GAZA STRIPPERS Transistor 7 inch 1997

 

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American punk rock band from Chicago founded in 1996 by Rick Sims.

Tracklist

A		Transistor
B		Stinger

DIDJITS Fuck The Pigs 7 inch 1990

 

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Didjits were a punk rock band from Mattoon, Illinois, USA. The band was formed in 1983 by brothers Rick (vocals & guitar) and Brad (drums) Sims, along with Doug Evans (bass). The trio's music was characterized by its high-energy guitar attack, which displayed a heavy influence of early rock 'n roll like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, and Rick Sim's smart aleck lyrics. Also of note was Rick Sims onstage persona, which consisted of the front man wearing suits and sunglasses while hurling insults at the audience. The group's debut LP, "Fizzjob" came out on their own Bam Bam Records in 1986. In 1988, the group signed to Touch & Go Records after the label heard an advance copy of their 2nd LP, "Hey Judester". The label would remain the band's home (with the exception of a few singles) for the rest of their career (they would also subsequently reissue "Fizzjob"). Following 1991's "Full Nelson Reilly", Brad Sims left the band to concentrate on work and family. Rey Washam was drafted to fill his spot on the band's 1992 EP "Little Miss Carriage". Todd Cole would take over the drum throne for the band's next LP, "Que Sirhan Sirhan" but the group split the following year. In 2006, the original line-up reunited to perform at Touch & Go's 25th Anniversary Party, followed a week later by a show in Champaign, IL. Doug Evans passed away on December 28, 2016.

Tracklist

A  Headless
B  Give It Back

SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG AGAIN: THE BUZZCOCKS COVERS COMPILATION Various Artists 1992

 

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C/Z Records compilation of Buzzocks songs

Tracklist

1	Doughboys–	Why She's A Girl From The Chainstore	2:09
2	The Fluid–	Oh, Shit	1:39
3	Coffin Break–	What Do I Get?	2:46
4	Didjits–	Sitting Round At Home	2:31
5	Electric Love Hogs–	Boredom	2:56
6	Deadspot–	Orgasm Addict	2:54
7	Lunachicks–	Noise Annoys / Promises	3:05
8	Big Drill Car–	I Don't Mind	2:08
9	Porn Orchard–	Why Can't I Touch It?	3:34
10	The Accused*–	Lipstick	2:08
11	Alice Donut–	E.S.P.	4:16
12	Naked Raygun–	Love Battery	2:17
13	Naked Raygun–	Running Free	3:22
14	Dose (3)–	Everybody's Happy Nowadays	4:20

VIRUS 100 Various Artists 1992

 

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Tribute to the Dead Kennedys on the Alternative Tentacles record label

 
Tracklist

1	–Didjits	Police Truck	2:18
2	–Evan Johns & His H-Bombs*	Too Drunk To Fuck	3:38
3	–Alice Donut	Halloween	5:11
4	–Faith No More	Let's Lynch The Landlord	2:53
5	–Napalm Death	Nazi Punks Fuck Off	1:21
6	–Nomeansno	Forward To Death	1:12
7	–Steel Pole Bath Tub	Chemical Warfare	3:31
8	–Neurosis	Saturday Night Holocaust	6:51
9	–Les Thugs	Moon Over Marin	5:28
10	–Victims Family	Ill In The Head	2:41
11	–Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy*	California Uber Alles	4:47
12	–Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors	Winnebago Warrior	3:29
13	–Sepultura	Drug Me	1:49
14	–Kramer (2)	Insight	3:06
15	–L7	Let's Lynch The Landlord	2:01
16	–Sister Double Happiness	Holiday In Cambodia	4:16

GAZA STRIPPERS Laced Candy 1999

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Artist Biography by Steve Huey

Former Didjits and Supersuckers guitarist Rick Sims heads up the Gaza Strippers, a glammed-up punk quartet signed to the Man's Ruin label in the late '90s. Their first album, Laced Candy, was released in 1999. 1000 Watt Confessions was issued a year later, and the expanded EP re-release Electric Bible: The New Testament (previously only available in Europe) followed in 2001. 

Tracklist  

1	Automat	3:07
2	D Is For Dead	2:32
3	C'mon Join The Ride	2:24
4	Brainwasher	3:51
5	Missile Command	2:51
6	Ape	2:51
7	Throttle Bottom	3:11
8	Medicine Man	3:18
9	Dear Mr. Hubble	2:59
10	Yin And Yang The Flower Pot Man	6:30

DIDJITS

Full Nelson Reilly

1991

Que Sirhan Sirhan

1993

by request

 

 

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Didjits were a punk rock band from Mattoon, Illinois, USA. The band was formed in 1983 by brothers Rick (vocals & guitar) and Brad (drums) Sims, along with Doug Evans (bass). The trio's music was characterized by its high-energy guitar attack, which displayed a heavy influence of early rock 'n roll like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, and Rick Sim's smart aleck lyrics. Also of note was Rick Sims onstage persona, which consisted of the front man wearing suits and sunglasses while hurling insults at the audience. The group's debut LP, "Fizzjob" came out on their own Bam Bam Records in 1986. In 1988, the group signed to Touch & Go Records after the label heard an advance copy of their 2nd LP, "Hey Judester". The label would remain the band's home (with the exception of a few singles) for the rest of their career (they would also subsequently reissue "Fizzjob"). Following 1991's "Full Nelson Reilly", Brad Sims left the band to concentrate on work and family. Rey Washam was drafted to fill his spot on the band's 1992 EP "Little Miss Carriage". Todd Cole would take over the drum throne for the band's next LP, "Que Sirhan Sirhan" but the group split the following year. In 2006, the original line-up reunited to perform at Touch & Go's 25th Anniversary Party, followed a week later by a show in Champaign, IL. Doug Evans passed away on December 28, 2016.

