Monthly Archives: December 2024

#655

December 31, 2024

A punk/post-punk/synthwave/surf/glam compilation show like #653 two weeks ago, but with the nets cast a little wider, sound wise. Many fun and fine tracks – even Boston is represented (Slow Children). Happy New Year.

Produkt. - Rare Synth Wave / Minimal / Post Punk Worldwide 1979-1984

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Artist Song Release Label
Lust Sacrifice Hearting Produkt. – Rare Synth Wave / Minimal / Post Punk Worldwide 1979-1984 Produkt Records
Plain Characters Man In The Railings Produkt. – Rare Synth Wave / Minimal / Post Punk Worldwide 1979-1984 Produkt Records
Shelly Stevens Secret Love Heroes Of The Night Vol. 2 Reminder Records
Aquila Fall Heroes Of The Night Vol. 2 Reminder Records
Zounds Can’t Cheat Karma Cease & Resist – Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-1986 Optimo Music
The Cravats Rub Me Out Cease & Resist – Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-1986 Optimo Music
Chumbawamba Revolution Cease & Resist – Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-1986 Optimo Music
The Mob No Doves Fly Here (Unreleased Original Studio Version) Cease & Resist – Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-1986 Optimo Music
Icon A.D. Fight For Peace D-I-Y Do It Yourself Soul Jazz Records
Windows Creation Rebel D-I-Y Do It Yourself Soul Jazz Records
Tom Lucy Paris, France D-I-Y Do It Yourself Soul Jazz Records
Leopards Strange Rhythmical Music Postcards Vol.4 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From England 1979-1981) Samizdat
Monoconics Sensible Breakdown Postcards Vol.4 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From England 1979-1981) Samizdat

Artist Song Release Label
The Eternal Scream Action In My Life Postcards Vol.4 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From England 1979-1981) Samizdat
Look Back In Anger Caprice Postcards Vol.4 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From England 1979-1981) Samizdat
Academy One Forever And Ever Postcards Vol.4 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From England 1979-1981) Samizdat
Slow Children Going To Germany Postcards Vol.5 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From USA And UK 1980-1983) Samizdat
Elements Of Style Sacred Objects Postcards Vol.5 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From USA And UK 1980-1983) Samizdat
Dizzy And The Romilars Star Time Postcards Vol.5 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From USA And UK 1980-1983) Samizdat
Twisted Nervez Youth Postcards Vol.5 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From USA And UK 1980-1983) Samizdat
European Toys Keep It All Postcards Vol.5 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From USA And UK 1980-1983) Samizdat
Wasagas Invasion Of The Underdwellers Music To Battle Apes By Missing Fink Records
Hitchcocks Subaquaticos Music To Battle Apes By Missing Fink Records
Black Valley Moon Oh Please Monkey Don’t Music To Battle Apes By Missing Fink Records
Maryann The Ramblin’ Gal Mean Little Devil Music To Battle Apes By Missing Fink Records
Norah Let’s Do It Again Knuckle Girls Vol 3 (14 Territorial Turf War Tunes From The Tomboy Goons In Split-Knee Loons) Angry Young Woman Records
Paper Lace So What If I Am Just Another Saturday Night Ballroom Blitz Records
Don Fardon Don’t Do That Just Another Saturday Night Ballroom Blitz Records
Iron Cross Little Bit O’ Soul Just Another Saturday Night Ballroom Blitz Records

#654

December 24, 2024

A Christmas show unlike others. Following the tradition of Gulls Window Circus #446 from 12/22/20 (check that one out too), a rock show that contains only far-below-radar holiday tracks. Please enjoy, and whatever you celebrate, may you have health and happiness this coming year!

Oh! No! Not Another… Midnight Christmas Mess Again!!

