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T REX
"Solid Gold T Rex"
GET 588-1 LP $12.55
A greatest hits collection of 12 of their most popular songs, which you probably know by heart, so I'm not gonna bother listing them. Gatefold sleeve with good artwork and liner notes, 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (GET BACK)
T. LANCE & THE COCTAILS
"Why"/"Abba-Dabba-Do Dance"
TR 021-7 7" $4.00
An enigmatic backup singer who's appeared on several Swingin' Neckbreakers cuts joins up with Chicago's Coctails for a raw, rockin' version of a 1966 garage screamer, plus a merging of frat rock and the avant-garde on the flip. (TELSTAR)
T-MODEL FORD
"For the Love of Jesus"
SFTRI 527-7 7" $4.00
Chapter 2 of the Sympathy/Fat Possum cool-aberration, T-MODEL FORD is as real as it gets. True blues now and forever from this band touring extensively with R.L. BURNSIDE. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
T-MODEL FORD
"To the Left to the Right"
KEBAB 013-7 7" $4.55
The 78-year old "Boss of the Blues" is back with two raw, dirty, roarin' and rumblin' tunes. Dangerous blues, just the way you like it! Swiss import. (SHEEP)
T4
"Red Ocher"/"Pretty Mouth"
POP 7-7 7" $4.00
Heavy, groaning Sabbath-oid grunge metal, sometimes compared to the Melvins. (POP BUS)
TABITHA
"self titled"
BUNK 3-7 7" $3.65
The first single, we think, from this Texas underground veteran of many punkoid compilations. Noisy, lo-fi, acid-damaged rock is their specialty. (BUNKHOUSE)
TABLE
"self titled"
HUM 007-1 LP $8.60
HUM 007-2 CD $10.60
This semi-legendary Chicago outfit waxes Slint-like on these 8 songs, with lots of discordant guitar noise and pulsing, percussive bass. We won't even mention Mr. Albini. (HUMBLE)
TAC
"Out of Context"
PURE 50-2 CD $8.00
A striking, ever-changing noise-concrete menagerie expertly combining a wide variety of sounds both familiar and completely bizarre. Fanciful, mercurial editing creates a piece that is always fresh and interesting. (PURE)
TALES FROM THE BIRDBATH
"Baron Von Birdbath"
MTR 373-1 LP $8.85
MTR 373-2 CD $9.65
Hold onto your hats SICKO fans! Ean Sicko is continuing on after the breakup with this next best thing to a SICKO reunion. Power pop to the max! An all star lineup with former members of FASTBACKS and POSIES. (EMPTY)
TALK IS POISON
"Control"
PRANK 031-7 7" $4.00
Crushing rhythms, screamed vocals, distorted guitar wail and pounding bass fuel this Oakland hardcore machine. (PRANK)
TALK IS POISON
"Talk is Poison"
PRANK 020-1 7" $4.00
PRANK 023-2 CD5 $6.55
Rushing wall of guitar, calamity and despair from ex-members of DEAD AND GONE, COPOUT, OJOROJO and BLACK FORK. This is HC played with the urgency and rage it was meant to have. The CD also includes songs from their split 7" with DEATHREAT plus an extra bonus track, for 11 songs total. (PRANK)
TALULAH GOSH
"Backwash"
KLP 44-1 2xLP $10.00
KLP 44-2 CD $10.40
A direct ancestor of today's Heavenly, this late 80's Britpop group pioneered the present pop punk implosion. This release collects all their songs, including all the 53rd And 3rd Records releases, two BBC sessions, and more. A crash course in Crashpop. (K)
TAMI HART
"No Light in August"
MRLR 11-2 CD $9.65
This 19 year old South Carolinian singer-songwriter, with guest musicians from THE BUTCHIES and RUBEO, conjures the work of Kurt Cobain, SLEATER KINNEY and ELLIOTT SMITH. (MR. LADY)
TAMPAX
"Let It Shit"
RMR 004-1 LP $10.75
Gross-out cover of the year! A "Let It Be" shit-parody cover, with four graphic close-ups of real shit emerging from real anuses. And musically a United Nations shitfest, where diverse cultural influences flavor the hypnotic chaos, with lots of throat-clearing vocals. This is sure to turn heads! Italian import. (REVERENDO MOON)
TANGERINE
"The Peeling of Tangerine"
AK 137-1 LP $17.25
AK 137-2 CD $13.00
Heavy late-'60s style psych reminiscent of IRON BUTTERFLY or GRAND FUNK RAILROAD from this Pittsburgh outfit, originally released in 1971 and now very rare. 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (AKARMA)
TANK 18
"Hog"
BCR 044-7 7" $3.65
Fast, thrashy hardcore from Savannah; these guys spew rebellious attitude all over the place. (BEER CITY)
TANK, THE
"Standing in Your Way"
DSR 64-7 7" $4.00
The singer and bassist of Brown Lobster Tank grab a couple of the guys from Welt and shorten the name down to The Tank, getting even more aggressive and punchy in the process. (DR. STRANGE)
TANK, THE
"There is No 'I' in Band"
DSR 72-1 LP $8.25
DSR 72-2 CD $9.65
Two guys from BROWN LOBSTER TANK, two guys from WELT, and the vinyl is limited to 700 copies, each hand numbered, pressed on kooky colored vinyl, and signed by the entire band. (DR. STRANGE)
TANNER
"One on Me"/"Purma Pac"
SFTRI 323-7 7" $4.00
Formed from former members of San Diego's famed Fishwife, this 3-piece lays out two tight, punchy and punky blasts on their 3rd single. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TANTRA MONSTERS, THE
"self titled"
DILL 005-2 CD $10.40
Aloha. THE TANTRA MONSTERS play some pretty straight forward ska, but their Honolulu address had me listening for a particular Hawaiian bent in the tunes for naught. What, no ukulele? Released in '94, chances are this is not news to you. None of the above takes away from this soulful release, however. Standing the test of time. (DILL)
TARA JANE O'NEIL
"tmuSSS006"
TMU 052-7 7" $4.00
Three melancholy, atmospheric songs from this veteran of bands like RODAN, RETSIN, and SONORA PINE, who has also had a solo album on Touch & Go. Hand-numbered, limited edition of 500. (TROUBLEMAN)
TARDS
"self titled"
MR 003-7 7" $4.65
Adam Parfrey, Mondo, Sam Henry, Thee Slayer Hippy and Pig Champion weigh in with more paeans to mental retardation with their 2nd release. Edition of 1500. (MAN'S RUIN)
TARDS, THE
"I'm Just Like You"/"Quiet Village Idiot"
SFTRI 239-1 8" $6.00
Just when you thought it couldn't get any more moronic, Adam Parfrey (editor of "Apocalypse Culture") and Boyd Rice (noister turned Re/Search whipping boy turned Strawberry Switchblade popster) join forces to bring diminished capacity back to the forefront of American music. Title track is a product of Love Canal and the flip is the Martin Denny classic with the long lost vocal tracks. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TARDS, THE
"Pissed You in the River"
SFTRI 342-7 7" $4.00
Those irreverent schlockmongers return with a thorough roasting of Patti Smith's "Pissing in a River," using new lyrics while keeping the eerie beauty of the original. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TARGODIE
"Against the Sky"
MOBILIZ 001-2 CD $11.30
Describing themselves as "ZOVIET FRANCE on steroids," noise artists Scot Jenerik and Larnie Fox improvise with a large assortment of hand-made instruments, sound sculptures, old keyboards and wind instruments, and then processed, looped, frequency-shifted and panned the results into 16 hours of sound, and then did a slow simmer on computer, ending up with this 58 minute distillation that interweaves passion and energy with meditative and expansive soundscapes. (MOBILIZATION)
TAROT BOLERO
"Vaudeville Rising"
ACE 005-2 CD $10.30
This Washington DC five piece, featuring X-members of SLANT 6, The VSS, HEROIN, and ANTIOCH ARROW, recreate classic vaudeville music with saloon style pianos, gypsy guitars, carnival-like organs and Satanic charm. This is their debut full-length. (ACE FU)
TASTEFREEWAY
"Cat and Mouse"
SKIP 13-7 7" $4.00
Melodic punk with three vocalists, four instruments, three songs and three chords. (BROKEN REKIDS)
TATSUYA YOSHIDA
"Devil from the East"
ZKBB 014-2 CD $13.65
The creative genius behind the Ruins has been involved in quite a few projects in the last 10 years, and here's a roundup of tracks to prove it: Zeni Geva, Naked City, Vasilisk, Dissecting Table, High Rise, YBO2, Gerogerigegege, Noizunzuri Ghost, Phaidia, Malinconia, 100 Lights of Koenji and more, for a total of 15 bands and 2 solo performances. Japanese import. (BLOODY BUTTERFLY)
TATSUYA YOSHIDA
"Solo Live"
MGC 06-2 CD $11.35
Simultaneously juggling drums, vocals, guitar and keyboards, this amazing performer (you probably know him as the main RUINS guy) turns in jaw dropping solo live performances, always surprising and inventive. Also check out his retrospective compilation, "Devil from the East," on the ZK label. (MAGAIBUTSU)
TATSUYA YOSHIDA & ATSUSHI TSUYAMA
"Akaten"
MGC 05-2 CD5 $9.40
Ruins drummer Yoshida and Omoide Hatoba bassist Tsuyama collaborate on this one-off bit of silly insanity. Bizarre drumming, weird keyboard sounds, falsetto vocals and more. Very limited! Only 300 available outside Japan! (MAGAIBUTSU)
TAV & GABBY SHOW, THE
"I Can Help"/"Girl From Firenze"
SFTRI 71-7 7" $4.00
The legendary Tav Falco of the Panther Burns teams up with pal Gabby for a couple of folky front porch strum sessions. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TAV FALCO & PANTHER BURNS
"Disappearing Angels"
SFTRI 460-1 10" $8.55
SFTRI 460-2 CD5 $8.45
Tav and his band (Alex Chilton, Rene Coman and Doug Garrison) swing with their unique hybrid of rockabilly, Latin cabaret and delta blues, delivered with abandon and dramatic flair. 8 songs, plus the limited 10" comes in a gatefold sleeve. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TAV FALCO & THE PANTHER BURNS
"4 Track"
SFTRI 477-7 7" $4.00
A re-release of their rare first single from 1980, this is as crude, rude and chaotic as they come, filled with venom and nastiness, totally gone and totally primitive! (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TAV FALCO & THE UNAPPROACHABLE PANTHER BURNS
"Panther Phobia"
ITR 069-1 LP $8.70
ITR 069-2 CD $11.30
The Y2K album from the mighty Tav, missing link for many years now between the unbridled howl of early swamp blues and the onslaught of the new class of garage-o-phonic ravers. (IN THE RED)
TAYLES
"Who are These Guys?"
