Zox (USA, 1979)

US rock obscurity. The A side might even be included in the powerpop / punk area as well depending on your standards. There's an address in Englishtown, NJ written on the A side whatever that might indicate.

Zox - Strange Love / Star 7" (Pyramis PR 001, 1979)

Stewart Struzer (USA, 1983)

Another US rock obscurity for today, this one is from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I like the B side on this one.

Stewart Struzer - Blow Away / Drone 7" (Stew Records (no #), 1983)

Some Swedish 7"s (1979 - 1983)

Here are several random Swedish 7"s. You'll find punk, powerpop, reggae, rock and even some prog. I don't know much about any of them. The date of the Infektion is not clear - different places say 1978, 1979 or 1981. Do I hear 1980?

96% - Fotomodell / Förr i tiden 7" (Noon SNS-831, 1983)
Blixt Gordon - I dina ögon / Sussie 7" (Efel SEF 7955, 1979)
Infektion - Dimman // Hasch / 1-2-3-4 .... 7" (TYP-1, 19??)
Respect - Jag vill va som Lennart Hyland / Rysk Roulette 7" (CTR 480, 1980)

Los B-83 (Peru, 1983)

We continue the cheesy posts from Peru with this ... Sound familiar?

Los B-83 - Di-Dom Di-Dom I and II (Para tí, para mí / Es así, dilo así) (CBS CSR-1239, 1983)

Dr. No (Peru, 1983)

Check out the dudes on the sleeve. Now imagine what the record might sound like. It probably wasn't what you were expecting.

Dr. No - Turn Out The Lights / Out Of Style 7" (CBS CSR-1243, 1983)

Witchcraft (Switzerland, 1983)

Metal/rock band from Wetzikon (near Zürich). 

Witchcraft - Runnin' Away / Dead End Street 7" (Musk mp 10-829, 1983)

Homo Electrica (Sweden, 1977)

This one was posted by on the Punk Business Manager site way back in 2008. I thought it was time for a repost in case anyone missed it. There's lots of info in the original post but basically four high school lads form a band to attract girls and record this lo-fi gem after a school concert. They pressed up 200 copies as cheaply and as D.I.Y. as possible.

Homo Electrica - Beat On / Surviver 7" (Violent Vinyl / Whirling One WNG 1, 1977)

Illusions (Australia, 1981)

There really isn't anything I can say about this LP that hasn't been said here.

Illusions - Mirror Image LP (Shark SF359, 1981)
(Won't Look Back / Say It Isn't True / Gone Too Far / Idle Hours // My Favourite Pastime / Café Le Glove / I Was There / Looking In The Eyes Of Love)

Illusions (Australia, 1980)

The Illusions were from Melbourne and released one EP in 1980 and an LP called Mirror Image in 1981. The sound is mostly a pop/rock mix with a powerpop edge. 100 copies of the EP were made and most were sent out to radio stations. The EP did make the top ten of the 3RRR chart in January 1981 along with bands like The Church, The Clash, Fad Gadget, Mental As Anything and Midnight Oil. The LP is in a similar style to EP. More on it later. The cover of the EP is really more of a yellow color than shown but my camera does a lousy job with yellow.

Illusions - s/t EP (Empire Builder / Summertime // Dreams / Illusions) (Shark SF 350, 1980)

Hypnotics (USA, 1984)

This one was on eBay not too long ago where it was described as early 80's Detroit punk. Subsequent auctions showed that this does have a picture sleeve.

Hypnotics - Life Won't Wait / Life Of Crime 7" (Cheap 409059, 1984)

Odd Man Out (Canada, 1985)

The A side of this is absolutely awful. You have been warned. The B side on the other hand is cool with synths featuring prominently. I'd swear it was 2 different bands. Recorded in Hamilton, Ontario.

Odd Man Out - Whatever Happened To Us / World Of My Own 7" (A Major Record Label MRL-4001, 1985)

Anal Fleas (UK, 1982)

The Anal Fleas managed to release only 500 copies of this one EP. And it's a good one. A copy recently sold on eBay for £239, somewhat more than the historical average.

Anal Fleas - Landlord / Go Down // Psyche / Over The Edge EP (Rectal FLEA 45, 1982)

Museum of Canadian Music

Some of you may be aware of the Museum of Canadian Music site. Many of the reviews also have mp3's so you can get an idea of how good a record really is. Just about every genre of music is included. I've removed a number of things from my want list thanks to these reviews so the site has been very helpful.

mp3 Want List

Here's a list of some records I'm especially interested in hearing (along with the usual Clifford Evans Band, etc that you may have noticed at the right of the page).

Arson - Dirty Woman / I Can Explain 7" (Finland, 1982)
Bad Habit - Stormchild LP (Australia, 1977)
Blush - Everyday / Before We Came Together 7" (UK, 1979)
Brukuku - Zombie / A Cruise 7" (Netherlands, 1981) / De Nieuw EP (1981)
By Golly Band - Wasted Love / An Avocado Is Forever 7" (USA, 1981)
Head Office - Clicking In My Head / Life In The City 7" (UK, 1981)
Invader - Don't Blame It On Me / Anastasia 7" (Australia, 1981) [just the B side]
Phates - Cool Jerk / Tears Of A Dog 7" (UK, 1979)
Press - Hostage In The Embassy / President's Wife 7" (USA, 1980)
Risk - Why Do You Lie / With A T.V. 7" (USA, c1980)
Tramp Band - Don't Send Me Home 7" (USA, 1974)
Urban Gorilla // Ward 94 - split EP (USA, 1983) 
XTV & The Pacoima Rats - I Hate New York / Elect Me 7" (USA, c1981)

Any of these will be gratefully accepted at GirlsFromTahiti at gmail dot com.

Frazer Smith (USA, 1982)

KLOS DJ with the Malibu Mudhens on the A side and the Dumb Blonds on the B side. This one appeared on eBay a while back, initially listed with an opening bid of $700 and a "Buy It Now" price of something like $2500 if I remember correctly. OK, punk collectors on eBay often do get a little retarded but I think the seller was being just a tad optimistic. When it was relisted with a more realistic opening bid, it ended up selling for $27!

Check out the hype for this novelty:

TOTALLY INCREDIBLE AND TOTALLY UNKNOWN KBD SYNTH PUNK FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!!!!!  LISTEN TO THE TRACK "COOL PATROL"

AND START SWEATING KBD PUNK COLLECTORS!!!!

ARE YOU DEAD YET!!!!!! BECAUSE THAT TRACK ALMOST KILLED ME!!!!!!!!!

IF NOT THE B SIDE "PARTY MACHINE" SHOULD DO YOU IN!!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK GETTING THIS RECORD!!!!! I TRIED TO GET AT LEAST 1 COPY FROM FRAZER TO NO AVAIL!!!!!!

THE PAIN TORMENTS ME ON A DAILY BASIS!!!!!!!

O.K., THERE YOU GO!!!! NOW YOU'RE DEAD!!!!!

KILLED BY OBSCURE!!!!!!! 

My copy has a pressing flaw (shitty picture disk) so there is a skip on the B side. But it is a KBD SYNTH PUNK KILLER!!!!!! (Maybe a few more !!!!! would have lead to a selling price of more than $27?)

Frazer Smith - Cool Patrol / Party Machine 7" (Crushed Toy Music, 1982)