Gut Bank - The Dark Ages lp

this is another band i dont know that much about, but i have found this info online which may be of help.

Coyote Records
TTC 8693 (1986)

Tracklisting 
Bloodlust
Cool it Child
w/o Skin
Far
Dream Land
Trust Me
Savior Soul
Water Veiled
Shake
Dead Flowers
Lost Again
Guilty As Sin
My Father's gun
Behind Bars

Tia Palmisano - drums/ percussion
Alice Genese - bass/ vocals/ flute
Mike Korman - rhythm guitar/ vocals
Karyn Kuhl - lead and rhythm guitar/ lead vocals

Produced by: Roger Miller and Gut Bank
Engineered by: Steve Fjelstad
Recorded at: Nicollet Studios, Minneapolis, MN
Mixed at: B.C. Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Mixed by: martin Bisi

Released for Coyote Records by Twin/Tone Records January 29, 1987. It sold 1,745 vinyl copies and is now "out of print"
Gut Bank was a Hoboken, NJ quartet whose original lineup included Sonic Youth drummer Bob Bert as its "token male." The band's sole LP (recorded after Bert's departure; the configuration here includes a female drummer and a male rhythm guitarist) was co-produced with Roger Miller and features a combination of neo-noise guitar crunch and songwriting reminiscent of Patti Smith at her most Stones-worshipful. Beyond the fact that The Dark Ages is a decent record, the band's straight-ahead, high-energy shows prefigured those of later non-'60sish gal combos like L7, Babes in Toyland et al. Gut Bank were victims of severe anti-female backlash in the fanzine press, but didn't hang around long enough to destroy their detractors.

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Guitarist Mike Kormans myspace page for upto date info here www.myspace.com/KormanMusic

Echo Base - Buy Me (dep int records , 1985)

Echo base were an 80's soul/reggae band and are reknowned for two things
1: being on UB40s Dep International record label
and
2: Featuring on drums Oscar Harrison from later band Ocean Colour Scene.

Tracklisting
A SIDE
1. PUPPET AT THE GO-GO (4:04)
2. PETERI (3:45)
3. PEOPLES WORLD (4:11)
4. GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ (4:08)
5. LENNY BRUCE (4:04)
B SIDE
1. CITY STREETS (5:00)
2. STREET CALLED LONELY (4:33)
3. FREE YOUR MIND (4:17)
4. OUT OF MY REACH (4:21)
if you like soul, soulful reggae, reggae, 80's lite reggae or even Paul Wellers (specially the Style Council or Soul Collective) stuff then you'll enjoy this

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The Crisis Children - One Hit Wonder Club (Neat Records, CD Single)

I dont know a lot about this band tbh, this is the only thing i have by them, its a sort of transvision vamp style dance indie sound (and  abit like chumbawamba in places too) and was on metal label Neat records? for some reason, and was released in 1993.
tracklisting
1: The One Hit Wonder Club
2: Cradle To The Grave
3: The One Hit Wonder Club (Handbag Mix)

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The Rhythmites - Integration (1989 Bluurg records)

Heres one of my favourite reggae albums of all time, if not THE favourite, it was originally on anarcho punk label Bluurg records, helmed by subhumns, culture shock, citizen fish singer Dick lucas, i wrote to him a couple of years ago asking if this lp was still available to buy and was shocked to find that it isnt, was deleted.
The Rhythmites were a free festival band that started off doing punk/reggae and later turned into a fully fledged reggae band and released this gem of an album in 1989.
anyway enjoy one of the greatest reggae albums of all time.