AK 122-1 2xLP $25.60
For the most part R&B-based but with some experimental guitar work, originally released by Cinevista in 1972 (and recorded live at the Nitty Gritty, Madison, Wisconsin during the same year). Includes 4 bonus tracks from the ultra-rare single "Funny Paper Sam." Gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (AKARMA)
TAZERS
"Don't Classify Me"
RAVEUP 08-1 LP $11.35
This album has both the mega-rare 7" recorded in 1982, and all the tracks from the 1983 studio LP by these Orange County punk rock partyers. With vintage photos and extensive liner notes by lead guitarist Charlie Glancy. Italian import. (RAVE UP)
TEAM DRESCH
"Captain My Captain"
CHAIN 18-1 LP $8.70
CHAIN 18-2 CD $10.70
Their 2nd album, no big changes except for a new drummer pirated from Vitapup, but it's Team Dresch. (CHAINSAW)
TEAM DRESCH
"Deattached"/"Venus Lacy"
OUT 20-7 7" $4.00
Two songs recorded with the new lineup, with Donna on guitar, plus Marci and Amanda. (OUTPUNK)
TEAM DRESCH
"Personal Best"
CHAIN 11-1 LP $8.70
CHAIN 11-4 cassette $7.35
CHAIN 11-2 CD $10.70
Their debut album seems to be going right over the pop-punk popularity top with a winning combo of good songs and nerdy Olympia/Portland dyke attitude. Check it out. (CHAINSAW)
TEAR GARDEN
"self titled"
TEGA 01-4 cassette $6.55
Rich, lush synth compositions. Canadian import 4-song (MISC. LABELS)
TEAR ME DOWN
"Piu' Sbirri Morti (More Dead Nerks)"
AQ 006-7 7" $5.00
In the style of Youth Brigade, early 7 Seconds, MDC, Bad Religion and Negative Approach, this hardcore anarcho-punk band mixes speed, power, melody and radical politics. The cover is a 12 page booklet in English and Italian. Italian import. (APPLEQUINCE)
TEARDRAIN
"Ego Sick"/"Caught in the Wheel"
HELL 19-7 7" $4.35
Emotional, dynamic, moody and hypno-aggressive songs from a new LA band featuring Jill Emery from Hole and Richard James from Invisible Chains. (HELL YEAH)
TEARDRAIN
"Sunshine You're Not"
T 23-7 7" $3.85
Neither is this record, chum. Slow, downer-soaked, guitar-heavy, hypno aggressive sludge rock for folks that groove on depression. Ex-Hole, current Mazzy Star bassist Jill Emery fronts, along with guitarist Richard Simpson and drummer Mark Reback. (THEOLOGIAN)
TEARJERKERS, THE
"Bad Moon Rising"
SFTRI 643-1 LP $8.25
SFTRI 643-2 CD $9.65
Once again, Jack Yarbrough (a.k.a. Jack Oblivian) is back to heat up the streets of Memphis, TN, and the turntables of trash-obsessed rock'n'roll fans around the world . Bassist Scott Bomar (IMPALAS, BO-KEYS), Bubba Bonds on the drums, and guitarist John Whittemore round out this stompin' roots combo, taking us from Bakersfield-style country to Keith Richards rhythm, glam metal dirges, and some straight ahead American rock! (SYMPATHY)
TEATRUM INSTRUMENTORUM
"Dulces et Fortissimae"
NT 6733-2 CD $11.60
Lighthearted, decidedly non-stuffy music of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, fusing the styles and instruments of the wandering folk minstrels and the court/chapel elite, recreated from historical records by this famous Italian multi-instrumental ensemble using shawm, sackbuts, bagpipes, flutes, recorders, pipes, slide trumpet, fiddle, and various guitars, drums and percussion. Italian import. (NEW TONE)
TECHNO-ANIMAL
"Ghosts"
PATH 8-1 LP $7.80
PATH 8-2 CD $10.70
Members of Godflesh and God get together and sound like Einsturzende Neubauten meets Organum...in other words, a real treat. (PATHOLOGICAL)
TECHNOGOD
"Dogma Blaster"
T215-2 CD5 $6.85
Way out on the funky end of things, this. Some songs are pure hip hop, while others get into a more techno groove. Political words, rapped in English with an American accent. Italian import. (CONTEMPO)
TECHNOGOD
"Intoxigen"
211-2 CD5 $7.90
Not techno, but rock with a funky hip hop beat, layered and textured in some interesting ways. Italian import. (MISC. LABELS)
TEDDY & THE FRAT GIRLS
"Self Titled"
VIRUS 19-1 12" EP $6.30
Totally obnoxious, vicious, humorous and direct. Inspired, minimal, garage music. UK pressing. 5 songs. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TEDDY FIRE
"Fluxing Headset Man"
SH 005-1 LP $7.25
This riotous, psychedelic answer to the Shaggs or Stinky Puffs collects the recordings of singer Teddy Fire, age 8-13. Arty, poppy, acid-folk blues, dub reggae and fake country punk with themes ranging from prayer to bestiality, vengeful fantasies to hilariously gastronomic wish-fulfillments. Comes with an illustrated lyric zine. (SEALED HOTEL)
TEE AND THEE CRUMPETS
"Introducing Today's Young Hitmakers"
ID 123384-1 LP $9.10
ID 123384-2 CD $10.80
Heavily rooted in '60s garage but with a forward-looking attitude, featuring fuzz guitars, electric organ, harmonicas, screaming vocals and pounding rhythm, and songs going from brooding to frantic. (DIONYSUS)
TEENAGE FANCLUB & JAD FAIR
"Words of Wisdom and Hope"
VIRUS 274-1 LP $8.85
VIRUS 274-2 CD $10.50
In 1999, Jad Fair and THE FANCLUB'S Norman Blake discussed joining forces to record an album, one that would certainly be blessed by the guardian angels of pop songcraft. Here it is! 12 tracks of pure pop delight, recorded at Riverside Studios in TF's hometown of Glasgow, Scotland. And don't worry, word is YO LA TENGO is back in the studio too, as we speak. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TEENAGE LARVAE
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
SFTRI 129-7 7" $4.00
Folks from God Bullies & the Cows do a creepy Hank Williams cover & something else rather strange. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TEENAGE LARVAE
"Songs for Pigs"
SFTRI 203-1 10" $7.25
Six rancid tunes taking their cues from Bob Wills and Mao Tse-Tung, from Kevin Rutmanis of the COWS and ex-GOD BULLY David Livingstone, with assistance from Shannon & Thor of the COWS and Tabitha of British synth pop legends ELYSIUM. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TEENAGE REJECTS
"Don't Care About Anything"
RIPOFF 050-7 7" $4.35
From Wisconsin, these kids play fast punk rock the way it was meant to be played: FAST! This is raw and wild. (RIP OFF)
TEENGENERATE
"11/2/95, Empty Bottle, Chicago"
VML 035-7 7" $3.85
Japan's raw garage-punk powerhouse kicks butt on these five songs recorded live. (VML)
TEENGENERATE
"Get Action"
CRYPT 048-1 LP $8.85
CRYPT 048-2 CD $10.20
Tokyo's kings of garage punk rock debut 19-song LP/17-song CD! A super lo-fi (more like no-fi) blast of revved-up, roaring garage punk that tips its cap equally to power-pop punk predecessors (Real Kids for a prime example) And to the more mid-60s garage-punk oriented punk pioneers (Saints, DMZ, etc), coming up with a great combination of punk and pop (but NOT that cute shit west coast teeny bop "pop-punk" crap!) (CRYPT)
TEENGENERATE
"Out of Sight"
RIPOFF 7-7 7" $4.00
"Yeah, I know another Teengenerate record, FUCK YOU they can do no wrong!" (RIP OFF)
TEENGENERATE
"Savage"
SFTRI 257-1 10" $7.70
SFTRI 257-2 CD5 $7.85
Eight tracks of snotnosed, garage punk sleaze, raw, loud & fast, by the leading Japanese exponents of the genre. CD with 2 extras. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TEENSY WEENSY OPERATOR
"Adamineve"
SA 13-7 7" $4.55
On Teensy's 2nd 7", she makes all the sounds with balloons. Lots of fun with rubbery friction. (STOMACH ACHE)
TEENSY WEENSY OPERATOR
"self titled"
LBX 04-7 7" $4.00
With collaborators John Singer (Zip Code Rapists), Brandan Kearney (World of Pooh), and percussionist William Winant, this girl called Teensy does perversely melodic, sometimes bluesy, sometimes sing-song, sometimes nursery rhyme (about puppy bestiality, no less) tunes that will no doubt grow on you. (LA BREA)
TEETH
"New Dime Box"
ALLIED 62-2 7" $4.00
Guitar-heavy power-core from Tucson 4-piece with a post-hardcore slant that retains hardcore elements while adding an abstract edge. Two previous singles, plus compilation cuts. (ALLIED)
TEKACHI
"self titled"
INSNOI-4 cassette $8.40
Spooky, ritual/magick sounds similar in attitude to Crash Worship, but with more emphasis on multilayered, effects-driven guitar. Individual, intricate and very colorful hand-made packaging. (INSTA-NOISE)
TEL BASTA
"Lickerish"
REASON 2-2 CD $10.70
With influences from Dead Can Dance, medieval music and goth, their sound incorporates dark experimental moods, intricate percussion, middle-eastern melodies, elegant lushness and erotic romanticism. Previous releases on the Delta and C'est La Mort labels. (CIRCULAR REASONING)
TEL BASTA
"self titled"
DRCD 10-2 CD $10.10
Not new, but this collection of atmosphereic, beat-heavy pop songs with lots of goth influence was their first album, and if you want 'em, we got 'em. (DELTA)
TELEVISION PERSONALITIES
"A Sense of Belonging"
OVER 34-7 7" $5.00
A re-release of the much-sought-after 1983 single with a new, previously unreleased track on the flip. UK import. (OVERGROUND)
TELEVISION PERSONALITIES
"You, Me and Lou Reed"
FP 003-1 12" EP $10.00
Mid-80's neo-psychedelic Britpop gems, unsophisticated and charming. 4 songs, limited edition of 1000, UK import. (FANTASTIC PLASTIC)
TELIUM GROUP
"self titled"
MGT 700-7 7" $3.65
How about a blank record? I mean no grooves at all, Jack. The possibilities are, well, engaging. (MISC. LABELS)
TELL TALE HEARTS, THE
"self titled"
TAPIR-1 LP $8.40
This import from Belize is better than anything released during this band's career. The Tell Tale Hearts climbed to the top of the paisley underground heap due to their sound which mixed non-wuss '60s garage, Dutch R&B, and '70s crunch. This LP features nine previously unreleased tracks and unreleased original mixes which will obliterate any comparisons to The Knack. This is rock. (MISC. LABELS)
TELL-TALE HEARTS, THE
"Too Many Lovers"/"Promise"
MUNSTER 7130-7 7" $5.70
A re-issue of the final 7" from the legendary beat quintet, originally released only in Australia. Heavy board sleeve, Spanish import. (MUNSTER)
TEMPLARS
"Omne Datum Optimum"
GMM 146-1 LP $8.75
GMM 146-2 CD $10.65
From the mean streets of NY come one of the premier street rock bands of the world. Prepare for bulldozing bass lines and raspy vocals sung over midtempo guitar and drums on this album recorded and produced by Mark of the ANTI-HEROES. This is a followup to their 13 albums, 20 compilations and seven years of playing together. (GMM)
TEMPLARS
"Phase II"
DIM 051-2 CD $10.75
This 1997 European release (recorded between 1994-96) has 15 great songs by one of the world's top oi bands. Packaging includes a fold-out with lots of photos and all the lyrics. German import. (DIM)
TEMPLARS
"Special Edition"
DIM 170-2 CD $10.75
This CD collects the tracks from two hard-to-find 1994 releases: the album "The Return of Jacques De Molay" and the CD EP "Beauseant." Packaging includes a fold-out with lots of photos and all the lyrics. German import. (DIM)
TEMPLARS, THE
"Biaus Seignors Freres"
TKOROUND 53-1 10" $8.00
TKOROUND 53-2 CD $7.25
Nine tunes from the overlords of New York oi!, four of which are exclusive collaborations with members of WEST SIDE BOYS (France), ASOCILAE (Italy), and YESTERDAY'S HEROES (Las Vegas). The other 5 songs are taken from the rare, out of print "Oi! This is Dynamite" compilation. (TKO)
TEMPLARS, THE
"Milites Templi"
TKOROUND 52-7 7" $4.35
Two shining new tracks from New York's grandmasters of Oi! Pure brick wall street punk by the best! (TKO)
TEMPORAL SLUTS
"Bad News Never Come Alone"
FLIP 96200-1 10" $8.40
An Italian punk outfit that seems to be mining similar musical veins as New York's Electric Frankenstein, these gangster-styled beer-swillers are a driving force to be reckoned with, with punchy, tough tunes and solid punk hooks. Italian import. (FLIPPAUT)
TEMPORAL SLUTS
"Broken Inside"
DD 036-7 7" $4.35
Two raging punk rock blasts on clear vinyl from the ex-FALLING JAMES BAND Italian quintet. Their sound is not unlike ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN or the HUMPERS (with whom they have released a split 10"). (DEMOLITION DERBY)
TEN FOOT FACES
"Sex Slave"
ILOKI 102-7 7" $3.55
A big, pounding sound from the LA underground. (ILOKI)
TEN TALL MEN
"Find Your Saint"
VACANT 3-1 LP $7.35
Berkeley's prime exponents of the short and sharp in their first full LP. Songs like firecrackers, nervous and edgy. (VACANT LOT)
TEN TALL MEN
"Nickelbrain"
MLTTMN 01-1 12" EP $5.75
Chunky, aggressive bass/drum/guitar riffs. Pop with claws & dirt. Great production and artwork, too. 6 song (MISC. LABELS)
TENTATIVELY, A CONVIENCE
"USIC Minus the Square Root of Negative One"
WAFER 8-P LP pic disc $9.60
A chronicle of the audio works of one of the last cassette-warrior holdouts, Baltimore's tENTATIVELY, a cONVIENCE. A sampling of some great found, forced, and non sounds from 1976 to 1994, a double grooved side one and a fold out sleeve of tENT's endless writing. (WAFER FACE)
TERMINAL CHEESECAKE
"Angels In Pigtails"
PATH 3-4 cassette $7.00
Ripped and bleeding distorto-guitar rock, but surely distanced from the usual examples of the genre by a liberal use of samples and spacious, echo-laden mixes. Note: the cover art is completely misleading. (PATHOLOGICAL)
TERMINATORS OF ENDEARMENT
"Stranger in the Manger"/"Santa's Gone Surfing"
SUB 64-7 7" $4.00
Two of San Francisco's wackiest musicians do two of the goofiest Xmas songs you've ever heard, with a totally great cover that gets lotsa laughs. Is this Subterranean's answer to the Smothers Brothers? (SUBTERRANEAN)
TERMINUS CITY
"Justice Isn't Always Fair"
TKOROUND 43-1 LP $8.85
TKOROUND 43-2 CD $10.35
The first album from this Atlanta Oi! band, after several singles and comp cuts. Rowdy, gruff, tough-as-nails hardcore anthems in the vein of THE BRUISERS or THE ANTI-HEROES. (TKO)
TERMINUS CITY / MAIN STREET SAINTS
"Split EP"
FLATSS 01-7 7" $4.00
