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• Wobbly Lamps - Drella 7" out now (come and read the reviews) you don't want to miss it!

  by Paul Cooper March 8, 2013
  The “Drella” EP from Wobbly Lamps is the second release on Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records. The Southend-on- Sea, UK based garage rock noiseniks have spent the last few months gigging, writing new songs and developing their low-fi, low-end, reverb-heavy sound. The imited edition single is limited to 25...

• Church of Thee PVC # 13

  by Paul Cooper January 24, 2013
        Alright garagepunk peeps, here's show number 13 from thee three Paul's from the Thames Delta. We've got a few non garage punk tunes to tickle the fancy of those of you with an eclectic ear. Here's what's on the menu: Same Old Man – Karen Dalton I Met A Man – The Folks Brothers Count Ossie A...

• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Best of 2012 (Transmission 74)

  by Paul Cooper January 7, 2013
    Not wanting to be left out with the end of year shows, our 74th transmission is our round up of some of the favourite records we've bought in 2012. It's a mixture of old and new but there'll be plenty for you all to enjoy. If you want to download a copy, you can do it here.   Here's what you'...
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• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records Facebook page

  by Paul Cooper December 10, 2012
  Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records now has it's own Facebook page, come and give us a like at http://www.facebook.com/PolyvinylCraftsmenRecords to keep up to date with what we're doing. We still have a few copies of Southend-on-Sea, UK garage rock noisenics Wobbly Lamps' debut 7" EP. Get one before it's t...

• Church of Thee PVC #12

  by Paul Cooper October 25, 2012
  Here we go with episode 12, an hour of rollicking rock 'n'roll ear warmers broadcast from a secret location on the foggy East Coast of England. Playlist Wolfman – Randy Fuller I Was Led to Believe – Thee Mighty Caesar Ealry in the Morning – The Gories A Piece of Jewelry – Ardels No One Left t...
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• Four new shows for you!

  by Paul Cooper September 22, 2012
  Been a bit slack posting these recently, four shows for anyone who listens to catch up with. We've been buying a shit-load of fantastic new and old vinyl so come and have a listen. Click on the red titles for links to listen and download. Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 61 No Town Blues – Black Li...

• Church of Thee PVC Episode 11

  by Paul Cooper August 30, 2012
   Bow your heads and say your prayers at the Church of Thee PVC. Songs of praise this week from Atomic Suplex, Bo Diddley, Thee Oh Sees, Mark Sultan, Quintron, The Gun Club, Los Peyotes and much more.   Playlist: Loch Ness Monster – King Horror Hot Tamales – The Prime Mates Preaching the Blues – T...
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• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 60

  by Paul Cooper August 18, 2012
  We've got another bite-size edition this week for various reasons, an hour rather than the usual 90 minutes but we've still managed to squeeze in enough rock n roll, R&B, garage and post-punk to give you a fuzzy brain buzz. Download it here.   Tracklisting This Girl Taught Me to Dance – Stran...

• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 59

  by Paul Cooper August 9, 2012
  This week's show is dedicated to Chris Langeland of Thee Vicars who died last week. I saw the band at The Railway in Southend and at The Dirty Water Club in London and each time they put on a fantastic show. It's always sad when an artist that you like dies but it's even worse when they are so youn...

• New show with King Khan, MC5, Mudhoney, The Hives, Atomic Suplex, Hunx and much more

  by Paul Cooper July 27, 2012
   This week's show features a selection of records that have come through the letterbox this week, been rescued from the local dump or have been selected from our collective record boxes to share with you all. Hope you enjoy 'em. If you're not subscribing on iTunes you can download this week's show ...

• Church of Thee PVC Episode 10

  by Paul Cooper July 18, 2012
  Praise be sinners, Church of Thee PVC hits double figures this episode with songs going right back to Leadbelly and then coming bang up to date with new releases from  Ty Segall Band, The Intelligence and Cheap Time.   Tracklisting One Girl Man – The Lost Agency I Cried – The Chains Death of a Ro...

