The Telescopes / A Place To Bury Strangers - Split [10"]

A nice 10" on white coloured vinyl, this split release by THE TELESCOPES and A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS. It's number 6 in a series of splits on Fuzz Club. 1000 copies were made of this; 200 on orange and 800 on white, all numbered on the inlay. The Telescopes came up with a cover of the Iggy & The Stooges classic, I Wanna Be Your Dog. It's a lengthy version, and certainly a solid and noisy one, but still i'd prefer the original. Nothing beats Iggy, you know. APTBS provided a furious skull-crushing ice cold tune, called Down The Stairs. It's one of the best new songs i heard in years by them, actually. Their recent Transfixiation album wasn't bad at all, but this track is representing the APTBS sound i really like.

Label: Fuzz Club
Cat.nr.: none
Year of release: 2015

SIDE A:
01. THE TELESCOPES - I Wanna Be Your Dog

SIDE B:
01. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS - Down The Stairs

Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe - Cocaine Cat [10"]

The collaboration between TESS PARKS and ANTON NEWCOMBE (of The Brian Jonestown Massacre) will result in an album in June and a tour to support it, but for Record Store Day they've already released this limited COCAINE CAT 10inch (2000 numbered copies, clear vinyl) as a taste of what to expect. And i must say that the result is definitely making me want to hear more from this duo. Both songs sound as a perfect combination of Tess' solo work and a stripped down, less orchestrated Brian Jonestown Massacre. I saw they'll be playing the Amsterdam Paradiso in July, so i'll try to be there for sure.

Label: A Records
Cat.nr.: AUK118-10
Year of release: 2015

SIDE A:
01. Cocaine Cat

SIDE B:
01. Mama

The Black Angels - Phosgene Nightmare [10", Limited Edition]

Another Record Store Day release from previous years. This one's from 2011. PHOSGENE NIGHTMARE is a B-sides collection according to the sticker, although i couldn't find out to which songs these tracks would have been the B-sides. I saw they had been digital bonus tracks in iTunes so maybe that's what they meant with that. Anyway, it's a mighty fine set of tunes by THE BLACK ANGELS. Ronettes is one of my favourites, and also the hypnotic "Rain Dance Version" of Entrance Song is pretty awesome. The original appears of course on Phosphene Dream, the album they had released half a year before this special 10" saw the light of day.

Label: Blue Horizon Ventures
Cat.nr.: BHV-16782-1
Year of release: 2011

SIDE A:
01. Melanie's Melody
02. Ronettes
03. The Boat Song

SIDE B:
01. At Night
02. Choose To Choose
03. Entrance Song (Rain Dance Version)

The Raveonettes - Whip It On [10", Limited Edition]

The debut release by THE RAVEONETTES, this WHIP IT ON EP, only had a very limited release on vinyl back in 2002 on the small Crunchy Frog label. But last year, 11 years after its original release, Music On Vinyl had the brilliant idea to reissue it as a beautiful 10" record of which the first 1000 copies were on red vinyl in a numbered sleeve. I've got #668.
Some really cool garage rock tunes can be found on this EP, such as Veronica Fever, Cops On Our Tail and my favourite one: Beat City. Funny detail: as stated on the cover, nearly the whole EP is recorded in B-flat minor. I've still never seen The Raveonettes live, by the way. Hopefully that will change some day. Must be a real blast.

Label: Music On Vinyl
Cat.nr.: MOV10008
Year of release: 2013 (originally 2002)

SIDE A:
01. Attack Of The Ghost Riders
02. Veronica Fever
03. Do You Believe Her
04. Chains

SIDE B:
01. Cops On Our Tail
02. My Tornado
03. Bowels Of The Beast
04. Beat City

The Knife - Gender Bender [10"]

This GENDER BENDER 10" EP by THE KNIFE is nowadays a pretty rare item, and it goes for steep prices on sites like Discogs and eBay. I bumped into it at the Utrecht record fair a few weeks ago for a very reasonable price however, so it was hard to leave it standing in the crate. The only song that i didn't have yet was Manhood; the others are from the Deep Cuts album. It's a limited numbered release. I couldn't find anywhere online how many copies were made, but my copy is # 0986, so at least 1000 i assume.

Label: Rabid Records
Cat.nr.: RABID022
Year of release: 2004

SIDE A:
01. Handy-Man
02. Manhood

SIDE B:
01. You Make Me Like Charity
02. Hangin' Out

Eternal - Breathe [10"]

Before Christian Savill joined Slowdive as a 3rd guitar player, he was in a band called ETERNAL. They released only one 7" in 1990, on the legendary Sarah Records label. It had three tracks: Breathe, Sleep and Take Me Down. Sleep was actually covered by Slowdive during the recording sessions for Souvlaki, but it didn't end up on the album. It can be found on various bootlegs, such as Hide Yer Eyes for example.
You can listen to the song Sleep in the original version here, and this is the version Slowdive did.
Earlier this year, Graveface Records released a reissue of this excellent shoegaze gem as part of their Charity Series, with proceeds going to Charge Family Support Group. This time around, the BREATHE EP was released on a 10" format with one extra track (Remember), which was recorded by Christian during the same recording sessions for Souvlaki.
I've been looking for the original 7" on Sarah Records for quite a while, but it's extremely hard to find. So this reissue was a welcome surprise, especially because it has this otherwise unavailable 4th track.