Two songs of clockwork punk from Kansas City's MAIN STREET SAINTS, plus 2 more working class street punk anthems from Atlanta's TERMINUS CITY. (FLAT)
TERROR AGAINST TERROR
"Psychological Warfare Technology Systems"
PAREGO 01-2 CD $14.40
Brian "Lustmord" Williams and Andrew Lagowski join forces for a journey into digital techno music from hell. UK import. (PARAGORIC)
TERRY R. BROOKS & STRANGE
"Raw Power"
AK 004-1 LP $17.25
AK 004-2 CD $16.60
'70s heavy psychedelic rock from Florida. The LP is on 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Italian import. (AKARMA)
TERRY R. BROOKS & STRANGE
"Rock the World"
AK 006-1 2xLP $32.00
AK 006-2 CD $16.60
The first release of this ultra-rare live material from Criteria Recording Studio. The LP comes in a gatefold sleeve with a poster, and is pressed on 180 gram audiophile color vinyl (the first is red, the 2nd green). Italian import. (AKARMA)
TERRY R. BROOKS & STRANGE
"Translucent World"
AK 001-1 LP $17.25
AK 001-2 CD $16.60
'70s heavy psychedelic rock from Florida. The LP is on 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Italian import. (AKARMA)
TERRY RILEY
"In C"
MASO 70070-2 CD $11.90
Composer-performer-percussionist Eddy De Fanti, along with the Ensemble Percussione Ricerca, performs Riley's landmark minimalist composition, and also performs De Fanti's own "Djembé," a percussive tribute to Africa, evoking the evolution of nature with rhythmic and melodic sounds. Italian import. (MATERIALI SONORI)
TERRY RILEY / PIERRE MARIETAN
"Keyboard Study 2/Initiative"
GET 327-1 LP $13.70
This split release with Terry Riley and French avant-garde composer Pierre Marietan was recorded in Paris on September 30th and October 1st, 1969 and released as #27 in the BYG Actuel series. Riley's piece is a 24-minute work for 2 pianos, with Gerard Fremy and Martine Joste of the Groupe d'Etude et Realisation Musicale (GERM). Marieten's piece is performed by the full GERM ensemble including Philippe Blachette (violin), Philippe Drogoz (double bass), Louis Roquin (trumpet), Chantal Lemaire (cello), Gerard Fremy (piano), Martine Joste (piano), Jean-Yves Bosseur (rebab and little flute), Bernadette Val (soprano voice) plus the composer himself on french horn. Original artwork, gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (GET BACK)
TESCO VEE'S HATE POLICE / JUST SAY NO
"Fuck Straight Edge Vol. 2"
STAPLE 2-7 7" $4.00
Kinda self-explanatory, innit? 5 song (STAPLEGUN RECORDS)
TESTORS
"1979 New York City Punk Rock"
RAVEUP 08-1 LP $11.35
Finally available, the complete unreleased album recorded in 1978. Killer punk, fantastic vocal melodies, top quality sound, great artwork, vintage photos, and liner notes by band leader Sonny Vincent. Italian import. (RAVE UP)
TEX EDWARDS & LITHIUM X-MAS
"Love Power"/"Strange Movies"
SFTRI 136-7 7" $4.00
Grungy, rockin' cover of Dick Shawn's psyche-delic nugget from Mel Brook's classic "The Producers (Springtime for Hitler)"; B-side covers Troggs goodie. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
"Sun Tunnels"
RABID 12-4 cassette $7.35
Their 2nd album, developing their rockin' Texas country style with a folkier element. (RABID CAT)
TH' LUNKHEADS
"Never Been Cool"
SHOT 5-7 7" $4.20
Sixties garage punk meets fratrock meets 70's punk, and the result is 100% cool, revved up garage slop from England. German import. (SHOT DOWN)
THANKLESS DOGS
"Writing on the Wall"
ID 074563-7 7" $4.35
This Seattle band does late 70's punk in the vein of the Heartbreakers. Previous releases are on the Bag of Hammers label. (DIONYSUS)
THAT'S ALL FOLKS
"Soma... 3rd Way To Zion"
BOS 009-2 CD $12.00
The stunning debut album of this great stoner band from southern Italy, widely known for their split single with NEBULA, that fits between psycho stoner energy and the fuzz-garage sounds of early MONSTER MAGNET and NEBULA. Italian import. (BEARD OF STARS )
THATCHER ON ACID
"Curdled/Moondance"
SKIP 55-2 CD $10.20
Never before available on CD, this brings together the first recordings of this renowned English politial punk band. (BROKEN REKIDS)
THATCHER ON ACID
"Frank"
SKIP 71-2 CD $10.20
The first time anywhere that this renowned English political punk album (originally released on CHUMBAWAMBA's label) has been available on CD! Fans of CRASS, RUDIMENTARY PENI, SUBHUMANS, MOB will love it. (BROKEN)
THATCHER ON ACID / WAT TYLER
"Split LP"
ALLIED 16-2 CD $8.90
Two UK pop-punk bands split this album, featuring new and old material from both. Politics, Brit silliness and diverse sounds. Crass's Steve Ignorant guests on the Thatch stuff, and the CD has 3 extra songs. (ALLIED)
THINKING FELLERS UNION LOCAL 282
"Every Day"/"A Fistful of Dollars"
AM 599-7 7" $4.00
Two newly-recorded songs exclusive to this single. One's a TFUL original, the other is their version of the Morricone classic. Full color cover front & back. Not exportable to Europe! (AMARILLO)
THINKING FELLERS UNION LOCAL 282
"I Hope It Lands"
COMM 43-1 LP $8.70
COMM 43-2 CD $10.70
New songs edgy, whimsical, dreamy, and as we all know, definitely with that mass alterno-appeal. (COMMUNION)
THINKING FELLERS UNION LOCAL 282
"Porcelain Entertainments"
FT 809-1 LP $12.55
Live recordings, studio outtakes and home recordings from this famously kooky California combo, including their own version of MORRICONE's "A Fistful of Dollars." 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (FRUIT TREE)
THINKING FELLERS UNION LOCAL 282
"Tangle"
SCRATCH 12-2 CD $10.70
A CD re-release of their classic and much-sought-after 1989 first album. (SCRATCH (CANADA))
THINKING FELLERS UNION LOCAL 282
"Wormed, by Leonard"
THW 02-1 2xLP $11.35
THW 02-2 CD $10.70
A re-release of their first, cassette-only album from 1988, accompanied by previously unreleased tracks and a couple of compilation tracks. (THWART)
THIRD LEG
"Seven Inches Of Love"
SCRATCHED 4-7 7" $4.00
This one breaks into anthemic territory with great big ringing hooky chords; plenty of crunch, too. 5 songs (SCRATCHED RECORDS (TX))
THIRD ORGAN
"Pornography of Despair"
SSS 45-4 cassette $6.45
Ninety minutes of extreme, white-hot harshness from one of the younger generation of Japanese noisicians, Akihiro Shimizu. You might also want to check out his release on the G.R.O.S.S. label. X-rated cover. (SSS)
THIRD PERSON
"The Bends"
KNIT 102-2 CD $10.70
Tom Cora & Samm Bennett collaborate with a variety of third people, such as Zeena Parkins, Chris Cochrane, Don Byron, Myra Melford & others. (KNITTING FACTORY WORKS)
THIRD POWER
"Believe"
AK 033-1 LP $17.25
AK 033-2 CD $16.60
Early '70s power rock from this Detroit trio which featured Jeff Targel, who later went on to a notable solo career. This album was originally released on Vanguard in 1970, and tracks have been featured on the "Relics" and "Michigan Rocks, Vol. 1" compilations. 180 gram vinyl LP in textured cover, digipak CD. Italian import. (AKARMA)
THIRDORGAN
"Cyclotron"
GROSS 18-4 cassette $10.00
A visit with the small scurrying creatures that live inside jet engines, conducted by the Osaka artist Akihiro Shimizu. Japanese import. (G.R.O.S.S.)
THIS COMPUTER KILLS
"This Computer Kills"
SUBSTANDARD 1005-2 CD $9.65
Originally released as a DIY full length by this Reno, Nevada band, this is all 13 tracks that appeared on that release from these recent high school grads. Dueling vocals, breathless screaming, complex bassline, and high strung guitar melodies are combined here, set to a driving punk rock beat. This is punk rock meets indie, influenced by MOSS ICON, DRIVE LIKE JEHU, 400 YEARS, THE CONVOCATION OF..., GANG OF FOUR, AT THE DRIVE-IN, ANTI-FLAG, REFUSED, KILL SADIE, and early UNWOUND. (SUBSTANDARD)
THIS IS EDWIN
"Bird of Prey"
DION 737-7 7" $4.35
Edwin Letcher, creator of the Stubo The Cat comix, has a band & this is it. Limited edition of 600. (DIONYSUS)
THIS SIDE UP / WHITE FROGS
"Split EP"
GW 00396-7 7" $4.25
Brazil's White Frogs do 3 songs in their own style of melodic hardcore that mixes influences from Pennywise, Gorilla Biscuits and Bad Religion, while Rome's This Side Up do two songs that combine new and old school melodic hardcore in the vein of SNFU, Gorilla Biscuits, Bad Religion and 7 Seconds. Neat fold-out cover with lots of info. Italian import. (GOODWILL)
THOLOS
"self titled"
VC 98-2 12" EP $8.25
Housey, trancy and noisy experimental dance music from the outer limits of space, interesting and fucked up. On red and gray swirled vinyl in a clear vinyl sleeve. (VINYL COMMUNICATIONS)
THOMAS CHAPIN
"Radius"
MUWORK 1005-4 cassette $7.35
MUWORK 1005-2 CD $11.60
(MUWORKS)
THOMAS CHAPIN & BORAH BERGMAN
"Inversions"
MUWORK 1009-2 CD $11.60
Piano & sax duets from two of the leading forces of the Downtown New York scene. (MUWORKS)
THOMAS CHAPIN TRIO
"Anima"
KNIT 121-2 CD $10.70
Downtown's hottest, vampin'est, post-free jazz, Chapin is an alumnus of both the Lionel Hampton Band and the Chico Hamilton Quartet. (KNITTING FACTORY WORKS)
THOMAS CHAPIN TRIO
"Third Force"
KNIT 103-2 CD $10.70
(KNITTING FACTORY WORKS)
THOMAS DIMUZIO
"Markoff Process"
RRRCD 15-2 CD $11.60
Live electronics improvisations using a system of digital samplers and sound processors with realtime control, recorded in a series of concerts from 1990-91. No sequencers or backing tapes were used in the production of these classic electronic music pieces. (RRR)
THOMAS DIMUZIO
"Sonicism"
RRRCD 22-2 2xCD $14.00
Dimuzio uses a dizzying array of instruments, processors, found sounds and field recordings to create these two long CDs, full of simmering gothic ambience which occasionally boils over in a truly frightening crescendo. (RRR)
THOR
"Thor"
TPOS 123-7 7" $5.55
Wrestler-turned-rocker THOR brings his hammer down somewhere between heavy metal and hardcore on these 3 tracks, one of which was recorded as far back as 1980. You also get a long spoken intro extolling the might of you-know-who. Numbered, limited pressing of 300. (TPOS)
THORAZINE
"Coffee, Tea or Thorazine"
HELL 29-7 7" $4.35
Energetic, female-vocal punk from Pennsylvania, kinda like a 90's version of Penetration or the Avengers. (HELL YEAH)
THORAZINE
"Crazy Uncle Paul's Dead Squirrel"
HELL 38-1 LP $9.10
HELL 38-2 CD $10.80
Distorted guitars, pulsing drums and incredibly intense vocals make a very unadulterated, purely energetic sound for this Philadelphia hardcore band. Raw, from-the-gut angry phunk with canny hooks and elemental songs. (HELL YEAH)
THORAZINE
"Merry Stupid Fucking Xmas"
HELL 49-7 7" $5.00
Sure to become the Xmas anthem for the new millennium, based in look and sound on FEAR's classic "Fuck Christmas" 7", but with 1/2 red and 1/2 green vinyl in a nifty clear plastic sleeve! (HELL YEAH)
THORAZINE
"Vicious Cycle"
HELL 45-1 LP $9.10
HELL 45-2 CD $10.80
Second full length from this tight knit group showing they can punk-off for the masses, recorded mid tour '97. (HELL YEAH)
THOSE LEGENDARY SHACK-SHAKERS
"Hunkerdown"
SPINCD 008-2 CD $11.00
"14 chart-bursting super hits" from this great Nashville rockabilly quintet, including a brilliant CHARLIE RICH cover and killer originals. Produced by EDDIE ANGEL. (SPINOUT)
THOSE UNKNOWN
"Malice and Misfortune"
TKOROUND 42-2 CD5 $7.25
Five years after their debut album, one of the most acclaimed US streetpunk/oi bands returns with their 2nd release, tales of urban blue collar struggle and the woes of universal and anonymous working men and women, all set against the bleak, industrialized cityscape of North America. (TKO)
THOSE UNKNOWN
"Those Unknown"
GMM 109-2 CD $10.65
The first album by these blue-collar New Jersey street punks; in-yr-face radical politics, anti-apathy attitude, gruff vocals, no-nonsense punk. (GMM)
THRALL
"Chemical Wedding"
VIRUS 189-1 LP $8.85
VIRUS 189-2 CD $10.50
Formed from the wreckage of the God Bullies, Hand Over Head and Inside Out, Thrall couples madness with disease, rage with fear, and power with paranoia, for its own soundtrack to the Apocalypse. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
THREATS, THE
"Wasted"
GET 23-1 LP $9.60
GET 23-2 CD $13.15
Available for the first time, all the tracks released by this early-'80s Scottish hardcore band on the Rondelet label. Italian import. (GET BACK)
THREE 4 TENS
"Change is On Its Way"
FT 38-2 CD $10.20
Formed in Philadelphia in 1995, these guys combine Syd Barrett-era PINK FLOYD influences with THE WHO and mellower, spacier material. This first album features 9 songs that not only show off those influences, but reveal a sharp dynamic between the influence and ingenuity, mixing garage with psyche-pop. Energy plus perfectly subdued examples of songs played manically during live sets. (FILE 13)
THREE DAY STUBBLE
"Festival of the Wedding of the Sea Goat"
NRM 002-2 CD $8.90
Goofy, spazzy, jerky tunes for the truly hung up. Zappa & Beefheart at their silliest come to mind, but so does Wild Man Fisher. (NERD ROCK)
THREE DAY STUBBLE
"The Figshta Diaries"
NRM 003-2 CD $8.90
The little old nerd rock band from San Francisco, Texas, hauls forth its 3rd CD of personality crisis and social stigmatism. Awkward and maladjusted for nearly two decades, THREE DAY STUBBLE ventures into the realm of nerd rock opera, with this story of a girl's painful rejection by family and society, her loss of mental health and ultimate, if ambiguous, redemption. (NERD ROCK)
THREE DAY STUBBLE
"Wafer of Darkness"
NRM 001-2 CD $8.90
They're not normal and they're proud, folks. Not only are they not normal, they may not even be quite human. Definitely not quite sane. No sharp implements, please! 14 songs and a full hour of life with your head screwed on upside down. (NERD ROCK)
THREE DAY STUBBLE
"Welcome to the World"
ANGRYN 7-7 7" $4.25
Seriously twisted nerdcore. Mutants of the world unite! 3 songs on snot green vinyl. (MISC. LABELS)
THREE DOCTORS BAND, THE
"Back to Basics, Live!"
