blog post wouldn't be complete without the inclusion of the video for the title track..WOAH!

-jt

JOHNNIE COOLROCK - GOOD GIRLS

Casablanca/PYE 1979

GOOD GIRLS

Johhny Coolrock's one and only song was released in 1979 sandwiched into a UK issue LP soundtrack for the movie Roller Boogie.

From what I can tell the rest of the soundtrack is pretty awful ( the other side of the 45 is a really bad disco song by the group Cheeks and Cher is involved in at least one of the other tracks.) Thankfully this standout song was also released on 45...and as summer is winding down, I ask myself... where was Johnnie Coolrock two months ago? This is the perfect summertime song and I just found out about it! It's Way better than anything from the Pinball Summer soundtrack and if Mr. Coolrock would have been allowed to write the entire LP who knows what would have happened..

THE DRONES- CAN'T SEE b/w FOOLED TODAY

Bellaphon -1980

CAN'T SEE

FOOLED TODAY

This was the last single by the Drones before they called it a day.The A side Cant See is the definite winner of the two so I'm not gonna bother with the flip. The German sleeve pictured above features slightly altered artwork.blah blah blah.. What I really really want to know is if anyone has MP3's of the ROCKSLIDE 45. Pre Drones BCR type group who's only single (recorded by Phil Hampson, the engineer behind the legendary Buzzcocks debut Spiral Scratch) has so far eluded me and that other guy who posts on here sometimes. Can someone give me the goods on this one? I need to hear it!

THE GOOSES Just a Tailor b/w Is It New?

Thanks to Collin for this review, such a great single!!

(no label, 1977)

JUST A TAILOR

IS IT NEW?

Ken Barnes and Greg Shaw once joked about Cleveland becoming the next Liverpool in an old BOMP! feature; apparently the Gooses thought they were for real. Issued in 1977 minus a sleeve and without so much as a label name, the Gooses’ lone vinyl offering keeps with Cleveland’s 70s reputation as a safe harbor for trends past their sell-by date. The style in question here: scrappy, post-glitter Kinks pop. Both sides of the Gooses’ single bop along pleasingly, not unlike a less-dedicated Leopards, still obviously flying the flag for Davies-dom, yet not aping every vocal or instrumental nuance. What became of them after this 45 is anyone’s guess. Maybe they emigrated to Australia or maybe they all joined the Michael Stanley Band. Or maybe they just flew south for the winter. Gooses - who are you?

TOYS - My Mind Wanders EP

Provisional EMI Recording co. 1979

MY MIND WANDERS

GIRL ON MY WALL

TOYTIME

TWO MINUTES

The first of two vinyl offerings by the Toys, My Mind Wanders was recorded in the spring of 1979 at Lutons Quest studios with producer Dave Cook and pressed in an edition of 1,000 copies. At the time of this first single the band was a three piece comprised of Pete Abbot (guitar/bass) Mick Russell ( drums) and Gez Sagar ( vocals). in 1980 the band became a quintet recruiting Kev Buckler ( guitar) and Simon Belshaw ( sax). This lineup released a second EP Still Dancing in 1980.

THE CHIEF- Don't Touch The Receiver b/w Icebreaker

Swamp Records 1981

DON"T TOUCH THE RECEIVER

ICEBREAKER

Chief were a studio only band formed By brothers John and Bob Hardman, owners of the Private UK pop/rock record label Swamp records. Swamp stared around 1979 specifically to handle a childrens T.V. show. However, the shows plot revolved around frogs and toads and the arrival of Kermit about a month before the program aired cancelled the entire project. In total the label released 8 singles and 2 lp's, all of which fall outside the NARROW scope of this blog. Don't Touch the Receiver is a great tune though, with the best confused phone call interlude this side of Monday Friday by the Features.