BATTERED WIVES

BATTERED WIVES-S/T (LINE RECORDS 1979)
CONTROVERSIAL CANADIAN BOOGIE PUNKZ LICENSED
FOR THE GERMAN MARKET FROM BOMP RECORDS.
BACK IN 79 IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE RECORDS &
IT STILL GROWS ON ME EVERYTIME I LISTEN TO TUNES
LIKE "UGANDA STOMP"("BOMP,IDI,BOMP/YOU KNOW
WHAT AMIN") OR "EVERYBODY LOVES A LOSER".

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BATTERED WIVES-CIGARETTES (LINE RECORDS 1980)
ON THE 2ND ALBUM THEY HAD TO SHORTEN THEIR NAME
TO THE WIVES(BUT ONLY ON THE FRONT COVER) DE-
MANDED BY WOMAN´S LIB-ACTIVISTS.COMPARED TO
THE 1ST ONE IT´S MORE NEW WAVISH BUT IT STILL ROCKS
LIKE HELL I.E. THE ROCKABILLY STOMPER "HIT & RUN".

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STARFIGHTERS - S/T

STARFIGHTERS-S/T (5 JIVE RECORDS 1981)
TOP NOTCH BOOGIE & HARD ROCK.DON´T KNOW SHITE
ABOUT THESE BLOKES,SUPPOSE THEY´RE FROM DOWN
UNDER & EX-ANGELS,BUT I COULD BE WRONG.

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STRAPPS-SECRET DAMAGE

STRAPPS-SECRET DAMAGE (EMI RECORDS 1977)
WAY OUT HARD ROCK-OUTFIT W/COOL TUNES.

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LIAR-STRAIGHT FROM THE HIP

LIAR-STRAIGHT FROM THE HIP (DECCA RECORDS 1977)
MIGHTY BLIMEY BOOGIE & HARD ROCKS IN YER EAR,JUST UP-
LOADED THEIR GREAT 7 SOME WEEKS AGO & THE ALBUM COMES
CLOSE.NO FILLERS JUST KILLERS,BOOGIE ´TIL YOU FLOOGIE!

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V.A.-WHO INVITED THEM

V.A.-WHO INVITED THEM (THUMB RECORDS 1978)
NEARLY EVERY BRITISH CITY HAD ITS OWN COMPILATION IN
THE LATE 70´S,MOSTLY COVERING LOCAL PUNK & NEW WAVE
BANDS.THIS ALBUM FEATURES 4 BANDS FROM GUILDFORD IN
SURREY-THE STRANGLERS STARTED HERE IN 75,THEY WERE
EVEN KNOWN AS THE GUILDFORD STRANGLERS IN THEIR
BEGINNINGS-BUT THIS AIN´T NO PUNK COMP FOR SURE:WHAT
YOU GET IS 2 FINE BOOGIE BANDS(JACKIE LYNTON´S HD BAND
& POKER) & 2 GENERIC ROCK BANDS(HEADWAITER & HOUSE)
YA NEVER HEARD OF.

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NEW ADVENTURES - S/T

NEW ADVENTURES-S/T (POLYDOR RECORDS 1980)
THESE DUTCH CATS ROCK LIKE WOW! FROM NEDERGLAM
TO NEDERBOOGIE,LOCK,CLOG & BARREL,BLAME IT ON
THE BOVVER,SEMI-LIVE REC.-THEY EVEN LOOK SHARPIE!

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THE RATS - RATS FIRST

THE RATS-RATS FIRST (BELLAPHON RECORDS 1974)
DON´T KNOW NUTHIN´ ABOUT THIS UNCANNY OUTFIT,BUT
MUSICALLY THEY´RE ON THE RIGHT SIDE - COCKY COCKNEY
BOOGIE & SOLID HARD ROCK MOST OF THE TIME,REMINDS
ME ON THE FACES MINUS ROD STEWART SOMETIMES.

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THE SKYHOOKS-EGO IS NOT A DIRTY WORD

THE SKYHOOKS-EGO IS NOT A DIRTY WORD(MERCURY 1975)
ANOTHER SHARPIE FAVE THE SKYHOOKS PLAYED WILD &
WICKED GLAM BOOGIE W/SATIRICAL LYRICS.ONE OF THE GREATEST
PRE PUNK BANDS FROM DOWN UNDER.SKYHOOKS-BASS PLAYER
GREG MACAINSH DID THE INFAMOUS SHARPIES-SHORT MOVIE IN
1974,YOU CAN WATCH ON ONE OF MY "SOUND OF SHARPIES"- POST.

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