V/A - Sacred Cattle EP 1993

One more nice surprise that arrived in the last days via email is this record from Existential Vacuum with previously unreleased Texas punk 1977-1982 in an edition of 600 copies. It took a bit to pull it (I'm very busy at the moment) but here it is. There stand lo-fi on the front but I understand something different, for example the Swiss band Abgas fits this description but all five goodies on this 7Inch are in my opinion excellent kbd stuff, all good recordings (the first track is a real smasher) and The Ejectors as well. A fuckin' great record! Get more early Texas Punk and enjoy!

 -Extra Special Thx to hiroshima.mon.amour - 

1.Participation - BOY PROBLEMS

2.Poor Sid - VAST MAJORITY

3.Duke Is Dead - VAST MAJORITY

4.Slam Dance - THE EJECTORS

5.Six Feet Under - NCM

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V/A - Unquestinably Late For The Trend... EP 1996

This is a real surprise and I did not know there is another 7Inch with that name. I recently posted the 12'' compilation a few days ago and here are more cuts from this session I think which made it not on the whole record. And seventeen years later the label Existential Vacuum published this rare one in an edition of 1012 copies, more Texas punk, all recorded 1978-1979. Released in a folded cardboard sleeve with an insert, detailing the history of ESR and the bands on this 7Inch. Nice release, all scans included, enjoy!

- Extra Special Thx to hiroshima.mon.amour -

1.I Ain't No Asshole - SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND

2.Hypo - VOMIT PIGS

3.Bomb The Arabs - VOMIT PIGS

4.Twilite Zone - THE SKUDS

5.Mag Rock - DOT VAETH

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V/A - Deep In The Throat Of Texas 1997

Hell Yeah, awesome compilation from Existential Vacuum Records who push out six small wonders of Texas Punk 1978-1980. This record comes with detailed information about each band, pics and all lyrics which are printed on the inner record sleeve. 2000 copies, 200 on gold vinyl. Musically it's enough to look at the tracklist and you know what you can expect. My favorites here: Really Red and Vast Majority. ENJOY!!

1.Mr. Wonderful - THE NEXT

2.Monotony - THE NEXT

3.Cheap Rewards - THE NEXT

4.Crowd Control - REALLY RED

5.Corporate Settings - REALLY RED

6.White Collar Worker - DOT VAETH

7.Armed Robbery - DOT VAETH

8.Baby's Playin' Games - DOT VAETH

9.The Badge Means You Suck - AK47

10.Kiss The Machine - AK47

11.Cotton Fields - UNCALLED 4

12.Grind Her Up - UNCALLED 4

13.I Wanna Be A Number - VAST MAJORITY

14.God's Groin - VAST MAJORITY

15.Throwdown - VAST MAJORITY

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NERVEBREAKERS - Politics EP 1978

Weekend in Texas and we visit the Nervebreakers, Thom (vocals), Barry (guitars), Bob (bass), Carl (drums) and they give us a present with their first EP on Wild Child and the name of the slab reflects perfect the current situation worldwide due to the crazy Corona pandemic in which the fucking politicians paralyze retail with regulations that no one understands, impose conditions that get on my nerves extremely. To the music... first, it's not my rip and so it's not the best but I pushed it a bit and we listen to four nice mid-tempo pieces with great guitar riffs and brilliant lyrics and they released three 7Inches before they broke up in 1982 or so. Vocalist Thom "Tex" Edwards has fronted bands including “The Swingin’ Cornflake Killers”, “The Loafin' Hyenas” and most recently “Out On Parole”, guitarist Barry Kooda had a great run with late 80's band “Yeah Yeah Yeah” and as one of three front men in the 1990's country outfit “The Cartwrights”. But those are all other long stories so for now let’s just stick with Nervebreakers. Their album “We Want Everything” (recorded 1980) did not see the light of day until 1994 when Texas rarities/reissue label ‘Existential Vacuum’ released it to rave reviews. This was followed by a single reuniting of the band for a release party at Trees in Deep Ellum. Shortly thereafter this effort was picked up by garage/punk label ‘Get Hip Records’ and made available worldwide. In 2000 Italian label “Rave Up Records” woke up and released Hijack The Radio a collection of singles, rarities & live cuts. Years after they laid the groundwork for thousands of other Texas bands, Nervebreakers were finally getting their due. In 2009, Nervebreakers returned to live performance, with several shows in Austin & Dallas + they're still alive.

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