Sally Timms - Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments... For Lost Buckaroos (1999)

Genre: Traditional Country
Origin: Leeds, England
Label: Bloodshot Records
File: 79 Mb (320kbps)

Lineup:
Sally Timms - Lead Vocal (all)
Jessica Billey: violin on 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
Celine: acoustic guitar on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9; all instruments on 8, 10
Jon Rauhouse: pedal steel and hawaiian guitar on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9; banjo on 4, 6; mandolin on 2, 5, 9; vocals on 1
Tom Ray: bass on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
John Herndon: drums and sleigh bells on 1, 3, 6, 7

plus:

Fred Armisen - latin percussion on 9
Jane Baxter-Miller - vocal on 6
Andrew Bird - violin on 1
Andon Davis - electric guitar on 3
Robbie Fulks - acoustic guitar on 4
Jon Langford - acoustic guitar on 9; vocal on 1
Steve Rosen - fiddle on 6
Brett Sparks - vocal on 2
Harry Trumfio - steel percussion on 2,5
Barry Mills - intro and outro voc.
Recorded in 3 days in May 9, at uberstudio Chicago,
Mixed in 3 days at Kingsize Soundlabs Chicago
Produced by Sally timms and Jon Langford with Dave Trumfio

Tracklist:
1. Howdy Folks and Gather Round (intro) :25
2. Dreaming Cowboy (Guy Lawrence) 4:28
3. The Sad Milkman (Renie & Brett Sparks) 3:41
4. Dark Sun (Langford/Timms) 3:57
5. In Bristol Town One Bright Day (Robbie Fulks) 3:02
6. Sweetheart Waltz (Timms/Langford) 3:42
7. Snowbird (R&B Sparks) 1:55
8. Cry Cry Cry (Johnny Cash) 3:09
9. When the Roses Bloom Again (trad/Guthrie/Tweedy) 4:20
10. Cancion Para Mi Padre (Timms/Langford) 4:38
11. Rock Me To Sleep (Jill Sobule/Richard Barone) 2:05
12. Goodnight Cowboy Sally (outro) :24
Total Playing Time: 35:43

Holy mother of Jesus jumped up Christ, do I ever love this one! This is Sally Timms' from the Mekons solo effort take on traditional country waltzes and cowboy songs and she sounds like an angel sent from heaven. Seriously check this one out.

Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments... For Lost Buckaroos

The Mekons - Fear and Whiskey (1985)

Genre: Post-punk, Alternative country
Lyrical Theme: A community struggling to retain its capacity for joy and humanity through a devastating war
Origin: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Years Active: 1977 – present
Label: Sin
File: 79 Mb (320kbps)

Lineup:
Steve Goulding - Drums
Tommy Greene - Vocals, Violin, Guitar
Susie Honeyman - Fiddle
Johny boy Langford - Vocals, Harp, Guitar
Lu - Bass
Ken Lite- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Dick Taylor - Lead Guitar

Tracklist:
1. Chivalry 4:03
2. Trouble Down South 4:15
3. Hard to Be Human Again 3:58
4. Darkness and Doubt 5:15
5. Psycho Cupid (Danceband on the Edge of Time) 2:52
6. Flitcraft 3:23
7. Country 2:54
8. Abernant 1984/1985 2:21
9. Last Dance 3:13 Mekons
10. Lost Highway 3:13 (Leon Payne)
Total Playing Time: 35:13

This is the 4th full length from England's long-running cult band the Mekons, and it is generally credited as being the first ever Alt-country album. It's actually a wonderful treasure filled with a sense of melancholy uplifted through happy melodies which gives it a wonderful and unique blend. This is a must listen and I've been a big fan for many years. Inspired.