Label: Graveface Records
Cat.nr.: Grave080
Year of relase: 2013

SIDE A:
01. Sleep
02. Remember

SIDE B:
01. Breathe
02. Take Me Down

Sigur Rós - Kveikur [12", 2LP, Bonus 10"]

The latest SIGUR RÓS album, KVEIKUR, is definitely going to end up in my Album Top 10 list  of 2013. Beautiful melodies once again; a bit darker than their previous stuff, and that's exactly how i like it. The version i have is the limited edition with a bonus 10". The bonus EP has 2 songs ons side A that are not featured on the album. They are instrumental ambient pieces that wouldn't have been out of place on David Bowie's Low album (Hryggjarsúla at some points even sounds a bit like Subterraneans). On side B there's a remix of Brennistein - well, it's that it says so, but it's hardly recognizable with no vocals and in a very different tempo. Not bad, but not really special either.

Label: XL Recordings
Cat.nr.: XLLP606X
Year of release: 2013

SIDE A:
01. Brennisteinn
02. Hraftntinna

SIDE B:
01. Ísjaki
02. Yfirborð

SIDE C:
01. Stormur
02. Kveikur

SIDE D:
01. Rafstraumur
02. Bláþráður
03. Var

Bonus 10"

SIDE A:
01. Hryggjarsúla
02. Ofbirta

SIDE B:
01. Brennisteinn (Blanck Mass Remix)                                                                         

Curve - Cherry EP [10"]

Despite already owning the 12" edition of this EP, i thought it  would be cool to have this limited 10" edition as well. It's handnumbered (my copy is #1779), limited to 2000 copies, and comes in a plain silver sleeve with a sticker. Besides, it has one extra track compared to that 12" version. So when i found it in Utrecht in April for a fair price of course i had to buy it.

Label: Anxious Records
Cat.nr.: ANX X 35
Year of release: 1991

SIDE A:
01. Clipped
02. Die Like A Dog

SIDE B:
01. Galaxy
02. Cherry
03. I Speak Your Every Word (with JC 001)

Queens Of The Stone Age - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer [10", Picture Disc]

A few hours before i'm writing this, the titles for Record Store Day 2013 have been announced. Many great releases coming up in a month from now! This picture disc by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE was one of the highlights for me at Record Store Day 2010. Besides the party anthem FEEL GOOD HIT OF THE SUMMER it has 3 other songs, including 2 covers (songs originally by Romeo Void and The Kinks) and You're So Vague, based on Carly Simon's You're So Vain. The disc itself shows the subject of the title track. It's numbered on the inlay. My copy's # 0436, but no idea how many were made. And speaking of summer.... i could use some. But first Record Store Day 2013!

Label: Interscope
Cat.nr.: B0014119-11
Year of release: 2010

SIDE A:
01. Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
02. Never Say Never

SIDE B:
01. You're So Vague
02. Who'll Be The Next In Line

Mogwai - Les Revenants EP [10"]

In little less than a month from now, MOGWAI will be releasing the full length soundtrack to LES REVENANTS, a French tv series about a mountain village that's visited by deceased inhabitants. This 4 track EP is a taste of what to come and i must say i'm pretty curious now to hear the whole album. Wizard Motor is a typical Mogwai song and at the same time the loudest of the 4:  Soup is an ambient piece, The Huts a spheric and spooky piano-based theme and This Messiah Needs Watching a quiet beauty. Apparently the band first created the score (based on script fragments) and the crew used that while shooting the film. Interesting!

Label: Rock Action
Cat.nr.: ROCKACT73
Year of release: 2013

SIDE A:
01. Wizard Motor
02. Soup

SIDE B:
01. The Huts (Version)
02. This Messiah Needs Watching (Version)

Lush - For Love [10"]

This is another gem i found at the Utrecht record fair a few weeks ago. The FOR LOVE EP by LUSH was one of the few i didn't have yet from their pre-Split period. It's a numbered release (my copy's #7504) and besides the title track it has 3 other tracks. Starlust appeared later on the Split album in a re-recorded version, Outdoor Miner is of course a Wire cover and Astronaut is a beautiful dreampop song.
This EP also exists as a 12" by the way, with the same tracks on it. Different cover art though.

Label: 4AD
Cat.nr.: BAD D 2001
Year of release: 1991

SIDE A
01. For Love
02. Starlust

SIDE B:
01. Outdoor Miner
02. Astronaut

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Happy When It Rains [10"]

This HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS single came in two maxi versions: a 12" and this 10". The cover art is different than the 12" and the tracklisting as well. Shake and Happy When It Rains (Demo) are unique to this format. Unbelievable that it's already 25 years ago that this was released; time really flies. And with bands like A Place To Bury Strangers being hot these days, THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN still don't sound dated either.

