What do ya think are the best lesser known 70s punk LPs?
I figure later albums of unreleased recordings from that time are worth a mention here as well.

I thought so, because I heard a story through the grapevine that one of the members got into a fight with one of the Chesterfield Kings, and that got them blacklisted.  I don't know if the blacklist applied to certain clubs, or just to CK gigs, or the whole city of Rochester.  

I saw them for the last time in late 2004, when they shared a bill with the Cynics at Rosebud, a now defunct club.  Their lead singer and I swapped some stories about the festival at Randall's Island, and he also told me how the band begged Gregg Kostelich to sign them to get them some airplay on the Underground Garage.  They did get their CD released on Get Hip a few months later, and one of their songs was named "Coolest Song in the World" at the time of the release...then Gregg and Little Steven had their falling out, and that was the end of the Priests getting any airplay on the UG.  I felt really bad for them.

Hideout Admin said:

I have "Tall Tales" on Get Hip. It's not bad. I played three or four of those songs on my old radio show, The Wayback Machine, a few times. And yeah, they were from Rochester.

Ken said:

I remember them...  I never saw them, but I really liked the two CDs on garage pop.  I remember wishing that those had come out on vinyl...

Cool story:)  Very "Spinal Tap."

Hideout Admin said:

Yeah, I remember reading about them on the Bomp list many moons ago. They'd won some battle of the bands competition and were invited to play one of the Cavestomp shows, and they were told that a backline would be provided, including drums. But their drummer assumed that meant he wouldn't need to bring sticks, either (whoops)! Here's how this tale unfolded, copied directly from the Bomp list archives:

The Waistcoats, who were also on the bill, lent him two pairs of sticks, of which he broke three IN THE FIRST TWO SONGS. And he wasn't even playing that hard -- I was offstage to his right and had a very good view.

None of the other bands were willing to lend them any sticks after that, and I don't blame 'em.  (Though the headliners, Electric Prunes, weren't in the building at the time and weren't asked.)

The Priests wandered helplessly around the stage for awhile while the drummer left to go beg for sticks.  HE DIDN'T EVEN TELL THE OTHER GUYS IN THE BAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED OR WHAT HE WAS DOING.  All they knew was that he had bolted. They must have thought he got sick or something.

There are no music stores in the immediate area, but there are a couple in that part of Brooklyn. Several people IN THE AUDIENCE started making phone calls looking for sticks. A few of them found sticks at rehearsal studios and such, and people were dispatched to get them.

Of course, this was all too late.  After a VERY painful ten minutes of Priestly Stage-Pacing, Van Zandt came out onstage and grabbed the mic and said "Oh well, whaddaya gonna do? DA PRIESTS!" and they were outta there.

But what happened next was hilarious. As the next two bands played, the sticks started arriving.  People wandered in with drumsticks, placed them on the stage, and walked away.  For a while I thought it was 1980 again and Pink Floyd was doing "The Wall," and eventually the band was going to be completely obscured from view by a wall of drumsticks...

Haha!

I have "Tall Tales" on Get Hip. It's not bad. I played three or four of those songs on my old radio show, The Wayback Machine, a few times. And yeah, they were from Rochester.

Ken said:

I remember them...  I never saw them, but I really liked the two CDs on garage pop.  I remember wishing that those had come out on vinyl...

Yeah, I remember reading about them on the Bomp list many moons ago. They'd won some battle of the bands competition and were invited to play one of the Cavestomp shows, and they were told that a backline would be provided, including drums. But their drummer assumed that meant he wouldn't need to bring sticks, either (whoops)! Here's how this tale unfolded, copied directly from the Bomp list archives:

The Waistcoats, who were also on the bill, lent him two pairs of sticks, of which he broke three IN THE FIRST TWO SONGS. And he wasn't even playing that hard -- I was offstage to his right and had a very good view.

None of the other bands were willing to lend them any sticks after that, and I don't blame 'em.  (Though the headliners, Electric Prunes, weren't in the building at the time and weren't asked.)

The Priests wandered helplessly around the stage for awhile while the drummer left to go beg for sticks.  HE DIDN'T EVEN TELL THE OTHER GUYS IN THE BAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED OR WHAT HE WAS DOING.  All they knew was that he had bolted. They must have thought he got sick or something.

There are no music stores in the immediate area, but there are a couple in that part of Brooklyn. Several people IN THE AUDIENCE started making phone calls looking for sticks. A few of them found sticks at rehearsal studios and such, and people were dispatched to get them.

Of course, this was all too late.  After a VERY painful ten minutes of Priestly Stage-Pacing, Van Zandt came out onstage and grabbed the mic and said "Oh well, whaddaya gonna do? DA PRIESTS!" and they were outta there.

But what happened next was hilarious. As the next two bands played, the sticks started arriving.  People wandered in with drumsticks, placed them on the stage, and walked away.  For a while I thought it was 1980 again and Pink Floyd was doing "The Wall," and eventually the band was going to be completely obscured from view by a wall of drumsticks...

They were pretty good live.  I remember they did a really good cover of "TV Eye."