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Artist Song Release Label
Sonny Columbus and His Del Fuegos That Punchbowl Full Of Joy A Boston Rock Christmas Boston Rock
The Vipers Christmas I’ll Be Home Oh! No! Not Another… Midnight Christmas Mess Again!! Midnight Records
El Vez Feliz Navidad Feliz Navidad Poptones
Rev. Horton Heat Santa Bring My Baby Back We Three Kings Yep Roc Records
Wednesday Week Christmastime Here A Midnight Christmas Mess Midnight Records
Sybil Vane White Christmas Sybil Vane / Local H split single Island Records
Blondie Featuring Fab 5 Freddy Yuletide Throwdown (Cut Chemist Radio Edit) Yuletide Throwdown Numero Group
Bunnygrunt Seasoned Freaklings Seasoned Freaklings Silly Moo Records
Siouxsie And The Banshees Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant Melt Polydor
Saint Etienne Driving Home For Christmas A Glimpse Of Stocking Foreign Office
The French Impressionists Santa Baby The French Impressionists / Thick Pigeon split single Operation Twilight
The Dumbells Giddy Up (inc. “Sleigh Rides”) Giddy Up Polydor
The Kinks Father Christmas Father Christmas Arista
Josie Cotton Everyday Is Like Christmas A Spooktacular Christmas Missing Fink Records
Native Tongue Do You Hear What I Hear? A Boston Rock Christmas Boston Rock
The Psycho Daisies Santa Is Comin’ Down Again Oh! No! Not Another… Midnight Christmas Mess Again!! Midnight Records
Holly Golightly and The Greenhornes Little Stars A Damaged Christmas Gift For You From Damaged Goods Damaged Goods

Artist Song Release Label
Green Seagull First Snow Of Winter First Snow Of Winter Snowflakes Christmas Singles Club
The Free Design Dorian Benediction Christmas Single 1 Siesta
Juan Wells Merry Christmas Merry Christmas / Lonely Christmas (Outland 2-track X-mas Single) Outland Records
Thick Pigeon Jingle Bell Rock The French Impressionists / Thick Pigeon split single Operation Twilight
Cedell Davis It’s X-Mas Time For The Love Of Jesus – Chapter Four Sympathy For The Record Industry
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins It’s X’mas (A Time For Giving) A Midnight Christmas Mess Midnight Records
Christmas O Holy Night A Boston Rock Christmas Boston Rock
The Holidays Sleighbell Bop Oh! No! Not Another… Midnight Christmas Mess Again!! Midnight Records
Action Suits Andy The Android Glazed Donuts Spot On!
The Beatersband Frosty The Snowman A Spooktacular Christmas Missing Fink Records
The Fleshtones Hooray For Santa Claus Milton DeLugg And The Little Eskimos / The Fleshtones split single Modern Harmonic
Peter Holsapple Combo Christmas Must Be Tonight Christmas Must Be Tonight Omnivore Recordings
Bunnygrunt All I Got For Christmas Was This Lousy Boy Seasoned Freaklings Silly Moo Records
Chris Stamey Group With Special Guests The dB’s and our pal, Syd Straw Christmas Time Christmas Time Coyote Records
The Smithereens Christmas Morning Christmas Morning Tollie Records
The Dandy Warhols The Little Drummer Boy The Little Drummer Boy Tim/Kerr Records

#653

December 17, 2024

A format I haven’t really touched upon in Gulls Window Circus is compilation LPs. Compilations are rich because they offer a frame of reference through the known artists on them, yet also contain many unknown artists that the compiler can’t help but include. That is catnip to me! Today’s show contains post-punk (and punk) compilations, and offers a wild ride. I hope to do more compilation shows – there is SO much great music to be heard!

Postcards Vol 2

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Artist Song Release Label
Art Objects Fit Of Pique The Bristol Post-Punk Explosion 2 79 – 86 Bristol Archive Records
Scream & Dance Giacometti (Wicked Mix) The Bristol Post-Punk Explosion 2 79 – 86 Bristol Archive Records
The Media Wanna Be A Number The Bristol Punk Explosion Vol 2, 1977-1981 Bristol Archive Records
48 Hours Train To Brighton The Bristol Punk Explosion Vol 2, 1977-1981 Bristol Archive Records
The X-Certs Together The Bristol Punk Explosion Vol 2, 1977-1981 Bristol Archive Records
CCCP-TV Downtown Address Propeller Product Prop 4–1 Lawrence Wilmington
Art Yard Something In Your Eye Propeller Product Prop 4–1 Lawrence Wilmington
Bound & Gagged Chains & Polymers Postcards Vol.1 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post Punk From USA And UK 1979-1984) Samizdat
The Colours Dierdre Is An Artist Postcards Vol.1 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post Punk From USA And UK 1979-1984) Samizdat
Bally O’Brien Tell Me Why The Tape Wobbles Jason Boardman – No One’s Listening Anyway (UK DIY Post-Punk & Dubs 1980-1984) Caroline True Records
The Four Kings Disgraceful Version Jason Boardman – No One’s Listening Anyway (UK DIY Post-Punk & Dubs 1980-1984) Caroline True Records
Electric Guitars Beat Me Hollow (Demo) The Bristol Post-Punk Explosion 78 – 82 Bristol Archive Records
Essential Bop Croaked The Bristol Post-Punk Explosion 78 – 82 Bristol Archive Records
The Bouncing Czechs 1992 (Bristol, 1981) Postcards Vol.2 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From Great Britain 1978-1981) Samizdat

