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

Punk Fiction 20th Anniversary 10" picture disc LP

OUT OF STOCK

20th Anniversary edition of this Wedge Records compilation, pressed on limited picture vinyl.  The original 10" and CD were available on the old tREND iS dEAD! distro site;  two decades and a couple of webpages later, this sucker still stands up.  Ten short songs by ten cool bands...and not a stinker among them.  

Frantics kick off the comp with some of their patented snotcore punk.  Swingin' Utters play a bitchin' cover version of "Sunday Stripper" (originally by Cock Sparrer).

A must-have for AFI fans, this LP includes AFI's rendition of "Whatever I Do" (originally by Negative Approach), only available on this collection.  Plus, "Rock Star" by The Force (featuring current AFI bass player Hunter Burgan) and "F.T.W." by Tiger Army (with Nick 13, who has guested on multiple AFI recordings;  AFI bass player Geoff Kresge and drummer Adam Carson would later join Tiger Army as well).

The artwork is AFI singer Davey Havok dressed in drag, posing as Uma Thurman from Pulp Fiction.

TRACKS:

A1     Frantics "Army Of One"      

A2     Heckle "D-Day"      

A3     Tiger Army "F.T.W." (Fuck The World!)      

A4     Swingin' Utters "Sunday Stripper" [COCK SPARRER]       

A5     Elvis Disciples "We're Americans...So You Know How That Is"      

B1     The Gain "Told You So"      

B2     The Force "Rockstar"      

B3     Pinhead Circus "6 Down"      

B4     Zoinks! "Bridge Over Brautigan"      

B5     AFI "Whatever I Do" [NEGATIVE APPROACH]

Punk Fiction 20th Anniversary 10" picture disc LP

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)

RAMONES MANIACS

CD
OUT OF PRINT

Various Artists
RAMONES MANIACS

A 26-band punk rock salute to the Ramones, the greatest and hardest working rock 'n' roll band ever.  This tribute is a track-by-track cover of the entire RAMONESMANIA album, re-recorded by the likes of: Frantics, Tiltwheel, Blanks 77, Loose Change, Furious George, Bracket, Cletus, The Vice Dolls and more.  Yanni Rotten is a 3rd Eye Blind side project and Yogurt is Matty Luv & Aesop (ex-FuckBoyz) reunited with their original bass player from Hickey.  Dee Dee Ramone even makes a guest cameo!

front & back artwork by Timothy Bradstreet 

TRACKS:

01.  "I Wanna Be Sedated" by Tiltwheel

02.  "Teenage Lobotomy" by Cletus

03.  "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" by Bracket

04.  "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" by Santa's Dead

05.  "Beat On The Brat" by Yogurt

06.  "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" by Love Camp 7

07.  "I Wanna Live" by Frantics

08.  "Pinhead" by Furious George

09.  "Blitzkrieg Bop" by Youth Gone Mad featuring Dee Dee Ramone

10.  "Cretin Hop" by Courtney Ono

11.  "Rockaway Beach" by Dead End Kids

12.  "Commando" by The Young Hasselhoffs

13.  "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" by The Vapids

14.  "Mama's Boy" by Yanni Rotten

15.  "Bop 'Til You Drop" by Frantics

16.  "We're A Happy Family" by fallen Star

17.  "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" by Blanks 77

18.  "Outsider" by Cletus

19.  "Psycho Therapy" by Napkin

20.  "Wart Hog" by Santa's Dead

21.  "Animal Boy" by Hammerbrain

22.  "Needles & Pins" by The Commercials

23.  "Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)" by Politically Erect

24.  "Somebody Put Something In My Drink" by Spazboy

25.  "We Want The Airwaves" by Spazboy

26.  "Chinese Rock" by Green 11's

27.  "I Just Wanna Have Something To Do" by Black Left Pinky

28.  "The KKK Took My Baby Away" by Loose Change

29.  "Indian Giver" by The Grand Prixx

30.  "Rock 'n' Roll High School" by The Vice Dolls

Frantics / Black Left Pinky - split

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FRANTICS / BLACK LEFT PINKY

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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"

No Time To Kill LP/CD

OUT OF STOCK

This is the first release from Checkmate Records, a new label owned by Hunter from The Force and AFI.  Both of those bands offer their services here - AFI with a non-album track AND a wacky secret song (it's nice to hear AFI still able to laugh underneath all that mascara).  A short but supersweet introductory blast by Kid Dynamite and an exclusive track from the Frantics should be the only other things you need to hear before you snatch this right up...but, just for good measure, this comp also includes unreleased or rare tracks by Good Riddance, Electric Summer, Kill Your Idols, At The Drive In, The Gain, Cigar, The Criminals and F-Minus. 

A solid punk/hardcore comp with that East Bay, Cali sound we all crave.  Available on vinyl circle or digital circle.

 
  

Tracklist     

 

01     Kid Dynamite "2 for flinching"     
02     AFI "transference"     
03     Electric Summer "cold fever"     
04     At The Drive In "heliotrope"     
05     The Force "stop, drop & roll"     
06     Good Riddance "not so Bad"     
07     Cigar "laundry basket"     
08     The Criminals "halfway house/bust me" (live)      
09     Kill Your Idols "10¢ a day"     
10     Frantics "leaving there"     
11     The Gain "nathan's lament"     
12     F-Minus "i want out"     
**     AFI untitled bonus track ("the chicken song") 

various artists  NO TIME TO KILL  LP/CD

Worse Than Alternative It's Another Punk Comp

CD
OUT OF PRINT

Various Artists 
Worse Than Alternative It's Another PUNK COMP

A whopping thirty-two artists here on the big daddy of '90s punk compilations.  Previously unreleased material from Hickey, Frantics, Abducted, Bracket, American Steel, The Rehabs, Pseudo Heroes, Your Mother and more. Also includes Cletus, The Broadways, Nobodys, Love Camp 7, The Vapids and a couple of modern punk anthems by Pablum and Down By Law. 

