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The Dealers – is the getting it together gone LP

Time for the Dealers! Looking back on all the great, grimey 90s Philly bands, the Dealers still sound apart from the scene. The improv/free jamming trio of Simon, Eric D and Charles were the best house party/basement/backyard of the time. Clouds of skunky smoke and red wine lipped smiles and confused looks all come flooding back listening to this CD that Eric Z released on his Low Orbit label back in… 95? 96?

So very of a time, but so out of time and timeless, these jams hold the heck up! Shimmering guitar, Moss Icon-ish peaks and valleys of bliss to overblown Spacemen 3 feedback howls to chopped up noisy bursts, acoustic strum blips, all mixed and recorded strictly lo fi with tape warbles ala Lee Scratch Perry and a bit of silliness. One of the few times “spoken word” is not a distraction or a dis. Add to that, commercials for long lost Philly periodicals like Raw Pogo, Little Brother’s Almanac and Nice Pooper and you get an audio snapshot of a time when bike messengers ruled the world and everybody smoked cigarettes.

-Andy P

is the getting it together gone LP

01 – Andrew’s Wings
02 – Youth Soccer Pt. 2
03 – Sun Rise For Davis
04 – Sunset At Camp Mischief
05 – My Religion Belief Is
06 – The Vermont Getaway
07 – Charles Is Lost Then Found/Millionaire Hair/I Am You (live from the House of Toast – 48th & Walton)
08 – Raw Pogo On The Scaffold ‘zine commercial
09 – Amusia 1992
10 – Little Brother’s Almanac ‘zine Commercial
11 – I Love You Again & Again
12 – Easy Subcult Lapan Commercial
13 – Nice Pooper ‘zine Commercial
14 – Mau-Mauing The Scenesters / album credits run out….

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Size Queen

Size queen was a revolutionary Gay Punk Rock Band based in Philadelphia. It was Comprised of 4 Sisters. Vocalists And Guitarists Joe Ofalt (Dead Joe) & Ray Doskus (Gay Ray). On drums the Incomparable Sky Kilshlo (The Heathens, Strapping Field Hands, Informed Sources). And on bass Louis Cali the world’s queerest straight man.

In the early 90’s Size Queen brought so much fun to the east coast punk rock music scene. Their bouncy fast-paced punk rock beats, screeching vocals and fun playful banter lightened the darkness of their lyrical themes. Which often focused on loss, death, and the struggles of growing up gay in America.

Sadly Ray & Sky are no longer with us but their memories live on in the music of size queen. -from the Size Queen Youtube page

I’ve collected their 7 inch and YouTube videos of their Sour Puss tape and a Live on Jackie’s show on WKDU. For more videos check out the Size Queen’s YouTube page here

Size Queen Likes You 7″

01 – Size Queen Likes You
02 – Uncle
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Sour Puss – Full Album

WKDU Radio – Size Queen Set

The Cure – Tower-Theater-10-26-85

The Cure Live from the Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, USA on October 26, 1985. Thanks for the Live tape files Don Sheluga.

01 – Shake Dog Shake
02 – Piggy in the Mirror
03 – Play for Today
04 – Strange Days
05 – Primary
06 – Kyoto Song
07 – Charlotte Sometimes
08 – In Between Days
09 – The Walk
10 – A Night Like This
11 – Push
12 – A Forest
13 – unknown
14 – Close to Me
15 – Lets Go to Bed
16 – Three Imaginary Boys
17 – Boys Dont Cry
18 – Fake
19 – 1015 Saturday Night
20 – Killing an Arab

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Clock Strikes Thirteen

Late 1990’s Philly Pop band started as a solo recording project by vocalist and guitarist Benjamin Xavier Kim, changing into a band with different members over the years including Tara Burke (Fursaxa, Special Guests, Un, Anahita, Sepviva Bells, Tau Emerald, The Valerie Project), Meg Baird (Espers, Fern Knight, Heron Oblivion, Slumber, The Baird Sisters, Trollslända, Watery Love) and Dave “Bass” Brown (Negative FX, Drug Emporium, Lyres, Sandoz Lime, The Grovellers, The Oysters, The Young Snakes), Angela DiFabio, Cara De La Cruz, David Bohl, Sam Weng and Steven Heise (WASNT WISNT)