Artist Song Release Label
Acid Drops Distance (Bromley, 1981) Postcards Vol.2 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From Great Britain 1978-1981) Samizdat
The Record Players Don’t Go Backwards (Kent, 1978) Postcards Vol.2 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From Great Britain 1978-1981) Samizdat
School Meals Headmaster (Leamington, 1978) Postcards Vol.2 (D.I.Y. And Indie Post-Punk From Great Britain 1978-1981) Samizdat
Moonshake City Poison In The Light Of Time (UK Post-Rock & Leftfield Pop 1992-1998) Ace
Appliance In The Event Of Just Looking In The Light Of Time (UK Post-Rock & Leftfield Pop 1992-1998) Ace
redShift Anachronique Nome Noma 2 Québec Post-Punk Et New Wave 1979-1983 Trésor National
Derek Kendricks Zimbabwe Nome Noma 2 Québec Post-Punk Et New Wave 1979-1983 Trésor National
The Posers Good Advice The Bristol Punk Explosion Bristol Archive Records
Vitus Dance Down At The Park The Bristol Punk Explosion Bristol Archive Records
The Numbers Alternative Suicide (Version) The Bristol Punk Explosion Bristol Archive Records
Eddie And The Subtitles American Society Suburban Annihilation – The California Hardcore Explosion From The City To The Beach: 1978-1983 Futurismo
Rikk Agnew O.C. Life Suburban Annihilation – The California Hardcore Explosion From The City To The Beach: 1978-1983 Futurismo
Adolescents Kids Of The Black Hole Suburban Annihilation – The California Hardcore Explosion From The City To The Beach: 1978-1983 Futurismo
The Sods No Pictures Of Us (Worthing, 1979) Postcards Vol.3 (D.I.Y And Indie Post-Punk From England 1979-1981) Samizdat
The Walking Floors No Next Time (London, 1981) Postcards Vol.3 (D.I.Y And Indie Post-Punk From England 1979-1981) Samizdat

#652

December 10, 2024

A non-rock Gulls Window Circus show that features five recent 12″s [Mudd, Judy And Lynda, Marshall Watson & Cole Odin, Casinoboy, Kaoru Inoue], compilations [Machagistia, Fantastic Voyage, Milagros Del Ritmo II, Extra Muros : Czech Republic, Do You Have The Force? Vol 2, Cosmic Disco Machine Volume Eight, Virtual Dreams II], soundtracks [Three O’Clock High], album reissues [Fridge, Travis Biggs] and new LPs [OMD]. The second hour closes with a track from an LP I doubt you will hear anywhere else: Lou Reed’s ‘Hudson River Wind Meditations’. The record is as divisive as Metal Machine Music was, playing as an ambient extreme.

Travis Biggs

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Artist Song Release Label
Mudd Spielplatz (Quiet Village Instrumental Mix) Spielplatz Claremont 56
Judy And Lynda Baltimore Baltimore Isle Of Jura
Marshall Watson & Cole Odin Voyager (Original Mix) Voyager Leng
Casinoboy This Feeling DB12 014 Duca Bianco
Kaoru Inoue Hoshifuru Drums Rhythms of Dedication Deep Ground Records
Machagistia D1 Machagistia Light Sounds Dark
Sonic Weapon / Koolmfl Lone Ranger Snaker 012 Snaker
Fridge Drums Bass Sonics And Edit Happiness Temporary Residence Limited