• New Show - Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 56

  by Paul Cooper July 15, 2012
  Transmission 56 features plenty of new releases including new songs from Ty Segall Band, The Fresh and Onlys, The Intelligence, The Hussy and Cheap Time. Mix that up with oldies from Alexis Korner, Umar Bin Hassan, The Mummies, Captain Beefheart and more and you've got another 90 minutes of musical...

• Wobbly Lamps debut 7" EP on Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records

  by Paul Cooper July 2, 2012
  You can now buy the debut Wobbly Lamps EP on Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records directly from us at http://polyvinylcraftsmen.blogspot.co.uk/. This is the first release on the new label from the team behinf the Church of Thee PVC shows at GaragePunk Pirate Radio. It will be available at Rough Trade and Nor...
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• Polyvinyl Craftsmen - new episode today

  by Paul Cooper June 15, 2012
  Hello folks, we're back after last week's break. We weren't allowed to tell you why we couldn't record a show last week but the embargo has now been lifted. Laggers was actually piloting the Queen's boat along the Thames for the jubilee celebrations and thought that more important than spinning vin...

• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 53 - new episode today

  by Paul Cooper June 1, 2012
  We've got a long weekend in the UK this week due to the jubilee celebrations blah blah blah, so here are a selection of tunes for your street parties and BBQs. If you're listening outside the UK give them a listen on your regular length weekend suckas! Download is here. Tracklisting Baby C’mon –...

• Church of Thee PVC Episode 9

  by Paul Cooper May 25, 2012
  Some punk, some garage, some R&B, some rock 'n' roll transmitted from Southend with love. Church of Thee PVC # 9 Blackout Summer – Christmas Island Jack the Ripper – One Way Streets Radar – Link Wray and his Raymen Did You Have to Rub it in? – The Hi-Five Heads or Tails – Booker T & the ...
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• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 52

  by Paul Cooper May 18, 2012
  This week's photo is a piece of street art I saw in Barcelona this week, some nice record stores there, thanks for the tips I got here. Expect to hear a few tunes I picked up there over the next few shows. Laggers has just had his first shipment of new vinyl for a while and no doubt the postman's p...

• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 50

  by Paul Cooper May 3, 2012
  It's our 50th show! Join us for some classics, some songs that aren't classics but should be and the third and final tune from the forthcoming Wobbly Lamps 7" on Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records (we're waiting on the test pressings now). The single will be available from us here so stay tuned for news. ...

• This week - Scientists, Misfits, Ty Segall & White Fence, Oh Sees, Dan Sartain, Turnpike Cruisers & more

  by Paul Cooper April 27, 2012
  We've got some cracking songs for you this week including a few Record Store Day releases amongst this week's spun gold from thee PVC. Download one for yourself here. Tracklisting Advice – Graham Coxon Lonesome Cowboy Bill – Velvet Underground Liars Beware – Richard Hell and the Voivoids Last Ni...
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• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 48 - have a listen

  by Paul Cooper April 21, 2012
  This week's show is an international affair with music from Africa, New Zealand, Canada, France, Peru, Brazil, Jamaica, UK and the U.S. As a bonus there's also another track from the Wobbly Lamps forthcoming ep on Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records. Download it all here. Tracklisting KiriKisi (Ekassa 2...

• New show with all sortsa cool tunes to set you up for the weekend

  by Paul Cooper April 13, 2012
  Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 47 What's behind the door this week? How about some old rock and roll, San Fran psych punk, stomping R&B, garage, Brazilian coolness and post punk classics for starters. Come in and get all this and much more in this week's dip into Laggers, Miggins and Coop's r...

• New show - Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 46

  by Paul Cooper April 6, 2012
  Sorry this week's show is late, been down in Brighton today stocking up on new records at The Punker Bunker and eating cake.Anyway, another fine show for you this week with a full house of songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and whatever we are calling this decade. All available to you to d...

