Done

I'm running out of funny money on paypal, so I'm done buying for now. Next thing is listening to all the great music I bought recently. Lotta good stuff standing in line; Motörhead- ST, Chantels-ST (1958!!! MONO!!!!!, the Mummies ( 3 albums ), the Shirelles Greatest Hits ( 1963!!!), Beefheart ( about all of them..... ), the Dirtbombs live bootleg, Love ( Forever Changes, their third album, great rerelease, magical shit ), Beguiled-Gone Away LP, A Frames-ST, some old blues, James Brown-It's a Mother, Drs. P ( 3 LP's! ), Outsiders-Songbook, Big Black-Bulldozer, Elvis Presley-As Recorded At Madison Square Garden, Billy Childish, Thee Milkshakes, Pere Ubu, Wipers........

Gibson Bros.

Today in the mail; Punk Rock Drivin' Song Of A Gun by the Gibson Bros./Workdogs. I'm happy as hell. After listening to Big Pine Boogie I never thought that these guys could top that. I wasn't completely wrong, but this release is nearly as fantastic. Gibson Bros. was a band with Jeff Evans and Don Howland, two of the greatest performers in the garage-scene. (Jeff also is in 68 Comeback, South Filthy, played with Oblivans. Don now is in the Bassholes, check 'em out.) And garage isn't doin' them right. It's more than that, they got country, hillbilly, surf, rhythm&blues, rocknroll. The Workdogs are Scott Jarvis and Rob Kennedy playing drums and bass. A rhythm section, perfect in this setting. Guitarplaying is from outer space. Fanfuckintastic! It's wild, haunting, scaring, lovely and whatever more. Amazing album on Homestead Records.

Captain Beefheart

Finally I got everything on vinyl! From Safe As Milk to Ice Scream For Crow. I did have most on cd. But since I rediscovered vinyl as THE best carrier for music I had to rediscover the Captain as well. The final album to look for was Strictly Personal, his second album. I always read in reviews that this album wasn't his best effort, so I didn't care to look for it. But as my Beefheart collection wasn't complete without this record I bought it and boy, was I surprised!!! The critics say it's got bad production, but for me it's just as good as Trout Mask Replicas, or maybe even better. I'm used listening to garage so this "bad sounding" album is no problem. Great songs, amazing band.

Margaret Doll Rod

Naked!! Not only the cover, but these recordings are raw as fuck. Great release on Rockin' Bones from Italian label. First solo album. She's in the Demolition Doll Rods, with Dan Kroha ( the Gories!!! ) wich I really love. This release is really fantastic, with some rocking bluesy shit.