Category Archives: rock ‘n’ roll

luv477

rock 'n' roll

luv477 Bottle Caps

Bottle Caps

seventy years ago the rumblings of rock’n’roll were starting to take hold of the youth. here’s some sides from the late fifties that’ll have you boppin’ into summer like a cool breeze.
photo : Cole Plotz

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Tracklist:
  1. Life Begins At Four O’Clock – Bobby Milano – Challenge / Fantastic Voyage (1958/2013)
  2. Rock Around With Ollie Vee – Buddy Holly – MCA (1956/1979)
  3. Black Slacks – The Sparkletones – ABC-Paramount / MCA (1597/1983)
  4. Let’s Bop – Jack Earls – Sun Records / Fantastic Voyage (1956/2011)
  5. Ooh! My Head – Ritchie Valens – Del-Fi Records / Rumble Records (1959/2014)
  6. Skinny Jim – Eddie Cochran – Crest / United Artists Records (1956/1971)
  7. Scratching On My Screen – Ric Cartey – National Recording Company / BBE (1958/2013)
  8. That Crazy Little House On The Hill – Gene La Mar & His Blue Flames – Spry / Fantastic Voyage (1958/2015)
  9. Crazy Talk – The Loafers – Phonograph Records / Stag-O-Lee (1958/2014)
  10. You Shocked Me – Tiny Topsy – Federal – Fantastic Voyage (1958/2015)
  11. Tight Skirt Tight Sweater – The Versatones – All Star / Stag-O-Lee (1958/2012)
  12. I Shot Mr. Lee – The Bobbettes – Atlantic / Official (1959/1989)
  13. Heebie-Jeebies – Little Richard – Specialty / Alternative Fox (1958/2020)
  14. Summertime Symphony – Jamie Coe – Addison Records / Stag-O-Lee (1959/2016)
  15. Honey Bop – Wanda Jackson – Capitol / Fantastic Voyage (1958/2014)
  16. You Can’t Catch Me – Chuck Berry – Chess (1956/1984)
  17. Havin’ A Whole Lot Of Fun – Johnny Jano – Excello / Fantastic Voyage (1956/2013)
  18. Four O’Clock Baby – Darrell Rhodes and The Falcons – Winston / Stag-O-Lee (1959/2020)
  19. Please Give Me Something – Bill Allen & The Back Beats – Imperial / Fantastic Voyage (1958/2015)
  20. I’m Through – Sleepy LaBeef – Starday / Fantastic Voyage (1957/2013)
  21. Crackin’ Up – Bo Diddley – Checker / Rumble Records (1959/2012)
  22. Mystery Train – Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill – Sun / Fantastic Voyage (1955/2013)

luv462

rock 'n' roll

luv462 To Some Other Town

To Some Other Town

this is the story of a juvenile delinquent and his motorcycle who grew up riding ‘Merica raw dog on his boss hog. all he wanted was to be free so he lived hard, rode fast and died young. to some it may be a motorpsycho nightmare, but for him it was the American Dream.
photo : Cycle Annie

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Tracklist:
  1. Juvenile Delinquent – Ronnie Allen – San Records / Fantastic Voyage (1959/2011)
  2. Little Honda – The Hondells – Mercury (1964)
  3. Walk, Don’t Run – The Ventures – Dolton Records / Capitol (1960/1985)
  4. Cycle Annie – The Beachnuts – Design Records (1965)
  5. Bad Motorcycle – The Storey Sisters – Cameo / Stag-O-Lee (1958/2014)
  6. Green Onions – Booker T. & The MG’s – Atlantic (1962/1985)
  7. Who Do You Love – Bo Diddley – Chess / Rumble Records (1958/2012)
  8. Hell’s Angel – Johnny Bond – Starday Records / The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1966/2024)
  9. The Rebel (Without A Cause) – The Arrows – Tower / Sundazed (1965/2004)
  10. It’s A Revolution Mother – Mandarin Gate with Chris Martell – Modern Harmonic (1969/2018)
  11. The Pusher – Steppenwolf – Dunhill / ABC Records / MCA (1968/1980)
  12. Herbert Harpers Free Press – Muddy Waters – Cadet Concepts (1968)
  13. Stone Fox Chase – Area Code 615 – Polydor / Soul Jazz (1972/2011)
  14. Straight Ahead – Canned Heat – Janus Records (1966/1970)
  15. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fantasy (1969)
  16. Ezy Ryder – Jimi Hendrix – Reprise Records (1971)
  17. Ballad Of Easy Rider – Roger McGuinn – Dunhill Records / ABC Records (1969)