• Church of Thee PVC Episode 8

  by Paul Cooper March 30, 2012
    This month's show features a mix of old and new including a first airing of a track from the Wobbly Lamps debut ep which will be released on Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records soon. Feel free to chip in with some comments. Church of thee PVC #8 The Right Time – Bare Wires Something About You – Terry ...
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• On the show this week we have Oblivians, Regal, Link Wray, Seeds, Country Teasers, New York Dolls and more

  by Paul Cooper March 23, 2012
  This week's show is shorter than usual due to some technical gremlins. No Laggers either as he's been recording with the Wobbly Lamps again, look forward to their debut release soon on Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records soon.Download one for yourself here. Transmission 45 Lock and Key – Black Lips Tell ...
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• On this week's show we've got The Larchmont Trash, Dan Sartain, Mean Jeans, Hunx, The Fall, Reigning Sound and plenty more

  by Paul Cooper March 16, 2012
  We're down to a duo this week as Laggers is in a studio up in Leicester recording some Wobbly Lamps tracks for a forthcoming record. Coop and Miggins share some tasty treats from their boxes along with a selection that Laggers left for us to spin too. Here it is if you want to download. Tracklis...
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• New show with King Khan & BBQ Show, Nobunny, Beau Brummels, Wild Billy Childish, Monks and plenty more

  by Paul Cooper March 9, 2012
  Taking into account our Church of Thee PVC shows too, transmission 43 is our 50th podcast. We hope we've opened your ears to some stuff you might not have heard otherwise. The three of us have all found cool new/old bands and singers by playing each other records each week which is what it's all ab...

• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 42, new show today - have a listen

  by Paul Cooper March 2, 2012
  Coop's trip to Paris last week means there is a Gallic twist to today's show with a few bits he picked up in the excellent Born Bad Records, check it out if you get the chance. They've got a good website too where you can treat yourself to all sorts of goodies. Download it here.   Le Menu I Wanna ...

• Thee Polyvinyl Craftsmen are a year old, come listen to our latest show

  by Paul Cooper February 24, 2012
  Happy Birthday to us! It's a year since our first show so come and join Thee PVC for a selection that's even more eclectic than usual. If there's not something for everyone we'll eat our pork pie hats. If you want one yourself click here. TracklistingBe Thankful For What You Got – Donovan Carless...

• Church of Thee PVC Episode 7

  by Paul Cooper February 15, 2012
  Plenty of new stuff this time round plus a coupla oldies for you traditionalists. We're going to try and keep it fresh from now on, so if you want to hear some things that might not be featured on other shows here keep checking in. Here's what we got this time round: Battery Townsley  - Sic Alps ...
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• This week's podcast is a Greg Cartwright special

  by Paul Cooper February 5, 2012
  After our trip to see Country Teasers in Hackney this week Laggers plays a trio of Teasers tunes, Coop opts to play 9 Greg Cartwright songs from his various incarnations. In between there are the usual PVC mix of this, that and something else from all over the musical spectrum.  Down the load here...

• Best show you'll hear all week?

  by Paul Cooper January 27, 2012
  Photo this week is from The Strange World of Coffin Joe, if you are a stranger to his world and fancy some bizarre, Brazilian, B&W gore from the 1960s grab the cheapo Anchor Bay DVD box set. You won't be dissapointed, disturbed maybe, but not disappointed. Thee PVC are all off to see the Countr...

• New podcast with The Fall, Ty Segall, Dead Kennedys, Saints, Epsilons, Country Teasers

  by Paul Cooper January 20, 2012
  Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 37 Welcome along to the dryest podcast we've done, bottles of water all round! Miggins and Laggers give you the usual mix while Coop throws in a retro swerve ball and gives you a song from every year of the '80s. If you fancy something a little different to the usual...