Label: Blanco Y Negro
Cat.nr.: NEG 25TE
Year of release: 1987

SIDE A:
01. Happy When It Rains (Long Version)
02. Shake

SIDE B:
01. Everything's Alright When You're Down
02. Happy When It Rains (Demo)

Various Artists - A Rekords Rekords Record [10", Picture Disc]

This 10" picture disc on Josh Homme's REKORDS REKORDS label was released on Record Store Day 2011. It has 4 songs on it, ranging from a QOTSA track from their recently reissued first album, to new tracks from Alain Johannnes (Desert Sessions) and Mini Mansions (Mikey Shuman played on QOTSA's latest; Era Vulgaris). Plus a Desert Sessions track.



SIDE A:
01. ALAIN JOHANNES - Endless Eyes
02. DESERT SESSIONS 7&8: Nenada

SIDE B:
01. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: Regular John
02. MINI MANSIONS: The Room Outside

Sleepy Sun - Sleepy Son [10"]

Just like the other 10" EP (New Age) lifted off SLEEPY SUN's debut album, this one comes in a nice splattered colour. Besides the title track it features the amazing Sandstorm Woman, which in a later stage was featured on their second album Fever.

Label: ATP Recordings
Cat.nr.: ATPRSP07
Year of release: 2009

SIDE A:
01. Sleepy Son

SIDE B:
01. Sandstorm Woman

Sleepy Sun - New Age [10", EP]

The first time i saw SLEEPY SUN was at the ATP vs. The Fans pt. II: The Fans Strike Back festival. Me and my mates were blown away by them.
Both tracks on this EP are from their first album Embrace. Nice clear/purple splattered vinyl.

Label: ATP Recordings
Cat.nr.: ATPRSP06
Year of release: 2009

SIDE A:
01. New Age

SIDE B:
01. Lord

Ringo Deathstarr - Shadow EP [10"]

This SHADOW EP is one of the vinyls i bought at RINGO DEATHSTARR's support show for the Smashing Pumpkins, in Amsterdam last year. I knew the band already but it was the first time i saw them live, and i was pretty much blown away. Although the stage was a bit too big for them, it was a really good show.
This EP came out late 2011 and is filling the gap between their first album (Colour Trip) and the upcoming second, which is planned for later this year.
I love this band's sound. It's kind of a mixture between The Jesus And Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and A Place To Bury Strangers. The song Just You is a cover of Angelo Badalamenti's tune that was featured on the second season of Twin Peaks.

Label: Club AC30
Cat.nr.: AC308104
Year of release: 2011

SIDE A:
01. Shadow
02. New Way

SIDE B:
01. Prisms
02. Just You

Lush - Spooky [2x10"]

This is the debut album by LUSH, produced by Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins.
SPOOKY came out on two vinyl formats: a regular LP, and this limited 2x10" package. I bought this one in Aarhus at Black Light Records (upstairs from Route 66), a real treasure chest for second-hand vinyl hunters.
I really love this band. Especially their oldest work (this album and the EP's that came before that; later compiled on Gala). And of all the sexy frontwomen of indie bands that i had a crush on at the time (Toni Halliday of Curve, Rachel Goswell of Slowdive, Bilinda Butcher of My Bloody Valentine, Kim Deal of the Pixies), Miki Berenyi is the only one i ever saw live on stage during that time. Sweet memories.

Label: 4AD
Cat.nr.: CAD D 2002
Year of release: 1992

SIDE A:
01. Stray
02. Nothing Natural
03. Tiny Smiles

SIDE B:
01. Covert
02. The Ocean
03. For Love

SIDE C:
01. Superblast!
02. Untogether
03. Fantasy

SIDE D:
01. Take
02. Laura
03. Monochrome

Iron Monkey - We've Learned Nothing [10"]

On the classic but defunct Man's Ruin Records, a smoke-colored 10" by UK sludge metal band IRON MONKEY. The CD version of WE'VE LEARNED NOTHING is a split with Church Of Misery, but this vinyl only has the 3 Iron Monkey songs on it. One of them, Kiss Of Death, is a Corrosion Of Conformity cover.

Label: Man's Ruin Records
Cat.nr.: MR 130
Year of release: 1999

SIDE A:
01. Arsonaut
02. Kiss Of Death

SIDE B:
01. Sleep To Win

Team Ghost - You Never Did Anything Wrong To Me [10", EP]

TEAM GHOST is a band that was started in 2009 by Nicolas Fromageau, co-founder of M83. He left that band in 2004, and we didn't hear from him until he relased this YOU NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG TO ME EP in 2010. Musically, it comes very close to M83. Maybe Team Ghost is more shoegaze and M83 is slightly more dance-orientated, but many of these tracks would've fit perfectly on a M83 album.

The 10" shows no sides on the label, but pics of celebrities: so we have a Natassja Kinski side, and a Lou Reed side.

Label: Sonic Cathedral
Cat.nr.: SCR 023
Year of release: 2010

NATASSJA KINSKI SIDE:
01. Lonely, Lonely, Lonely
02. A Glorious Time
03. Sur Nous Les Étincelles Du Soleil

LOU REED SIDE:
01. Echoes
02. Only You Can Break My Heart
03. Colors In Time