luv459

comedy, country 'n' western, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, weird

luv459 Everything Will Probably Be Alright

Everything Will Probably Be Alright

everything you know is wrong. everything good is bad and everything bad is good. also, nobody cares.
phew! isn’t that a relief! ‘cos if nothing really matters than all of the expectations and societal pressures we put ourselves under to constantly perform and produce also don’t matter! there’s a kind of freedom to this notion of “cheery nihilism”.
here’s a mix that attempts to cover our collective existential dread in a veil of musical whimsy. enjoy the beauty you can find and revel in life’s absurdities because if nothing matters why wouldn’t you?
photo : Dirk Krause House.

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Tracklist:
  1. Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog – Norma Tanega – New Voice Records / Real Gone Music (1966/2019)
  2. World Planets – Art Pettibone – Tiger Records / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1968/2019)
  3. Tomorrow Is So Uncertain – Celestine Ukwu and his Philosophers National – Philips / Mississippi Records (1973/2022)
  4. It Comes On Anyhow – Lothar and the Hand People – Capitol / See For Miles Records Ltd. (1968/1986)
  5. Life Time Dub – King Tubby & The Aggrovators – Hot Stuff / Jamaican Recordings (1975/2014)
  6. Everything Good Is Bad – The Politicians ft. McKinley Jackson – Hot Wax / Demon Records (1972/2019)
  7. Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam – Bill Nelson – Mercury (1981)
  8. New Mexico Dream – The Residents – Ralph Records / New Ralph Too / Cherry Red / MVD Audio (1974/1978/2023)
  9. Older – They Might Be Giants – Restless Records / Idlewild Recordings (2001/2022)
  10. Wrong – Family Fodder – Fresh Records (1980)
  11. Welcome To The Internet – Bo Burnham – Imperial (2022)
  12. StopStart – The Nanobot Auxiliary Ballet And The Museum Of Modern Insect Art With The Office Of Woodland Security Present Tylenol And Adida The Deadly Ballerina Featuring The Chillbot Slider, The Push Button Master, The White Hot Funkbot, And Maybe Dr. Idiotbot If It Can Make It – Ta-Da Records (2004)
  13. Do You Realize?? (T.P.S. Remix) – The Flaming Lips – Warner Bros. (2003/2023)
  14. Big Cheeseburgers and Good French Fries – Blaze Foley – Fat Possum Records (1976/2010)
  15. Nobody Cares – Jimmie Pearson and the Melody Boys – Dixie Records / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1960/2017)
  16. Look On The Bright Side Of Life (All Things Dull And Ugly) – Monty Python – Warner Bros. (1979)
  17. Beautiful – The Lemon Twigs – 4AD (2017)

luv449

funk 'n' soul, jazz, rock 'n' roll

luv449 Streetlife Entropy

Streetlife Entropy

here’s a musty mixtape of sixties & seventies relics from your grand-dad’s basement collection. where electric guitarists do what they do best, let loose on endless groovy jams. a blend of funk, jazz, rock and blues that maybe Pop’s would have dug.
image : Brian Hagiwara + time