• New show with Thee Headcoatees, Mark Sultan, Thee Oh Sees, Reigning Sound, Ty Segall, Billy Childish and more

  by Paul Cooper January 13, 2012
  Wanna hear what Thee Polyvinyl Craftsmen got for Christmas? Plenty of the tunes in this week's show came courtesy of Mr Claus plus a few from the depths of our record boxes. Download it all here and while you're about it grab last week's Church of Thee PVC Episode 6 here. Tracklisting When You Cu...

• Church of Thee PVC Episode 6

  by Paul Cooper January 6, 2012
  Church Of Thee PVC Episode 6 Bit of an unintentional international theme to episode 6 with bands from Switzerland, Holland, France, Belgium, Australia, canada, UK and the USA. A boss selection of tunes to get 2012 started with a bang. Tracklisting: Cry - Malibus, Always and Ever - Midnatt Fyran, ...
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• Best of 2011 Podcast with Oblivians, Mean Jeans, The Fall, Reigning Sound, Black Lips, Thee Oh Sees, Mikal Cronin and much more

  by Paul Cooper December 31, 2011
  In our second podcast of the festive season we chose some of our favourite tunes we've played in this year's transmissions, invited a few friends along to pick some songs too and all drank far too much. The results are a great batch of songs and some pretty sloppy mic work! It was great fun to make ...

• Come listen to Thee Polyvinyl Craftsmen Xmas Podcast Party

  by Paul Cooper December 19, 2011
  Come and join us for Thee Polyvinyl Craftsmen Christmas Bash, Laggers, Miggins and Coop came out of the shed to the warmth of the Miggins house for A PVC party with family and friends to record our Xmas special. Along with a selection of festive nuggets we invited our family to share some of their f...

• New podcast with New York Dolls, Black Lips, Reigning Sound, Fall, Monks, Country Teasers, Thee Oh Sees etc

  by Paul Cooper December 9, 2011
  Grab a download here Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 33 Wand – The Flaming Lips Nothin’ But… - The Rabble Personality Crisis – New York Dolls Mr Driver – Black Lips Tennessee – Reigning Sound Mask Search – The Fall Don’t Make A Fool Out of Me (Version) – Kitty Daisy & Lewis I Found Love – T...
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• New podcast with Country Teasers, OBN IIIs, Thee Marvin Gays, Thee Oh Sees, Ramones, Reigning Sound and much more

  by Paul Cooper December 2, 2011
  Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 32 is open for business. Grab a download or have a listen here. Tracklisting Chem-Farmer – Thee Oh Sees No Carpenter – Thee Marvin Gays Communicated to Death – OBN IIIs Please Stop Fucking Each Other – Country Teasers Give It Up – Lee Dorsey Won’t Go Out – Holly Goli...
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• Church of Thee PVC #5

  by Paul Cooper November 18, 2011
  Episode 5 brings another mix of old and new bangers broadcast by Laggers, Miggins and Coop from a shed in England. Get your download here.   Tracklisting Lyin' Girl - Reigning Sound  And Then I Fucked Her - Oblivians I Don't Like the Man That I Am - Thee Spivs Born to Cry - The Hives You Piss Me O...
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• Today's podcast features Mark Sultan, Kid Congo, Reigning Sound, 13th Floor Elevators, Black Lips and Rezillos

  by Paul Cooper November 11, 2011
  Welcome along to another dip into our luverly record boxes. If you enjoy the podcasts where we're all a bit worse for wear on booze you'll like this one. With Lee from Culture As A Dare/ Wobbly Lamps joining us again, things get sloppy as the booze flows. Download the whole shebang http://www.divsha...

• New podcast with JBX, The Rabble, King Khan & BBQ, Kravin' As, July and much more

  by Paul Cooper November 4, 2011
  Come and hear what our special guest, Lee Hall from The Wobbly Lamps, plucks from his record box to entertain us with. It was Lee's first time so excuse some of his mic work, he was a nervous boy! Download is here.     Tracklisting Crunchy (Solex Bounce Remix) – John Spencer Blues Explosion Dot D...

• Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 28 (Not Quite A Halloween Special)

  by Paul Cooper October 27, 2011
  Welcome along to our Not Quite A Halloween Special, we didn't do a wholly ghoulish podcast, just chucked a few spooky tunes into the mix. No Laggers this week as he's been rehearsing for a Wobbly Lamps show at The Railway in Southend this Friday (28th Nov. They are supporting The Priscillas along wi...

• Polyvinyl Craftsmen's Trouble In Mind mix

  by Paul Cooper October 21, 2011
  Thee Polyvinyl Craftsmen couldn't all get together to do a podcast this week due to varying commitments. So here, as a stand-in, is a little mix of some of my favourite tracks from slabs of wax on Trouble In Mind Records, a great label from Chicago that you should check out if you are unaware of it....
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• Church of Thee PVC #4

  by Paul Cooper October 12, 2011
  Episode 4 from Thee PVC brings another dip into the record boxes of Laggers, Miggins and Coop with a mixture of old and new 45s and LP cuts. Grab a download here. Tracklisting Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla – Luxury Condo Acid Rain – The Growlers Close That Door – Tigermen Mysterious Rangers – Quintro...
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• Transmission 27 (All You Can Eat Special) - Food Songs with Hasil Adkins, Jim Jones Revue, Personal & the Pizzas, Black Lips

  by Paul Cooper October 7, 2011
  I haven't updated the last couple of podcasts we've done here as we steered away from garage and punk genre-wise and thought it wouldn't float the average garage-punkers boat. This time round there should be plenty to enjoy for y'all, all the songs have got a food theme, so stuff yer faces. Takeaway...

• Church of Thee PVC #3

  by Paul Cooper September 15, 2011
  Episode 3 of our podcast for the GaragePunk Network features a mix of old and new scorchers from the record boxes of Laggers, Miggins and Coop. Some you're gonna know, some you might not. Enjoy it and leave us some comments. Here's what you'll get this time round: Sleep Talk - Shannon & the...

• Podcast up today with Dan Sartain, Link Wray Sonics, Mad Shadows, Tiger! Tiger!, Reigning Sound, Ramones and more

  by Paul Cooper September 9, 2011
  Join thee Polyvinyl Craftsmen for a game of record-themed Rock Paper Scissors, although we couldn't actually find any scissors songs - Laggers already played One Armed Scissor a while back. Things get competitive and noisy in would may well be the radio debut of the perennial favourite. Download the...

• New Polyvinyl Craftsmen podcast today featuring Tyvek, Reigning Sound, Dead Kennedys, Outcasts, Rock Garden, Country Teasers and

  by Paul Cooper September 2, 2011
  Have a listen here   Here's the full tracklisting: Gary Gilmore’s Eyes – The Adverts That’s All I Want – Reigning Sound Paradise – Marble Orchard Today’s Lesson – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Psycho Mafia – The Fall Monsters in the Parasol – Queens of the Stone Age Different Drum – Lemonheads Hot ...

• New podcast today with Strange Boys, The Fall, The Kinks, Half Man Half Biscuit, Wounded Lion, Buff Medways, Kid Congo and more

  by Paul Cooper August 27, 2011
  Here's Transmission 22 from Thee Polyvinyl Craftsmen, an eclectic buncha tewns fuelled by copious amounts of beer and rum.     Tracklisting The Hurdy Gurdy Man – Butthole Surfers Rocket Roll – Zolar X The Jacques Tati – Frank Black and Teenage Fanclub Carolina Days – Megafaun L. Mansion – Sic Alp...

• Church of Thee PVC #2

  by Paul Cooper August 19, 2011
  Alright brethren, gather round for episode 2 featuring a bevvy of beauties from the record boxes of Coop, Laggers and Miggins. Here's what's on offer this time round: Dick in Dixie – Hank III Model Ex Citizen – Quintron Sunday You Need Love – Oblivians Finger – Ty Segall Come On Closer – The Dai...
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