The Protex - All We Wanna Do Is Rock'n'Roll



Formed in 1977 after The Clash's first Belfast gig and originally called Protex Blue after a song (about a brand of condom) on that seminal punk bands first LP. The name was later shortened to Protex to avoid comparisons with The Clash.

Aidan Murtagh (guitar) and Owen McFadden (drums) had both previously been in a pre-punk school band called The Incredibly Boring Band which also yielded The Peasants. After some well received radio sessions and a successful debut single on Good Vibrations Records which was licensed and reissued by Rough Trade to meet demand, Protex signed to Polydor Records UK in early 1979 along with another Northern band The Xdreamysts who were scouted at the same gig.
Protex relocated to London in the summer of 1979 after their first Polydor single, released another one shortly thereafter and began work on an album provisionally titled "Strange Obsessions" with Chas Chandler producing. This LP never came out (the Xdreamysts meanwhile only managed to get their Polydor LP released in Holland). Despite touring successfull in America (as captured by John T.Davis on film) and a fourth single in 1980, the band lost momentum after the shelving of their LP and had split by 1981.

source www.irishrock.org

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Good Vibrations: Punk Singles Collection



A welcome reissue of this compilation. 25 tracks showcasing the very best of late 70's Northern Ireland label Good Vibrations. This important release features contributions from the likes of The Undertones, The Outcasts, Protex and Rudi

1. Big Time - Rudi
2. Strange Thing By Night - Victim
3. Love Is For Sops - The Outcasts
4. Smarter Than You - The Undertones
5. Dance Away Lover - X Dreamysts
6. Don't Ring Me Up - Protex
7. Listening In - Protex
8. Parents - The Idiots
9. Dancing In The Street - Spider
10. Cops Are Coming, The - The Outcasts
11. Overcome By Fumes - Rudi
12. Cross The Line - Ruefrex
13. Love Affair - The Tearjerkers
14. Ya Don't Do Ya - The Moondogs
15. I Spy - Rudi
16. Airline Disaster - The Shapes
17. Self Concious Over You - The Outcasts
18. Love You For Never - The Outcasts
19. On My Mind - The Bank Robbers
20. Decisions - The Bears
21. Original Terminal - The Jets
22. Belfast Telegraph - Shock Treatment
23. I Don't Want You - The Lids
24. Bondage In Belfast - The Androids
25. Laugh At Me - Terri & The Terrors

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Proto-Punk Collection



Disc 1
01 - Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley - 1958
02 - Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Rock & Roller - 1958
03 - The Wailers - Louie Louie - 1961
04 - The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie - 1963
05 - Question Mark and the Mysterians - 96 tears - 1964
06 - The Beatles - I Feel Fine - 1964
07 - The Kinks - You Really Got Me - 1964
08 - The Primitives - The Ostrich - 1964
09 - Los Saicos - Demolición - 1965
10 - The Holy Modal Rounders - My Mind Capsized - 1965
11 - The Monks - I Hate You - 1965 -U.S
12 - The Sonics - Psycho - 1965
13 - The Sorrows - I Don't Wanna Be Free - 1965
14 - The Standells - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - 1965
15 - The Who - My Generation - 1965
16 - 13 th floor elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me - 1966
17 - John´s Children - Arthur Green - 1966
18 - John´s Children - Remember Thomas A'Beckett - 1966
19 - Outsiders - If You Don't Treat Me Right - 1966
20 - Paul Revere & the Raiders - (I'm not your) Steppin' Stone (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) - 1966
21 - The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction - 1966
22 - The Deep - Color Dreams - 1966
23 - The Music Machine - The People in Me - 1966

Disc 2
01 - The Remains - Don't Look Back - 1966
02 - The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard - 1966
03 - the sonics - boom -01- cinderella - 1966
04 - The Swamp Rats - Hey Freak - 1966
05 - The Swamp Rats - Louie Louie - 1966
06 - The Velvet Underground - Run Run Run - 1966
07 - Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Dropout Boogie - 1967
08 - Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) - 1967
09 - The Doors - Break On Through (To the Other Side) - 1967
10 - The Doors - Take it as it comes - 1967
11 -Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - zig zag wanderer - 1967
12 - Kim Fowley - Animal man - 1968
13 - Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man - 1968
14 - The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday - 1968
15 -She - Outta reach - 1968
16 - Crushed Butler - it's my life - 1969
17 - Edgar Broughton Band - Evil - 1969
18 - Mc5 - Rocket Reducer No.62 - 1969
19 - The Godz - eeh ooh - 1969
20- The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog - 1969


Disc 3
01 - The Stooges - No Fun - 1969
02 - The Weeds - It's Your Time - 1969
03 - The Weeds - Don't Look Back - 1969
04 - Black Sabath - Paranoid - 1970
05 - Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen - 1971
06 - Billy Bond Y La Pesada Del Rock And Roll - Salgan Al Sol - 1971
07 - David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - 1971
08 - The Flamin' Groovies - Teenage Head - 1971
09 - The Pink Fairies - Do It - 1971
10 - Third World War - Ascension Day - 1971
11 - Big Star - Feel - 1972
12 - Blue Oyster Cult - Transmaniacon MC - 1972
13 - The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner - (Recorded in 1972) 1976
14 - Third World War - Hammersmith Guerilla - 1972
15 - Iggy & The Stooges - Search And Destroy - 1973
16 - Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie - 1973


