REDD KROSS - Teen Babes From Monsanto

Yup,Them McDonald boys whipped up this collection of some of their favorite covers back in 1984.I mean Kiss,The Stones,Bowie,The Stooges,The Shangri-La's,a Boyce and Hart tune I saw Serena (Samantha's cousin) sing on Bewitched once,and a cover of themselves.I also tacked on bonus cuts from various compilations they appeared on,some are covers,The Go-Go's and The Beatles may be covered ,as well,in keeping with the tradition established here.They have always been a covers type band ,but usually pick rarely heard songs,and make them their own.Or well-known tunes that they can tear the roof off of. A direct rip from my vinyl LP. Dedicated to the memory of Jeff "Fred" McDonald,and to my pal Vance Burdge.
CLICK HERE:  https://archive.org/download/ReddKross-TeenBabesFromMonsanto/ReddKrossTeenBabesFromMonsantoPlusBonusTracks.zip

PORNOSAURUS REX - P. Rex

This is my pal ,Patrick McBratney ,of Lava Church Records, at age 13 (he's singing),with his brother,in an early band.Really mature ,for their ages ,and a Stooges cover! Good stuff at his label! Check him out at: http://lavachurch.blogspot.com/

To hear this great recording
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BIRTHDAY PARTY - Rare,Live,& Demos

There are 3 rare recordings included here.First, "The Black Mass Has Started",which is what Nick Cave says at the beginning of this live recording,right after he asks,"Why are there only 12 of you?",to which an audience member replies,"But we'll make the noise of a thousand people!".Recorded by my old friend,Leo Johnson,when he traveled to London.He said it was a small,almost,cabaret,with cocktail tables in front of the stage,from where he recorded this masterpiece.May 26,1982 ,London,
Hammersmith,Clarendon Ballroom.Most of Junkyard is covered,with a few from Prayers On Fire.And a fine cover of The Loved Ones ,"Sad Dark Eyes".I don't believe either of these live shows have ever been released,in any form.The other live show(as well as the demos) ,"Ready As We'll Ever Be"(something said by a band member right before starting "Rowland Around In That Stuff") is from I believe a boot tape stand that Leo also went to in London,at a flea market,or something.Recorded June 12,1981 ,London,West Hampstead ,Moonlight Club ,mostly Prayers On Fire and earlier,and a few of Junkyard's songs.A few glitches in the tape,but great sound.Missing the last 3 songs from the show."God Damned Demos" follows most of the same tracks as The Peel Sessions ,but 2 songs at the end are different.It's a boot,whattya want for free? And you better be leavin' a happy birthday wish for Sluggisha,in the post below this,if you decide you want to hear this rarity! thanks -G O D

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https://archive.org/download/BirthdayParty-RareliveDemos/542TheBirthdayParty.zip 

POST # 500 !! GOIN' NOWHERE...WE'VE BEEN TO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE-SLUGGISHA'S SPECIAL SAUCE #500

The 500th post on this blog,and I give you 20 bands,either remixed,lost songs,or newly uncovered bands,from the master tapes vault!The 2nd birthday of this blog is fast approaching,as well as the 20th anniversary of Sluggisha,and we are just beginning our dive into the 20th anniversary of Cat Machine!We're goin' nowhere,we've been to the middle of nowhere,and we're still nowhere!I'll give you the play-by-play,so you know what's coming on this disc.
1.MINDFUCKERS-Holy Ghost- I think this is the band leading up to Centrifuge,Tony Rizzo on vocals,probably Vance and a few others.Good drug-rock ,Kryst The Conqueror riff.
2.CRAPOLA- C'mon Girl,Put On Yr. Pretty Skirt - a remixed version of a song about taking your girl downtown to hang at the coffee shop,and doing all the things there are to do there.
3.SEXBOY- Ann -A Stooges cover,recorded solo,near the end of the run of Sexboy.
4.THE FUN SLUTS- I Wish I Had Drugs/Taco Bell -a recently discovered couple of tunes,that was never mixed down.Real drums, near the end of their illustrious career.
5.THE JACKIE EARLE HALEYS- Jocks Vs. Freaks- a remix about the endless highschool war between 2 cliques
6.ONE FELL SWOOP-Bad Seeds -Live at the Corkscrew Ranch,unreleased til' now,with Vance on bass,on this cover of a Beat Happening tune.
7.SATANIC SEAMEN- Satellite Surfing- A mutant surf band,recorded in my garage,back in the day.A semi-tribute to the great surf/Tom Jones cover band,the Seamen.
8-VANCE BURDGE-Look At My Eyes- There is a lot of Vance's solo stuff in the vault.This is but one song,he probably wants more!
9-FLOWERS OF DARKNESS-To Walk The Night-A Samhain cover,never mixed down before,tho' we performed it live,acoustically,once.Our token goth band,vampires welcome.
10-INDUSTRIAL BELT B-38 -Martian Soda - a previously unreleased number,from the space rock duo,this is way in the future,man.Still ahead of their time.
11-BLOOD RED OSCARS-Scenes From A Bum's Rich Life -descriptive lyrics,classical music,and a tour of a bum's life.Crazy chipmunk vocals,tardcore to the max
12-BUZZ WORKSHOP-She Loves The Martians- from a practice tape,great sound!
13-CAT MACHINE-The Things To Come- a new mix on this one,happy 20th boys!
14-AUGUST SPIES-September Riots-I don't have the masters,but i tried to clean this up,and it sounds better,from an early demo tape.
15-ASSEATER-Invisible World-a previously unreleased song,the last thing they recorded,in fact.
16-MYOPIA-Hourglass -the Ft. Myers psych contingent.No masters,but a better sounding recording
17-BLUE CIRCLE-Caught In My Eye-the Germs acoustic cover band,remixed for your pleasure
18-KILLERSVILLE-Labor Day-The instrumental trio is remixed on this one
19-MEDIA OVERLOAD RECORD-Son Of The Monster From The Bottomless Pit-- A band that was a precursor to bands like Noisekillr,and Uncut,this recording has like 10 different audios,going on at the same time.Disorienting
20-THE WORKING CLASS SLOBS-Do You Want Some Of Me - title swiped from Myopia,this street punk,working class skinhead band,rips on this!