Fear and Whiskey

Health Hazard/Suffer - Discography 93 - 96 (2005)

Genre - Hardcore Punk/Crust

Origin - England
Time - 66:54 min
File - 132.41 MB(320kbps)

A volley of abrasive, thrashing, overpowering blasts of hardcore fury. Health Hazard were a short lived English band with caustic female vocals, speeding thrash with hammering guitar, and throttling drums. One of the most classic 1990’s UK hardcore bands. (last.fm)

Track List:
HEALTH HAZARD
"S/T" 10''
1. Breeding Hatred
2. Silent Scream
3. As Safe As...
4. Homo Insipiens
5. Societies Rejects
6. Looking For An Answer
7. From Within
8. What You Going To Do?
9. Confused
10. Headroom
11. So Much Pressure
12. Die
13. Decondition
14. Misery
"Not Just A Nightmare" ep
15. Not Just A Nightmare

16. Through My Eyes
17. Kill'em All
18. Up In Smoke
19. Trapped
20. Life In Fear
21. Break The Chains

22. We R Us
23. Look At It
split ep w/Sawnoff
24. What's To Come

25. Just For Now

26. Upsetting The Balance

27. They
SUFFER
"S/T"ep
28. One Step Closer
29. Scroungers
30. Fuckin' Magic
31. Gridlocked
32. DV8
33. Listen
34. The Powers That Be
"Forest Of Spears" ep

35. Suffer/Conform

36. Device
37. Wrist Action
38. Mental
39. Neighbourhood Watch
40. Full Pelt (Homesick )
split ep w/ Urko
41. Crowds
42. Spark
43. Confess
44. Listen#2

I got into these two bands from picking up the "Not Just A Nightmare" ep way back in '93 or '94. After hearing the scathing vokills and the metallic crust frenzy that was unleashed upon my earholes, I was hooked! I followed the bands and managed to pick up all of the vinyl output of both. Suffer is the band Health Hazard turned into immediately after disbanding. This discography was released on Prank Records from San Francisco, Ca. and is release #28 in their catalog. Check this slab out!


Break The Chains

Heaven & Hell (The Very Best of the Mekons) (2004)

Genres: Alt. Country, Post Punk, Alternative Rock
Origin: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Years Active: 1977 – present
Files: Disc 1: 135 Mb (320kbps) Disc 2: 130 Mb (320kbps)

Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Hard to Be Human
2. Ghosts of American Astronauts
3. Where Were You
4. Hello Cruel World
5. Millionaire
6. Chivalry
7. Memphis Egypt
8. Oblivion
9. Work All Week
10. Olde Trip to Jerusalem, The
11. Fletcher Christian, (Sometimes I Feel Like)
12. Hate Is the New Love
13. Neglect
14. Last Dance
15. My Song at Night
16. Empire of the Senseless

Disc 2:
1. Curse
2. Big Zombie
3. He Beat up His Boyfriend
4. One Horse Dub
5. Snow
6. Brutal
7. Building, The
8. Prince of Darkness
9. (A Dancing Master Such as) Mr. Confess
10. Poxy Lips
11. Out in the Night
12. Dancing in the Head
13. Johnny Miner
14. Insignificance
15. This Sporting Life
16. Never Been in a Riot
Total Playing Time: 114:46

The Mekons are a hard working band that has been around for 30+ years and has released 17 full lengths so their body of work is rather large and if you are new to them, it's probably easier to start with this double cd compilation. This collection spans their whole career in non-chronological order and includes tons of classics. I've been a longtime fan of the Mekons and I've heard all their albums and some are just incredible but even I find it easier to just throw this in even though it's obviously missing some of my favorites. They alternate between John Langford (mostly) and Sally Timms on vocals, and I gotta say I'm a huge Timms fan, when she comes in, believe me, the world shines a bit brighter. So, check out this great band for yourself because I'm not going to even try to describe their music.

