no reasön

Recorded in Escape Studios, Kent, 1977; produced by Speedy “Thunderclap” Keen(e).Written by Ian Kilminster. ▼ MOTÖRHEAD: MOTÖRHEAD from “Motörhead” LP (Chiswick) 1977 (UK)

royal dub pretender, phase ii

One more dub from Kingston 11. “His Majesty’s Dub” – produced and arranged by Jah Woosh – was variously recorded at Channel 1, Joe Gibbs and Randy’s with The Revolutionaries before the reels were taxied over to Tubby’s for mixing. On the back of a motorcycle. Dillinger was far from uptight. At Black Ark, it

attack of the rabbit hole

Produced by Bunny Lee. Written by Bunny Lee. heh, heh, heh ▼ PRINCE JAZZBO: THE WORMER from “The Wormer b/w The Great Pablo” 45 (Attack) 1976 (Jamaica / UK)

never mind the replacements

shut up or we give u tav falco’s panther burns. Or carpet abrasions at the very least.Enough has been written on Alex Chilton – here and elsewhere – to pad out a toilet roll of tissue thin observations. And a couple of refuse sacks worth left over. Weeping at the seams. Alex Chilton did what he

ACME | i submit

Recorded July, 1976, Denmark Street, London.Mixed & overdubbed at Riverside / Decibel Studios. Produced by Dave Goodman. ▼ SEX PISTOLS: SUBMISSION (DENMARK ST. DEMO) from “Spunk” Bootleg LP (Blank) 1977 (UK)

bleeding out. between the covers

damned damned damned. in an orange peel plastic wig. Well. A promise is a promise.This time last week, a bunch of reprobates gathered at the drop in clinic which is sometimes the comments section on SibLINGSHOT ON THE BLEACHERS. And got to bandying words on the subject of definitives, counterfeits, and perennially indulged placebos. Cover

meyers; quine; a latex mask

Ork 81796. Stiff BUY 7. Ha. So I scored an exact ’32’ on psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen’s online Autism-Spectrum Quotient. Recently flagged through one of Jorn Barger’s shared items here: “In the first major trial using the test, the average score in the control group was 16.4. Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a

two in the bush

“I’m a miracle man, things happen which I don’t plan, I’ve never planned anything. Whatsoever I do, I want it to be an instant action object, instant reaction subject. Instant input, instant output.” One listen to these Chris Blackwell denounced superlatives is sufficient to inform you where Public Image Ltd. were coming from. The second

the mighty two ride alone with the voice of thunder

Thanks to Ramone666 for further inciting the riot. The Prince’s “Heavy Manners” appeared as a 45 in 1976 on the Heavy Duty label, in addition to its release on the Joe Gibbs issued classic, “Under Heavy Manners“. Errol Thompson, it might be argued, was a mixing innovator on a par with King Tubby; long before

a knife; a spoon; a fork…

yer arsenal. Allegedly the twenty year old Lester Bullocks was toasting under the none too striking name of Dennis Alcapone Jr. in D.A.’s old haunt, when Lee Perry stepped up under the mike and whispered in his ear. “You is not Alcapone, dread. You is Dillinger.“ A frequent visitor to both Perry’s Black Ark and

jah stitch in time, black lamb time

Ably backed by the Aggrovators, and recorded at King Tubby’s Studio in Kingston, Jamaica; this diamond studded needlepoint from Melbourne James was recorded sometime between 1975 and 1977. It neither appears on Stitch’s 1976 Third World LP release, “No Dread Can’t Dead” or 1977’s,”Watch Your Step Youth Man” on the same label, but can be

sans cowbell

Written by Donald ‘Buck Dharma’ Roeser. “Agents of Fortune” line-up:Eric Bloom: vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, cowbell;Albert Bouchard: drums, vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, harmonica;Donald Roeser: synthesizer, guitar, percussion, keyboards, vocals;Joe Bouchard: bass, guitar, piano, vocals;Allen Lanier: bass, guitar, keyboards. Patti Smith: guest vocals (“Vera Gemini“);Randy Brecker & Michael Brecker: horns. Produced by Sandy Pearlman. ▼ BLUE

road runner (thrice)

spirit of ’76 In which Rotten, Jones and chums throw up – not without some revolutionary affection – on the spirit of 1956, if not Boston’s JR or 1776. Stern and bow, like time travelling pirates from William S. Burroughs’ “Cities of the Red Night“. Rather aptly too, since it appears a couple of previous

you dirty f@cker…

william grundy, the younger. This is not the first time we have featured Dan Treacy’s Television Personalities, nor is it likely to be the last.Manchester born, Grundy – the scion of a factory owner – began broadcasting for Granada Television way back in 1956 just when Elvis began sticking it to one and all. The

blood and soldering wire

jean cocteau: “le sang d’un poete“, 1930. Recorded and mixed at Record Plant, Saualito, CA, February 4th, 1976 – April 9th 1976. Minus the overdubs, and oddly slight without the grounding weight of bass. ▼ FLEETWOOD MAC: DREAMS (DEMO) from “Rumours (Remastered + Expanded)” 2 x CD (Warner Bros.) 1977 / 2004 (UK / US)

stain removal therapy

▼ THE MODERN LOVERS: OLD WORLD from “The Modern Lovers” LP (Beserkley) 1976 (US)PURCHASE THE MODERN LOVERS

asylum

“the inquistion tribunal“, 1812-19 by francisco de la goya y lucientes.▼ SERGE GAINSBOURG: LUNATIC ASYLUM from “L’ Homme à Tête de Chou” LP (Philips) 1976 (France)PURCHASE GAINSBOURG

pensioners in gas meter scam

“Can I please see your most recent bill, sir ?” Door to door tea-leafs looking to inveigle their way into the homes of the elderly, beware. Alerted to a bogus meter reader, this fragile OAP reaches inside his cardigan pocket for a well-oiled 9mm Parabellum. Recent statistics suggest that as many as four in ten

el torro! avant la pique

“avant la pique” by pablo picasso. linocut, 1959. Wouldn’t it have been entertaining to witness the vastly overrated Ernest Hemmingway trotting through the sawdust in circles with a lance in his fat ass ? Considering the severely weighted odds, the spectacle of the ‘noble’ bullfight feels akin to watching emaciated gladiators defend themselves with wooden

with a little help from my friends

no go show. photograph by brad elterman, 1978. Recorded at the Chateau d’Herouville and Hansa Studios, Berlin. Written by Iggy Pop. Mixed by Tony Visconti. Produced, arranged and recorded by David Bowie. And a bit of a debt to Mike Leander, I tend to suspect. ▼ IGGY POP: NIGHTCLUBBING from “The Idiot” LP (RCA) 1976