TRACKS:

01.  "All American" by Down By Law
02.  "Oh No Here Comes Your Mom" (rough mix) by Cletus
03.  "25 Degrees North" by The Broadways
04.  "Shirley D. Pressed" by Home Grown
05.  "I'd Love To See Him Go 20 Rounds With Satan In A Fistfight" by Love Camp 7
06.  "JERRY'S DEAD" by Pablum
07.  "Rainbows&Graveyards" by Frantics
08.  "I Hate You More Than Books" by Santa's Dead
09.  "Say Something" by Bickley
10.  "Hey Doofus" by Nobodys
11.  "I Don't Wanna Cheer Up" by Abducted
12.  "Where Have Your Senses Gone" by Tinkle
13.  "Soups On" by The Cretins
14.  "Shoe Gazer" by Bracket
15.  "Walk On Water" by Cooter
16.  "Lost Cause" by Pseudo Heroes
17.  "One Of These Days" by American Steel
18.  "What We Do" by IDK
19.  "THE MALL" by Mohawk Barbie
20.  "Heritage Drink" by The Repellents
21.  "She's A Satanist" (alternate version) by Day 19
22.  "If Spankin' It Were An Olympic Event, I Would Be Sponsored By Nike (Or Maybe Kleen-Ex)" by Your Mother
23.  "Secret Shake" by Sister Raisin
24.  "Dollars And Sense" by Oblique
25.  "SUPERMAN" by Walter Krug
26.  "Weight" by Supaflies
27.  "Darkness On My Shoulder" by The Rehabs
28.  "She Likes Girls" by Spoiled Rotten
29.  "Crystal Is A Rocknroller" by The Vapids
30.  "Ch-Change" by The Commercials
31.  "Robots Never Cry" by The Naked Cult of HICKEY
32.  "End Of Time" by The Young Hasselhoffs

FRANTiCS - LOUD MUSiC t-shirt

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short sleeve tee available in black or navy blue 

* long sleeve shirt in navy blue only * 

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FRANTiCS  LOUD MUSiC  t-shirt

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!

Trendy Compilation

CD
OUT OF PRINT










Various Artists

Trendy Compilation

A deadly total of 26 bands on this disc: rare, live and unreleased tracks by bands from all over the map, musically and geographically.  Garage, punk, indie, industrial, ska, hardcore and more.  Featuring the original version of Kill Hannah's "Nerve Gas" and more previously unreleased songs from the Frantics, Blue Eyed Christ, 13 Frightened Girls, Garage Rats, The Pull-Outs, Discontinued, 12 Ounces, Jet Lag, The Oswalds and Opium.  Also includes a Cheap Trick-approved cover of "Downed" by Thickhead Grin, plus a new performance by The Pleasure Fuckers live on Spanish radio.

LIMITED EDITION OF 1,000

TRACKS:

01.  Frantics "Radio Rat"

02.  Thickhead Grin "Downed" [Cheap Trick cover]

03.  Discontinued "Attention Hungry"

04.  The Pleasure Fuckers "Sexy French Motherfucker" (live)

05.  C.3.P.O. "New Japanese"

06.  Kill Hannah "Nerve Gas"

07.  The Smokin' Roaches "Fall From Grace"

08.  Abhorrance "Mega Babe"

09.  Santa's Dead "Way Far Gone"

10.  Swig "Victrolux"

11.  The Ace-Tones "I Love You, part II"

12.  Sister Raisin "Signal"

13.  Blue Eyed Christ "What I Mean"

14.  12oz. "Don't Kid Yourself"

15.  Mohawk Barbie "Charlie"
16.  Detox Darlings "Pretty Little Junkie"
17.  Garage Rats "No Morals"
18.  Hell Mach Four "Firestone"
19.  The Pull-Outs "Kill Me Again" (acoustic)
20.  Cheap Skate "Sparkles"
21.  The Sick Terrific Nosebleeds "Average Superman"
22.  13 Frightened Girls "I Never Loved Her" [The Starfires cover]
23.  Jetlag "Last Words"
24.  The Oswalds "Nothing Left"
25.  Cletus "Stupid After All"
26.  3rd Sunday Market "Non-Conformist" (live)
**   Opium "Strolling Stokes" 

tREND iS dEAD! volume two

Cassette Tape
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Various Artists
tREND iS dEAD! volume two

B SIDE

01.  96 DECIBEL FREAKS - "911"
02.  FRANTICS - "I JUST WANNA BE MEAN" [demo]
03.  THE BALTIMORES - "JAMAICAN TIME BOMB"
04.  NERVOUS BOY - "HEAD MECHANIC"
05.  SPELUNKERS - "POWERHOUSE" [live] 

SIDE 2

06.  OPIUM - "VALLEY GREEN" [4-track demo]
07.  PHYDEAUX - "PEP TALK"
08.  LAUGHING BOYS - "ISOLATION TANK" [unfinished demo]
09.  BUSKER SOUNDCHECK - "CYBERHIGH"
10.  IMPULSE RIDE - "WHERE YOU ONCE LIVED" [early version]