And there you have it.A cross section celebration of some of the great bands on this blog!Enjoy! thanks , leave comments,please!!
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https://archive.org/download/Post500GoinNowhere...weveBeenToTheMiddleOfNowhere-sluggishas/500Post500--sluggisha_sSpecialSauce.zip

CAT MACHINE - 2-eaten alive by wild dogs

On this second tape,Oct. 2nd,1990, we kinda jam like the first tape,there is the original version of "Queen Turd Of Shit Hill",which sounds nothing like what it ended up to be.There is also a second version of Queen Turd here,which does sound like an embroyonic version of what became a live staple.We cover the Stooges,then I went to pick up our special guest for this tape,Chuck Connell.While I was gone,Joel & Tony tore off a really cool,spooky little refrain titled,"One Creepy Little Town",about life in the FTM.It is the mellowest song here,as well as the quietest.Yes there is much feedback noise,of the grunge variety,like Jesus Lizard,or somethin'.When Chuck joined in on this tape,(he's here for half the tape),things,suddenly picked up,into an almost different band.We all take turns singing,even Chuck.Some highlights are,"The Mighty Cat Machine" , You're So Contrary,Chees'd Psychic Ya" , and one of our many shining moments,"Come Hang With Me".Chuck plays the bass,like a son-of-a-gun,he is the bassmaster!The next 4 tapes in this year long series,are not dated,but in exact position in the masters vault,as the day they were recorded,so they are in order.I'll post one per each Friday in October,which is probably about right, as the next dated tape is 11/10/90 .Anyway,get this,give Chuck praise in the comments(he plays bass on tracks 12 thru 22),and don't forget,the Cat Machine tribute comp,which I think I may wait till next year,when this series runs out,and all the tapes are posted,and you'll be able to learn any one of our hundreds of songs,and send it in for the tribute post!! Enjoy this. Chuck is moving back to the FLA !!! living just 30-40 minutes from me,we will be working on lots of music together!

CLICK HERE   https://sluggishatapes.bandcamp.com/album/cat-machine-eaten-alive-by-wild-dogs 

THE GRUNGY DUNGAREES-the collective spasms of.....

This is a virtually unknown,unreleased band from the grunge days of the early 90's.Recorded in two days in may of '90,in a smelly house.They do these freaky instrumentals,as well as some singing.They also cover a strange cross section of bands:Stooges(2 times),Misfits,Pink Floyd,Link Wray,Sexboy,Sockeye,and,The Blood Red Oscars.This is an essential document of music from the transition into grunge music.They may even have coined the phrase,"grunge",as it relates to music,and their band was such named before the term was being used,at all.Probably the most important band of it's time,inspiring bands like the ones in the Seattle grunge scene.May even include members who later went on to fame in bands that made lots of money later,but here they use made-up names,and there is no info at all,anywhere about these guys.Almost like the Memphis Goons of the grunge scene. There may be a lost tape out there,as well.
CLICK HERE:  https://archive.org/download/TheGrungyDungarees-theCollectiveSpasmsOf/472TheGrungyDungarees-theCollectiveSpasmsOf.zip

POWERTRIP-when we cut ,we bleed

Titled after a line from "Shutdown",by the Germs,this is one of Jeff Dahl's numerous many projects,kinda crossover ,punk/hardcore/metal.with a Stooges cover,natch.Someone out there keeps searching for this,so I figured i'd post it.Haven't seen it nowhere else.Enjoy

CLICK HERE:  https://archive.org/download/Powertrip-whenWeCutweBleed/320Powertrip-WhenWeCutWeBleedLp.zip

IGGY POP-live7/4/88

7" live boot single,the passenger,shake appeal,and 1/2 of 1969,are the songs,nuff said!

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http://www.mediafire.com/?jtnczdzjjyy

ONE FELL SWOOP-live at the draft house 1/31/92-first live show ever!

me,joel and chipmunk,in our little alt-rock trio,me and chip on guitars,jorl on drums,except when he sings,me on drums,we all sing,mostly me.i wrote the lyrics and we cover,flamin'groovies,the fall,syd barrett,hendrix,stooges,sonic youth,led zeppelin,and black flag.kinda electric eels style,no bass,just guitars.we sound much different live,with a real drum kit,instead of our usual kit(see other one fell swoop post for details)and the flyer on the other post is for this show ,the flyer on this post is for a show a week later,black nerd opened for us(i'll post that later),and we had a big crowd of locals who were rather pissed at my intro to"red letter day"when i razz nirvana for their sell out video(smells like...)on mtv at the time,lots of folks walked out after i make my comments,oh well,they missed the rest of a hell of a good show!we aquired a residence as the house band at the draft house for some time after this.i was the one who got them to let us play and start a scene in our crappy little town.kinda busted open the floodgates for a million embryo alt rock bands and punks to play and hang out,before that downtown was just drunken bums hangin at the bar.lots more live and studio tapes to come.the first track is an improv,which we usually used to apply to a regular set list,we'd always do a few improv jams.a fine document of a fantastic band,stay tuned for more,for now click here:http://www.mediafire.com/file/jynzwdmawng/ONE FELL SWOOP-first show live 1-31-92-the draft house.zip