Punk outsiders 1975-1985: the best albums of the global underground punk scene (Camion blanc book, 2019)

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Punk outsiders 1975-1985: the best albums of the global underground punk scene (Camion blanc book, 2019)

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I dedicate this list to Edre Peraza.

The recordings covered in the main entries are mostly from the 1975-1985 period; the release dates happen later a lot, as most of these bands are underground, their material is only available on archival releases.

Mike Rep & the Quotas | Stupor Hiatus | 2009 [re-release of Stupor Hiatus Vol. 2, a 1992 album, with additional rare & unreleased stuff]
To go further:
Black Hole Rock | 2005
Hellbender | 2016 [another rare & unreleased album]

Rob Jo Star Band | Rob Jo Star Band | 1975

Electric Eels | The Eyeball of Hell | 2001 [compilation with 11 unreleased tracks out of 24]

The Screamin' Mee-Mees | Live from the Basement 1975-1996 | 2005 [compilation of basically all of their EPs and 45s. Another 2003 compilation, Live from the Basement '75-'97, featured 90% of the same contents. This stuff is not featured on any of their LPs though]
To go further:
Clutching Hand Monster Mitt | 1992
Nude Invisible Foot Phenomenon | 1996

Death | ...For the Whole World to See | 2009 [1975 demos; not the same as the death metal band]
To go further:
Spiritual | Mental | Physical | 2011 [other 1974-1976 demos]

Debris' | Debris' | 1976
To go further:
Play My Heart | 2013 [EP of rarities]

Angel Face | A Wild Odyssey/Sessions | 2016 [re-release of a 1985 archival album with more material]
To go further:
Wolf City Blues | 2004 [previous re-release of the same album with even more additional material]

The Gizmos | 1976/1977 | 2000 [compilation of their three EPs]
To go further:
Dow Jones & the Industrials/The Gizmos | Hoosier Hysteria | 1980 [split LP]
1975-1977: Demos & Rehearsals | 2000
1976: The Rockabilly Yobs Session | 2001 [featured nearly entirely in the previous compilation]
1978-1981: Never Mind the Gizmos Here's the Gizmos | 2002 [includes their fourth EP and their half of the Hoosier Hysteria split album]

The Penetrators | Kings of Basement Rock | 1988
To go further:
Live at Kenny's 1980 | 2000
Bad Woman | 2008

Johnny Dole and the Scabs | Scab Animal 1977 | 1996

The Desperate Bicycles | Singles | 2010 [bootleg?]
To go further:
Remorse Code | 1979

The Snivelling Shits | I Can't Come | 1989

The Mad | We Love Noize | 1999

Warsaw Pakt | Needle Time | 1977
To go further:
See You in Court! | 1979

Steve Treatment | All Dressed for Tomorrow | 2015 [singles compilation]
To go further:
25 "A" Sides + Your Friends Are in the News | 2006 [already featured the 2015 contents in its near-entirety, with further material]
Steve Treatment and the NoMen | Steve Treatment and the NoMen (20 Golden Greats! 2003-2015) | 2015 [compilation of material previously available only on CDr records]
Picked Apart on Tape! | 2012

Hubble Bubble | Hubble Bubble | 1977
To go further:
Hubble Bubble | Faking | 1979

The Victims | All Loud on the Western Front | 1989

Kriminella Gitarrer | Complete Studio Recordings + Demos | 1999 [bootleg?]

The Pigs | 1977 | 2010

The Bleach Boys | Fur Cough from the Grave | 2016 [singles & demos 1977-1983. Mostly previously unreleased]
To go further:
The Four Cyclists of the Apocalypse | 1995
We've Got the Bomb | 2009

'O' Level | Pseudo Punk | 2014 [material previously issued as one half of the 1977-1980: A Day in the Life of Gilbert and George album in 1992]

The Afrika Korps | Music to Kill By | 1977
To go further:
God It's Them Again! | 1987

Screamers | Demos 1977-78 | 2013 [bootleg?]