Artist Song Release Label
Daryl Hall The Farther Away I Am Fantastic Voyage (New Sounds For The European Canon 1977 – 1981) Ace
Civil Sombras Na Calçada (Def Dub Mix) Milagros Del Ritmo II – Obscure And Rhythmic Tunes from 1988-1993 Harmonie Exotic
rlung, Timmi Dew on the Desert Extra Muros : Czech Republic FLEE
I Signori Della Galassia Archeopterix Do You Have The Force? (Jon Savage’s Alternate History Of Electronica 1978-82 Vol 2) Caroline True Records
OMD G.E.M. – Instrumental Bauhaus Staircase Instrumentals 100% Records
Sylvester Levay Jerry’s Decisions Three O’Clock High (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Varèse Sarabande
Travis Biggs Autumn Jewel Solar Funk Demon Records
The Pool Jamaica Running Cosmic Disco Machine Volume Eight Cosmic Disco Machine Records
Dub Squad Blown Fruit Virtual Dreams II (Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999) Music From Memory
Lou Reed Find Your Note Hudson River Wind Meditations Light In The Attic

#651

December 3, 2024

Rock show featuring a lot of new vinyl releases, almost all are reissues spanning multiple eras, also featuring new Curation Records releases by Thomas Walsh, Steel Fringe, Stewart Forgey, and GospelbeacH, and classic original 70s Lani Hall [of Sergio Mendes fame] doing a cover you will know. Like the past several shows, the concentration is on mid-paced tracks that go well together despite wildly varying eras, genres and geographies.

Lani Hall

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Artist Song Release Label
Thomas Walsh Take Your Time The Rest Is History Curation Records
D. R. Hooker The Sea The Truth Numero Group
Steel Fringe In My Head Steel Fringe Curation Records
The Yardbirds Psycho Daisies Psycho Daisies Demon Records
The Chills This Is The Way The Lost EP Fire Records
Giant Sand Out There *proVISIONS* Fire Records
Tim Hollier Do You Remember When Message To A Harlequin Wiseraven
Talking Heads This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody) Stop Making Sense (Music From A Film By Jonathan Demme And Talking Heads) Sire
Tom Verlaine Warm And Cool Warm And Cool Real Gone Music
Robyn Hitchcock A Day In The Life 1967: Vacations In The Past Tiny Ghost Records
Scott Fagan Nothing But Love South Atlantic Blues Earth
Chelsea Wolfe If You Have Ghosts May The Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute To Roky Erickson Light In The Attic
Stephen Stills The Lee Shore Live At Berkeley 1971 Omnivore Recordings
The Reaction Having Seen Your Face Shapes Of Things To Come Bristol Archive Records
Scientists Atom Bomb Baby You Get What You Deserve! Numero Group
The American Analog Set The Wait The Golden Band Numero Group

Artist Song Release Label
Sandy Harless Day To Day Songs Numero Group
Stewart Forgey Starry Dream Nature Of The Universe Curation Records
GospelbeacH Losin’ Patience Wiggle Your Fingers Curation Records
Rockpile A Knife And A Fork Seconds Of Pleasure Yep Roc Records
Galaxie 500 Fourth Of July This Is Our Music 20|20|20
Big Star Kizza Me Third [Test Pressing Edition] Omnivore Recordings
Tom Waits Yesterday Is Here Franks Wild Years UMe
Ivy Never Do That Again Apartment Life Bar/None Records
Nick Lowe Big Kick, Plain Scrap Labour Of Lust Yep Roc Records
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band A Child’s Guide To Good And Evil Vol. 3 – A Child’s Guide To Good & Evil Jackpot Records
Apb Talk To Me Something To Believe In Liberation Hall
David Bowie Velvet Goldmine (Ziggy Sessions Outtake 2022 Mix) Rock ‘N’ Roll Star! Parlophone
Lani Hall Tiny Dancer Sun Down Lady A&M Records
Lee Hazlewood Sand Hill Anna And The Russian Mouse A House Safe For Tigers Light In The Attic
Bryan Ferry Let’s Stick Together Retrospective (Selected Recordings 1973-2023) BMG
Boo And The Tru Tones You’re The Match Show The World Not Dark Yet
Michael Nesmith Texas Morning (Alternate Take) Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings Real Gone Music