Ken said:

I remember them...  I never saw them, but I really liked the two CDs on garage pop.  I remember wishing that those had come out on vinyl...

I remember them...  I never saw them, but I really liked the two CDs on garage pop.  I remember wishing that those had come out on vinyl...

They were a garage band from upstate New York (I can't remember if they were from Buffalo or Rochester).  I first saw them several years ago at the 31st Street Pub here in Pittsburgh, PA, and I really liked them, especially their lead singer who reminded me a lot of Michael Kastelic.  They recorded two albums with Garage Pop Records, and then they signed to Get Hip and put out one more album.  I recently asked Barbara Kostelich about them, and she told me they broke up.  

Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone else here ever saw them or heard of them.  

Surprised you didn't include the new Demon's Claws. I think it's their best yet. I don't have a complete list, but the Red Dons' Fake Meets Failure LP from 2010 is pretty incredible, too.

Hard to believe it's been over 11 years since Cheese Blotto died. RIP.

Gotham City Mashers said:

Nice!  I remember this episode.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Thanks. I'll post the Neanderthals. I like this.


Ross Jesus Navaro Richards said:

i like the neanderthals on ghoulagogo, also 5678´s on same show, the monks on beatclub, and the banana splits intro! the mutha fuckinist intro eva! would have posted a link, sorry guys im on work comp and all flash etc stopped!

The Purple Hearts first album..called Beat That.

the zeros are back together...and playing Lots of gigs....you can befriend them on myspace!!!!!!

Love the swaggering riffs & super cool lyrics. Lenny Helsing said:

class stuff fr sure, that woulda been amazing to see the Zeros back in the day!!!

ratoonie said:

i saw the zeros in San frnsisco...1979...w/ the Mutants... i have an old Bomp LP...iggys on it!!! zeros do "yourawimp"... white vinoyl!!

Lenny Helsing said:

Zeros yeah tremendous teen punk...have u seen the dvd that came out by them its full of scorchin stuff!

class stuff fr sure, that woulda been amazing to see the Zeros back in the day!!!

ratoonie said:

i saw the zeros in San frnsisco...1979...w/ the Mutants... i have an old Bomp LP...iggys on it!!! zeros do "yourawimp"... white vinoyl!!

Lenny Helsing said:

Zeros yeah tremendous teen punk...have u seen the dvd that came out by them its full of scorchin stuff!

i saw the zeros in San frnsisco...1979...w/ the Mutants... i have an old Bomp LP...iggys on it!!! zeros do "yourawimp"... white vinoyl!!

Lenny Helsing said:

Zeros yeah tremendous teen punk...have u seen the dvd that came out by them its full of scorchin stuff!

My #1 - The Mummies

#2 - The Masonics

#3 - is to be determined.  I don't want to waste it.

Hey what's a psychedelic rev? 

sleazy said:

YAAAAAAY UP THE PSYCHEDELIC REV:)

YAAAAAAY UP THE PSYCHEDELIC REV:)

SoundZ groovy :)

As far as "modern" surf acts go, there are some great things going on at the moment. To completely ignore the 90's revival bands that are currently active and/or reformed, I would have to go with Daikaiju, from Hunstville, Alabama. They just released their long-awaited 2nd album and it is a masterpiece. Behind that, the surf bands that are currently popping up all over Alabama are really dominating my playlist these days. Necronomikids are a sound to behold. To ignore my previous statement, The reunited Man or Astro-man! is blowing my mind at the moment as well.

Wanna get eardrunk ???

It's still time to check THE HOUSE OF WILD DELIGHTS #16 ladies and gentlemen !!!

Hallo ? Anyone there ?

Oh sh*t...I shouldn't speak alone...or they gonna get me locked in again...

I saw them on last.fm.....farout :)

My way is to connect whatever mic connected to a 15w vox cambridge amp. It'll give a very warm and nice sonics like sound. I haven't tried on a PA or in a recording but for live in small palces / rehearsals its just perfect. 

As far as i understand the sonics sound on their records it lays on a lot of factors. I think the tape overload compression plays a key role...

thanks to all ! great infos!

Thanks to the both of you for quick replys. I love this amp but my band currently needs a bass player so I need more bottom end as we are a two piece guitar and drums. The thing that got me started on swapping out speakers was that I also own a 1484.  You may or may not know, the 1484 model is a lower watt version of the 1485 and powers two 12 " Jensens. This larger speaker circumference intensifies the lower frequencies. i thought if I could throw in some 15s into my 1485 I could replicate or surpass the tone offered by the smaller amp. However, if I lose that cardboard box sound, well... that's a sacrifice I'm not willing to make.

When the speakers breakup, is that because of the quality of the speaker? If I were to use vintage 15s would I get breakup?

Oh, and yes it has two taps (I'm assuming that is what you mean by the 2 jack inputs on the head receiving the jacks from the cab).

 Mardy Pune, good idea about the EQ pedal. I"ve gotta graphic I used to use. Maybe I can save myself the hassle and just employ that to amplify my bass frequencies.