The Ugly | Disorder | 1996

Big Balls and the Great White Idiot | Big Balls and the Great White Idiot | 1977
To go further:
Foolish Guys | 1978
1980 Art. 1 Die Würde Des Menschen Ist Unantastbar | 1980

The Vacants | Punk-Rock | 1977

F.U.2 | Punk Rock / Depressions | 1977

Tutu and the Pirates | Sub-Urban Insult Rock for the Anti/Lectual 1977/1979 | 2010

TV Eye | 1977-1978 | 2017

The Dils | Dils Dils Dils | 2001 [probably roughly identical to the 1990 compilation of the same name]

Viletones | A Taste of Honey | 1994
To go further:
Saturday Night Sunday Morning | 1983

The Kids | The Kids | 1978
To go further:
Naughty Kids | 1978
Living in the 20th Century | 1979

Pelle Miljoona & N.U.S. | Pelle Miljoona & N.U.S. | 1978

Vomit Pigs | Useless Eaters | 2001

Raxola | Raxola | 1978
To go further:
Guts Out | 2017

The Dinosaurs | The Dinosaurs | 2017

Pack | Pack | 1978

Neo Boys | Sooner or Later | 2013

Destroy All Monsters | November 22.1963 | 1989 [half of the album was previously released on another compilation in 1987]
To go further:
Live | 1989
1974 1976 | 1994
Silver Wedding Anniversary | 1996

Xtraverts | So Much Hate | 1997

Tötenköpf | Ann Arbor | 1978
To go further:
Diktat | 1981

Panic | 13 | 1978

Rancid X | Voices | 1978

The Homosexuals | The Homosexuals' Record | 1984
To go further:
Venceremos | 1982
Astral Glamour | 2004 [compilation]
Important If True | 2016

Crime | San Francisco's Doomed | 1990
To go further:
Hate Us or Love Us, We Don't Give a Fuck | 1994
Exalted Masters | 2007
Murder by Guitar 1976-1980 (The Complete Studio Recordings) | 2013 [actually more material previously unreleased on LP]

The Bastards | Schizo Terrorist | 2006

Banned From Chicago | 1978 | 2016

Urinals | Negative Capability... Check It Out! | 1996 [actually the same band as 100 Flowers]
To go further:
What Is Real and What Is Not | 2003
Next Year at Marienbad | 2015

David Peel & Death | King of Punk | 1978
To go further:
David Peel & the Lower East Side | Have a Marijuana | 1968
David Peel & the Lower East Side | The American Revolution | 1970
David Peel & the Lower East Side | The Pope Smokes Dope | 1972
David Peel & the Lower East Side | Santa Claus - Rooftop Junkie | 1974
David Peel & the Death-o-Lettes | Death to Disco | 1980
David Peel & the Super Apple Band | John Lennon for President | 1980
David Peel & the Lower East Side | 1984 | 1983

Unnatural Axe | Is Gonna Kick Your Ass | 1997

Cadillac | Sweat's Hit | 1978

Rocks | You'r So Boring | 1995
To go further:
Combat Zone | 1994

Dentist | Dentist | 2009

Ivy Green | Ivy Green | 1978
To go further:
The Quest | 1984
All on the Beat | 1985

Kneecappers | Urban Kill LP - Previously Unreleased Recordings 1978-1980 | 1996

Guilty Razors | Guilty! | 2006

Kaka De Luxe | Las canciones malditas | 1983

Epicycle | Teenage Suicide: The Best of Epicycle 1978-1981 | 2005 [compilation]
To go further:
Special First Edition | 1981
Orange | 1998
You're Not Gonna Get It: 1978-'81 | 2013 [re-issue of the same compilation]

The Child Molesters | The Legendary Brown Album | 1994

Teenage Head | Teenage Head | 1979
To go further:
Frantic City | 1980
Some Kinda Fun | 1982
Tornado | 1983

Sods | Minutes to Go | 1979

Rävjunk | Uppsala Stadshotell Brinner Igen. | 2016
To go further:
Uppsala Stadshotell Brinner | 1977

The Mentally Ill | Gacy's Place: The Undiscovered Corpses | 2004

La Banda Trapera Del Rio | La Banda Trapera Del Rio | 1979
To go further:
Guante de Guillotina | 1993
Directo a los cojones | 1994