AMAR 593-1 LP $8.10
Gregg Turkington, vocalist for the infamous, foul-mouthed Zip Code Rapists, debuts his new band which features members of Caroliner, Faith No More and US Saucer. The sound of 70's vanity pressings is brought to life in this hilariously tongue in cheek look at the world of the washed-up rock star. (AMARILLO)
THREE DOCTORS, THE
"Archaeolgy of the Infinite"
AM 600-1 LP $8.10
With this completely new direction (the first one failed), the band performs 9 original songs in the Can / Ash Ra Temple / Amon Duul mode of progressive guitar improvisation, but in their own inimitably incompetent style. The vocals, free from the shackles of traditional song structure, moan and yodel through the conceptual story of five homosexual cites. (AMARILLO)
THREE JOINT THING
"self titled"
LOUDER 3JT1-4 cassette $5.00
Xtinct, Klepto and Uaka Chaka Guitar take a bongride through an obstacle course of media. Upside down beats, porn stars and drum'n'junglebass insensitivities thwart their every advance through this 46 minute crusade to Cala Foods (which is really only 5 minutes away). Three distinct musical personalities rear their ugly heads into one seductive starchild. Personnel includes former members of HENRY'S DRESS. (LOUDER)
THREE MILE PILOT
"Red Sensing"/"Sewn to Our Side"
OUR 04-7 7" $4.25
A potent combination of heaviness and delicacy from this long-running San Diego band. Warm, fuzzy Fender Rhodes and guitar with decidedly Dale Crover-ish drum whacking, and a trippy sense of melody delivered in alternate screams and whispers. One song produced by Steve Fisk. (OUTER UNIVERSE RESEARCH)
THREE MILE PILOT
"Three Mile Pilot"
GRAVITY 31-1 12" EP $6.30
GRAVITY 31-2 CD5 $6.55
Four songs from a band which has had quite a few different releases on both very small and extremely large labels. A unique sound driven by bass accompanied by free-flowing drums, vocals, minimal guitar and piano. Individual, hand-decorated covers. CD has 1 extra track. (GRAVITY)
THREE PENNY OPERA
"Three Penny Opera"
TMU 034-1 LP $8.25
TMU 034-2 CD $9.00
With ex-members of SHOTMAKER, this Ottawa band continues with the same sound and lyrical content of rage and emotion. (TROUBLEMAN)
THREE STONED MEN
"Higher Than God"
SOF 1-1 LP $7.25
Marijuana..."weed with roots in hell?"...or "recreation for the Czars of the San Mateo folk rock scene?" Guest appearances by Mike "Phantom Surfers" Lucas & Maz Mummy! (PLANET PIMP)
THREE STONED MEN
"Smells Like the Big Time"
TSMSLB 01-1 LP $7.80
New full length by this "poppier version of the Child Molesters" featuring the vocal stylings of one David Nudelman. Includes a full-bore rock version of his folk classic "Finger Fucking Time." (KNOW KNEW)
THREE SUMMERS GONE
"Time Well Spent"
NRA 1001-2 CD $9.65
Emo and old school skate rock collide in the melodic hardcore strike of THREE SUMMERS GONE. This San Francisco band simply stuns listeners with complex instrumental arrangements and emotional energy bringing to mind HOT WATER MUSIC, LIFETIME, SAMIAM, JAWBREAKER, and THE DESCENDANTS. (NEW RED ARCHIVES)
THREE YEARS DOWN
"Just Like Him"/"Ballard"
WRTYD 01-7 7" $3.65
The East Bay explosion continues with the first release from this increasingly popular Berkeley band. The first 500 copies will be numbered and signed! (WINGNUT)
THREE YEARS DOWN
"Kill the Cool"
WR 1377-1 LP $8.10
WR 1377-2 CD $10.10
The first full length from this East Bay punk powerhouse shows off their short, punchy, wall-of-guitars sound. Think early Rancid or maybe a more radio-friendly Misfits. (WINGNUT)
THREE YEARS DOWN / NED KELLY
"Split EP"
SCO 2-7 7" $3.65
Ned Kelly turns in two noisy, aggro, angst-filled burners, while Three Years Down blasts down the doors with two rousing punk anthems in the East Bay tradition. (SCOOTER'S)
THROBBING GRISTLE
"First Annual Report"
GET 83-1 LP $9.60
Abrasive, aggressive and antagonistic, Britain's THROBBING GRISTLE pioneered industrial music and this is their lost album originally recorded in 1975. These recordings were for some reason held back and the band chose instead to release "Second Annual Report" as their debut full-length in 1977. These previously unreleased 6 tracks are essentially the birth of industrial music. Italian import. (GET BACK)
THRONES, THE
"Algol"
PNMV 04-7 7" $4.00
1 man, 1 bass with 2 necks, 3 amps and more electronics than the first Apollo mission. A true low-end overload. (PUNK IN MY VITAMINS)
THROW RAG
"Bag of Glue"
KP 002-7 7" $4.85
Two hoodoo psychobilly country rock'n'roll stompers in a fancy fold-out package, pressed on white vinyl. (KAPOW)
THROW RAG
"Tee-Tot"
HN 10-2 CD $10.35
It's a psychobilly, swamp-boogie hodown in the creepy, sleaze-ridden, voodoo freaked, white trash world inhabited by this LA band. Their first album, after several singles and compilation appearances. (HELLNOTE)
THROWAWAY GENERATION
"Alive in the Streets"
USR 005-2 CD $8.35
The first full length album from a very promising new street punk act. Eleven gritty, fast-paced punk tracks that might be compared to early RANCID or the SWINGING UTTERS. (UNITY SQUAD)
THROWAWAY GENERATION / ZILLIONAIRES
"Split EP"
USR 004-7 7" $4.00
More excitement from the THROWAWAY GENERATION as they continue to provide nothing but the best in '77 style punk straight off the streets, while the ZILLIONAIRES do something a little more minimal but just as hard hitting. All hail two chord punk! (UNITY SQUAD)
THUG
"Broken"/"Lost It"
BOV 12-7 7" $4.00
Bottom-heavy sludgecore and low-end, earthquake-prone noise from Madison WI. (BOVINE)
THUG MURDER
"The 13th Round"
TKOROUND 68-2 CD $10.50
An all-female street punk trio from Tokyo, who have been compared to SHONEN KNIFE crossed with early RANCID and TOY DOLLS. They're said to seriously rule, having the DROPKICK MURPHYS foaming at the mouth on their last Japanese tour. (TKO)
THUMBNAIL
"That Static"
FT 30-2 CD $10.20
Finally out, nearly three years after the fact. Formed in 1991 in Knoxville, TN, they began crossing the country playing their brand of SONIC YOUTH "Daydream Nation" meets BIG BLACK "Songs About Fucking" and also drawing elements from the emerging Gravity records scene. This is a posthumously released follow-up to their self titled LP. (FILE 13)
THUMBS, THE
"All Lesser Devils"
ADELINE 009-7 7" $4.35
ADELINE 009-2 CD5 $7.55
Raw, grassroots punk from the Baltimore/DC area. 7 songs. (ADELINE)
THUMBS, THE
"Last Match"
ADELINE 016-1 LP $8.85
ADELINE 016-2 CD $10.50
The full length followup to 2000's teaser EP. (ADELINE)
THUMBS, THE
"Make America Strong"
SJR 009-2 CD $10.45
The 2nd full-length from this wildly popular DC band whose sound can be described as a cross between early JAWBREAKER, DAG NASTY, and DILLINGER FOUR. Their last 7" received rave reviews in all the fanzines and was in MRR's Top 10 in issue #172. (SODA JERK)
THUMBS, THE
"Sweet Merciful Crap, It's..."
SJR 005-7 7" $4.00
Melodic but aggressive, this Annapolis band mixes the sounds of emo, pop and punk in a roaring wall of distortion not unlike early Dag Nasty or Dillinger Four. (SODA JERK)
THUNDER MUGS
"On the Spot"
AKARMA 043-1 LP $17.25
AKARMA 043-2 CD $16.60
Previously unreleased, ultra-rare recordings from 1969 by this LA garage cult band. Lots of farfisa with fuzz guitar and melodic vocals. 180 gram vinyl, Italian import, nonreturnable. (AKARMA)
THUNDERCRACK
"Own Shit Home"
ES 1249-1 LP $8.70
ES 1249-2 CD $10.10
French combo kicks up a tire-slashin, teeth-gnashin, punk/blues beat rumble in the bad blood tradition of BO DIDDLEY, BILLY CHILDISH and JACK O'FIRE. 12-song full-length debut. (ESTRUS)
THURSTON MOORE
"Please Just Leave Me (My Paul Desmond)"
PURE 37-2 CD $8.00
Moore coaxes drones, whines, feedback and the occasional yelp from his naked electric guitar, with no apparent processing on these early recordings. (PURE)
THURSTON MOORE / GOLDEN CALVES CENTURY BAND / DR. GRETCHEN MUSICAL WEIGHTLIFTING PROGRAM
"Split LP"
POLY 031779-1 LP $11.35
They don't really tell you who does what on this 3-way split, but side 1 starts off with a burst of screaming noise, followed by a long section of spacey free jazz with guitar noise, acoustic bass, percussion and samples, then something like an almost-song, then more spacey noise/melody. Side 2 starts off with a series of acoustic songs, before embarking on some extended ambient bass-heavy noise. Silkscreen cover. (POLYAMORY)
THURSTON MOORE, EVAN PARKER & WALTER PRATI
"The Promise"
FT 803-1 LP $9.60
A radical collaboration produced these free-form sound experiments recorded in 1998 at Gateway Studio in Surrey, England. Guitar, 6-string bass, sax, electronics and voice. 8 tracks, Italian import. (FRUIT TREE)
THURSTON MOORE, WALTER PRATI AND GIANCARLO SCHIAFFINI
"3 Incredible Ideas"
AU 03-2 CD $12.45
The SONIC YOUTH guitarist collaborates with double-bassist Prati and jazz trumpeter Schiaffini on three long electronic-oriented pieces recorded live and then finished in the studio. Italian import. (AUDITORIUM)
TICO PUTA
"Lark Harmonica"
SA 52-7 7" $4.25
Funny how three harmonicas with "No Amplification! No Fucking Overdub! No Electronics!" can sound a helluva lot like horribly amplified, distorted and otherwise mutilated harmonica. Noisy as a tractor pull at the county fair in my hometown. On yellow harmonica-colored vinyl. (STOMACH ACHE)
TIGERLILLIES
"Hand Me Downs"
SHAKE 708-7 7" $4.00
Kind of a Midwest version of Superchunk or the Buzzcocks, these four guys from Cincinnati sling power chords and pop hooks with their polished vocals. They even cover a Zeros song. (SHAKE IT)
TIGERLILLIES, THE
"Deeper"
ATAV 6-2 CD5 $7.45
Melodic pop-punk, like a mellower but more garage Buzzcocks or Fluid, with liberal use of sheer noise & distortion. (ATAVISTIC)
TIGHT BROS
"From Way Back When"
TIO 701-7 7" $4.15
Ex-members of KARP let 'er rip in this over-the-top slice o rock that dispenses with all the angst and careens down the highway to Hell towards sheer rock and roll transcendence, with more than a passing familiarity to AC/DC. 4 songs sure to cause the most curmudgeonly face to crack a smile, the first release from this exciting new Olympia label with upcoming releases from THE MELVINS, SLEATER-KINNEY, and BANGS. (TEN-IN-ONE)
TIKI MEN, THE
"Cattle Prod"/"Surfin' Señorita"
HILLS 08-7 7" $3.65
The kings of the Sacramento jumpin' jive surf hit us with their 2nd fab single! Recorded live to cassette at the Sing Bing Bean Sprout Factory for that extra lo-fi rave-up sound, the Tiki Men do a Link Wray-ish original plus a torrid Herb Alpert cover that just screams with that vintage, early 60's sound. (HILLSDALE)
TIKI TONES
"Songs for Rum Drinkers"
ID 074577-7 7" $4.35
Polynesian paradise and surf for the drinking set, with Mosrite guitars, textured organ and deep drums, served icy cold in a conch shell. (DIONYSUS)
TIKI TONES
"Suburban Savages"
ID 123348-1 LP $9.10
ID 123348-2 CD $10.80
Combining vintage-style surf and exotica instrumentals with fuzz, Memphis soul and go-go dancer rave-ups, their 2nd album follows up the very popular "Idol Pleasures" on Mai Tai. (DIONYSUS)
TIKI TONES, THE
"Wilt Disner Presents the Enchanterd Tiki Tones"
ID 074580-7 7" $4.35
Four tracks of exotica including a version of Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse," the 60's classic "Tum Tiki," and a couple of high proof originals. (DIONYSUS)
TIM BUCKLEY
"Once I Was"
TPM 205-1 LP $12.55
Live recordings including "Dolphins" and "Honey Man" from a 1974 BBC broadcast, a previously unissued 12-minute version of "I Don't Need It to Rain" from a 1968 Copenhagen show, plus 5 more tracks recorded for the John Peel Show in 1968. Gatefold sleeve, 180 gram virgin vinyl, UK import. (TURNING POINT)
TIM KINSELLAS
"He Sang His Didn't He Danced His Did"
TMU 064-1 12" EP $8.55
TMU 064-2 CD5 $7.85
The vocalist for JOAN OF ARC (and before that, CAP'N JAZZ) steps out with just his acoustic guitar for accompaniment, and gets compared to NEIL YOUNG or SYD BARRETT in tone, but with his own style. (TROUBLEMAN)
TIM WALTERS
"The Dry Well"
COREDUMP 2-2 CD $8.90
This San Francisco artist creates a dark, emotionally charged work using extreme digital processing of acoustic sounds. Three tracks are based on the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh, evoking ritual, mythic journey and spiritual transition, while 3 more tracks use only kalimba as a sound source, gradually moving from a natural sound to pure noise. (CORE DUMP)
TIMBER
"Parts and Labor"
RIFTTP 01-2 CD $11.10
Re-inventing the experimental jazz/rock thing with a vengeance, this downtown NYC band can whip through Zorn-like noise, heartfelt folk, Zappa ish acrobatics, classical horn constructions and soothing, pastoral waves of sound, all without batting an eyelash. (RIFT)
TIMCO
"Birds, Bees and Cherries"
COMM 27-7 2x7" $6.00
An expensive but worth it package from 3 former Nice Strong Arm folks who have been smitten with the metamusical New Zealand-style expansive bug...grandiose melodies done simply. 4 songs. (TUPELO-COMMUNION)
TIMCO
"Gone"/"Louisiana"
IN 01-7 7" $4.00
Fronted by Kevin Thompson, the genius behind Nice Strong Arm, this trio captures the subtleties of ethereal pop lends it a strong spine. (INSIGNIFICANT)
TIMM & OLGA
"Bird-Sun-Bell"
RRR 096-7 7" $8.40
An exceptionally exquisite, extremely limited 7" with a wedding theme and a timeless quality. The artwork adorning this simple white box is made from calligraphy and old engravings, and inside the box one finds not only a white vinyl record but small, individually decorated packets of rice. The record contains delicate musique concrete created from church bells and other sounds. (RRR)
TINA & THE TOTAL BABES
"She's So Tuff"
SFTRI 668-1 LP $8.25
SFTRI 668-2 CD $9.65