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Tracklist:
  1. The Funky Waltz – The Eleventh House with Larry Coryell – Vanguard (1974)
  2. What About It? – Eddie Hazel – Warner Bros. / Be With Records (1977/2016)
  3. Midnight Sun – Harvey Mandel – Janus Records (1971)
  4. Chicken Fat – Mel Brown – Impulse! (1967/2023)
  5. Ride, Sally, Ride – Dennis Coffey – Sussex (1972)
  6. Do It Now, Worry About It Later – Clifford Coulter – Impulse! / ABC Records (1972)
  7. Chunga’s Revenge (Basement Version) – Frank Zappa – Zappa Records / UMe (1970/2023)
  8. Binky’s Beam – John McLaughlin – Polydor (1972)
  9. Shape Of Things To Come – George Benson – A&M / CTI Records (1968)
  10. Crying Blue Rain – Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix / Legacy (1969/2010)
  11. De Blooz – Howard Roberts – Impulse! / ABC Records (1971)
  12. A Day In The Life – Grant Green – Blue Note (1970/2023)

luv443

rock 'n' roll, weird
luv443 hmmm

hmmm

weirdo rock from the fringe of what was acceptable in the odd ball eighties.
photo : weird kid

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Tracklist:
  1. Schizophrenia – Sonic Youth – SST (1987)
  2. Right Now – The Flaming Lips – Restless Records (1989)
  3. Harold Of The Rocks – Primus – Prawn Song (1989/2020)
  4. The Big Foist – Minutemen – SST (1984)
  5. Run Paint Run Run – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Virgin (1980/1982)
  6. Boy In Love – The Residents – Ralph Records / Superior Viaduct (1981/1983/2014)
  7. Bullaby – Bongwater – Shimmy Disc (1988)
  8. Mark Says Alright – Butthole Surfers – Touch and Go / Latino Bugger Veil (1986/2013)
  9. Guru Maharaji – Medium Medium – Cherry Red / Lantern Records (1981/2021)
  10. Is Guava A Donut? – Renaldo And The Loaf – Ralph Records / Editions Mego (1981/2019)
  11. Private Universe / The Life On Nebulov – Snakefinger – Ralph Records (1982)
  12. Marble Tulip Juicy Tree – Ween – Twin/Tone Records / Plain Recordings (1990/2010)

luv426

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv426 Skinny Ties

Skinny Ties

bouncing between the guard rails of punk and mainstream radio rock this mixtape finds common ground in power pop. where household names and total unknowns use the forward thrust of chugging chords and driving drums to create a chewed up late 70s / early 80s bubblegum pop sound and energy that hits a bunch of my nostalgia centers.
image : Guy Departees

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Tracklist:
  1. Photograph – The Movies – Snap Shot Records / Mean Bean Records (1982/2020)
  2. Ask For Jill – The dB’s – Albion Records (1982)
  3. Soul Kitchen – X – Slash Records (1980)
  4. A Hundred Feet Away – Joan Jett And The Blackhearts – Blackheart Records / Epic (1983)
  5. I’ve Done Everything For You – Rick Springfield – RCA (1980)
  6. Love Comes In Spurts – Richard Hell And The Voidoids – Sire (1977)
  7. Key Of E – John Lovsin – Terminal Records / Superior Viaduct (1982/2020)
  8. Government Center – Jonathan Richman – Beserkley (1975)
  9. What I Like About You – The Romantics – Epic / Columbia Special Products (1979/1980)
  10. Is This Real? – The Wipers – Park Avenue Records / Jackpot Records (1979/2014)
  11. Some Of My Lies Are True (Sooner Or Later) – Huey Lewis And The News – Chrysalis (1980)
  12. Stuck On You – The Toasters – Bagel Records / Mean Bean Records (1979/2022)
  13. I Didn’t Have The Nerve To Say No – Blondie – Chrysalis (1977)
  14. Girl U Want – Devo – Warner Bros. (1980)
  15. Just What I Needed – The Cars – Elektra (1978)
  16. 867-5309/Jenny – Tommy Tutone – Columbia / K-Tel International (1981/1982)
  17. Guilty As A Killer Wave – The Toms – Feel It Records (1979/2020)
  18. Can’t Stop the World – Go-Go’s – I.R.S. Records (1981)

