For this edition, Cheap and Nasty hands the controls over to a very special guest. Tireless collector and lifelong devotee of late seventies underground punk, Ron Lacer opens up his personal archive to share an exclusive selection of forgotten gems that rarely surface on the usual compilations.
The result is a journey through some of the most overlooked corners of international punk, where short-lived bands, independent labels and tiny-pressing singles have since become highly sought-after collectors' items. Britain, the United States, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Canada, Scotland and Australia all contribute their own distinctive chapter to a scene that never stopped reinventing itself.
Along the way you'll encounter little-known names such as ABH, Speeds, Monitor, The Pinchers, Bloody Mary, The Onits, The Fleshapoids and Eat The Rich, proving that punk was never the exclusive domain of a handful of famous cities or celebrated bands. It was a truly global movement, fuelled by hundreds of groups who cut one or two singles before disappearing into obscurity.
Twenty-two tracks where punk rock collides with power pop, new wave, art punk and the first synthetic sounds of the early eighties, all driven by the same urgency, the same attitude and the same fiercely independent spirit.
Because sometimes...
the best record collections are the ones that never make the charts.
ABH (78) - brilliant piss take from the UK but it’s so damn catchy! Info is scarce on the label or band members
SPEEDS (80) - Why isn’t this already on a KBD? I have never heard much about bands in Portugal from back then. Not an easy country to be in a punk band back then. I just came across this killer a few days before this playlist was to be posted and Tony and I agreed it was worth the effort to add this at the last minute.
NEW MODELS (81) - Great debut 7” from my home city, Boston.
BOUND & GAGGED (80) - Another great obscure band from Boston. 7 woman band, 4 vocalists, unique art punk. Both these bands were on Modern Method Records, one of Boston’s best labels!
B TEAM (82) - From San Francisco. I don’t know much about this band but I like it!
CHI PIG (78) - From a vital comp of the bands from Akron, Ohio. The fertile soil that gave us Devo.
MONITOR (79) - The demented results of a Los Angeles art / music collective
The PINCHERS (81) - From the only 7” by this Belgian band. The flipside has been on a few comps but I like this track much more.
The DOMINOES (82) - From the only 7” from this band from Milwaukee
The RANDYS (80) - From the only 7” of this band that might be from Oklahoma City
The BLITZZ (78) - This Dutch band had two 7” and a couple of the tracks have made it onto a few comps. But this one hasn’t and I think it’s the best of the lot.
BLOODY MARY (78) - Great French rocker, from their only 7”
NO HORIZON (79) - This crazy German band only released this one record.
GENOCIDE EXIT (80) - Their only 7” also shared this track with a Sunderland, UK regional comp.
The ONITS (81) - This Canadian band never got out a second record.
4/4 (80) - Not sure if they were from New York City or Upstate, but this was the only record they got out. The flipside is also great.
The VORES (78) - Upstate New York band, from Buffalo. Twisted classic from their first (of two) 7”s.
The NO NO’s (81) - Probably from Southern California. Their only record.
The CHEETAHS (79) - Scottish band that never released another record
The CREDITS (79) - Yeah, another band without a 2nd record. This one is from Australia.
The FLESHAPOIDS (79) - These crazies are probably from San Francisco. Again, only the one 7”
EAT THE RICH (83) - This band never even got a record out. But their demo tape ended up on the first release from the phenomenal label Bad Compilation Tapes. I’m pretty sure they’re American, but I’m not sure where they’re from.
Notes by Ron Lacer
Trashlist:
01. ABH – Geoffrey (Who Wants To Listen To Punk Rock) - (UK, 1978)
02. Speeds - She's Gonna Leave Me (Portugal, 1980)
03. New Models – Shattered Windows (USA, 1981)
04. Bound & Gagged - Chains And Polymers (USA, 1980)
05. B Team - What Is This? (USA, 1982)
06. Chi-Pig - Apu-Api (Help Me) - (USA, 1978)
07. Monitor – Beak (USA, 1979)
08. The Pinchers – Tonight (Belgium, 1981)
09. Dominoes - I'll Keep You In Stitches (USA, 1982)
10. The Randys - Aggravated (USA, 1980)
11. The Blitzz - You Got What You Want (Netherlands, 1978)
12. Bloody Mary - Killer Boogie (France, 1978)
13. No Horizon - Life Is Not Pink (Germany, 1979)
14. Genocide Exit - Dream Song (UK, 1980)
15. The Onits - Gamma Rays (Canada, 1981)
16. 4/4 – All Wound Up (USA, 1980)
17. The Vores - Love Canal (USA, 1978)
18. The No No's - Who Shot The President (USA, 1981)
19. The Cheetahs- The Only One (Scotland, 1979)
20. The Credits - It's You (Australia, 1979)
21. The Fleshapoids - Electroshock (USA, 1979)
22. Eat The Rich - Traffic Problem (USA, 1983)
Selected by Ron Lacer