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Knuckle Sandwich (20 smash hits from EMI) comp lp

Heres another strange mixture of songs, here we have punk, rock, reggae, disco and even some rock n roll revivalists. What they all have in common though is they are all on record labels in EMIs stable of labels.
(The vinyl on this lp looks great BUT tbh it does sound a bit rough around the edges, i havent altered the sound in anyway on any of these rips, if you dont like the sound feel free to try and remove any noise you want yourself using audacity.)
Tracklisting
1. Hit me with your rhythm stick (Ian Dury) (3:45)
2. I (who have nothing) (Sylvester) (4:03)
3. Mary Ann (Black Lace) (3:05)
4. Mirrors (Sally oldfield) (3:33)
5. Dont cry for me argentina (Shadows) (3:31)
6. You angel you (Manfred Mann's Earth Band) (3:47)
7. Boogie town (FLB) (3:48)
8. Cuba (Gibson Brothers) (3:01)
9. Got my mind made up (Instant Funk) (3:22)
10. Rama lama ding dong (Rocky Sharpe And The Replays) (2:18)
11. Get it (while you can) (Darts) (2:59)
12. Everything is great (Inner Circle) (5:57)
13. Imagination (Rocky sharpe And The Replays) (2:38)
14. Drivers seat (Sniff n tears) (3:43)
15. Overkill (Motorhead) (3:18)
16. Highly Inflammable (X ray specs) (2:34)
17. Jilted john (Jilted John) (2:53)
18. You make me feel (mighty real) (Sylvester) (3:55)
19. Giving it back (Phil Hurtt) (3:49)
20. Now that we've found love (Third World) (3:55)

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The All Seeing I - JockeySlut Magazine CD (1999)

The All seeing I are from sheffield, UK and started in 1997, featuring DJ Parrot who was also in an earlier band on FON records called The Funky Worm.
Theyve worked with plenty of Sheffield artists over the years including Jarvis Cocker, Tony Christie and Phil Oakey.
This cd was free on the cover of dance magazine Jockeyslut in 1999, i'm not even sure Jockeyslut magazines still going now tbh.

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Fontana Mix - The Noise Spiral (1984)

 I dont know a lot about this band tbh, apart from they were on Compact Organisation Records same as Mari Wilson, Virna Lindt

Tracklisting
A1. From a speeding car
A2. The double
A3. Out of the shadows
A4. Great curtain comes down
A5. Gold coin
B1. The feeling house
B2. Cherry lips
B3. Opal O
B4. The world famous industrialist

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Pink Me Up (Sabrettes Compilation) SBR 001 (1994)

Heres a "Progressive" Techno album i've struggled to find on blogs for some reason, it's great so i dont know why.
I did find the Innersphere tracks on LastFM and so the others might be on there but i've yet to find a full album all together with cover pic.
The album was mastered onto 2 lps to maxmise the volume / sound.
The Sabrettes record label is related to andy Weatheralls Sabres of Paradise and if you like techno / dance music in general you HAVE TO track down the Sabres of Paradises Haunted dancehall, what an album.

Tracklisting
A1 Innersphere - Let's Go To Work (The Innersphere Mix)
A2 Voodoo People - Altitude (Manala Edit)
B1 Sapiano - Spike It
B2 The Rabettes - Bunny New Guinea Pig (Ears In The Air Mix)
C1 Innersphere - Vernal Equinox
C2 The Cause - Through The Floor
D1 Pyrex Detox - Quadrafunk
D2 Inky Blacknuss - Blacknuss (Alexathon Mix)
D3 Pyrex Detox - Guitarmbience

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The Showbiz Kids (pre Toy Dolls) - She Goes To Finos 7"

Here is quite a rarity, a single from a band that was before the Toy Dolls, The Toy Dolls also released the single She Goes to Finos themselves.
From the info also contained in the file

1: She goes to finos (m.algar)
2: I don't want to discuss that (coyle-mc mahon)

(c) 1980 Top Secret records
CON 1 (s/80/cus 645)

members:-
Pat McMahon - guitar
Robert Coyle - Voice
Bob Kent - drums
Phil Hyslop - bass

following info taken from the website - http://www.answers.com/topic/toy-dolls
"and following the exit of Teddy Toy Doll the group tapped drummer Happy Bob (aka Robert Kent, who had previously teamed with Olga in the Showbiz Kids) as his replacement"
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Opening post

So here it is, my first ever blog, the idea of this blog is to rip and upload music that i have on vinyl that i CANT find easily, if at all on the net.
i came up with the idea when i discovered a couple of compilation lps i have i couldnt find online at all.
so......
i hope you all enjoy, welcome to MelTheBells world of rare shit