SF's Tina Lucchesi's rock resume is impressive: drummer for the TRASHWOMEN, running Lipstick Records, and most recently fronting the BOBBYTEENS, she's now teamed with Minneapolis' TOTAL BABES! Consisting of Travis Ramin (SHORT FUSES), Jacques Wait, mega-producer Steve Lillywhite (Thunders, PSYCHEDELIC FURS, U2), and Johnny O'Halloran (MAGNOLIAS), they've concocted an LP of pure pop magic, incredible hooks, and gut wrenching guitars. And Tina delivers, strutting her stuff on these 10 tracks, from the all night dance stomp of "It's All About Makin' Out," to the heart breaking power ballad "Tragedy." It's Tina time! (SYMPATHY)
TINA, AGE 13
"Butterfly"/"Pile"
IN 03-7 7" $4.00
Fried out art damage a go-go, they say. Psycho freakout noisepop spazz attacks that follow their own rules, whatever they may be. (INSIGNIFICANT)
TINA, AGE 13
"Pop Songs for Our Friends"
SKIP 28-7 7" $4.00
Noisy, melodic, discordant and fast San Francisco trio, not unlike "Everything Falls Apart"-era Husker Du. (BROKEN REKIDS)
TINA, AGE 13
"The Alcoholic Father of My Inner Child"
SKIP 36-1 10" $7.70
SKIP 36-2 CD5 $6.55
San Francisco hardcore explosion of noise and melody, touring this summer, recent album out on Goldenrod Records. 2 bonus tracks on the CD, but the 10" comes in a 12" jacket. (BROKEN REKIDS)
TINFED
"self titled"
PRIMITS 01-7 7" $4.00
Alternative rock with industrial and grind overtones from Sacramento. (PRIMITECH)
TINFED
"Synaptic Hardware"
PRIM 9105-2 CD $9.50
Heavy, hard-as-Nine-Inch-Nails, rockin' hybrid of industrial and metal throb, rasping guitars, keening vocals, drum bash and sound samples. (PRIMITECH)
TINKLERS, THE
"Casserole"
SHIMMY 25-1 LP $7.90
SHIMMY 25-4 cassette $7.10
Two guys play with toy and homemade instruments and sing demented songs that somehow don't seem so warped when you think about it. Just don't think too hard. This is fun. (SHIMMY-DISC)
TINKLERS, THE
"Crash"
SHIMMY 65-2 CD $11.60
Eccentric, literate, hypnotic & funny, this Baltimore duo uses playful melodies, found instruments and toys, whimsy and goofiness. (SHIMMY DISC)
TINKLERS, THE
"Sapling"
SHIMMY 45-1 LP $7.90
SHIMMY 45-4 cassette $7.10
SHIMMY 45-2 CD $11.60
(SHIMMY-DISC)
TINY LIGHTS
"I Think"
KOKO 12-7 7" $4.25
Their 4th release, this shows off this Hoboken quintet's softer, more mesmerizing side. (KOKOPOP)
TINY TIM
"I Love Me"
SEE 503-2 CD $10.80
The one and only Tiny Tim delves into treasure trove of 20th century music with modern "alternative " tunes, rare turn-of-the-century hits, peculiar disco tracks, religious and depression-era medleys, a world-beat version of Pink Floyd, his own classics and more. (SEELAND)
TIPILI
"Emetaphobia"
BBPTC 33-7 7" $4.00
This Boston 4-piece sounds a bunch like Boyracer, at least on one of the two songs, but so lo-fi and noise-soaked that the sound is their own. (BLACKBEAN & PLACENTA)
TIT WRENCH
"8-11-96 (Live)"
VC 106-2 CD $9.35
Hardcore, ambient, noise and trance-like stuff, recorded live in San Diego. No guitars, but a veritable arsenal of analog gear. The show accompanied a slideshow performance by artist Robert Sanchez, and the packaging includes full color reproductions of some of the slides. (VINYL COMMUNICATIONS)
TIT WRENCH
"Everyone Knows There's a God"
VC 38-1 12" EP $6.75
Hard, aggressive tekno-punk (as in Ministry) with a wacky sense of humor. Two noise tracks, two punkoid songs and a couple of booty-shakin' dance tunes, plus the entire "Committed for Life" 7" on the cassette. (VINYL COMMUNICATIONS)
TIT WRENCH
"Go Back To Europe"
VC 19-7 7" $3.80
A kind of a garage punk version of Ministry. Electronic instrumentation with lyrics to make you think. (VINYL COMMUNICATIONS)
TIT WRENCH
"OK You Homos, Out of the Car"
VC 48-7 7" $3.80
VC 48-2 CD $7.00
Sam McPheeters of Born Against guests on these four songs that range from basic punk to cheesy speedmetal to droning ambience, all with an electronic tinge. Lo-fi, colorful sagas of the weird. The CD has 60 bonus minutes of even weirder stuff, remixes, samples, and more. (VINYL COMMUNICATIONS)
TIT WRENCH
"Temporarily Committed for Life"
VC 35-7 7" $3.80
Four more slabs of thrash-industrial noise from this San Diego band. They even cover an Amenity song! (VINYL COMMUNICATIONS)
TIT WRENCH
"Twelve Swinging Inches"
VC 30-1 MLP $6.75
Technothrash & noise a la Lard or Ministry. (VINYL COMMUNICATIONS)
TIT WRENCH / VOLKSWHALE
"Life Sucks...Do Me"
VC 21-7 7" $3.80
San Diego's Tit Wrench and Ohio's Volkswhale each do parodies of the Wax Trax industrial dance sound, sarcastic and noisy as hell. White vinyl, 7 songs. (VINYL COMMUNICATIONS)
TITANS, THE
"Speed Queen Mama"/"She Would Back to the Cave"
REPENT 4504-7 7" $4.00
A new Japanese band that really knows how to make the most of a "Teengenerate meets the Hondells" type ideal. Movie biker rock rush. This is real rock (REPENT)
TITUS GROAN
"Titus Groan"
GET 564-1 LP $12.55
The only album by this English progressive outfit, originally released in 1970 on the Dawn label. Also includes 3 bonus tracks from their rare single. Gatefold sleeve, 180 gram virgin vinyl, Italian import. (GET BACK)
TITUS OATES
"Jungle Lady"
ANT 17-2 CD $11.00
American progressive underground band from the '70s, whose album was a time capsule of echoey vocals, wah-wah dual guitar leads that jump from speaker to speaker, Leslied Hammond organ, and art rock time-signature tricks. Regardless of whether vocalist Oates waxes sensitive or pompously poetic, and he certainly does both, the band bathes him in a rich, warm tonal underpinning that's quite charming. (ANTHOLOGY)
TNT
"Private Party"
FUK 6-7 7" $4.00
Sure, loud drummers are a dime a dozen, but few know the meaning of heavy the way this one does. Tina's mighty pounding (also heard in Lost Goat) is the basis of this rude, lewd, all-female trio from Santa Cruz. Punky, menacing, L7-like riffs buzz from Marshall amps, all topped off with wild, drunken, libidinous screeches. 3 uptempo rockers on red vinyl. (RADIO TRASH)
TO LIVE AND SHAVE IN LA
"Ride a Cock Over Horse"
MENLO 7004-7 7" $4.35
If I said this sounded a bit like an all-out riot in a lock-down psych ward, accompanied by guitar feedback, you might get the idea. (MENLO PARK)
TO NIJE SALA / WHAT MAKES DONNA TWIRL?
"Split LP"
RALPH PA2-1 LP $7.55
RALPH PA2-2 CD $10.40
A split album from two very strange and very Ralph groups. To Nije Sala (pronounced "too nee-ah shall-ah") can be called reckless, crazed, noisy, insane, & completely maniacal, but under the pointed baton of vocalist Steve Stain, very fine musicianship and well-crafted songwriting shine thru. W.M.D.T. produces a sound that's disjointed and yet completely sensible, rest-ing on a solid musical foundation and sporting some very odd lyrics and quirky flavors. (RALPH-T.E.C. TONES-ELEMENTAL MUSIC)
TOAD
"Dreams"
AK 083-1 LP $17.25
The 3rd and last album by this Swiss heavy prog/blues outfit, first released in 1975. Includes a bonus 7". 180 gram purple-red virgin vinyl, Italian import. (AKARMA)
TOAD
"Stop This Crime"
AK 183-2 CD $13.00
Guitar virtuoso Vic Vergeat, leader of legendary power blues-rock outfit TOAD, returned to the studio in 1993 for the first time since his group's heyday to produced this album of 12 new originals, backed by a tight rhythm section. DEEP PURPLE, HIGH TIDE and LED ZEP fans should be delighted. (AKARMA)
TOAD
"Toad"
AK 083-2 3xCD $35.50
This LP-sized box set collects all 3 TOAD albums, plus lots of bonus tracks, and includes a booklet with rare photos, a discography and detailed biography. Italian import. (AKARMA)
TOAD
"Toad"
AK 081-1 LP $17.25
The first album by this Swiss heavy prog/blues outfit, initially released in 1971. Includes a bonus 7", a poster and booklet. 180 gram yellow virgin vinyl, Italian import. (AKARMA)
TOAD
"Tomorrow Blue"
AK 082-1 LP $17.25
The 2nd album by this Swiss heavy prog/blues outfit, initially released in 1972. Includes 2 bonus 7"s. 180 gram blue virgin vinyl, Italian import. (AKARMA)
TODAY'S SOUNDS
"Songs of Spiritual Uplift"
AM 602-7 7" $4.00
Meat Puppets drummer Derrick Bostrom steps into the roles of vocalist, guitarist and producer on songs by The Archies and Little Eva, as well as a version of "Pac-Man Fever" and the obligatory country whiner "Still Going Steady." (AMARILLO)
TODD RUNDGREN
"Hello It's Me: A Retrospective"
GET 575-1 2xLP $17.40
A comprehensive overview of the popmeister's career, including all his radio hits and classic tracks, as well as many minor gems from the albums recorded for Bearsville Records during the '70s. 22 tracks total, 180 gram vinyl, with poster in a gatefold sleeve. Italian import. (GET BACK)
TODD RUNDGREN
"Something/Anything?"
GET 596-1 2xLP $17.40
On this 1972 solo release (originally out on the Bearsville label), Rundgren literally plays all the instruments, as well as singing and producing. It's a 25 track kaleidoscopic odyssey through the mind of a gifted and talented pop craftsman, checking on the history of music from Gilbert & Sullivan to Jimi Hendrix, powerpop, Motown and much more. Gatefold sleeve with lyric and photo booklet, 180 gram color vinyl (one disc blue, one red), Italian import. (GET BACK)
TOE TO TOE
"Southpaw"
BCR 026-7 7" $3.65
Super-tight, metallic, athletic and thoughtful hardcore from Australia. 5 intense workouts where the raging tempo races faster and faster, and a pounding production that gets bigger and bigger. (BEER CITY)
TOETAG
"H.I.V."
NEMTT 01-7 7" $4.15
Heavy, rockin' punkngrind in the vein of Slapshot, from a bunch of guys in Boston, with plenty of angry vocal gruffness & thundering bass. (NEMESIS)
TOILET BOYS, THE
"Living Like a Millionaire"
CF 019-P 12" pic disc $9.60
Outrageous full color picture disc with 6 glam and hard rock songs, none of which are on the CD! Limited edition of 1000. (COLDFRONT)
TOILET BOYS, THE
"Sinners and Saints"
CF 022-2 CD5 $8.90
Seven blistering glam/hard rock songs recorded in March 1999, as a prelude to their full album coming on Roadrunner next year. (COLDFRONT)
TOKYO KNIVES
"I Keep Thinkin' 'Bout You"
WRENCH 19-7 7" $4.55
Here's the cleanly, crisply recorded, adrenalin overdosed, beer fueled debut from this Stockholm, Sweden band featuring Jonas from HENRY FIAT'S OPEN SORE, Macke from THE BLACKS, Martin from TURPENTINE, and Tomoko, a Japanese girl in exile (And the inspiration for the band's name). Take the over the top punk rock of HENRY FIAT'S OPEN SORE, but round it out with a more distinct rock and roll sound. (WRENCH)
TOKYOS
"Tokyos"
RUR 018-1 LP $11.35
This collects all the tracks from their 10" plus 3 previously unreleased studio cuts by this late-'70s San Diego punk band. Full color cover with vintage photos and detailed liner notes, red vinyl pressing, Italian import. (RAVE UP)
TOM BURRIS
"Self Titled"
EXILE 2-4 cassette $4.70
A solo tape from 1988, this is kinda introspective & somewhat cryptic music that we'll pigeonhole as folkrockpsychejazz (??). Actually, this tape is more about SONGS (remember them?) than anything else. 40 min (EXILE)
TOM TADLOCK
"Body Ad"/"Poker Keno"
SUB 28-7 7" $4.00
Tommy produced several of the seminal SF artpunk groups, such as Tuxedomoon, Pink Section and PreFix, but he also wrote some of the most wonderfully whimsical tunes you've never heard. (SUBTERRANEAN)
TOMBSTONES, THE
"Graveyard Love"
RAGIN 2-7 7" $3.35
(RAGIN' RECORDS)
TOMMY GUERRERO
"Loose Grooves and Bastard Blues"
FERTGCD 1-2 CD $10.10
Critics have called Tommy's music a cross between BECK and SANTANA. Well, whatever. Drop this in categories like acid jazz, trip hop, alternative and downtempo. Not many left, folks, so if you want it, get it now. (FUNCTION 8)
TOMMY GUERRERO & GADGET
"Hoy Yen Ass'n"
FER 88810-1 LP $12.00
FER 88810-2 CD $11.30
Get set for some of the smoovest, jazziest down-tempo trip-hop around on the long-awaited first full-length collaboration between DJ Gadget and multi instrumentalist Tommy Guerrero. Guest appearances by Selavie, John Gold and Merle Saunders, among many others. (FUNCTION 8)
TOMMY GUERRERO & GADGET
"Mechanism"
FER 88805-1 12" EP $6.00
Slippery-smooth, chill beats that go down real easy. You get an instro, a vocal version with John Gold, and a very jazzy live remix with friends at the Function 8 studio. Another fine taste of their upcoming CD. (FUNCTION 8)
TOMMY GUERRERO & GADGET VS. THE JAZZ CANNON
"The `You'll Never Take Us Alive' Battle"
FER 88812-1 12" EP $6.65
Two prison-themed tracks from each: TG & G's lazybeat head nodder "Runnin from 5-0" with Tommy's strummin' and Gadget's turntable noodlin', plus their "Get Out of Jail Free Card" with its ROY AYERS vibe and sexy strolling bassline. On the JAZZ CANNON side, the hybrid jazz of "Upstate Prison Style," with horns, organs, horny organs and techy breakdowns, plus the creaking dub of "Prison Bus," trashcan drums banging, guitar fuzz and all. (FUNCTION 8)
TOMMY GUERRERO & GADGET
"Weed on the Tree, Forty on the Floor"
FER 89927-1 12" EP $6.00
This downtempo, trip hop, experimental hip hop single fuses live bass and guitar with programmed samples and DJ cuts, in a taste of their upcoming CD. (FUNCTION 8)
TOMMY STRANGE
"Waiting on the Corner"
DESOL 1-7 7" $3.35
A big guy with a gravelly voice and the genuinely tortured soulfulness of an early Dylan, Tommy writes, sings and strums outstandingly gut-wrenching new-folk material. 4 songs. (DESOLATION ROW)
TOMMYKNOCKERS
"Noisy Beast"
DION 726-7 7" $4.35
(DIONYSUS)
TOMORROW
"50 Minute Technicolor Dream: Unreleased & Live 1967"
RPM 184-2 CD $13.00
PINK FLOYD contemporaries with whom they shared many stages. Features all of their recordings (besides the studio album), including their legendary "Christmas on Earth" show. An essay by journalist Jon Storey (present at the show) compliments photos from the period. 16 tracks, UK import. (RPM)
TOMORROW
"Christmas on Earth Continued"
GET 543-1 LP $12.55
Eight songs from their December 1967 concert at the "Christmas On Earth Continued" psychedelic event in London, including songs from their sole studio album, a cover of THE BEATLES' "Strawberry Fields," and the otherwise unavailable "Shotgun & the Duck." Detailed liner notes, gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (GET BACK)
TONE, THE
"Wide Eyes and Nonsense..."