Heaven & Hell Disc 1
Heaven & Hell Disc 2

Black Widow - The Ultimate Sacrifice (1970)

Genre: Progressive Rock
Origin: Leicester, England
Formed: 1966
Years active 1969 - 1973. 2007 - Present
File: Pt. 1 (original album remastered) 99 Mb (320kbps) Pt. 2 (Demos) 79 Mb (320kbps)

Lineup:
Jim Gannon - Guitar
Zoot Taylor - Keyboards
Clive Jones - Saxophone
Kip Trevor - Guitar,Vocals
Bob Bond - Bass
Romeo Challenger - Drums

Tracklist:
Pt. 1
1. In Ancient Days 7:38
2. Way to Power 3:31
3. Come to the Sabbat 3:54
4. Conjuration 5:53
5. Seduction 5:37
6. Attack of the Demon 5:37
7. Sacrifice 11:13
Pt. 2
8. In Ancient Days (Demo Bonus Track) 9:26
9. Come to the Sabbat (Demo Bonus Track) 4:14
10. Conjuration (Demo Bonus Track) 5:53
11. Seduction (Demo Bonus Track) 4:42
12. Sacrifice (Demo Bonus Track) 10:52
Total Playing Time 77:55

I'm usually not much of a progressive rock fan but Black Widow were so occult and mysterious sounding that I just love this album. Check it out for something a bit different and unique. This is the original album "Sacrifice" on part one and demos from the session on part 2. Come, Come, Come to the Sabbat...Satan's there!

The Ultimate Sacrifice Pt 1
The Ultimate Sacrifice Pt 2

The Libertines - Up the Bracket (2002)

Genre: Indie Rock, Post Punk Revival

Origin: London, England

Label: Rough Trade
Producer: Mick Jones
File: 96 Mb (320kbps)

Lineup:
Carl Barât - vocals/lead guitar
Pete Doherty - vocals/rhythm guitar
John Hassall - bass
Gary Powell - drums

Tracklist:
1. Vertigo – 2:37
2. Death on the Stairs – 3:24
3. Horrorshow – 2:34
4. Time for Heroes – 2:40
5. Boys in the Band – 3:42
6. Radio America – 3:44
7. Up the Bracket – 2:40
8. Tell the King – 3:22
9. The Boy Looked at Johnny – 2:38
10. Begging – 3:20
11. The Good Old Days – 2:59
12. I Get Along – 2:51
13. What a Waster (bonus) 3:58
14. Mocking Bird (bonus) 3:19
Total Playing Time: 43:17

This is awesome! Seriously Pete Doherty always gets a lot of shit for being a lot of things, but on this album you gotta just let those things slide and listen to one great song after another. Too bad he ended this band and went in another direction with Babyshambles (although I heard they are reforming?) because this is some top notch garage-rock influenced London street music.

Up the Bracket

Generation X - Anthology (3 CD Compilation 2003)

Genre: Punk rock
Origin: London, England
Years Active: 1976–1981
Released: 2003
Recorded: 1977-81
Label: EMI

Files:
Disc 1: 157 Mb (320kbps)
Disc 2: 143 Mb (320kbps)
Disc 3: 136 Mb (320kbps)

Tracklist:

Cd 1
1. Dancing With Myself
2. Friday's Angels
3. Your Generation
4. Ready, Steady, Go
5. Untouchables
6. Valley of the Dolls
7. Day by Day
8. Wild Youth
9. The Prime of Kenny Silvers (Parts 1 & 2)
10. Wild Dub
11. One Hundred Punks
12. King Rocker
13. Kiss Me Deadly
14. Gimme Some Truth (John Lennon)
15. New Order
16. English Dream
17. Youth, Youth, Youth
18. Rock 'n' Roll (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
19. The Hunter (Booker T. Jones, Chappell, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr.)

