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)

Various Artists - Kill Rock Stars [12", LP]

KILL ROCK STARS is a legendary compilation album on the label by the same name, from 1991. It features names like Nirvana, Melvins, Unwound, Bikini Kill and Nation Of Ulysses. There's also a track by Courtney Love on it, but that's actually a band called like that and not Kurt Cobain's widow. In 2011, 20 years after its original release, the label decided to reissue this album for Record Store Day, in 2000 handnumbered copies. The tracks on the album are pretty diverse, but in general it's all early 90's indie rock/pop underground stuff. Some good, some not so good. I like the Nirvana and Melvins tunes best.

Label: Kill Rock Stars
Cat.nr.: KRS 201
Year of release: 2011

SIDE A:
01. BRATMOBILE - Girl Germs
02. SOME VELVET SIDEWALK - Loch Ness
03. COURTNEY LOVE - Don't Mix The Colors
04. NATION OF ULYSSES - N.O.U. Cooking With Gas!
05. UNWOUND -You Speak Jealousy
06. MECCA NORMAL - Narrow
07. NIRVANA - Beeswax

SIDE B:
01. BIKINI KILL - Feels Blind
02. WITCHYPOO - Reaper Song
03. MELVINS - Ever Since My Accident
04. INFAMOUS MENAGERIE - Immediate Impound Zone
05. KICKING GIANT - Make You Come
06. FITZ OF DEPRESSSION - Everybody And Their Dog
07. JAD FAIR - Red Dress

The Black Angels - Another Nice Pair [12", LP]

ANOTHER NICE PAIR is a compilation album of THE BLACK ANGELS' first two EP's (The Black Angels and the Exit EP), issued for Record Store Day 2011 in a limited run of 2500 copies on red vinyl. I didn't have those EP's so i was very happy that they re-released these songs. The band has a new album coming out soon now, so who knows they might release something for RSD13 as well. Since 2011 they've always done so: together with this compilation they also released the Phosgene Nightmare 10" EP in 2011, and in 2012 there was the Watch Out Boy 7". So fingers crossed for both a good new album and something interesting for RSD13, 'cause i can't get enough of this band.

Label: Light In The Attic
Cat.nr.: LITA 066
Year of release: 2011

SIDE A:
01. Black Grease
02. The First Vietnamese War
03. Winter '68
04. Manipulation

SIDE B:
01. Surf City (Revisited)
02. Paladin's Last Stand
03. No Satisfaction
04. Black Angel Exit / Shine

Esben And The Witch - Chorea [12"]

This 12" by ESBEN AND THE WITCH was released for Record Store Day 2011, as a limited edition. Title track CHOREA comes from their excellent Violet Cries LP, while the original version of Corridors appeared on their "33 EP". That version was already 9 minutes long, but this one takes twice as much and is much different than the original. It was used as a soundtrack for Karl Sadler's indoor forest installation "Corridor" at the Creators Project.
Last but not least it features a Mogwai remix of the song Eumenides. A nice reinterpretation with a lot of electronic beats.

Label: Matador
Cat.nr.: OLE-9561
Year of release: 2011

SIDE A:
01. Chorea
02. Eumenides ( Mogwai Remix)

SIDE B:
01. Corridors Installation

The Velvet Underground - Foggy Notion / I Can't Stand It [7"]

This VELVET UNDERGROUND 7" came out for Record Store Day 2011. These songs (in mono) were recorded in 1969 but shelved until the mid 80's. A very nice collector's item.

Label: Sundazed
Cat.nr.: S 227
Year of release: 2011

SIDE A:
01. Foggy Notion

SIDE B:
02. I Can't Stand It

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

Warpaint - Undertow/Warpaint [7"]

There were only 500 made of this Record Store Day 2011 release with a double A-side, so it's quite rare and you won't find it anywhere cheap. Two songs from their album The Fool on blue vinyl.

Label: Rough Trade
Cat.nr.: RTRADS623
Year of release: 2011

SIDE A:
01. Undertow

SIDE AA:
01. Warpaint