“Drive-In Records first captured Thirteen’s sound of pensive, melodic indie through two 1997 singles. Resulting in several critical comparisons to Northern Soul and Orchids, the Kim and company would follow with the 1999 ep When We Were Together. Their first full-length Ever Decreasing Circles resulted a year later through Drive-In and Liquefaction Empire.” – From LastFM

Six Foot Drop 7″

A1 – Six Foot Drop
B1 – North Star
B2 – When Did You Leave Heaven

I Blinked My Eyes And You Were Gone b/w Looking For Constellations 7″

A – I Blinked My Eyes and You Were Gone
B – Looking for Constellations

One Cold Day b/w (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me 7″

A – One Cold Day
B – (Theres) Always Something There to Remind Me

When We Were Together 7″

A – When We Were Together Single Edit
B – Waking Up Inside Lucy the Elephant

Ever Decreasing Circles

01 – My Dreams Misinterpreted Again
02 – When We Were Together
03 – Living Easy
04 – One Cold Day
05 – Bella Vista
06 – Remember to Forget (To Remember)
07 – Night Must Fall
08 – I Blinked My Eyes and You Were Gone
09 – Ever Decreasing Circles
10 – The Last Sad Song

The Clientele / Clock Strikes Thirteen – Split 7″

A – The Clientele– – Six Foot Drop
B – Clock Strikes 13 – We Could Walk Together

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Firehose – Live 4/14/1991

Firehose Live Khyber Pass in Philadelphia 4/15/91

Originally the show was going to be at theChestnut Cabaret, then it was moved to the Khyber.
A earlier Firehose show from Revival is here – Firehose – Live Revival Philadelphia 11/6/87
Thanks for the Live tape files Don Sheluga

01 – Windmilling
02 – In My Mind
03 – Whisperin’ While Hollerin’
04 – Flyin’ the Flannel
05 – Up Finnegan’s Ladder
06 – The First Cuss
07 – Toolin’
08 – Down With the Bass
09 – Walking the Cow (Daniel Johnston cover)
10 – What Gets Heard
11 – Riddle of the Eighties
12 – For the Singer of R.E.M.
13 – Backroads
14 – From One Cums One
15 – Anti-Misogyny Maneuver
16 – Me & You, Remembering
17 – Chemical Wire
18 – Too Long
19 – Oer the Town of Pedro
20 – The Candle and the Flame
21 – Making the Freeway
22 – Some Things
23 – Mannequin (Wire cover)
24 – Slack Motherfucker (Superchunk cover)
25 – The Red & the Black (Blue Öyster Cult cover)

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Boneheads – BunnyDrums

Boneheads

The Boneheads, who were part of the 70’s Philadelphia punk/new wave scene, along with the Sic Kidz, Stickmen, Warm Jets, Autistics, King of Siam, Pure Hell, and others. They played regularly at the Hot Club in Philly, and New York; including CBGBs, Max’s Kansas City and Tier 3. They opened shows for Richard Hell and the Voidoids, B-52’s, Wreckless Eric, The Lurkers, Mission of Burma, Nico, The Feelies, Madness, Necessaries (Chris Spedding), and others. In the summer of 1979, the band entered Starr Recording Studio in Philadelphia, and recorded 4 songs; ‘New Jersey‘, ‘Surfing UFO‘, ‘Adam & Eve‘ and ‘Yesterday‘. Unfortunately, the masters were lost and the tracks never released. Luckily, a cassette of the original recordings was recently discovered. The Boneheads disbanded shortly after morphing into the prolific Philly band, Bunnydrums.

Single 1978-79

Bunnydrums

Bunnydrums was a highly innovative and influential band that pushed the boundaries of post-punk music. Their unique sound, experimental approach, and introspective lyrics set them apart from their contemporaries. While they may not have achieved mainstream success during their active years, their impact on the alternative music scene cannot be overlooked. Bunnydrums’ legacy lives on through their groundbreaking music and the influence they had on future generations of musicians. To Reptile is a Live 1984 from Unitas Wageningen, Netherlands LP

To Reptile

Flyers

Zonic Shockum

Late 80’s, 90s Philly band (although still around today as a duo). They have 2 full length LP’s and a compilation of their singles (links below) on apple music. I’ve included the rest of the songs from the singles, youtube version of the first cassette release and a live reunion show from the Khyber in 2004.