CD 2 Sweet Revenge (Entire Unreleased Album)
1. Triumph
2. Dancing With Myself
3. Girls
4. Modern Boys
5. Cathy Come Home
6. Revenge
7. Flash as Hell
8. Anna Smiles
9. Psycho Beat
10. Stars Look Down
11. I Dig Everything (David Bowie)
12. Dancing With My Wealth
13. Interview with Tony James

CD 3 Live in Osaka, 1978
1. Ready, Steady, Go
2. This Heat
3. English Dream
4. Triumph
5. Anna Smiles
6. Night of the Cadillacs
7. No No No
8. Valley of the Dolls
9. Revenge
10. Kiss Me Deadly
11. Friday's Angels
12. Wild Youth
13. Day by Day
14. King Rocker
15. Your Generation
16. Rock 'n' Roll (Page/Plant)
17. Shakin' All Over (Kidd)
18. Youth, Youth, Youth
19. Outro Jam

Total Playing Time: 3:15:01

It doesn't get any better than this. This is Billy Idol's early stuff with the amazing Generation X and a lot of it here, so make sure you check out all 3 cds. Cd 1 Studio Mix
Cd 2 "Sweet Revenge"
Cd 3 "Live in Osaka, 1978"

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - The F1rst Generation / 2econd Edition (Compilation 1997)

Genres: New Wave, Post Punk, Techno Glam Cyber Punk
Origin: London, UK
Recorded: 1984-1990
Label: Jungle Records
File: 134 Mb (320kbps)

Lineup:
Tony James - synth 'space' bass guitar (Roland G707)
Martin Degville - vocals
Neal X - Gibson semi-acoustic lead 'Stun' guitar
Ray Mayhew - electro drums (Simmons)
Chris Kavanagh - electro drums (Simmons)
Yana YaYa (Jane Farrimond) - Space Echo (Roland)

Tracklist:
1. Rockit Miss USA (Black and Bluski) 6:56
2. Sex Bomb Boogie (Tick Tock and Boom!) 4:07
3. 21st Century Boy (TV Messiah) 3:59
4. Teenage Thunder (Teenage Mutants) 4:53
5. She's My Man (She-Wolves of the SSS) 4:57
6. Love Missile F1-11 (A Clockwork Sputnik) 4:54
7. Jayne Mansfield (Blitzkrieg Baby) 4:05
8. Ultra Violence (Senseless Sex and Gratuitous Sex) 5:43
9. Krush Groove Girls (The Meathookers Of Love) 4:23
10. Rockajet baby (This Stuff'll Kill Ya) 4:27
11. It's My Planet (I'll Die If I Want To) 6:07
12. Techno Krash (Skyway Stars) 4:52
Total Playing Time: 59:23

Wow, this IS the 80's right here. If you missed the cyber glam punk movement then you can learn all about it with this disc. If you were there for the glory days of the mid-eighties, you can relive the past with this incredible disc. It's pretty fucked up stuff but every single song is catchy and fun with a fair share of "friggen awesome" thrown in for good measure. So, throw on your red lipstick, pink wig and purple spandex and turn it up and start dancing around your living room like a homo! 1t'5 fun! If you're already a homo, then that's twice the fun!!
The F1rst Generation / 2econd Edition

SHOOT IT UP

The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight (Reissue 2001)

Genre: Post Punk, Neo-psychedelia
Origin: Cambridge, England
Years Active: 1976-1980, 1994, 2001-2003
Recorded: January–June 1980 Alaska Studio, London. June 1979 Spaceward Studios, Cambridge
File: 151 Mb (320kbps)

Lineup:
Robyn Hitchcock - Guitar, Vocals, Rhythm Bass on "Insanely Jealous"
Kimberley Rew - Guitar, Vocals, Bass & Synthesiser on "You'll Have To Go Sideways"
Matthew Seligman - Bass
Morris Windsor - Drums & Vocals
Gerry Hale - Violin on "Insanely Jealous" & "Underwater Moonlight"
Andy King - Sitar on "Positive Vibrations"

