Castration Squad (1981)
Mary Sims (Dinah Cancer), Susan Gottlieb (Phranc), Tracy Lea, Alice Armendariz (Alice Bag)
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L.A. Punk during the late 1970s and early 1980s, not narrative histories but stories of memories and experiences by those who were the punk scene.
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Germs // No God
I've read every book in the Bible story
And all it ever brought me was another worry
Don't want God, give me a jury
See, there's no God to make up my mind-
No God givin' me time
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Today's compilation:
The Sound of Hollywood Girls
1983
Hard Rock / Punk Rock / New Wave / Heavy Metal
Oh my god, FUCK YES, dude! 😤 This is such an incredible album here! A crop of all-female and female-fronted underground rock acts of different stripes just delivering some pure rawness in early 80s Los Angeles, right before all the cock-rocking, dopey hair bands *really* came to take hold of the Sunset Strip and went on to define for most what 80s LA rock music was. Lots of odd, goofy, and quirkily satisfying fare to be found within this thing, and a lot of it done by *very* ephemeral acts that you've probably never heard of in your life.
Like, take De De Troit, for example: a woman who fronted a band called U.X.A. that put out a sole studio album in the 80s and who herself only put out one solo 7-inch in her career as well. She contributes a plainly wild exclusive cover here of the controversial, Phil Spector-produced and Carole King-and-Gerry Goffin-penned 1962 tune, "He Hit Me," by The Crystals, by laying down a strange combination of heavy, fuzz-muddy guitar chords and whimsical, saccharine pop strings, and then shifting the tempo upwards to churn out some brief bouts of killer punk rock on the choruses. Just totally irresistible nuttery in that one 😜🤘.
Then the B-side kicks off with a pair of less weird, but still fantastic tracks that would later go on to comprise both sides of a split 7-inch that same year, provided by, who are, by far, this album's two most popular bands: Hellion and Bitch. Hellion, fronted by the scratchiness of Ann Boleyn, deliver "Nightmares," a terrific hard rockin' metal groove that comes with one wicked guitar solo, and then Bitch light up and dazzle with some head-spinning, galloping thrashiness on "I'm in Love" 😍.
Truth be told, the A-side, which has more of the enjoyable quirk on it, is the more consistent half of this release, but those two Hellion and Bitch tunes that lead off the B-side are the most technically impressive ones of this whole bunch.
Tremendous record from the Hollywood-based Mystic Records here that presents an eclectic blend of rock tunes, from hard rock, to heavy metal, to punk and new wave, all while shining a spotlight on some great and mostly fleeting early 80s LA female talent. Lots of fun and chock-full of exclusives too.
Highlights:
LA Girls - "Sure"
Soloman Kane - "Twilight Zone"
The Skirts - "S&M Blvd. Boy"
Butch - "Tractor Trailor Tragedy"
De De Troit - "He Hit Me"
Hellion - "Nightmares"
Bitch - "I'm in Love"
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X "THE UNHEARD MUSIC" (documentary version) 1986
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