luv420

comedy, country 'n' western, dub, funk 'n' soul, hip hop, jazz, original soundtracks, reggae, rock 'n' roll, spoken word
luv420 luv's 420 joint

luv’s 420 joint

when dj luv’s records started i had the idea of making a mixtape dedicated to marijuana. every mix up here was made in a haze of pot smoke so it was inevitable that time and inspiration would coalesce into luv’s 420 joint. an epic journey that crosses many genres and eras exhibiting how this glorious weed is for everyone and all can reap it’s benefits. to quote Louis Armstrong :
“We did call ourselves Vipers, which could have been anybody from all walks of life that smoked and respected ‘gage’. That was our cute little name for marijuana… We always looked at pot as a sort of medicine, a cheap drunk and with much better thoughts than one that’s full of liquor… the respect for it (gage) will stay with me forever. I have every reason to say these words and am proud to say them. From experience.”
so from one viper to another, happy 4/20. now take a hit off luv’s 420 joint.
image : Don Willis on weed

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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from The History Of Marijuana : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy) – Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  2. I’m Gonna Get High – Tampa Red and The Chicago Five – Bluebird / Stash Records Inc. (1937/1977)
  3. excerpt from Turning Arnold On (from Arnold’s Wrecking Co.) – East Coast Records (1973)
  4. Weed – The High & Mighty – Rawkus (1999)
  5. excerpt of Turning Arnold On (from Arnold’s Wrecking Co.) – East Coast Records (1973)
  6. Smokin’ Cheeba-Cheeba – Harlem Underground – Paul Winley Records / Demon Records (1976/2020)
  7. excerpt from Physical Effects : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy) – Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  8. Theme From Mary Jane (from Mary Jane) – Mike Clifford – Sidewalk / Reel Time (1967/2012)
  9. subway train from The New CBS Audio-File Sound Effects Library – Columbia Special Products (1977)
  10. Big High Song For Somebody – Roy Glenn – Pesky Serpent Records (????)
  11. subway train from The New CBS Audio-File Sound Effects Library – Columbia Special Products (1977)
  12. Killin’ Jive – The Cats & The Fiddle – Bluebird / Fantastic Voyage (1939/2013)
  13. excerpt from Toledo Window Box – George Carlin – Little David Records (1974)
  14. Till Sun’s In Your Eyes – DJ Vadim ft. Motion Man and Blurum 13 – Ninja Tune (2002)
  15. excerpt from Toledo Window Box – George Carlin – Little David Records (1974)
  16. Mary Jane Is To Love – Sweet Smoke – Jan-Gi Rcords / Amy / Stoned Records (1968/1997)
  17. excerpt from 1st Gear, 2nd Gear (from Up In Smoke) – Cheech & Chong – Warner Bros. (1978)
  18. Sweet Leaf – Black Sabbath – Vertigo / Warner Bros. (1971)
  19. Marijuanaut’s Theme – Sleep – Third Man Records (2018)
  20. excerpt from Making Love : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy) – Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  21. Mary Jane – Rick James – Gordy – (1978/1984)
  22. excerpt from Love Of Grass – The Conception Corporation – Cotillion (1970)
  23. I Love Marijuana – Linval Thompson – Trojan Records / Music On Vinyl (1978/2019)
  24. Free The Marijuana – Audio Active ft. Bim Sherman – On-U Sound (1994)
  25. excerpt from Cruisin’ With Pedro De Pacas – Cheech & Chong – Ode Records (1971)
  26. Bring Me Weed – Sherwood & Pinch – On-U Sound / Tectonic (2013)
  27. excerpt from 1st Gear, 2nd Gear (from Up In Smoke) – Cheech & Chong – Warner Bros. (1978)
  28. One Toke Over The Line – Brewer & Shipley – Kama Sutra / Geffen / Universal Music / Music On Vinyl (1970/2019)
  29. excerpt from Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas – Johnny Depp – Geffen / Universal Music / Music On Vinyl (1998/2019)
  30. excerpt from Psychological Effects : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy) – Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  31. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Bob Dylan – Columbia (1966)
  32. excerpt from I Tried It Once, It Just Gave Me A Headache – Lenny Bruce – Lenny Bruce / Comedy Dynamics (1964/2020)
  33. All The Jive Is Gone – Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds Of Joy – Decca / Stash Records. Inc. (1936/1976)
  34. Quinton’s On The Way (Skit) – The Pharcyde – Delicious Vinyl (1992)
  35. Pack The Pipe – The Pharcyde – Delicious Vinyl (1992)
  36. excerpt from The Alphabet Song – David Peel & The Lower East Side – Elektra (1968)
  37. Greenery – Quasimoto – Stones Throw Records (2005)
  38. One Draw – Rita Marley – Tuff Gong (1981)
  39. excerpt from Love Of Grass – The Conception Corporation – Cotillion (1970)
  40. Big Spliff – Ralph Thomas – Zebra Jazz / Soul Jazz Records (1980/2009)
  41. excerpts from A Better World (Are You Cool With That?) – Bill Hicks – Comedy Dynamics (1993/2016)
  42. excerpt from Everything They Tell You About Pot Is A Lie (Play The Sitar) – Bill Hicks – Comedy Dynamics (1993/2016)
  43. Cosplay – Panda Bear – Domino (2015)
  44. excerpt from Listening To Music : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy) – Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  45. Sin Semilla Kaya Dub – The Upsetters – Clocktower Records (1981)
  46. Acapulco Gold Filters – Cheech & Chong – Ode Records (1971)
  47. Marijuana In My Brain – Dillinger – Jamaica Sound / Radiation Roots (1978/2019)
  48. Stoned Again (from Arnold’s Wrecking Co.) – Adom – East Coast Records (1973)
  49. I Got Stoned And I Missed It – Shel Silverstein – Columbia (1972)
  50. Up In Smoke (from Up In Smoke) – Cheech & Chong – Warner Bros. (1978)
  51. Illegal Smile – John Prine – Atlantic (1971)
  52. excerpt from The History Of Marijuana : A Child’s Garden Of Grass (A Pre-Legalization Comedy) – Ron Jacobs – Elektra (1971)
  53. Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die (Solo Version) – Willie Nelson – Legacy (2013)