Tracklist:
All songs by Robyn Hitchcock except as indicated.
1. I Wanna Destroy You 2:53
2. Kingdom of Love 4:11
3. Positive Vibrations 3:10
4. I Got the Hots 4:43
5. Insanely Jealous 4:15
6. Tonight 3:44
7. You'll Have to Go Sideways 2:57 (Hitchcock, Kimberley Rew)
8. Old Pervert 3:52 (Hitchcock, Rew, Matthew Seligman, Morris Windsor)
9. Queen of Eyes 2:01
10. Underwater Moonlight 4:17
11. Vegetable Man 2:59 (Syd Barrett)
12. Strange 2:59
13. Only the Stones Remain 2:50
14. Where Are the Prawns? 6:06
15. Dreams 4:37
16. Black Snake Diamond Rock 4:24
17. There's Nobody Like You 3:11
18. Song No. 4 3:57
Total Playing Time: 18 tracks (67:06)

The Soft Boys were an incredible and influential band from England led by Robyn Hitchcock who went on to a successful solo career and Kimberley Rew who went on to be a member of Katrina and the Waves. You'll love this album I guarantee it, the first 10 songs are the original release of "Underwater Moonlight" and the other eight songs are outtakes from the original recording session.

Underwater Moonlight

Toy Dolls - The History 1979-1996 (Compilation 1997)

Genre: Punk Rock
Origin: Sunderland, England
Years Active: 1979-present
File: Disc 1: 109 Mb (256kbps) Disc 2: 109 Mb (256kbps)

Disc 1
Idle Gossip
Back In 79
Pot Belly Bill
Fisticuffs In Frederick St.
Fiery Jack
P.C. Stocker
Alfie From The Bronx
Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Stay Mellow
When You're Jimmy Saville
Tocattta In Dm
Alec's Gone
The Lambrusco Kid
No Particular Place To Go
Poor Davey
Modern Schools Of Motorin'
Terry Talking
Blue Suede Shoes
Olga Crack Corn
Sod The Neighbours

Disc 2
Dig That Groove Baby
Please Release Me Darling I Loathe You
Silly Billy
Ernie Had A Hernia
Sabre Dance
Dougy Giro
The Sphinx Stinks
She Goes To Finos
Rupert The Bear
Glenda & The Test Tube Baby
Harry's Hands
James Bond Lives Down Our Street
Nellie The Elephant
Spiders In The Dressing Room
I'll Get Even With Steven
Cloughy Is A Boot Boy
Bitten By A Bed Bug

Here's a career retrospective of the amazing punk band Toy Dolls from England and it's got a ton of fun bouncy tunes on it. These guys are legendary so if you've never heard them you are in for one hell of a rockin' good time.

The History 1979-1996 Disc 1
The History 1979-1996 Disc 2

The Meads of Asphodel - The Early Years (2009)

Genre: Medieval Experimental Black Metal/Folk
Lyrical Themes: Biblical Apocrypha, Spirituality, War, Dystopia
Origin: United Kingdom (Herts)
Formed: 1998
Stayus: Active

Track list:
1. Angelwhore 4:51
2. Book of Dreams 5:41
3. The Gleaming Red Serpent 5:53
4. Just Another Time to Kill 5:00
5. Pale Dread Hunger 5:41
6. Rise in Godless Hell 4:05
7. Give Me Fire (G.B.H. cover) 3:03
8. Neurodeliri (Bulldozer cover) 4:51
9. Bound Alive 3:35
10. Bleed for Me 3:43
11. Calling All Monsters 4:50
12. Paradise 4:14
13. Another God in Another Place 4:19
14. Ogs Last Stand 4:27
Total playing time
01:04:13

#1 & #2 taken from the 1998 demo "The Bemoaning Of Metatron".#3 & #4 taken from the 1999 demo "Metatron And The Red Gleaming Serpent".#5, #6 & #7 taken from the 1999 demo "The Watchers Of Catal Huyuk".#8 is an unreleased track from what was to be a split 7".#9 appeared on Godreah Records' "No Holy Additives Vol. 4" in 2000.#10 is previously unreleased.#11 was a bonus track for the first pressing of "The Excommunication Of Christ"(2001).#12, #13 & #14 are demo versions of tracks intended for the "Jihad" split CD(2002).

This is just a great compilation of all the early Meads material and it somehow is my favorite of theirs to listen to. You will understand once you give this a listen. It's all a fun, rocking good time.

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