History of the band from Wikipedia
In 1988, Stephen P. Anderson, under the moniker of Zonic Shockum, recorded a 17-song cassette titled Pleasure which received distribution through Sound Choice mail-order catalog and Tower Records in Philadelphia and garnered a positive review in the German music magazine Zap. The tape featured girlfriend Debbie Polak singing on one song, and co-worker Marc Sonstein programming drums for another. Anderson’s cover of “Chinese Rock” was carted at Drexel University’s 91.7 for regular airplay.

In 1989 Polak and Sonstein joined Anderson as permanent members to form the nucleus of the performing and writing outfit.
Read More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonic_Shockum

1989 – Pleasure [Cassette]

Sessions 1989-1995

Whores / Woe Is Me / Tape Worm 7″

A – Whores (Sessions)
B1 – Woe Is Me
B2 – Tape Worm

Testosterone 7″

Used Rugs (Sessions)
Blair Soup
Tooth (Sessions)
Well Song (Sessions)
Filth Divine (LP)

No, You Suck / Lollipop / Bullet 7″

A – No, You Suck
B1 – Lollipop
B2 – Bullet

Between The 6s / Lugy 7″

A – Between The 6s (Sessions)
B – Lugy (Sessions)

1997 – Zonic Shockum LP

Alley Hunter / The Ugly Pear 7″

Alley Hunter (Here Today)
The Ugly Pear (Here Today)

Compilations

Dream Away from Chairman Of The Board – Interpretations Of Songs Made Famous By Frank Sinatra

Labor from ¡Scrapple! (A Philadelphia Compilation, With A Touch Of Class)

Double Agent Series 1302

Zonic Shockum – Ultraman
Gizzard – Buck Fevor

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2001 – Here Today…

Live at the Khyber Pass 2004

01 – Used Rugs
02 – Tooth
03 – Dirty Old Car
04 – No, You Suck
05 – Maidenhead
06 – Labor
07 – Lollipop
08 – Whores

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Season’s Greetings Philadelphia

Philly Christmas Comp from 1997 with Rolling Hayseeds, Buzz Zeemer, Marah, The Friggs and more.

  1. Buzz Zeemer – Psychedelic Santa
  2. Cory – Any Day Now
  3. Tommy Conwell – Kinda Chrismassy
  4. Marah – Beer In a Bar
  5. John Flynn – Santa Claus and Mickey Malone
  6. Jim Fogarty – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  7. Rolling Hayseeds – Merry Christmas (This Makes One)
  8. Philly Gumbo featuring Jeannie Brooks – Xmas in New Orleans
  9. Eltro – Avoiding Christmas Tragedies
  10. The Friggs – Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
  11. Emily Valentine – Hey Hooray!
  12. The Manayunk Homeboys – Christmas Eve Eve
  13. The Shimmers – Coal
  14. John Train Quartet – Hora Bucovinei
  15. Lindsay Gilmour and the Organic Planet Band – Market Street
  16. Tom Hampton – The Road South
  17. Fifty/50 – (It Will Be A)Merry X – mas
  18. Mark Boyce Combo – Silent Night

Psychic TV – Live

Psychic TV bargain with Genesis P-Orridge (RIP) and Alex Fergusson (Alternative TV) in 1981 after the break-up of Throbbing Gristle. After they released 17 albums with Allegory and Self (1988) P-Orridge became interested in the burgeoning acid house and techno movements. Alex Fergusson left soon after and was replaced by techno artist Fred Giannelli, They embarked on a long tour of the US and UK in 1988, Europe in 1989 and another long tour of the United States in 1990. These two live tapes where from that tour. (Thanks for the files Don) You can find their music at these two bandcamp sites https://psychictv.bandcamp.com/ & https://psychictv-ptv3.bandcamp.com/

City Gardens, Trenton – June 24 1990

1 – Infinite Beat
2 – Intoxication
3 – Black Rainbow
4 – Forked SMILE.
5 – Deep Space
6 – Horror House
7 – Snowflake
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Chestnut Cabaret – June 26, 1990

1 – Infinite Beat
2 – Black Rainbow
3 – Are You Experienced?
4 – Intoxication
5 – Bliss
6 – Horror House
7 – Snowflake
8 – E – Lusive
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