Disc 4
01 - Neu! - Lila Engel (Lilac Angel) - 1973
02 - The Neon Boys - Time - 1973
03 - The New York Dolls - Personality Crisis - 1973
04 - John Cale - Gun - 1974
05 - Lou reed - White light - white heat - (Rock & Roll Animal Version)1974
06 - Mirrors - She Smiled Wild - 1975
07 - Electric Eels - Cyclotron - 1975
08 - Rocket From The Tombs - Amphetamine - 1975
09 -Electric Eels - Agitated - 1975
10 -Patti Smith - Free Money - 1975
11 -Pere Ubu - 30 Seconds Over Tokyo - 1975
12 -Peter Hammill - nadir's big chance - 1975
13 -The dictators - weekend - 1975
14 - Radio Birdman - Burned my eye - 1976
15 - The Saints - (I'm) Stranded - 1976

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Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains



A very inexperienced rock band flirts with fame thanks to a valuable assist from the media in this comedy-drama directed by veteran music producer Lou Adler. Corinne Burns (Diane Lane) is a fifteen-year-old orphan who gains a measure of local notoriety when she quits her job at a burger stand during a live television newscast. Corinne has few prospects but plenty of nerve, and she's formed a band with her sister Tracy (Marin Kanter) and cousin Jessica (Laura Dern) called the Stains. While checking out a gig by veteran hard rock band the Metal Corpses, led by flamboyant singer Lou Corpse (Fee Waybill), opened by British punk upstarts the Looters, Corrine sneaks backstage to ask advice just as Lou demands tour manager Lawnboy (Barry Ford) find a new opening act. Lawnboy impulsively gives the Stains the gig, and while the first show for the girls (who've had all of three practices) is little short of a disaster, Corrine's skunk-stripe hairdo, provocative clothes and defiant declaration "We don't put out" captures the attention of a television reporter who covered her before. A story on the evening news about the Stains turns the band into a cult sensation, and Looters lead singer Billy (Ray Winstone) tries to offer her some advice and emotional support as the Stains rise from opening act to headliners, but Corinne and her friends learn that their new fans are a very fickle breed. Shot in 1980 but released to only a handful of theaters in 1982, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains gained a potent cult following after it appeared on cable television, largely among punk rock fans -- the Looters featured Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols on guitar and drums as well as Paul Simonon from the Clash on bass, while L.A. punk troublemakers Black Randy and the Metrosquad briefly appear as themselves. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Release Date: October 1982 (USA)

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Fruit Eating Bears - Gentle Creatures Despite Their Fierce Appearance (2002)



The Fruit Eating Bears were Neville Crozier (vocals/guitar), Gary Croudance (bass/vocals) and Chris Crash (drums) who came from the Croydon area and were originally known as The Bicycles Turds before highjacking the name of a little known 60's beat group, who's drummer Kenny Mundye was the band's original drummer before Chris Crash joined.
Both the band's singles were produced by Vic Maile, 'Chevy Heavy' / 'Fifties Cowboy' (Lightning, 1978) is the weaker single and was originally to have come out on Raw Records on green vinyl, but Lee Woods hated it and passed it on to Lightning.

"...but not before they'd put us in a photo shoot laying flat out completely covered in fruit!...and I mean covered, except our heads." Chris Penhale

Both sides of the follow up 'Door In My Face' / 'Going Thru The Motions' (DJM, 1978) is much better though still basic pub rock'n'roll. Their publishers Jackson Music bizarrely entered 'Door In My Face' in 'A Song For Europe', the UK heat for 'The Eurovision Song Contest'. The 'Bears performed the track on national TV, introduced by Terry Wogan. Unfortunately they finished joint 11th (out of 12). Terry Wogan, in this first encroachment of punk into Eurovision, described the bandas "gentle creatures despite their fierce appearance"

source punk77.co.uk

tracklist:
01 - Door In My Face
02 - Indian Giver
03 - Fifties Cowboy
04 - Flirt In A Skirt
05 - 1.30 2.30 3.35
06 - Love Comes In Spurts
07 - High School Lover
08 - Shop Door Squeeze
09 - Chevy Heavy
10 - Green Love
11 - Egyptian P.T.
12 - I Don't Wanna Be The One
13 - Going Thru' The Motions
14 - Remand Wing
15 - Seven and Seven Is
16 - Flies
17 - Heaven (In The Palm Of My Hand)
18 - I Met Her In Her Magazine
19 - Croydon Girls
20 - High School Lover
21 - Remand Wing
22 - Disco Bop
23 - Love Comes In Spurts
24 - Flie
25 - Egyptian P.T.
26 - I'm Down
27 - Chevy Heavy
28 - North Is Dying
29 - Bearocker
30 - Numbers
31 - Green Love
32 - Door in My Face

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The Only Ones-Babys Got a Gun-(Remastered)




One of the great power pop band from UK!

1. The Happy Pilgrim 2:31
2. Why Don't You Kill Yourself 2:43
3. Me And My Shadow 5:41
4. Deadly Nightshade 3:08
5. Strange Mouth 2:31
6. The Big Sleep 4:59
7. Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes A Habit) 3:10
8. Re-Union 2:58
9. Trouble In the World 3:06
10. Castle Built On Sand 1:52
11. Fools 2:25
12. My Way Out Of Here 3:50
13. Baby's Got A Gun (Bonus Track) 1:56
14. The Big Sleep (Bonus Track) 4:38
15. Your Chosen Life (Bonus Track) 2:48

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