SKIP 80-1 LP $8.55
SKIP 80-2 CD $9.65
This UK band formed in 1996 from pieces of SCHWARTZENEGGAR, THATCHER ON ACID, HARD SKIN, BLIND MOLE RAT and KARMA SUTRA, and combines 12 tracks from their first three 7"s, plus 2 more songs. Think punk, ska, northern soul and R&B a la THE CLASH, THE SPECIALS and THE JAM. (BROKEN)
TONGUE
"Keep on Truckin'"
GFC 418-1 LP $17.25
With a blues-based, organ-heavy sound with bits of country rock and jugband, this Wisconsin group's album was recorded in 1972 at the beginning of their career, capturing them at the early peak of their powers. Especially noted for their version of "Morning Dew," it's great folk-psych sometimes reminiscent of MOBY GRAPE. Original artwork, 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (GEAR FAB)
TONGUE
"Sweet Meat"
HELLO 213-2 CD $10.10
Heavy, thundering hard rock and thrashy, apoplectic punk on this Los Angeles band's 2nd album. Really good female vocals courtesy of Liz of "Censor This" fanzine. (HELLO)
TONI OK
"Golden Guitar Mood"
REPENT 505-1 LP $8.40
Young Nagoya, Japan guitar whiz TONI OK plays all the instruments, records and produces on this all-instrumental album of surf, hot rod, rockabilly, fuzz guitar and exotica tunes, all the while keeping a driving, garage-punk energy. (REPENT)
TONTON MACOUTE
"Tonton Macoute"
AK 149-1 LP $17.25
AK 149-2 CD $13.00
British progressive rock and blues, originally out on RCA Neon in 1971, sometimes compared to STEVE HILLAGE or KHAN with a ZEPPELIN feel, but with more acoustic piano and walking bass lines. Gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (AKARMA)
TONY RIVERS
"Harmony Soul Collection, Volume 3"
RPM 205-2 CD $13.00
The 3rd CD in this successful series dedicated to the UK's leading harmony arranger and singer. Showcased here are more of the familiar BEACH BOYS style sounds, the rock'n'roll styled recordings in the vein of CLIFF RICHARD and SHAKING STEVEN, and the white pop/funk/soul that he got into from the mid '70s onwards. 12 previously unreleased tracks, UK import. (RPM)
TONY RIVERS
"The Collection Vol. 1: Castaways"
RPM 193-2 CD $13.00
The complete studio recordings from 1963-1967: seven singles (both sides) plus 13 previously unreleased recordings. 27 tracks, UK import. (RPM)
TONY RIVERS
"The Collection Vol. 2: Harmony Grass"
RPM 194-2 CD $13.00
Complete recordings from 1968-1970, including the last Castaway recordings (one unreleased track) as well as the album plus 5 singles released after the group's name change. 21 tracks, UK import. (RPM)
TOPSY TURBYS
"Hey Tiger"
BA 1159-7 7" $4.35
Four songs by this '60s Phoenix band. An enterprising member of the JC Penney family figured if BEATLES wigs were so popular, they could make a killing selling turbans! Decked out in turbans, robes, and phony beards, this group recorded songs featured here like "Hey Tiger," "Topsy Turby," and two more that have never appeared since their local Phoenix release in 1965. (BACCHUS ARCHIVE)
TORPEDO MOSKAU
"Malenkaja Rabota"
TORMOS 01-1 LP $9.00
Diverse punk, from early '77 to speedcore. German import (MISC. LABELS)
TORPEDOES, THE
"Good for the Country"
RR 001-2 CD $8.90
One of the most infectious bands you can see live, this Silicon Valley instrumental surf trio shreds at hypersonic speed. The energy and speed of skate-core is laid down over the structure and reverb of surf, with a very definite rockabilly presence lurking in the rhythms and riffs. (RESURGENT)
TORPEDOES, THE
"Lucky You"
RR 002-2 CD $8.90
Aggressive instro surf, hard twang, psychobilly dementia and dragstrip hooks, sparkling melodies and an occasional thrashy attack. The 2nd album from this San Francisco band who also contributed to the soundtrack to the "Lego Island" CD-ROM computer game. (RESURGENT)
TORTURE CHORUS
"In the Land of Lullabye"
CHARNCD 14-2 CD $10.70
Hell's version of a children's show hosted by a kid's worst nightmares, led by artist-animator Stephen Holman and his partner Clam Lynch, and backed by mutant cartoon music and frightening noise provided by Trance and Allegory Chapel Ltd. (CHARNEL HOUSE)
TOTAL
"Glassy Warhead"
PURE 21-2 CD $8.00
Spacious noise, distorted guitar noise, electronic noise over symphonic recordings, and layered electronic noise from Skullflower mainman Matthew Bower. (PURE)
TOTAL CHAOS
"8/29/96, Fireside Bowl, Chicago"
VML 078-7 7" $3.85
Six songs of burly, explosive, apocalyptic hardcore, where the whole gang (including the pit) joins in on the vocal barks. The frenzied, ugly sound befits the pummeling, utterly unsympathetic songs. (VML)
TOTALITÄR
"Klass Inte Ras"
PRANK 024-7 7" $4.00
Since 1985, this Swedish band has produced some of the most riveting hardcore on the planet. An overwhelming thrash churn with a steady DISCHARGE influence, incorporating rock and oi. 6 songs. (PRANK)
TOTALITAR
"Ni Maste Bort!"
PRANK 039-1 LP $8.65
Classic fierce Swedish hardcore with heavy DISCHARGE-style guitars and provocative, thoughtful, political lyrics. Their 2nd LP, originally released in 1997 on CD in Sweden. (PRANK)
TOTALITAR
"Sin Egen Motstandare"
PRANK 027-1 LP $8.25
A total classic from this Swedish HC band who have existed since 1985. Originally released in '95 in Sweden, CD only, these 18 songs are hammered with primitive crudity in a wall of distortion, overdriving guitar wail, savagely angry shouts, and crunching drum pound. (PRANK)
TOTEM POLE OF LOSERS
"Jesus, I Am Loving You"/"My Compromise"
AMAR 584-7 7" $4.00
True-to-life character studies of a Christian housewife and a hack songwriter, both on the edge of breakdown, are miraculously transformed into depressing novelty songs. Another greasy serving of sunny-side-up weirdness from the Zip Code Rapists / Easy Goings / Caroliner crowd. (AMARILLO)
TOTEMPLOW
"Applaud the Execution"
MANCD 12-2 CD $10.80
This San Francisco artist produces a very dark, dreamlike ambience that doesn't quite fit the usual preconceptions, with sonic images of vast, lonely spaces, long empty of human activity or influence, abandoned graves, creeping fog and narcotic hallucinations. (MANIFOLD)
TOTO TORQUATI
"Gli Occhi di un Bambino"
AK 1012-1 LP $17.25
AK 1012-2 CD $13.00
Not much info about this guy so far, just that he released this jazz-oriented album in 1973. Gatefold sleeve, 180 gram virgin vinyl, Italian import. (AKARMA)
TOTSUZEN DANBALLSEN
"Self Titled"
ARCD 36-2 CD $18.40
Guys who look like Ren & Stimpy but sound awesome like Pere Ubu (David Thomas-like vocals, cool & splashy rhythm machine, weird Ravensteinish synth noises floating around in the background, intense Tom Herman-oid guitar, etc.); immediately likeable! (ALCHEMY)
TOURETTE'S LAUTREC
"Red All"
SFTRI 644-1 LP $8.25
SFTRI 644-2 CD $9.65
A psychotic blend of punk economy, new wave screech, progressive aspirations and garage rock resourcefulness hailing from San Diego. (SYMPATHY)
TOWEL
"Anthology"
VMFM 46-2 CD $9.00
Specially priced 17-track collection of all of their bargenous lo-fi assault thus far. Young boys in fancy hairdos, tight pants and bad bands look askance at TOWEL. A small girl greets TOWEL at the border with a duffel bag of cash and tears streaking down her tiny face. A big man with smelly armpits thanks TOWEL for helping him get off welfare. (VERMIFORM)
TOWEL
"self titled"
VMFM 30-7 7" $4.00
Ex-Tallows Wendy and John (childhood friends of Men's Recovery Project, for what it's worth) engage in something that makes the label want to market it as a big mess to clean up. (VERMIFORM)
TOWEL
"self titled"
VMFM 36-1 8" $6.00
Four more songs from Wendy and John, following up their March 1997 debut 7". Contains the delicate love ballad "Pig Fuckar," among other hits. (VERMIFORM)
TOWN MANAGERS, THE
"self titled"
SHREDR 42-7 7" $4.00
A trio from West Philadelphia led by Joe Jack Talcum of Dead Milkmen fame, serving up four fat slabs of melodic meat sounding like Devo meets the Descendants. (SHREDDER)
TOXIC NARCOTIC
"Damn Near Killed 'Em"
RPRTN 2-2 CD5 $4.40
Boston's TOXIC NARCOTIC keeps the pit swirling with their most recent opus. Same high energy and unbridled anger, but with more shifting tempos and improved sonic clarity, for those who care. (RODENT POPSICLE)
TOXIC NARCOTIC
"You Wreckt'em!"
RPR 013-7 7" $3.35
RPR 013-2 CD5 $4.40
No attempt to compromise their malevolent thrash is attempted here. This is pure, unadulterated hate played at one blinding tempo with low, grinding guitars and brutally barked vocals. You'll love it! (CD includes 2 remixed cuts from a previous 7" split.) (RODENT POPSICLE)
TOXIC REASONS
"Dedication"
RE 001-1 LP $11.60
An official re-issue of the 4th studio album by this influential Indianapolis hardcore band, first released in 1988 only on the German label Funhouse. Gray vinyl, German import. (RE-FORCE)
TOY BIZARRE
"KDI DCTB 07"
PURE 41-2 CD $8.00
This French artist produces electro-acoustic noise and musique concrete ambience, with loud passages alternating with very quiet ones. (PURE)
TRADER HORNE
"Morning Way"
AK 087-1 LP $17.25
AK 087-2 CD $13.00
This folk rock group was formed by ex-FAIRPORT CONVENTION member Judy Dyble and Jackie McAuley from THEM and BELFAST GYPSIES. Originally released on the Dawn label in 1970, this re-release includes bonus tracks, and the LP is pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl. Italian import. (AKARMA)
TRAGIC MULATTO
"Chartreuse Toulouse"
VIRUS 80-1 LP $8.85
VIRUS 80-4 cassette $7.45
A cacaphonic musical meltdown including demented vocals, tribal drums, wailing guitar, grungy bass and their trademark frosting of tuba and sex, er, sax. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TRAGIC MULATTO
"Hot Man Pussy"
VIRUS 74-1 LP $8.85
Somewhere between the Butthole Surfers, Gwar, and your fave live sex show, that hotbed of insanity is at it again. Nine songs. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TRAGIC MULATTO
"Locos Por El Sexo"
VIRUS 69-1 LP $8.85
They're back, and grosser than ever! More fun than a barrel of...uh... Need we say more? (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TRAILER PARK TORNADOS
"Heroes of the Hopeless"
BN 011-7 7" $4.00
Here's a new blast from the prolific Buffalo garage punk scene: no-fi, don't wanna-be-a-rockstar ragin' that charges straight ahead at full speed through all 4 songs. (BIG NECK)
TRAINED ATTACK DOGS
"Pizza"
RAVE 02-7 7" $4.25
A limited edition re-pressing of 4 songs from these urban popsters, neat stuff to funk, bang, grind and groove to. (RAVE RECORDS)
TRAITORS
"Everything Went Shit"
JFR 058-2 CD $9.65
Here's their "lost" album, featuring the original line up of Matt Skiba (ALKALINE TRIO), Todd Pot (APOCALYPSE HOBOKEN), Marc Ruvolo (NO EMPATHY), Francisco (NOSTRILSAURUS), all of their rare and out of print singles, compilation tracks, and unreleased tracks. This is hard, fast, and nasty punk rock from the Windy City. (JOHANN'S FACE)
TRAITORS
"No Friends"
JFR 031-7 7" $4.00
The 2nd 7" for these crazy garage punks. Fast and ugly, it was recorded by Albini and really rocks. The band features members of No Empathy, Hubcap, Jerkwater, and Nostrilsaurus. (JOHANN'S FACE)
TRAITORS
"No Friends"
JFR 031-7 7" $4.00
The 2nd 7" for these crazy garage punks. Fast and ugly, it was recorded by Albini and really rocks. The band features members of No Empathy, Hubcap, Jerkwater, and Nostrilsaurus. (JOHANN'S FACE)
TRAITORS
"self titled"
JFR 041-1 LP $8.55
JFR 041-2 CD $9.65
Nasty garage hardcore recorded by STEVE ALBINI and sporting a roster that includes ex-members of NO EMPATHY, and already banned from numerous Chicago venues. Think a faster NEW BOMB TURKS or a more fucked up MINOR THREAT. (JOHANN'S FACE)
TRAITORS
"self titled"
JFR 041-1 LP $8.55
JFR 041-2 CD $9.65
Nasty garage hardcore recorded by STEVE ALBINI and sporting a roster that includes ex-members of NO EMPATHY, and already banned from numerous Chicago venues. Think a faster NEW BOMB TURKS or a more fucked up MINOR THREAT. (JOHANN'S FACE)
TRAITORS / EVIL BEAVER, THE
"Live at the Manhole"
JFR 051-1 LP $8.55
Crazy, drunken, punk rock queercore at its finest, recorded live at the notorious Chicago leather bar. Limited pressing of 500, hand numbered. (JOHANN'S FACE)
TRAITORS / THE FORCE
"Split EP"
JFR 045-7 7" $4.00
Chicago's TRAITORS meet Grass Valley's THE FORCE in this head-on clash of blazing, old-school hardcore. Limited edition of 500. (JOHANN'S FACE)
TRANCE
"Audiography"
STAAL 43-2 CD $10.70
The 2nd CD by this San Francisco artist explores loping tribal hythms, goth ambience, and noise textures. Ethereal and other-worldly, but with a grounding in real life emotions. Colorful, multi-page booklet with accompanying texts fill out the package. Dutch import. (STAALTAPE)
TRANCE
"Augury"
CHCD 16-2 CD $10.70
Three tracks (now different versions) from compilations and five new tracks of dark, lush instrumentals. Orchestral samples/synths and lurking noises create a goth atmosphere similiar to the soundtrack to Myst. (CHARNEL HOUSE)
TRANCE
"Automatism"
CHARNCD 2-2 CD $11.30
The first CD release from this san Francisco outfit. Sixty minutes of all new percussion and noise, with three live tracks. The metal percussion, drums, guitar mayhem, and classical sounds make for a strong audio affront to the senses. (CHARNEL HOUSE)
TRANCE
"Contents Under Pressure"
FEPCD 02-2 CD $11.30
Live collaborations from 1991 to 1993: an improvisational guitar duet with Jim O'Rourke, ritualistic percussion and eerie ambient soundscapes with Allegory Chapel, swirling guitar and full-on skronking horns with the Evolution Control Committee, and blasts of guitar dissonance with the spooky vocals of Joe Papa from Controlled Bleeding. (FLYING ESOPHAGUS)
TRANCE
"Guitar Noise"
CHARNS 2-7 7" $4.25
Spacey, ambient textured guitar drones n' tones from a San Francisco artist who also has a full CD on the same label and several compilation cuts, including "Dry Lungs V". Red vinyl, and a numbered edition of 500. (CHARNEL HOUSE)
TRANCE / MACRONYMPHA
"Audio Image Assault"
GROSS 17-4 cassette $10.00
Trance manipulates Macronypha's sound sources, with indistinct sounds, tones and recordings slithering in and out of white noise washes. Japanese import. (G.R.O.S.S.)