luv419

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv419 Psychlophonic Miracle Sound

Psychlophonic Miracle Sound

another end of the sixties rock’n’roll mixtape made with luv. odd pop recorded in magnificent Psychlophonic Miracle Sound.
photo : Trace Sheppard A.G.E.

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Tracklist:
  1. What Can I Give You – Margo Guryan – Modern Harmonic (1967/2016)
  2. Knit Me A Kiss – Big Boy Pete – Mono-Tone Records (1967/2021)
  3. Smell Of Incense – Southwest F.O.B. – GPC / HIP / Craft Recordings (1968/2019)
  4. I Found You In The Night – JODI – Out-Sider (1969/2018)
  5. He’s A Keeper Of The Fire – Buffy Sainte-Marie – Vanguard / Craft Recordings (1969/2019)
  6. Short Circuit – The Id – RCA Victor (1967)
  7. I Enjoy Being The Boy – Giant Crab – UNI Records (1968)
  8. Cardboard Watch – The End – Decca / Demon Records (1969/2018)
  9. I Can Go – Roger Nichols & The Small Circle Of Friends – A&M / Tapete Records (1968/2018)
  10. U.F.O. – Jim Sullivan – Monnie / Light In The Attic (1969/2020)
  11. Sunday Morning – The Five Day Week Straw People – Saga FID / Morgan Blue Town (1968/2018)
  12. Icicle Star Tree – Asylum Choir – Smash Records / Mercury (1968)
  13. The Golden Hill (part 1) – The Beat Of The Earth – Radish (1970/2015)
  14. The Jumping Frog – West Coast Natural Gas – RD Records (1968/2012)
  15. Paint A Lady – Susan Christie – Finders Keepers Records (1969/2019)
  16. (Oh Dear) Miss Morse – Pearls Before Swine – ESP Disk / Drag City (1967/2017)
  17. Hold On, Hold On, The Garden Sure Looks Good Spread On The Floor – Marc Brierley – CBS / Magic Box (1968/2019)
  18. Superman – The Clique – White Whale (1969)
  19. Last Cloud Home – The Orange Bicycle – Parlophone (1969/2017)

