FRANtiCS - Downer [20th Anniversary Edition]

 

FRANTICS 
Downer [20th Anniversary Edition]

It was the end, the end of the century...and the end of the Frantics.  Downer was recorded in 1998, but at the close of the year the album still hadn't been released and the band had a different drummer (the first new member since the group formed).  They hit the road and then hit the studio again, to lay down new material for appearances on other labels;  Downer hit the store shelves sometime between in early '99.  The real bummer came that summer when the Frantics had to cancel most of their opening slot on AFI's Black Sails tour, only able to perform one local show as a farewell to their friends and fans. 

...And that was it, 'cause that's the way it goes sometimes.  In spite of being named Downer, this final full-length tackles maturity and mortality with positivity and humor.  Musically, it is the Frantics' heaviest and hardest work, as well as being their highest quality recording.  While She's A Drag and It's Casual are still fan faves, Downer is undoubtedly the crowning achievement of the kings of snotcore punk.
 

Now available in downloadable lossless audio quality with four bonus tracks from the band's last studio sessions:  a couple of compilation contributions and a pair of cover songs from the Ramones Maniacs tribute. 

 

TRACKS:

01.  PLAGUE OF MADNESS 
02.  OBLITERATED 
03.  TOO FAR GONE 
04.  GLUCOSE 
05.  PUSHING UP DAISIES 
06.  BORING INTERLUDE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
07.  STAGE FRIGHT 
08.  Just Because You Spend Most of Your Time in a Missionary Position, Doesn't Make You a MISSIONARY 
09.  COUGH IT UP 
10.  INTOXICATING ELIXIR 
11.  BAT 21 
12.  HEMLOCK 
13.  SUGAR COATED 
14.  STRAWBERRY IN MY CHEERIOS 
15.  Rainbows & Graveyards 
16.  leaving there 
17.  Bop 'Til You Drop [Ramones] 
18.  I Wanna Live [Ramones] 

Be yourself, fuck EVERYONE else!  

FRANtiCS - IT'S CASUAL 20th Anniversary Edition

FRANTICS 
It's Casual [20th Anniversary Edition]

Vintage snot!  Following up a trifecta of indie label EPs, It's Casual was the debut LP from the Frantics.  Recorded in the summer of 1997 and circulated on cassette tape, totally D.I.Y.  It was hotly anticipated and it did not disappoint.  Vital '90s skate punk.  The album was cranked at ramps and empty swimming pools across the USA, as the band became the blueprint for snotcore.

An instant classic, It's Casual was pressed as a special 10" vinyl record the next year.  In 2005, the album received two separate re-issues, an MP3 download and a semi-legit DVD video.  In honor of its twentieth birthday, It's Casual is now available in lossless audio quality for the first time!

BE YOURSELF (still) FUCK EVERYONE ELSE!

TRACKS:

01.  FRINGE OPERATION

02.  BRAIN CLOUD

03.  A BITTER, SWEET, SAD TUNE

04.  BREAKFAST IN A COFFEE CUP

05.  UNACCEPTANCE

06.  INSUBORDINATION

07.  PUNKINHEAD

08.  VIBRANT, EXCITING, DIVERSE

09.  THE GREAT TECHNOLOGY TAKEOVER

10.  The Art of Losing

11.  Fashionably Incorrect

12.  Revenge of Mr. Nobody

13.  Peer Pressure

14.  Get It

15.  Intoxicating Elixir

FRANTICS ' Ninety-Six South Carolina

FRANTICS
Ninety-Six South Carolina

Recordings from 1996 that were planned for the first Frantics LP on Wedge Records.  Early raw documentation of the band's patented snotcore sound:  rapid and rabid (from the start of "In a Jar" 'til the last track stops), fury and fun all wrapped into one (a spit-take cover of Sepultura's rainforest protest "Ambush" was going to be the album's easter egg; see also the anti-Confederate flag anthem, "Fashionably Incorrect").  Ready to bust loose and break out.  But by the next year, Timmy Timmy (guitar) was out of the band and the LP remained unreleased.

Some of these songs were re-recorded by the Frantics as a three-piece ensemble for their eventual debut album (the essential nineties skate punk record, It's Casual), leaving most of these versions in the vault.   A few cuts saw the light of day via a split 7" EP and a couple of compilation appearances, way back when.

'96SC gathers the entire original session, featuring the group's classic lineup in full.  Sixteen songs of vintage Frantics...younger, snottier & even more casual-er.

