Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Cock Sparrer - Bloody Minded: The Best Of (1997)

1. Because You're Young
2. Last Train to Dagenham
3. Bird Trouble
4. Tough Guys
5. Sunday Stripper
6. A.U.
7. I Feel a Death Coming On
8. Bats Out
9. Where Are They Now
10. Running Riot
11. Argy Bargy
12. Run Away Johnny
13. Take 'Em All
14. England Belongs to Me



Smoking Popes - Destination Failure (1997)

Never have such despondent tales of lost love, no hope, and failure sounded so catchy and upbeat. Includes a brilliant cover of 'Pure Imagination' from Willa Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

1. Star Struck One
2. No More Smiles
3. I Know You Love Me
4. You Spoke to Me
5. Paul
6. Can't Find It
7. Capital Cristine
8. Before I'm Gone
9. Megan
10. Let's Hear it for Love
11. Pure Imagination
12. I was Right
13. They Lied
14. End of your Time
15. Pretty Pathetic
16. Follow the Sound



The Meteors - From Zorch With Love: The Very Best of the Meteors 81-97

The Meteors wear the crown when it comes to psychobilly and this is a great collection of their best classics.

1. Surfin' on the Planet Zorch
2. Rhythm of the Bell
3. Voodoo Rhythm
4. Stampede
5. Chainsaw Boogie
6. Michael Myers
7. Rawhide
8. Don't Touch the Bang Bang Fruit
9. Somebody Put Something in my Drink
10. Graveyard Stomp
11. Fire Fire
12. Swamp Thing
13. Go Buddy Go
14. Repo Man
15. Hell Ain't Hot Enough for Me


















Related Recommendations:

The Briefs - Hit After Hit (2004)

1. Poor and Weird
2. Run the Other Way
3. Silver Bullet
4. Rotten Love
5. I'm a Raccoon
6. Sylvia
7. Where Did He Go?
8. New Shoes
9. Knife
10. Year Long Summer
11. New Case
12. Big Dog
13. Dolly Parton


Royal Crown Revue - Kings of Gangster Bop (1991)

Maybe best known from the 90's comedy The Mask that featured 'Hey Pachuco' during the big swing dance scene between Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz. Truly amazing swing revival that would make even the biggest of squares wanna bop.

1. Hey Pachuco
2. Inner City Swing
3. Spanky's in the Kitchen
4. Jumpin' in G
5. Stormy Weather
6. Cold Shower
7. Daydreamin'
8. Zip Gun Bop
9. Elevator Operation
10. Swingin' All Day
11. Be Bop for Bo



Koffin Kats - Inhumane (2005)

Extremely hard rockin' psychobilly out of the Detroit area. Deep dark twangy guitar, thumpin' upright bass, and all kinds of evil minded themes. Maybe the best American psychobilly act going.

1. Mors Ex Infernos
2. Hatred
3. Darker Place
4. Caught Up
5. Chainsaw Massacre
6. Vampire's Curse
7. Demon Demon
8. She's Deadly
9. Meltdown
10. Die Cat Die
11. Graveyard Tree II
12. Hitlist
13. Perfect Suicide
14. Purgatory
15. 2084


Fatter Than Albert - Most Poets Do (2004)

1. Most Poets Do
2. Am I Really That Ugly
3. Volpi's Song
4. Trigonometry
5. Fever and Chills
6. Girl at the Bar
7. Slap

The Toasters - Skaboom (1987)

1. Talk is Cheap
2. Pool Shark
3. Weekend in L.A.
4. Shocker!
5. Toast on the Coast
6. Manipulator
7. Mr. Trouble
8. ABC's
9. East Side Beat
10. Now or Never
11. So Long, Buck
12. Renee
13. Matt Davis
14. Ideal Man
15. Naked City
16. Recrimination
17. Razor Cut
18. Run Rudy Run
19. Radiation Skank







Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Athletico Spizz 80 - Do a Runner (1980)

(a.k.a. Spizz Energi)

1. Touched
2. New Species
3. Intimate
4. Effortless
5. European Heroes
6. Energy Crisis
7. Red and Black
8. Rhythm Inside
9. Person Impersonator
10. Clocks are Big
11. Airships


Friday, October 9, 2009

The Mad Conductor - Renegade Space Rock (2007)

1. Venom
2. Bayou Moon Stompin'
3. Porchmen
4. Reactor #4
5. Starry Safari
6. All Things Considered
7. Mr. Cacciatore
8. Feed the Beast
9. Destapadores
10. Cot in a Wormhole
11. Delirium Aquarium