v.a. - 23 Bombs To Shot - (Blu Bus-Italy-1997)

 Fantastic sampler released by the legendary Blu Bus, promoting a great selction of bands active on this label. 23 tracks ,19 bands playing their style of  HC Punk  and angry fast music. Enjoy it.

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CRIMINES DE GUERRA - Sangre Rebelde - (La Femi Records/Chaman Records-USA-2004)

 Crimines De Guerra was an anarcho punk band from Mexico ,active in the early 2000. This  CD  has a folded gate sleeve reporting the lyrics in Spanish and English transaltions.Disfrutalo.

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L.A. CHOIX - Wild Oats - (Vox Pop/Point Zero-Italy-1991)

L.A.Choix was a project created by Stefano Concobeach and Valeria, in this great album, they are in the company of a set of fantastic musicians to create their unique style of independent/alternative rock mixing some tribal music, garage rock made of experimental sounds where avantgarde and psychedelia get mixed with their personal touch.

Vox Pop was an Italian alternative label founded in Milan in 1989 by Carlo Albertoli, Giacomo Spazio and Manuel Agnelli. It closed on 25th february 1997.Point Zero was an Independent label from Milan, Italy run by Stefano Faini.

 A very good piece of vinyl,here as wave. Enjoy it!

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Water Side    
A1        Flashback
Written-By – Crippa*, Faini*, Mezzadra*
1:45
A2        Lost Time Fag
Backing Vocals – Pierpaolo Rizzo, The Hairy Gnome
Bass – Roberto Crippa
Guitar – Armando "The Duke"
Guitar [Backward] – Doctor Ear
Keyboards – Paolo*
Written-By – Faini*
4:20
A3        Water & Fire Theme
Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Max Vaccaro
Electric Piano, Keyboards – Aaron*
Written-By – Crippa*, Faini*, Mezzadra*
3:25
A4        Waiting
Bass – Fabiano Sala
Electric Guitar – Stefano Concobeach*
Written-By – Faini*, Mezzadra*
1:40
A5        Rainy Banshees (Static Melody)
Bass – Fabiano Sala
Cello – Carlo Preti
Congas – Sergio Sangalli
Guitar [Backward] – Doctor Ear
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Massimo Caprotti
Keyboards – Paolo*
Piano, Instruments [Sampled Trombone] – Paolo*
Soloist, Guitar – The Hairy Gnome
Violin – Davide Monti
Written-By – Faini*, Mezzadra*
3:36
A6        The King Deer
Backing Vocals – Pierpaolo Rizzo
Guitar [Backward] – Doctor Ear
Vibraphone [Glass] – Valeria*
Written-By – Faini*, Mezzadra*
1:28
A7        Beltane's Fire
Acoustic Guitar – Stefano Concobeach*
Bass – Roberto Crippa
Congas – Sergio Sangalli
Guitar, Instruments [Feedbacks] – F. Tenebris
Keyboards – Paolo*
Written-By – Faini*, Mezzadra*
4:15
        Fire Side    
B1        Temporal Trap
Backing Vocals – Pierpaolo Rizzo
Electric Guitar, Voice – Stefano Concobeach*
Written-By – Faini*, Mezzadra*
2:23
B2        Grey Morning World
Backing Vocals – Pierpaolo Rizzo, The Hairy Gnome
Guitar – Armando "The Duke"
Guitar [Grinding & Tremolo] – Doctor Ear
Keyboards – Paolo*
Written-By – Faini*
2:27
B3        Between/Beyond
Bass – Roberto Crippa
Bongos – Sergio Sangalli
Cello – Carlo Preti
Piano [Lizard] – Aaron*
Piano, Vocals, Twelve-String Guitar – Roberto Crippa
Violin – Davide Monti
Written-By – Crippa*, Faini*, Mezzadra*
5:04
B4        (I Saw) Water Underground
Cello – Carlo Preti
Piano – Marco Magistrali
Violin – Davide Monti
Written-By – Crippa*, Faini*, Mezzadra*
6:08
B5        L.A. Choix, Le Choix
Acoustic Guitar – Massimo Caprotti
Bass – Fabiano Sala
Congas – Sergio Sangalli
Keyboards – Pierpaolo Rizzo
Twelve-String Guitar, Instruments [Guild] – Roberto Crippa
Written-By – Crippa*, Faini*, Mezzadra*
3:16
B6        New Fly
Harmonica – Steve Onion
Written-By – Faini*
1:24

    Recorded At – Bips Studio
    Recorded At – Window Studio
    Mixed At – Bips Studio
    Mixed At – Window Studio

    Artwork [Image Electronic Elaboration] – Imagic (3)
    Backing Vocals – The Beltane's Crowd
    Drums, Percussion, Noises, Technician [Backwards Recordings], Other [Sorted Rubbish, Stepping And Smoking Around] – Stefano Concobeach*
    Graphics [Graphic Supervising] – Mr. Luka Monguzzi*
    Graphics, Illustration [Back Cover Illustrations] – Francesca Faini, Luka Petrillo
    Instruments [Sorted Feedback] – Doctor Ear
    Instruments [Waiting In Waiting] – Aaron*
    Percussion [Beltane's Miscellaneous] – Sergio Sangalli
    Photography By [Front Cover Pix] – A. Moneta*
    Photography By [Inside Beltane's Pix] – Cepo*
    Producer [Artistic Production], Executive-Producer – Stefano Concobeach*, Valeria*
    Recorded By, Mixed By – Fabio Magistrali (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, B1, B6), Paolo Mauri (tracks: A2, A5, A7, B2 to B5)
    Voice, Vocals [Harmonies, Whispers], Noises [Shout & Noises] – Valeria*

Tracks A2, A5, A7, B2-B5 recorded & mixed from November '89 to March '91 at Bips Studios, Milano.
Tracks A1, A3, A4, A6, B1, B6 recorded & mixed from June '90 to March '91 at Window Studio, Cesano Boscone.