TRACKS:

01.  In a Jar

02.  The Art of Losing

03.  Radio Rat

04.  Insubordination

05.  Fashionably Incorrect

06.  Don't Forget

07.  Revenge of Mr. Nobody

08.  Breakfast in a Coffee Cup

09.  Punkinhead

10.  Running in Place

11.  Fringe Operation

12.  Peer Pressure

13.  Get It

14.  Unacceptance

15.  Army of One

16.  Ambush (...and then some)

AUtONOMY / DOOM TOWN split LP

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AUtONOMY / DOOM TOWN
split LP

A perfect pairing of groups that infuse positive outreach into a gloomy atmosphere of modern Mid-American punk.  Both bands feature female/male vocals, and each outfit has its own unique method of sprinkling audio invitations into their abrasive style of attack.

AUtONOMY give tribute in the form of a cover version of "Doom Town" (originally by Wipers), while DOOM TOWN pay homage with "Autonomy" (originally by Buzzcocks).

LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES ON SPLIT COLOR VINYL

(includes free digital download of entire album and 8x11 lyric booklet with artwork by members of both bands)

TRACKS:

AUtONOMY side:
01.  Same Suit, Different Color

02.  Territories

03.  Bellamy Salutes

04.  False Consciousness

05.  Uncanny Valley

06.  Doom Town

DOOM TOWN side:

07.  Eternal Stare

08.  Fatal Times

09.  Rat Says

10.  Outside
11.  Revenge
12.  Autonomy

METALLEG Hit of the Week

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METALLEG
Hit of the Week
45 RPM 12" vinyl

A collection of 3-chord contagions from New York punks obsessed with B-movies and trashed romance.  Ten boss tunes on twelve inches of wax.  Bigger hooks than Muhammad Ali, with just as much shakin'!
This is gutter pop!!!

METALLEG is two dudes named Max from DIRTY FENCES and their pal Nat of NAT BROWER & THE POWER.

Hit of the Week contains all new recordings by Paul Kostabi @ Thunderdome Recording Studios.

FIRST 100 COPIES ON COLOR VINYL!!  COLOR VINYL SOLD OUT

TRACKS:

01.  Back and Forth

02.  Model

03.  Hit of the Week

04.  Physical Therapy

05.  Too Bad

06.  Bleed A Lot

07.  Push it up

08.  Convict

09.  Letters

10.  What's Your Name?

Sonny Vincent and The Bad Reactions 7"

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SONNY VINCENT

Sonny Vincent and The Bad Reactions

Raw punk rock from old school original, Sonny Vincent (Testors, Sonny Vincent with Members of Rocket From The Crypt), and Sorrows drummer, Luis Herrera.  Three songs written and recorded during one day off from Sonny Vincent and The Bad Reactions' smash/bang tour:  two fifth-degree burners on the A side and a darker, desperate number on the flip of a bad-assed, violent and foreboding slice of vinyl.

Recorded at Thunderdome Studios by Paul Kostabi (whose list of clients also includes Cults, Sylvain Sylvain, Willowz, Jayne County).


LIMITED EDITION OF 1,053 ON VINYL ONLY
(638 on classic black wax, 415 on random color vinyl)

SIDE A:

01.  REPLICA
02.  STARE DOWN

SIDE B:

03.  JOKERS AND CLOWNS

Youth Gone Mad - West / East

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YOUTH GONE MAD

West / East

Youth Gone Mad relocated from California to New York, and you get to make the journey with them on this bi-coastal disc.  Nine tracks from the West Coast crew kickin' it Cali-style, including "Mixed Signals" and "In My Mind," plus guest Joel Hova (Our Band Sucks).  Another lineup operating on the East Coast (Youth Gone Mad NY™) supplied eight songs with definite New York flavor...a couple of renditions you may recognize.