TRANCE MISSION
"self titled"
COT 002-2 CD $10.80
Two members of Lights in a Fat City get together with Beth Custer from Clubfoot Orchestra and several friends, using clarinets, didgeridoo, and a whole passel of mainly wind and percussion instruments from around the globe in a remarkable fusion of jazz bop, ethnic folk, ambience and tribal dance. (CITY OF TRIBES)
TRANQUIL / WRONG
"Split EP"
-7 7" $4.00
Tranquil goes in for the noise/drone style of rock, while Wrong freaks with total, outta-control spazzjazzrock noise. "Meaningful" psychedelic cover art, and funny, mutated Nat Hentoff liner notes. (SUNSHIP)
TRANS MEGETTI, THE
"Fading Left to Completely On"
GERN 049-1 LP $7.70
GERN 049-2 CD $9.65
These guys seem to take an emo sensibility and express it in sounds reminiscent of THE STOOGES, RADIOHEAD, ELVIS COSTELLO and THE CLASH, to name a few. (GERN BLANDSTEN)
TRANSCEND
"Product of Our Greed"
12-2 CD $10.85
You want straight edge? We got straight edge. A plethora of anger and angst with Black Flaggy vocals/production. (DOGHOUSE)
TRANSMISIA
"Mincing Machine"
WIDE 10-1 LP $9.30
WIDE 10-2 CD $11.60
Croatian power trio in the tradition of Big Black and Scratch Acid. Noise & terror galore, on clear vinyl speckled with black. Italian import. (WIDE)
TRASH BRATS
"Must Be the Cocaine"
I94 003-7 7" $4.35
This great Detroit band turns up the glam all the way on a brand new original, and then gets totally punk on a ZERO BOYS cover. (I-94)
TRASH BRATS
"Someday's Too Late"/ "Don't Wanna Dance"
FORCEM 5-7 7" $3.35
FORCEM 5-4 cassette $4.10
9 songs on the cassette. (FORCE MAJEURE)
TRASH BRATS
"Trash Brats"
I94 002-2 CD $10.10
This CD re-issues the 1991 cassette-only album by this Detroit glam-pop punk band, which has sold over 6000 copies over the years. Remixed and remastered to give it a bigger, full-throttle sound, and with 2 bonus tracks from the original sessions plus some great band photos from the period, this is a numbered, limited edition of 661. (I-94)
TRASH BRATS / THE SINISTERS
"Split EP"
CIRCUM 1-7 7" $4.00
An all-out sonic assault from two ultra-trashy glam punk bands. Two songs each from Toronto's THE SINISTERS and Detroit's TRASH BRATS. Recalling Detroit's THE DIRTYS, both of these bands play it in the grand punk tradition of fast, loud, and hard, with tons of distortion and an extra helping of sassy attitude... and let's not forget, these guys are UGLY! (CIRCUMSTANTIAL)
TRASH BRATS, THE
"Songs in the Key of F U"
I94 TBFU-2 CD $10.10
This collects tracks recorded from 1987-95 by this long-running Detroit glam/pop-punk outfit. They might sound a bit like tougher SCREECHING WEASEL, but the attitude is more NEW YORK DOLLS. (I-94)
TRASH CAN SCHOOL
"Satan's Favorite Groupie"
DION 716-7 7" $4.35
L.A.'s fave shock rock group delves deep into the garage grunge in their last of-1990 release. Golden yellow vinyl, 3 songs. (DIONYSUS)
TRASH CAN SCHOOL
"Sick Jokes & Wet Dreams"
SFTRI 147-2 CD $9.65
Much delayed, but now finally out. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TRASH CAN SCHOOL
"Volume War"
SFTRI 240-1 LP $8.25
SFTRI 240-2 CD $9.65
Hypnotic, annoying white noise with a beat, tragic/dramatic vocals and bizarre sax antics; 3-guitar madness and nasty dreams. Produced by the legendary Geza X. The vinyl version is limited to 1000, but the CD seems to have a lot more stuff on it. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TRASHWOMEN, THE
"Aphrodesia"
HILLS 1-7 7" $4.00
Formally "Self titled." Totally groovin' surf/hotrod instrumentals, trashy and rockin' as you can possibly get, played by 3 wild Betty Page look-alikes! Rubber-burnin', steel-crunchin' sound effects!! Produced by Maz Mummy & released by Johnny "Phantom Surfers" Bartlett!!! (HILLSDALE)
TRASHWOMEN, THE
"Spend the Night with the Trashwomen"
ES 1214-2 CD $10.10
San Francisco's queens of trash with their debut LP and twelve blasts of surf/hot rod fun that come on like a hemi-powered longboard. Recorded in glorious lo-fi mono by Maz Mummy! Sleazy full-color cover, and vinyl only! (ESTRUS)
TREBLE SPANKERS, THE
"Enola Gay"
KEBAB 004-7 7" $4.55
Impeccable, sophisticated surf with clear, high-quality production swimming in a lush sea of reverb. Spooky evocations of doomsday haunt Side A, while Side B is taken from this Amsterdam quartet's Polydor(!) album "Hasheeda." Deep blue wax. Imported from Switzerland. (SHEEP)
TREBLEMAKERS, THE
"The Treblemakers Vs. the Doomsday Device"
ID 123376-1 LP $9.10
ID 123376-2 CD $10.80
A DAVIE ALLAN-type biker fuzz attack fused to something not unlike the BOMBORAS "Pier 13" album, this over-the-edge instro-space-surf-crank opus (their 3rd album) really blazes! Great between-song soundbites, too! (DIONYSUS)
TREEPEOPLE
"Guilt Regret Embarrassment"
TOX L23-4 cassette $7.10
Finally, finally, finally this thing limps in like an overdue bus. We dunno whether to laugh, cry or assault the driver. They're from Seattle, it's produced by Steve Fisk, and it rocks. Nuff said. (TOXIC SHOCK)
TRENCH
"Turn It on It's Head"
ALLIED 53-7 7" $4.00
Political hardcore in the style of early Neurosis or less sample-oriented Buzzov-en. This Chico CA punk noise outfit has appeared on Allied's "Music from the Proletariat" compilation. (ALLIED)
TREND, THE
"Batman Live at Budokan"
HATE 23-1 LP $12.55
a.k.a. "Live at Budokan Plus." Killer vintage punk from this Rochester/Buffalo band! The vinyl version of the CD that re-issued their 1982 LP with the tracks from their rare 1980 7" (previously comped on "Killed By Death 10"). Italian import. (HATE)
TRES KIDS
"self titled"
BEAR 4-7 7" $4.00
"Fart in the Casket" "Foghat Goes to Six Flags" "Lois Lane and the Turkey Monster" These are but tres of the 10 skull-crushing, nauseatingly manic hardcore blasts crammed onto this insane 7". Frantic stop-n-go trash thrash metal spew with over-the-top screams for vocals and a drummer who forgot to put his pants on. (BEAR)
TRI-STATE KILL SPREE
"Bathtub Meth"
SFTRI 146-7 7" $4.00
Punk/funk/junk snarl and attack from the business end of a sawed-off. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TRIANGLE
"*"
FT 40-1 LP $8.85
FT 40-2 CD $10.20
A.K.A "Asterisk". Beats fucking happen. The breakbeats of PLAID and MOUSE ON MARS meet the sounds of afro-beat era TALKING HEADS and BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE, with melodies and harmonies a la YO LA TENGO, in the laptops and bedroom audio gear of this St. Paul duo. (FILE 13)
TRIANGLE MALLET APRON
"Home Sleuth"
FLYSQ 2-4 cassette $5.90
Simple yet visionary sound and word images which are sometimes conventional in organization, sometimes far from it. Lyric booklet included. 30 min. (FLYING SQUIRREL)
TRIBE 8
"Allen's Mom"
OUT 13-2 CD5 $6.00
Three new songs from the one & only dyke-punk quintet. A tribute to mothers, both musically and graphically. (OUTPUNK)
TRIBE 8
"By The Time I Get To Colorado"
OUT 7-1 MLP $6.65
OUT 7-2 CD5 $7.45
Hardcore/dykecore raunch, spit & punk venom from San Francisco, following their very succesful 7" and track on "Dyke in the Pit." US tour soon, so watch out. (OUTPUNK)
TRIBE 8
"Fist City"
VIRUS 156-1 LP $8.85
VIRUS 156-4 cassette $7.45
VIRUS 156-2 CD $10.50
This female punk group calls themselves "San Francisco's own all-dyke, all out, in-your-face, blade brandishing, gang-castrating, dildo-swingin', bullshit detecting, aurally pornographic, neanderthal-pervert band of patriarchy smashing bushlickers." Uh, OK. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TRIBE 8
"Roadkill Cafe"
VIRUS 173-7 7" $4.00
VIRUS 173-2 CD5 $6.55
Two cuts of metal-edged, in your face queercore (including a psychotic cover of "Radar Love") recorded in the studio during their recent nationwide tour, from San Francisco's premier dyke-rockers. The CD5 also has 3 live tracks recorded at Tramps in NYC. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TRIBE 8
"Role Models of Amerika"
VIRUS 212-1 LP $8.85
VIRUS 212-2 CD $10.50
This is not only the meanest, baddest, loudest, crudest, and horniest dyke band in existence, they are unstoppable rock legends who deserve to be worshipped in the live arena. This is their 3rd full length release and the most "punk sounding" to date. A Black Flag cover of "Rise Above" that is worth mentioning. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TRIBE 8
"Snarkism"
VIRUS 181-1 LP $8.85
VIRUS 181-2 CD $10.50
It's lesbian chic, they say, and their second album is chock full of snide comments and sarcasm, liberally sprinkled with ska, funk, pop, punk and outright trash, with bits of sax and violin. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TRIBHANGA
"Soul Freak"
GUR 2142-2 CD $11.45
Don't let the New-Agey '70s cover art fool ya. Jagged, pounding noise rock awaits inside, with enough fucked-up bad mojo to give you a headache into next week. The female vocals alternately croon and rage, the drums thunder and the bass n' guitar wail, roar and vomit. (GLOBAL UNDERGROUND)
TRICK BABYS
"Last Chance Man"
SFTRI 347-7 7" $4.00
A hot new combo from NYC, these popsters do it with style, hooks and female vocals that stick in your head. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TRIGGER HAPPY BAND, THE
"The Fortyish Woman Said"
BOH THB-7 7" $4.15
This Swedish scuzz-punk powerhouse sounds a bit like Antiseen without the chicken-fried country influence. Rocks like hell, too. (BAG OF HAMMERS)
TRIP
"Time of Change"
AK 1011-1 LP $17.25
AK 1011-2 CD $13.00
The 4th album by one of the more important groups on the '70s Italian progressive scene, this was first released on the Trident label in 1974. LP on 180 gram virgin vinyl, in gatefold sleeve. Italian import. (AKARMA)
TRIP 6
"Back With a Vengeance"
GTA 032-2 CD $10.40
New York hardcore at its brutal, street level best from these punk veterans: 38 tracks including their first demo, the entire Music Box studio session, live cuts from CBGB's and WFMU, all from 1987, the one year they were together. (GRAND THEFT AUDIO)
TRIP, THE
"Help Me"
SFTRI 408-7 7" $4.00
First single by this young band. "Help Me" is a blaring, pleading cry as the backdrop of guitars escalates in volume adding to the anthem like quality. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TRIPSICHORD
"Tripsichord"
AK 077-1 2xLP $25.60
AK 077-2 CD $13.00
Originally known as TRIPSICHORD MUSIC BOX, this San Francisco psych band recorded this album in 1969 and released it in 1971 on the Janus label. Produced (and essentially owned) by San Francisco's own version of Kim Fowley, Matthew Katz (who was also behind MOBY GRAPE and others), this somewhat enigmatic band had that classic San Francisco acid psych sound, and has often been compared favorably to QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE. 180 gram virgin vinyl double LP in gatefold sleeve, digipak CD, Italian import. (AKARMA)
TROLLIN WITHDRAWAL
"Emil Eye"
ERR 003-7 7" $4.00
Beck-ish folk-rock; the stoned poem ramble of Mr. Non Robot will speak to those disaffected, post Dylanesque urban users and losers. (ERRONEOUS)
TROLLIN WITHDRAWAL
"Strappin' Yet Still Ponderin'"
CHIMP 6-7 7" $4.00
Sounds like shit! Charming as hell! Seven giddy, twisted songs of Beck-ish hip-hop folk, Syd Barrett-y loopy unpop, in a Caroliner-like jumble. Features Non-Robot #27 on androgynous vocals, acoustic guitar and distorted bongos. (CHIMP)
TRONICS
"What's the Hubbub Bub"
WRENCH 17-2 CD $10.70
A reissue of a very rare cassette-only album from 1980 by this very strange UK outfit which started off as a punk band in 1978, but evolved into a trashy, raw and minimalist guitar-and-bongo sound by the time of this recording. This includes their best-known single "Shark Fucks" and a live version of their last single "Wildcat Rock." UK import. (WRENCH)
TROUBLE, THE
"Nobody Laughs Anymore"
GMM 131-2 CD $10.65
Superlative debut CD from this Boston streetpunk/hardcore band. Capturing the energy and spirit of SLAPSHOT, THE 4SKINS and MINOR THREAT, these guys are young, angry and here to stay. (GMM)
TRUENTS
"Every Day of the Week"
TKOROUND 16-1 LP $8.85
TKOROUND 16-2 CD $10.35
The first full length from this unique New York City band crosses the boundaries of Oi!, hardcore and pop punk to bring you an album that's upbeat, aggressive and melodic all at once. (TKO)
TRUENTS, THE
"Don't Look Back"/"Just Don't Tell"
TKOROUND 11-7 7" $4.35
TKOROUND 11-P 10" pic disc $11.50
That Cadillac-priced, heart-shaped picture disc is perty much gone, but now the same two tracks of passionate, tough, superbly recorded punk from this NYC band are on a plain old dirt-cheap black vinyl 7". (TKO)
TRUENTS, THE
"Manhattan Express"
GMM 124-7 7" $4.15
Great melodic hardcore sound from these Bronx, New York natives who sing on "Manhattan Express" about needing to get out of the City. 3 songs total, crunchingly powerful and exploding with punk spirit, pressed on clear vinyl. (GMM)
TRUMAN'S WATER
"Godspeed the Vortex"
WO 10-2 CD $10.70
A re-issue of one of their old LPs (with a good hunk of bonus stuff), this sure isn't their "normal" rock stuff. Noise ranging from harsh shredding to goofy finger-up-yr-nose-isms and general fucking around. Annoying? Well... (WAY OUT)
