Detective - It Takes One To Know One

I saw Detective open for Kiss in 1977 at MSG. I guess it was in support of this album seeing as this was released in 77. I didnt really dig them at all back then but have grown to dig them over the years. ==== Detective - It Takes One To Know One

Magi - overnight sensation

Magi (7) ‎– Overnight Sensation / Shootout In Chinatown

Label:
Claridge Records ‎– 431

Format:
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Promo

Country:
US

Released:
Nov 1977

Genre:
Rock

Style:
Hard Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits
A Overnight Sensation
Written-By – Sky Keegan
2:59
B Shootout In Chinatown
Written-By – Jerry Corbetta, Sky Keegan
3:38

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Claridge Records
Manufactured By – Claridge Records
Published By – Claridge Music, Inc.
Recorded At – Kaye-Smith Studios

Credits
Producer – Frank Slay*
Reviews

magi - overnight sensation

Geeza - Dragon Queen / Song To Warilla

Aussie hard rock, 1977.

Geeza - Dragon Queen

Geeza - Song To Warilla

Mick Farren - Lost Johnny

Mick Farren - Lost Johnny

Dark Star - Spectre / Sounds Of The Sun

Rough, sloppy, punky, proto metal from 1977 from Dark Star. This was a long time want that i just fulfilled. Hurrah for me...

Dark Star - Spectre

Dark Star - Sounds Of The Sun

The What - The Devils Game

Well, here is something i rarely ever do... Pay too much for a record. See, this 45 has been on my want list for a long while and when one came up on eBay a little while ago i sort of went crazy. I had numerous bids on several other 45's and when i pretty much lost them all i went a little overboard on this one because i was pissed and swore i wasn't going to let this get away. So here it is, a record i payed way to much for.... Some serious proto metal thud rock that sort of sounds a bit like Poobah. Heavy riff & fuzzy phased out solo... Enjoy, I'm gonna go cry...

The What - The Devils Game

Heather Black - Circles

Heather Black: Texas band that included Gaylan Latimer (aka Gaylan Ladd). Gaylan Ladd cut a great fuzz stomper back in 1965 that I've had my eye on for some time, so I've been trying to track down his other stuff and came upon this 45 from 1977 on the American Pla-Boy label & produced by Huey Meaux. It's a hard rocker w/ a slight southern rock vibe ala The Allman Bro's. Pretty cool.

Heather Black - Circles

The Boys - First Time

Great little known and under rated power pop punk from UK band The Boys.

You can read more about them HERE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_(UK_band)

The Boys - First Time

The Other Side - Rock-X-Ing

Kind of a strange one here. On the surface this looks like any other b-grade AOR record from 1977. But the 1st thing i found odd was the fact that this was released on the De-Lite record label that is pretty much known for Funk and Disco records so when i saw these denim & polyester clad hair farmers i thought WTF? Are these white boys trying to get funky? But no, this is a standard rock record and not to far from the radio rock that was out and about in the mid/late 70's. Think along the lines of Styx, Journey, Kansas, Boston, Etc. Some sounds a bit earlier as well maybe like those couple of Paris albums featuring Bob Welch. There is even a kinda hillbily shit kicker tune and a Jethro Tull sounded flute rocker. Over all its actually a pretty enjoyable rockin' little record. There is even a radio sounding hit w/ "Love Again"... That should have been huge on the radio back then. Once can't think that if these cats weren't so damn ugly and on a disco label, that i can't imagine knew how to promote a rock record, they might have been famous.

You can check out the The Other Side Website - Here:


The Other Side - Rock-X-Ing

Offs - Everyone's A Bigot - 0°

The Offs are a punk/ska band from San Francisco, started by guitarist Billy Hawk and singer Don Vinil, and later joined by Bob Steeler on drums and a rotation of horn players including Bob Roberts, Richard Edson and Roland Young. The Offs were major players in the early days of the San Francisco punk rock scene. Their first record was a self-released 7" single featuring a cover of the Slickers' "Johnny Too Bad" with the Billy Hawk-penned "624803" on the B-side. Subsequent releases include the singles "Everyone's a Bigot" (which appeared on the Alternative Tentacles hardcore/art punk compilation Let Them Eat Jellybeans and "You Fascinate Me." Lead singer Don Vinil was known for his outrageous on-stage behavior. Fellow San Francisco punk group, Dead Kennedys had their first show with the Offs in 1978. They frequently played at San Francisco's famed Mabuhay Gardens.
The Offs also went through a number of bassists, including Denny Boredom, Olga de Volga and Fast Floyd. Eric Peterson joined as bassist in 1980, just as the group decamped San Francisco for New York where they quickly became a regular fixture at such New York institutions as the Mudd Club, Danceteria and Max's Kansas City.