COVER ART BY ARTURO VEGA

TRACKS:

01.  BONE TO PICK

02.  BELLA SONA

03.  MIXED SIGNALS

04.  GO AWAY

05.  DREAM SEQUENCE

06.  IN MY MIND

07.  MILK

08.  GREEN

09.  FULK FOLK

10.  100 DOGS / CATS

11.  I'M GOD (DADDY'S DUSTED)

12.  CREEPY 'LIL' MONSTER

13.  LOUDMOUTH

14.  PORCUPINE

15.  LAUGHING HARDER
16.  HAPPY U R GONE
17.  TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN'

Youth gone Mad - Oompa Loompa / Touching Cloth

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YOUTH GONE MAD

Oompa Loompa / Touching Cloth

Initially issued as two different import-only releases (Touching Cloth in Germany and Oompa Loompa in France), all seventeen tracks from the original session have been restored to one budget-priced album.  Guest appearance by Dee Dee Ramone on guitar (he also penned a couple of songs), and a pre-adolescent Madeline Folin on the mic (singing some Adolescents, some Hammerbrain and a Youth Gone Mad original).

cover art by michaelson

TRACKS:

01.  GLAD THAT YOU'RE GONE
02.  GUNS
03.  INVENTORY
04.  LETHARGY
05.  NO NO NO
06.  MENTAL PATIENT
07.  HEIDI
08.  AMOEBA
09.  HOP AROUND
10.  GO OUTTER
11.  BASKETBALL BALLET
12.  SEDATED
13.  WE ARE THE FOG
14.  KILLER IN YOUR RADIO
15.  CRY BABY
16.  IN MY MIND 
17.  GLAD THAT YOU'RE GONE (OOMPA LOOMPA MIX)

Youth Gone Mad - Pollenate

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YOUTH GONE MAD

Pollenate

Thirty tracks of stinky punk insanity from former White Zombie/Psychotica...but always Youth Gone Mad.  Twisted tunes such as "Leave You In The Dirt Girl," "I'm About To Lose It" and a few songs with the word fuck in the title.

Safety Pin Globe Logo Design: Dee Dee Ramone

TRACKS:

01.  Dinosaurs People
02.  No Reasons
03.  Untitled
04.  Poke To Poke
05.  1 2 3 4 Fuck
06.  Concentration
07.  I'm About To Lose It
08.  Dick Toucher
09.  You're Nothing
10.  Spinning 'round & 'round
11.  Send Bobby To Bed
12.  I don't Like You (No More)
13.  Ooh Aah Ooh Aah
14.  Future Looks Bleak
15.  Loagees Herb Garden
16.  Thurstons Window
17.  Pussy 2000
18.  Energy 1995
19.  Toy Mind
20.  B12
21.  I wanna Fuck
22.  Bill, I love You So
23.  Uncle Pat
24.  Leave You In The Dirt Girl
25.  Spread Eagle
26.  Jungle Punx
27.  Rise Up
28.  Going Down Fast
29.  You Fuckher
30.  Ice Planet Hell (Giant mix with delay)

Youth Gone Mad - Day Job

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YOUTH GONE MAD

Day Job

Oddball punk, originally an import-only release from Germany.  Ēnā (White Zombie/Psychotica), Sage (Gloo Girls), Buz and friends bust the insanity on fourteen tunes that sometimes venture into alternative rock territory, with some bluesy vibes here, some straight-up pop over there, and a stooged-out version of a Fats Domino song somewhere in-between. 

If this is lost, I don't wanna be found.

TRACKS:

01.  1,300,000

02.  ASK DR. FLY?

03.  CHOCO-NO

04.  PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH

05.  WHITE TRASH KID

06.  CRIMINAL SOAP

07.  SEBASTIAN

08.  ACIDRAINBOW

09.  WEN I C

10.  UNCLE S$M

11.  250,000

12.  AIN'T THAT A SHAME

13.  SELF STIM

14.  MOROCCO

15.  HUGE
16.  POP TARD
17.  BANKING, 3621-PLEASE   

Q:  Why doesn't Connecticut have any major sports teams? 

 

A:  Because Sage and Sto are the hugest team ever and there wouldn't be any competition.

Inventors of Huge Ralk.

Dade County Resistance - Every Last Chance

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DADE COUNTY RESISTANCE

Every Last Chance 

Critically-acclaimed premiere album by extremely tight and polished South Carolina trio comprised of members of Guyana Punch Line, Self and Insult To Injury.  This ten song disc showcases an engaging and dynamic sound that flows effortlessly from pop-punk to a darker rock vibe and rhythms that flirt with hardcore tempos. 

Solid from start to finish, Every Last Chance puts forth wide range...from the power-pop of "Litmus" and "Postcards to the Edge" to the balladesque sway of "Magnet" or "Stranded."  This recording displays a maturation of DCR's sound without losing their initial sonic edge.  Produced at The Jam Room by Jay Matheson (The Queers, Frantics, Stretch Arm Strong).