Printed inner sleeve & insert.

L'Ancien Choix was made by:
Valeria
Stefano Concobeach

Involved (apparition order):
Armando "The Duke" (Investigators)
Paolo (Pila Weston)
Roberto Crippa
Doctor Ear
Aaron (Fragole E Sangue)
Max Vaccaro (The Mi.s.s.)
Sergio Segalli
Massimo Caprotti
Fabiano Sala (The Concobeachers)
Carlo Preti
Davide Monti
The Hairy Gnome (courtesy of The Pow)
Pierpaolo Rizzo
F. Tenebris
Marco Magistrali
Steve Onion

This record is dedicated to the twenty-year-old (good) guys.

  

v.a.- Really Fast Vol.10 - (Really Fast Records-Sweden-1999)

  Volume 10 of this great compilation series by the Swedish Really Fast Records, this is a double album containing 50 tracks of fast and furious HC punk.

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A1    Section 8 (2)–    D.I.Y.
A2    Section 8 (2)–    Hey Pale Face
A3    Dishonest–    The Grip Of Addiction
A4    Dishonest–    Mania For Drugs
A5    Skumdum–    Vardagens Slentrian
A6    Skumdum–    Vårt Oförstand
A7    Snifter–    Schengen Agreement
A8    Centrus B40–    Stupido
A9    Centrus B40–    Years To Build
A10    Scamp (8)–    Ultimata Nazi-Äckel
A11    Scamp (8)–    Satans Jävla Vaktfan
A12    Youthless (2)–    Unfortunate
B1    DS-13*–    Prechewed Rebellion
B2    DS-13*–    World Of Hatred
B3    DS-13*–    David Sandström I Refused Är En Kukskalle
B4    Slutstation Tjernobyl–    Mitt Alias
B5    Senseless (3)–    Faces
B6    Retaliation–    At The Cost Of Mankind
B7    Retaliation–    Who Gets Blamed
B8    Bonds Of Trust–    Bonds Of Trust
B9    Bonds Of Trust–    You Sold Us Out
B10    Gymnastiken–    Snygg, Ful
B11    Gymnastiken–    Osäker
B12    Amok (14)–    M.B.
B13    Amok (14)–    Den Perfekta Människan
C1    Hylands Hörna–    Ansvaret
C2    Hylands Hörna–    Dödens Portal
C3    Scumbrigade–    Being In A Band Is No Excuse For Being An Asshole
C4    Scumbrigade–    No More Macho Dancing
C5    Planet Trash–    Fuck The World
C6    Planet Trash–    Female Temper
C7    Dismachine–    Volatile Space
C8    Dismachine–    Rädd For Sina Kanslor
C9    Ignorance (6)–    Smells Like Bad Religion
C10    Död TV–    Allting Blir Fel
C11    Död TV–    Ensamhetens Dröm
C12    Downward Spiral–    When Tomorrow Comes
D1    Siniterror–    Light
D2    Slobsticks–    Coming Attractions
D3    Fucking Chaos–    Krossade... Skallar
D4    Fucking Chaos–    Antikrist
D5    Fucking Chaos–    Medveten Skit
D6    Blackout (19)–    Loosing Trust
D7    Blackout (19)–    Rivals
D8    No Admission–    Warpsystem
D9    No Admission–    Long Night Of Bitterness
D10    Stop-Gap–    J And I
D11    Stop-Gap–    How I Figured Out...
D12    Mörder–    Nuclear Blast
D13    Mörder–    Lås Din Dorr

MONSTER MAIL N7 -(Mail Art Documentation-Global Networking-1997)

 Number 7 of this ongoing mail art project launched by Evan Griffiths back in the 90s. Inside this zine many drawings, a short story, some comics and an extra lino print by Evan himself, all inspired by the subject:MONSTER. Evan was also running a punk distro called Mitsey Distro and a zine Gibbering Madness, you`ll find them clicking the link above. Enjoy it.

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v.a.-Here We Go, A Celebration Of The First Year Of The U.K. Miner`s Strike 1984-1985 (Sterile records-UK-1985)

 A great compilation with a few acts that will become very famous in the following years,it was benefit for the Miners during ther first year of strike. Sterile Records was a label founded by Nigel Ayers (Nocturnal Emissions) for own and related releases, active from 1979-1986 and then re-activated April 2021. On this page you can read about this album,info provided by Nigel Ayers. A Bandcamp page about Sterile Records is here. Enjoy it.

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Kjell Nyman Art-Works - (Mail Art-Global Networking-1992)

 4 Art-Works sent by the Swedish Mail Artist Kjell Nyman in 1992. Address very obsolete.

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