luv416

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv416 Fey

Fey

fey : fated to die (doomed), marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / able to see into the future (visionary), marked by an otherworldly air or attitude (crazy, touched) / excessively refined (precious), quaintly unconventional (campy)
image : Lewis Elliott

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Tracklist:
  1. Petals – Bibio – Warp (2016)
  2. Lorelai – Fleet Foxes – Sub Pop (2011)
  3. This Is The Way – Devendra Banhart – Young God Records (2004)
  4. Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear – Warp (2009)
  5. Terra Incognita – Atlas Sound – 4AD (2011)
  6. The Seer’s Tower – Sufjan Stevens – Asthmatic Kitty Records (2005)
  7. Black Holes In The Sand – Gravenhurst – Warp (2004)
  8. Red Yellow & Blue – Born Ruffians – Warp (2008)
  9. I Agree – The Ohsees – Rock Is Hell Records / Castle Face (2006/2019)
  10. Fever Dream – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2004)
  11. Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying – Belle And Sebastian – Jeepster Recordings / Matador (1996)
  12. Saint Simon – The Shins – Sub Pop (2003)
  13. Recycled Air – The Postal Service – Sub Pop (2004)

luv413

rock 'n' roll
luv413 Same Old Mistakes

Same Old Mistakes

been living too long in our present day media horrorscape. need to blast the shit out from between my ears. this mixtape of 70s & 80s North American punk & hardcore should do the trick.
image : sweet daddy luv

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Tracklist:
  1. Freakin Out – Death – Drag City (1975/2009)
  2. Return Of The Rat – Wipers – Park Avenue Records / Jackpot Records (1979/2014)
  3. Let’s Have A War – Fear – Slash / San Andreas Records (1982/1984)
  4. Beyond The Threshold – Hüsker Dü – SST (1984)
  5. The Gold Mine – Meat Puppets – Thermidor / SST (1982)
  6. Butthole Surfer – Butthole Surfers – Touch And Go (1984)
  7. The Glory Of Man – Minutemen – SST (1984)
  8. Filler – Minor Threat – Dischord Records (1981/1983)
  9. Destroy Babylon – Bad Brains – PVC Records / Bad Brains Records / ORG Music (1983/2021)
  10. No Hope Religion – SC.U.M. – Psyche Industry Records (1985)
  11. Memories Of Tomorrow – Suicidal Tendencies – Frontier Records (1983)
  12. Mad Man – D.R.I. – Death Records / Beer City Records (1985/2010)
  13. Communist Eyes – Germs – Slash Records (1979)
  14. Magazine Love – Screamers – Superior Viaduct (1977/2021)
  15. Self Pity – Nomeansno – Psyche Industry Records (1986)
  16. My War – Black Flag – SST (1983)
  17. Get Off Your Ass – S.N.F.U. – Better Youth Organization (1985)
  18. Unknown – D.O.A. – Friends Records / Sudden Death Records (1981/2021)
  19. Because I Do – X – Elektra (1982)
  20. Careless – The Replacements – Twin Tone Records (1981)
  21. Unplugged – The Flaming Lips – Pink Dust / Restless Records / Plain Recordings (1986/2005)
  22. Cover Band – Redd Kross – Posh Boy / Merge (1979/1981/2020)
  23. Chickenshit Conformist – Dead Kennedys – Alternative Tentacles (1986)