TRUMAN'S WATER
"Skyjacker"/"Floorjacker"
SFTRI 255-7 7" $4.00
Another San Diego band, but this one's been compared to Sun City Girls, or even the Boredoms meet the Fall. They've done Europe a couple of times, released several records on small, maverick labels, and done two Peel sessions, among other accomplishments. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TRUMANS WATER
"Action Ornaments"
RUNT 28-2 CD $10.10
An inspired album boldly eschewing production slickness for a raw, unadorned sound, perfectly suited to the intense, sore emotions, dissonant guitars and jagged song structures. Sounds like you're right there in the basement with your ear up against their old tube amps. Guest appearances by Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Azalia Snail, and Dan Oxenberg (Supreme Dicks). Italian import. (RUNT)
TRUST FUND BABIES
"Trust Fund Babies"
RPBDUM 1-1 LP $8.10
The first album from this popular band, with 12 tunes of extra-gritty garage punk. (RAPID PULSE)
TRUST FUND BABIES
"Up to No Good"
RADIO 8-7 7" $4.00
The 2nd 7" of high energy '77-style punk tunes by this group which features members of THE SHIFTERS and THE SPITES. Their first 7" got rave reviews all over the place, and this one is right on the money, too! (RADIO)
TUB JOHNSON & THEE HEADCOATS
"Tub's Twist"/"Sad Sack"
SFTRI 221-7 7" $4.00
Billy Childish plays drums, and Headcoats drummer Tub plays guitar on these two rockin' & reelin' dance tunes. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TUBE TOPS
"Bleeder"/"With You"
CZ 086-7 7" $4.00
Pure Pop candy from former members of THE POSIES, THE FASTBACKS & POP SICKLE. Immediate hits reminiscent of THE KINKS in their brilliance. Very elaborate, fold-out packaging die-cut and foil stamped must this a must-see-to-believe-gem! (C/Z)
TUESDAY
"Early Summer"
AM 013-7 7" $4.20
AM 013-2 CD5 $6.10
This 4-song debut release has powerful, melodic hooks combined with intensely personal lyrics. Very catchy and driving emo-influenced punk, like a more heavy, crunching Jawbreaker. (ASIAN MAN)
TUESDAY
"Free Wheelin'"
AM 019-1 LP $8.85
AM 019-2 CD $9.65
Very powerful melodic hooks with driving rhythms that might remind you of a cross between JAWBREAKER, SMOKING POPES, FIFTEEN, THE PROMISE RING, FUGAZI and WEEZER. (ASIAN MAN)
TULI KUPFERBERG
"No Deposit, No Return"
SHIMMY 9133-2 CD $14.00
This is his long-unavailable 1966 LP, plus side one of 1989's "Tuli & Friends." (SHIMMY-DISC)
TULI KUPFERBERG
"Tuli & Friends"
SHIMMY 20-1 LP $7.90
SHIMMY 20-4 cassette $7.10
In his first album in years, one of the original Fugs uses spoken word, a capella vocals, kazoos, and friends on several instruments in his barbed comments on life in 1989. Allen Ginsburg guests on one tune. (SHIMMY DISC)
TUMBLEWEED
"Stoned"/"Holy Moses"
SEED 1-7 7" $3.65
Some of the best Australian garage roar-n-howl to rattle the rafters in a while. Powerful guitars and vocals, and not a bit sloppy, either. (SEED)
TUMBLEWEED
"Your Bill of Rights"
RALPH PA5-7 7" $3.15
The Bill of Rights gets recited in true Residential fashion, over appropriately spooky background music. The printed innersleeve has all the words. (RALPH-T.E.C. TONES-ELEMENTAL MUSIC)
TUMOR CIRCUS
"Meathook Up My Rectum"
VIRUS 102-7 7" $4.00
Recording on one side, Clive Barker engraving on the other. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TUMOR CIRCUS
"Self Titled"
VIRUS 87-1 LP $8.85
VIRUS 87-4 cassette $7.45
VIRUS 87-2 CD $10.50
Jello Biafra on vocals, with members of Steel Pole Bath Tub and King Snake Roost. 3 extra songs on the CD & cassette. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TUMOR CIRCUS
"Take Me Back Or I'll Drown Our Dog"/"Swine Flu"
VIRUS 89-7 7" $4.00
VIRUS 89-P 7" pic disc $4.35
Biafra collaborates again, this time with Steel Pole Bath Tub, in a stand-out psycho noise-fest not to be missed. Two versions: normal black vinyl and a special limited edition pic disc (x-ray of a 2-headed baby b/w a seal) rendered unplayable (arrgh!) by a big hole punched through it. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES)
TUNNEL RATS
"Going to Marty's"
WOUNDCAJ 08-7 7" $4.25
Come party with the big boys! Three swinging, over-sexed drunk punkers with a happy (if wasted) sound and catchy gang vocal chants about their favorite bar. Side 2 is a GG Allin cover. (WOUNDUP)
TUNNEL RATS / HELLSTOMPER
"Divided By History, United By Hatred"
WOUND 48064-7 7" $4.25
Four slices of certified scumpunk, courtesy of New Hampshire's TUNNEL RATS and Tennessee's HELLSTOMPER. Both have albums out, as well as 7" stuff, and this is just about as rude and rockin' as you could want. (WOUNDUP)
TUNNEL RATS, THE
"Our War is Never Over"
WN 666-2 CD $7.75
These New Hampshire scum-punks proudly pick up the fallen, shit-stained banner of fellow New Hampshire native GG Allin and wave it high. Their first album, with 26 tracks recorded 1994-96, including a few covers of songs by GG, Fear, Angry Samoans, Redd Kross and Hollywood Squares. Co-released with Baloney Shrapnel. (WOUNDUP)
TURBONEGRO
"Ass Cobra"
SFTRI 385-2 CD $9.65
Norway's "most hated/most loved" outcasts, with 15 tracks of brutal punk blasts of the most extremely rude, politicaly incorrect variety. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TURBONEGRO
"Get It On"
SFTRI 543-7 7" pic disc $5.25
Having thoroughly kicked out the jams on their latest full-length, Scandinavia's most talented nihilistic timeless rock'n'roll circus give us just a taste on this massive homage to fornication. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TURING MACHINE
"A New Machine for Living"
JT 1044-1 LP $8.85
JT 1044-2 CD $10.20
The debut from this Brooklyn-based trio featuring former members of PITCHBLENDE and VINELAND, and with a sound that mixes '70s art student rock (THIS HEAT, GANG OF FOUR), Krautrock, classic prog (MAGMA, GONG), and new bands like RAPTURE, EUPHONE and AT THE DRIVE-IN. (JADE TREE)
TURN
"Under My Skin"
FREE 001-2 CD5 $7.75
Italian progressive punk/metal that may well be sung in English, but with such screaming intensity that the point becomes irrelevant. Monstrous chunky guitar riffs, menacing bass, and tight, pounding drums recorded with incredibly clear and powerful sound quality, but with unnervingly complex rhythms and dark mood that make it a cut above the hard rock radio/Mattrock heavyweights. (FREE LAND)
TURNING POINT
"1988-1991 Discography"
JT 1049-2 CD $10.20
A comprehensive collection of all of this New Jersey straight-edge hardcore, proto-emo band's material, including demos, 7"s, compilation cuts, live recordings, and their one album. (JADE TREE)
TUULI
"Rockstar Potential"
SFTRI 621-1 10" $8.40
SFTRI 621-2 CD5 $8.45
Sweet pop meets crunchy rock in these girl's blend of beautiful vocals, soaring guitars and throbbing rhythms that might remind you of THE MUFFS, BUCK, or THE CHUBBIES. (SYMPATHY)
TUULI / THE BLACK HALOS
"Homeless for Christmas"
SFTRI 642-7 7" $4.00
Christmas cheer from Toronto's girl-pop sensation TUULI and popular SubPop artists THE BLACK HALOS. (SYMPATHY)
TUULI / TRAVOLTAS
"Split EP"
AMPOP 9-7 7" $4.00
Dutch band TRAVOLTAS do the BEACH BOYS-type harmony thing, grafted onto melodic punk. Veteran Toronto band TUULI makes its first US release, sounding alot like one of those very wistful Sarah label shoegazer bands from a few years back. (AMERICAN POP PROJECT)
TUXEDOMOON
"A Thousand Lives by Picture"
RALPH 8354-1 LP $7.60
One of the world's great synthesizer bands, originally from San Francisco, now relocated to Europe. Important for serious new music fans. (RALPH T.E.C. TONES-ELEMENTAL MUSIC)
TUXEDOMOON
"Ten Years In One Night"
MASO 90006-2 2xCD $21.80
A collection of 17 songs performed live in Germany, Japan, Italy and Holland over a two-year period. Several of their old classics, plus many newer songs, are captured in flawless performances and crystal-clear digital recordings. Includes 16 page booklet packed with full color photos. Italian import. (MATERIALI SONORI)
TV KILLERS
"Have a Blitz on You"
ES 1253-1 LP $9.60
ES 1253-2 CD $11.00
Ferocious 2-chord punk hollow-point rounds to the brain from this great French band. This is their 3rd album, and judging from the reaction so far, definitely a band to watch. (ESTRUS)
TV KILLERS / TEMPORAL SLUTS
"Split EP"
RON 011-7 7" $4.55
A classic '77-style punk rock shootout between France's TV KILLERS and Italy's TEMPORAL SLUTS. Italian import. (ROCKIN' BONES)
TWELVE STEPPES, THE
"Deep North"
POREST 001-2 CD + book $9.25
Two brothers from Oakland CA uproot themselves and go to Detroit in the dead of winter to visit family and eke out a living in the Michigan cold, and this is what they found. The 56-page book of revealing texts and revolting relays is further illuminated by a 70-minute CD of songs, stories, audio voyeurism and damaging Midwestern radio interceptions, intricately designed with musical interludes and field recordings. (POREST)
TWENTY SECOND SECT
"Get That Charge"
SFTRI 003-1 MLP $6.75
This Australian band has almost enough guitars to drown out Liz Dealey's voice. Extremely loud and extremely nasty. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TWENTY SEVEN DEVILS JOKING
"Smells Like Fun"
DION 1216-1 LP $9.10
DION 1216-4 cassette $7.45
Indeed. This fine example of bent and warped rock & roll sounds like a hell of a good time, too. Singer/guitarist Brian Curly has worked with the legendary Roky Erikson and it shows. The cassette version includes a bonus track. (DIONYSUS)
TWICE AS MUCH
"Own Up"
GET 592-1 LP $12.55
This British duo specialized in light pop harmonies of the PETER & GORDON or CHAD & JEREMY style, and this was their debut album, released in 1966 on ROLLING STONES manager Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label. Original artwork, liner notes, and gatefold sleeve. 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (GET BACK)
TWILIGHT CIRCUS
"Other Worlds of Dub"
M 127-2 CD $13.30
More heavy dub reggae tracks by Legendary Pink Dots member Ryan Moore. He plays all the instruments, with certain magical mytery guests (various other LPD members) occasionally filling in on extra percussion, guitar and violin. (M)
TWIN EARTH
"Black Stars in a Silver Sky"
BOS 015-2 CD $12.00
The debut album for this young Swedish band with a sound somewhat like KYUSS or MONSTER MAGNET. Italian import. (BEARD OF STARS)
TWINK
"From the Vaults"
GET 526-1 LP $12.55
Originally released as "Odds & Beginnings Vol. 2," this 9-track collection of rarities includes a version of "Tomorrow Never Knows" with the complete PINK FAIRIES lineup. In gatefold sleeve with great artwork and liner notes handwritten by TWINK. 180 gram virgin vinyl, Italian import. (GET BACK)
TWINK
"The Lost Experimental Recordings"
GET 572-1 LP $12.55
GET 572-2 CD $11.90
Sixteen tracks of psychedelia from late 1969 and early 1970, remixed and remastered in 1999 by the PINK FAIRIES mainman. The LP version is 180 gram virgin vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. Italian import. (GET BACK)
TWINK
"The Never Never Land and Think Pink Demos"
GET 599-1 LP $12.55
GET 599-2 CD $11.90
12 tracks from the vaults! This gathers demo recordings for the psychedelic singer/drummer's 1970 solo "Think Pink" and his sole album with the PINK FAIRIES, "Never Never Land." Digitally remastered, gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl, Italian import. (GET BACK)
TWINK
"Think Pink"
AK 064-1 LP $17.25
AK 064-2 CD $13.00
Songs, instrumental tracks and poetry by the former member of PINK FAIRIES and PRETTY THINGS, recorded in 1970 with help from Mick Farren and Paul Rudolph (THE DEVIANTS), Steve Peregrin Took (T REX) and others. A classic of British psych! Pink vinyl, of course! Italian import. (AKARMA)
TWINKEYZ, THE
"Aliens in Our Midst"
ANOPHELES 003-2 CD $11.30
Anyone who doesn't believe that the most bizarre punk comes from Sacramento need look no further than this, the complete recordings of THE TWINKEYZ, 1977-80. 21 tracks take an irresistable, garagey, VELVET UNDERGROUND-inspired sound and propel it into exceedingly strange and mysterious glam/psych/whatever (PERE UBU, CHROME, FALL), complete with WEIRD, BECK-like sound effects. (ANOPHELES)
TWO SAINTS
"Lost At Sea"
SFTRI 70-7 7" $4.00
Known for doing back-up for Johnny Thunders, this Australian band turns out heavy, straight ahead rock & roll. 3 songs. (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
TYDE, THE
"Once"
OS 2201-1 LP $9.10
OS 2201-2 CD $10.80
British psychedelia as seen through California oceans and sunsets, influenced by late-'60s, early-'70s pop, BOB DYLAN and ELLIOTT SMITH. (ORANGE SKY)
TYRADES, THE
"Detonation"
BN 016-7 7" $4.00
Big Neck strikes again! 4 songs here that are totally trashed out, sloppy and maniacal. Really cool punk rock with an atonal slant, amazing, reckless guitar leads, nasty female vocals, a hissing, loud sound, and skewed, gnarled hooks. (BIG NECK)
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