Offs - Everyone's A Bigot

Offs - 0°

Larry Wallis - I'm A Police Car - On Parole

One time member of Pink Fairies & original guitarist for Motorhead, Larry Wallis gives 2 rocking slightly punky cuts from 1977 of the famous STIFF label. Good shit here. Motorhead fans will know On Parole. I've been hunting this one down a while now and just unearthed a copy on the cheap.

Larry Wallis - I'm A Police Car

Larry Wallis - On Parole

The Weirdos - Destroy All Music

DESTROY ALL MUSIC!!!!

I've already posted their legendary 2nd 7 inch Here:

Check it out if you missed it. This is the equally great 1st from 1977.... Life Of Crime is a MONSTER!

The Weirdos – Destroy All Music
The Weirdos – A Life Of Crime
The Weirdos – Why Do You Exist



This shit rules...

Fringe Benefit - Fringe Benefit

AAAAAAHHHHHHH..... It's saturday morning, the kids are asleep and the lady is out food shopping and the dogs are being surprisingly quiet, (probably eating my shoes again) so I am on my 2nd cup of coffee and i actually have time to write something! So here is a record that has been on my plate for the last week solid. Self titled from 1977 by a band called Fringe Benefit.

I had never heard this record or even knew it existed until I stumbled upon a copy in a record store in Philly the other day. It was CHEAP (1.99) and looked interesting. So I bought it.
It kind of had a punky glam cover and being from 77 and on the capricorn label, a label associated with more Southern Rock then glam, took a shot. Even though it happens to be from 1977 it sounds older in most spots, 74 or maybe even early. At the heart of it all it’s just a nice well played & produced AOR record but there are plenty of other sounds going on. Some late 60’s pop ala string and horn arrangements on a song or two, some west coast singer songwriter type sounds, even a Queen meets Rush heavy prog mash up that could have been a extra track from Yes - Fragile/Close to the Edge era; Even a little Glammy pub rock via Slade/Sweet, but mostly acoustic guitars rule the roost here. Also throw in a few covers, All Shook Up/Elvis and Suzanne by Leonard Cohen… Sounds like a strange mix but it all works. Maybe I’m getting old but really dig this record. It has not left my player to and from work all week… By the looks of the cover the band had some high hopes for success.... not so much.

So considering I'm pretty sure this thing is way out of print and is very under the radar here it is in its entirety.

Was God an Astronaut and When She's Next Free being my 2 fave tracks but all are worth a listen, who know you may just enjoy it as much as me... If not, oh well. maybe next time.

PS... The Devils Music Blog has quietly crept past 1/2 a million hits.... Not all that impressive in the web world but not to bad for my crappy little corner of the music blog world.... cheers to those of you who continue to support this little slice of musical retardation.


Fringe Benefit - Fringe Benefit

Reverberi - Stairway To Heaven

So i've quietly slipped past 100,000 hits last night, i know to some that is really nothing but when i started this blog i really didn't think anyone would give a rats ass about my silly records so many thanks to those who have visited on a regular, its cool to know that a few folks are paying attention to this vinyl madness that helps keep me sane... Oh yeah, and if you care i moved my "friends & allies" blog links down to the bottom of the page because it was getting rather large and out of control on the side bar, removed all dead and old links that didn't work and added a brief but accurate? description to each! If ur linked and you don't dig the way i described your blog let me know and if i like you enough i may change it for you! :)

This is a record i've been threatening to post for a while now. I just pulled it out of moth balls and here it is in honor of the devil's music going over 100,000 hits.

Today we get Reverberi and his rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic Stairway to Heaven.

This is a cool piece of jazz, fusion, rock, experimental, and classical all mashed together to make one funky ass instrumental cover version.

Gian Piero Reverberi (Genova, 29 July 1939) is an Italion composer, arranger and conductor who has been creating music since 1957.

Here is the list of fine musicians that played on this gem.

Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [12 String] - Massimo Verardi
Artwork By - DH Studio
Bass [Electric] - Gigi Cappellotto
Congas, Timbales, Guiro, Shaker, Cowbell, Percussion [Woodblock] - Larry "Nastyee" Latimer*
Drums - Tullio De Piscopo
Engineer [Assistant] - John Henning
Engineer [Re-mix] - Peter Chaikin
Guitar [Electric] - Marco Zoccheddu
Photography [Cover Photo] - Garry Sato
Producer, Piano [Steinway Grand], Clavinet [Hohner], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Organ [Hammond], Synthesizer [Minimoog], Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Harmonica [Bass], Voice, Timpani, Tambourine, Arranged By, Conductor, Concertmaster - Gian Piero Reverberi
Recorded By [Engineer] - Gian Luigi Pezzera
Violin - Sergio Almangano
Voice - Vanda Radicchi
Recorded at Ricordi Studios, Milan, Italy. Re-mixed at Records Plant Studios, Hollywood, California

Reverberi - Stairway To Heaven

The Police - Nothing Achieving

Long before Stings Tantric sex exploits, old man guitar player what's his name and million seller bullshit albums these guys were a viable punk rock band...

The Police were founded by American-born drummer Stewart Copeland in early 1977. After the demise of his progressive rock band Curved Air, Copeland was anxious to form a new three-piece group and join the burgeoning London punk scene. Singer-bassist Sting and guitarist Henry Padovani began rehearsing with Copeland in January 1977, and they recorded their first Police single, "Fall Out"/"Nothing Achieving," the following month. Acting Manager Paul Mulligan paid for the recording of the single. In March and April, the threesome toured as a support act for Cherry Vanilla as well as Wayne County & the Electric Chairs.

In May, ex-Gong musician Mike Howlett invited Sting and former Eric Burdon and the Animals guitarist Andy Summers to form Strontium 90 with him, as a project band for a Gong reunion. The drummer Howlett had in mind for this band, Chris Cutler, was unavailable to play, so Sting brought along Stewart Copeland. Strontium 90 recorded several demo tracks at Virtual Earth Studios, and then performed at a Gong reunion concert in Paris on May 28, 1977. An album with some of these studio and live tracks (with the first recorded version of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic") was released twenty years later in 1997 under the name Strontium 90: Police Academy. The foursome also performed at a London club as "The Elevators" in July 1977.

In July 1977, Copeland, Sting, Padovani, and Summers began performing as a four-piece version of the Police. Padovani's relatively limited ability as a guitarist meant that his tenure with the band was short. Soon after an aborted recording session with producer John Cale on August 10, Padovani left the band and Summers took over sole guitar duties. This lineup of Copeland, Sting, and Summers would endure for the rest of Police history.

So here is the 1st single by The Police with Henry Padovani on guitar. Wonder where old Henry is these days....?

Listen.

The Police - Nothing Achieving

The Damned - Problem Child

I've always fancied myself more of a pistols man than a damned man but there is no denying the greatness of this single.

Often credited as the 1st "punk" band or at least the 1st punk band to release a single, release an album and the 1st to tour the United States (they were from England)I have to say "Bollocks" to that! as everyone knows the Stooges put out records in 19-fucking-69 baby!

But anyway.... this little Stiff nugget was released in 1977 and produced by Pink Floyd man Nick Mason after an unsuccessful attempt at getting Syd Barret to produce. weird huh? me thinks so too.....

Lemmy from Motorhead was briefly in the band or at least as a studio session man and for a few live gigs.

Original Damned members Dave Vanian (David Lett), Captain Sensible (Raymond Burns), and Rat Scabies (Chris Millar) had been members of the Masters of the Backside, which included future Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde. Original Damned guitarist Brian James (Brian Robertson) had been a member of the punk band London SS, who never played live but included musicians who later found fame in The Clash and Generation X. Scabies auditioned as drummer for London SS, but was rejected. James and Scabies had invited Sid Vicious and Dave Vanian to audition to be the singer of The Damned. Only Vanian showed up, and thus became the frontman of the band.

Heh, imagine if Sid had gotten the gig....?

History may have very well been different...? Naw, he would have died anyway i'm sure....

I did see the Damned a few years ago at some punk fest thing here in NJ and they were actually still quite good.

PLEASE enjoy some great English punk on this Saturday morning.

The Damned - Problem Child

The Adverts - One Chord Wonders

Happy New Year everybody!

I hope everyone has a safe trip into 2008!