The Twinkeyz | Alpha Jerk | 1979
To go further:
Aliens in Our Midst: Complete Recordings 1977-1980 | 1998 [compilation including the entirety of the 1979 album]
Cartoon Land | 2002 [a re-release of the album with some bonus tracks]

Swell Maps | A Trip to Marineville | 1979
To go further:
...In "Jane from Occupied Europe" | 1980
Whatever Happens Next... | 1981
International Rescue | 1999 [compilation of stuff previously unreleased on album]

Rokker | Rokker | 1979

P.F. Commando | Manipulerade Mongon | 1979
To go further:
In a Pose | 1979
Jag En Duva | 1980

PVC | Wall City Rock | 1997 [mistakenly classified in the Singles & EP section on Discogs]
To go further:
PVC | 1982
Anthology 1977-2007 | 2007 [mostly previously unreleased]

Neon Hearts | Popular Music | 1979

The Endtables | The Endtables | 2010

The Gears | Rockin' at Ground Zero | 1980
To go further:
When Things Get Ugly | 2014

The Gags | Criss-Cross (1979-1981) | 2004
To go further:
Who's Afraid of Virginia Fetish? | 2007
Götterdämmerung (1979-80: 18 Never Released Punk Gesänge) | 2018

Puke, Spit and Guts | Eat Hot Lead | 1980

Friction | Atsureki | 1980

Surf Punks | My Beach/Surf Punks | 1979-1980
To go further:
Locals Only | 1982

Ypö-Viis | Halpaa Lystiä | 1980
To go further:
Karhulan Poikii Live | 1979

The Rats | The Rats | 1980
To go further:
Intermittent Signals | 1981
In a Desperate Red | 1983

Lost Kids | Bla Bla | 1980
To go further:
Bla Bla 2 | 1981

Flesh Eaters | No Questions Asked | 1980
To go further:
A Minute to Pray A Second to Die | 1981
Forever Came Today | 1982
A Hard Road to Follow | 1983

Pekinška Patka | Plitka Poezija | 1980

The Nixe | The Nixe | 2008

Ultimo Resorte | Post Mortem | 1994
To go further:
La larga sombra del punk | 2009 [compilation]

Napalm Beach | Rock and Roll Hell | 2011 [re-release of a 1983 album with 3 bonus tracks]
To go further:
Pugsley | 1984
Teen Dream | 1985
Liquid Love | 1988
Moving To and Fro | 1988

The Dum Dum Boys | Let There Be Noise | 1981

Dangerous Rhythm | Dangerous Rhythm | 1981

Zoomers | Exist | 2017 [apparently the album has existed in cassette form in 1981; contents was also re-released in 2003 on a CDr]
To go further:
Mike's Apartment - Demos 1984-88 | 2014

The Doubt | Contrast Disorder | 2003

The Joneses | Criminal History | 2000
To go further:
Keeping Up with the Joneses | 1986

The Trend | Batman Live at Budokan | 1982

Bizex-B | Vi Lever! | 1982
To go further:
Äntlingen... | 1981
En Våldtäkt I Vinyl | 1983

Erazerhead | The Rumble of the East | 1982

Stick Men With Ray Guns | Grave City | 2015
To go further:
Some People Deserve to Suffer | 2002
1,000 Lives to Die | 2016
Property of Jesus Christ | 2016

Fungus Brains | Ron Pistos Real World | 1983
To go further:
Fungus Brains | 1986
I'm So Glad | 1990

Easter Monkeys | Splendor of Sorrow | 1990

Broken Talent | Rules No One | 2015 [compilation]

The Swankys | The Very Best of Hero | 1985 [as the Swanky's]
To go further:
Never Can Eat Swank Dinner | 1987
Swank! Demos - The Rest of Hero The Swankys | 1998

Cosmic Psychos | Down on the Farm | 1985 [EP]
To go further:
Cosmic Psychos | 1987
Go the Hack | 1989
Slave to the Crave | 1990

M.O.T.O. | Turn Your Head and Cough | 1985
To go further:
Bolt! | 1986
Rock Roll & Dismember | 1986
Ampeg Stud | 1996
Single File | 1996 [compilation]
Raw Power | 2005
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