 Full Nelson Reilly

Tracklist

1	Top Fuel
2	Who's Ready To Get High
3	The Pot Thief
4	Headless
5	Lou Reed
6	Mr. DNA
7	Eat The Roach
8	Little White Trash
9	Freak Show
10	House On Haunted Hill
11	Weird Waxed And Wired
12	Promise Not To Kill Anybody

 Que Sirhan Sirhan

Tracklist 

1	Agent 99	1:55
2	Judge Hot Fudge	1:54
3	Spicy Little Outfit	2:03
4	Que Sirhan Sirhan	3:02
5	Sister Sin	2:08
6	Fire In The Hole	1:49
7	Evilized	1:36
8	Sick Of My Fix	2:35
9	Turn It Up	1:42
10	Monkey Suit	2:34
11	Barely Legal	2:32

DIDJITS Hornet Piñata 1990

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Artist Biography by Steve Huey

Purveyors of revved-up, tastelessly funny trash-punk, the Didjits were an atypically straightforward part of the Touch & Go stable, as well as an utterly manic live band. Their sound was mostly speed-blur garage-band punk with a dash of AC/DC-esque hard rock, but their true inspirations were rock & roll wildmen like Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard, not to mention the guitar heroics of Chuck Berry. Most Didjits albums were virtual catalogs of rock & roll sleaze and vice -- sex, booze, drugs, violence, death, Satan, and the like -- all rolled into a smart-alecky, Midwestern white-trash act. Whether he was being jokey, offensive, or just plain bizarre, lead singer/guitarist Rick Sims' sense of humor could only be described as indelicate, leading to charges of sexism and racism from journalists with little patience for tongue-in-cheek political incorrectness. In truth, they sent up white-trash culture much more than they embraced it, but did so with such gleeful immaturity and abandon that they often made things pretty convincing.

The Didjits were formed in Mattoon, Illinois in 1983 by brothers Rick (guitar/vocals) and Brad Sims (drums). The two had grown up listening to first-generation British punk, as well as high-volume guitar bands like Sonic Youth and Big Black, and had each been in several local groups (including a new wave pop outfit) before teaming up. Adding bassist Doug Evans, the trio began playing around the local club scene under the alias Rick Didjit. Their frontman quickly distinguished himself with a crazed stage demeanor and a wardrobe of snappy suits. Their debut recording, Fizzjob, was issued in 1987 on the band's own Bam Bam imprint, but it was the as-yet unreleased follow-up, Hey Judester, that caught the attention of Touch & Go Records. Boasting tougher, beefed-up production, Hey Judester was picked up for release in early 1988, and launched many of the cornerstones of the band's repertoire: "Max Wedge," "Dad," "Skull Baby," "Plate in My Head," "Stumpo Knee Grinder," and others.

Now with a slowly growing cult audience, the Didjits returned in 1989 with the one-off single "Lovesicle," then completed their next album, Hornet Pinata, in 1990. Its key track, "Killboy Powerhead," a moderate success on college radio, was later covered by Didjits enthusiasts the Offspring. A not-so-official live album, Backstage Passout, captured a gig in London from the supporting tour. 1991's Full Nelson Reilly kept the band's creative prime going, but the following year Brad Sims went through something of a life crisis; he got divorced, remarried a short time later, and left the band to take a day job. The Didjits quickly replaced him with Rey Washam, who'd previously played with Rapeman, Scratch Acid, and the Big Boys, among others. Washam played on the 1992 five-song EP Little Miss Carriage!, but for the group's next tour, he was replaced by Todd Cole, who was soon made a permanent member. Cole made his recorded debut on 1993's full-length Que Sirhan Sirhan, which also proved to be the band's swan song. After one further single, "Headless," in 1994, the Didjits broke up. Sims joined spiritual kin the Supersuckers for several months, then played briefly with Fred Schneider before starting a well-received new band, the Gaza Strippers. Washam went on to play with Ministry and Lard, among others. 

Tracklist 

1	Killboy Powerhead	2:00
2	Captain Ahab	2:15
3	Long Lone Ranger	2:18
4	Gold Eldorado	1:57
5	Evel Knievel	2:16
6	Cutting Carol	1:45
7	Goodbye Mr. Policeman	1:30
8	Sweet Sweet Satan	2:46
9	Baby Ür A Dräg	2:20
10	Call Me Animal	1:49
11	Joker Express	2:27
12	Hooly Ghouly	1:27
13	Foxey Lady	3:19