I'm Still having some problems with my blog here and since this is all pretty new to me I'm not sure what happened but my layout is weird and my comments links have disappeared on my last few posts but any way it's about the music so...
As i said in my title, this here is an "eclectic" spot for music so I'm going to switch things up again here with the 1st official single by one the lesser known early English punk bands but no less important and one of my all time faves... The following was lifted off Wikipedia:

The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to enjoy commercial success, and their line-up included Gaye Advert, who The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music called the "first female punk star". (Not sure if I totally agree with this as the Runaways were a few years ahead of the Adverts but there is no denying that Gaye was super hot in her black leather jacket heavy eye makeup and black nail polish)

The band were formed in 1976 by T.V. Smith and Gaye Advert. Smith and Advert were both from Bideford, a small coastal town in Devon, and were later married. [2] After relocating to London the two young punks recruited guitarist Pickup and drummer Driver and The Adverts were born.

The Roxy, London's first live punk venue, played a crucial role in The Adverts’ early career. They were one of the pioneering bands who played at the club during its first 100 days. The Adverts played at the club no less than nine times between January and April 1977. In January 1977, after their first gig supporting Generation X, the band impressed Michael Dempsey so much that he became their manager. Their second gig supporting Slaughter & the Dogs was recorded, and their anthem "Bored Teenagers" was included on the UK Top 30 album Live at the Roxy WC2. In February, shortly after the band's third gig supporting The Damned, they signed a recording contract with Stiff Records. In March, the band supported The Jam at the Roxy.

In April, The Adverts recorded the first of four sessions for John Peel at BBC Radio 1. Days later, their debut single, "One Chord Wonders", was released. The single, "a headlong rush of energy", was recommended by both Melody Maker and Sounds. Understanding the band's limitations, the song's lyrics, composed by TV Smith, were likeably self-depreciating:

I wonder what we’ll play for you tonight
Something heavy or something light
Something to set your soul alight
I wonder how we’ll answer when you say
‘We don’t like you – go away
Come back when you’ve learnt to play’


The Adverts were a prolific live act. Their first nationwide tour was with Stiff label-mates The Damned. The tour poster read, "The Adverts know one chord, the Damned know three. See all four at…" Later they would support Iggy pop on tour, as well as conducting their own headlining tours in Britain, Ireland and Europe.

In August, the band released the first of their two UK Top 40 hit singles. Lyrically, "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" was a controversial song based on the wishes of an American murderer that his eyes be donated to medical science after his execution. The Sounds described it as "the sickest and cleverest record to come out of the new wave". Years later, it was included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time.

After the tabloid fuelled controversy surrounding the single, and an appearance on Top of the Pops, the Adverts became big news. Observers focused on frontman TV Smith and bassist Gaye Advert. Reviewers noted TV Smith's song-writing ability. This something which continued long after the band's demise. He was said to have "captured the spirit of the times few contemporaries could match". Another reviewer described Smith as the band’s "raging heart, spitting out the failsafe succession of songs which still delineate punk’s hopes, aspirations and, ultimately, regrets". In contrast, Gaye Advert's reputation was more fleeting. She was "one of Punk’s first female icons". Her "photogenic" looks, "panda-eye make-up and omnipresent leather jacket defined the face of female punkdom until well into the next decade".

Surprisingly, the band’s follow-up single, "Safety in Numbers", did not chart. Nevertheless, the song is well regarded and was included in Steve Gardner's all-time best list. The Adverts fourth single, "No Time To Be 21", scraped into the UK Top 40. A month later, the band’s debut album Crossing The Red Sea was released. Today it is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest punk albums of all-time.


Unfortunately, despite releasing some more well-regarded singles, The Adverts were not able to maintain the momentum and their career stalled after the release of their second album. They split up shortly after the accidental death by electrocution of their manager, Michael Dempsey. Their last gig was at Slough College on 27 October 1979. After the band split up, T.V. Smith continued with Tim Cross forming as TV Smith's Explorers, then Cheap, and finally from the 1990s to date performing as a solo artist.

In conclusion, considering they only released seven singles and two albums, the legacy of The Adverts is pretty astonishing. Critic and author Dave Thompson argues that "nobody would make music like The Adverts and nobody ever has. In terms of lyric, delivery, commitment and courage, they were, and they remain, the finest British group of the late 1970s".

So check out the cut!!!


The Adverts : One Chord Wonders