This one was thrown together by Chris D. of The Flesh Eaters & Divine Horsemen fame with help from Exene Cervenka of X & Judith Bell, writer & photographer for Los Angeles Slash punk 'zine.
All LA early punk greats.
Side 1 -
Another Day
Electric Church
Jezebel - Controllers
The Word Goes Flesh
Pony Dress
Version Nation - Flesh Eaters
Social Circle - U.X.A.
Side 2 -
U.X.A. - U.X.A.
I Got Power
Mercenaries - Negative Trend
Love is Just a Tool
Above Suspicion - Middle Class
Manimal
Dragon Lady
Strange Notes - Germs
The spice of life,
NØ
Tooth and Nail
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Thanx for this newest stuff.RF.
ReplyDeleteMost welcome, RF.
DeleteEarly SF punk greats too!
ReplyDeleteDidn'mean to overlook U.X.A. One of my favorites on this VA.
DeleteTheir song "UXA" is one of my favorites on this record, as well as "Jezebel" and "Strange Notes". Darby, Michael Kowalsky, and Chris D. all wrote amazing lyrics. Negative Trend was from SF too!
DeleteHi N0 I am really digging the Moody Boys posts about Tony Thorpe. I am interested in his work with The KLF. You referred to "asking nicely" for any of his KLF work. I would love to hear more about this. Thank you. Love your Blog
ReplyDeleteThorpe previously worked with The KLF/JAMs as part of "in-house" remixers The Moody Boys, with their versions of hit singles like ‘3.a.m. Eternal’ and ‘Last Train To Trancentral’ released as separate 12" records. Thorpe’s KLF work included ‘What Time is Love?’. He’s also credited as an "additional performer" on the KLF’s The White Room album.
DeleteThorpe developed a creative partnership with KLF which stretched back to their incarnation as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu when a 400 Blows remix of ‘Don’t Take Five’ was rejected. Instead he became KLF’s ‘Breaks, beats and samples’ controller, and remixed both the debut cut of ‘3am Eternal’ and the follow up chart topping version for which Thorpe was given full publishing – despite it being a remix.
Also of interest might be Various Artists - Tony Thorpe Presents: Post Punk Theory 13 track 2xLP accompanied by an extensive 40-page fanzine written by Matt Annis (Join The Future).
In 2023 the KLF released this:
KLF KARE (Tony Thorpe featuring Ricardo de Force) - ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ At Me’ billed as a ‘premix’ of Harry Nilsson’s ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ At Me’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npc2OJVFQE4
About KLFKARE:
Are you older than you thought you would ever be?
But at heart…
Are you still an…
Indie Kid
or a…
Death Metal Head…
or a…
Punks not Deader…
or a…
Proper Head (Dead or not)
or just a…
Raver to the Grave?
If so…
You might want to know more about KLF KARE.*
KLF KARE may have the care home for you.
KLF KARE will take you where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
To find out more visit www.KLFKARE.com
And while visiting listen to…
Everybody’s Talkin’ At Me by Harry Nilsson (featuring Ricardo Da Force)
As in the ‘Live from the After-Life Party’ premix by Tony ‘FUUK’ Thorpe. It being the winner of the first ever Kareovision Kristmas Song Kontest.**
*KLF KARE is a multinational franchise that provides branding solutions for independently owned care homes.
**Kareovision Kristmas Song Kontest is a recorded song contest for the strictly over 65s who are also residents in KLF KARE homes. The songs they chose to record (or premix) can be of any genre from the 60s all the way through to the 90s and beyond. As you may guess Tony ‘FUUK’ Thorpe chose to go for the ‘Peak Nineties’ genre as defined by Andy Weatherall. 2023 was the inaugural year of the Kareovision Kristmas Song Kontest. Those that have read the novel 2023 by The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, especially page 370, might have a better understanding (or not) of the above.
And remember don’t trip while attempting to catch that last train to Trancentral.