TRACKS:

01.  Postcards to the Edge

02.  At Harm's Length

03.  Litmus

04.  Weather Vein

05.  Magnet

06.  You're Only Young Twice

07.  Stranded

08.  Justin Case

09.  I Need To Know [Tom Petty cover]

10.  Catalog

Youth Gone Mad featuring Dee Dee Ramone

12" PICTURE LP 

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YOUTH GONE MAD FEATURING DEE DEE RAMONE 
Youth Gone Mad featuring Dee Dee Ramone

Punk pioneers team up for this 15 song affair.  Dee Dee Ramone and Youth Gone Mad main man Paul Kostabi (former White Zombie/Psychotica) got together to do some art gallery paintings and ended up making an album.  Contains classic punk rock tunes like you'd expect from the Ramones songwriter, plus some old school hardcore served Youth Gone Mad-style, bursts of off-the-wall weirdness and a couple of cover songs.

Dee Dee Ramone passed away before the record was released, so Fenton Lawless penned a punk eulogy ("Dee Dee Deceased") in his honor.  Also featuring appearances by Barbara Zampini (The Ramainz) and Tony Mann (drummer for GG Allin/She-Wolves).  This album includes Dee Dee's last studio recordings, as well as some of Paul & Dee Dee's artwork.

TRACKS:

01.  BEGO BAGO

02.  FALSE ALARM

03.  I GOTTA RIGHT TO LOVE HER

04.  I KILL YOU

05.  YOU GUYS READY

06.  BLITZKRIEG BOP [Ramones cover]

07.  HORROR HOSPITAL

08.  LOUSE

09.  ROCK N ROLL VACATION IN L.A.

10.  SHEENA IS A SURF PUNK

11.  STINKY PUNK

12.  TWIST AND SHOUT [The Isley Brothers cover]

13.  YELLOW

14.  DEE DEE DECEASED

15.  IN THE PINES [traditional, popularized by Leadbelly/Nirvana]

Frantics / Black Left Pinky - split

7" EP
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FRANTICS / BLACK LEFT PINKY

Cornered

Buried treasure from South Carolina snotcore punks, the Frantics.  Two tunes from an unreleased studio booking in '96 intended for their first album.  Most of the songs from that session were re-recorded a year later for the band's eventual full-length debut, It's Casual, but these gems remained unheard...until now!

A pair of angry and aggressive tracks on the flip side, courtesy of Black Left Pinky.  Influenced by old school hardcore/punk and '90s underground, this central Illinois trio features growled vocals over chug guitars and thunder drums.  Punch a hippy!

Dual cover art and label sketches by Timothy Bradstreet.

LIMITED EDITION OF 1,000 ON MARBLE GREY VINYL ONLY

TRACKS:

01.  FRANTICS "Running In Place"

02.  FRANTICS "In A Jar"

03.  BLACK LEFT PINKY "The Stand"

04.  BLACK LEFT PINKY "Battle Scars + Body Bags"

FRANTICS - It's Casual

10" LP
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FRANTICS 
It's Casual

LIMITED EDITION OF 800 COPIES ON 10" VINYL LP

Two tons of snot pressed onto a ten inch slab of vinyl is what ya got here, boy-o.  The debut LP by these South Carolina punk rockers was worth the wait.  The band's fastest AND tightest release to date is also their best yet...even better than their excellent early 7" records on Mutant Pop and Wedge Records. 

This nine track record is best defined by one of its own song titles:  "Vibrant, Exciting, Diverse!"  Frenzied frequencies on a punk spectrum from fun and catchy to headbangin' and heavy.  Bop your head to the pop of single "Brain Cloud"...get hyper for "Breakfast in a Coffee Cup"... and shout along with "Insubordination!"  A solid bunch of defiant anthems, topped off with some technophobic thrashing at the end.  Perfect soundtrack to your summer at the skate park.

Hey, limey:  THIS IS SNOTCORE!!!

TRACKS:

SIDE A
01.  FRINGE OPERATION

02.  BRAIN CLOUD

03.  A BITTER, SWEET, SAD TUNE

04.  BREAKFAST IN A COFFEE CUP

05.  UNACCEPTANCE

SIDE B

01.  INSUBORDINATION

02.  PUNKINHEAD

03.  VIBRANT, EXCITING, DIVERSE

04.  THE GREAT TECHNOLOGY TAKEOVER



BE YOURSELF, FUCK EVERYONE ELSE!