Vicious Circle - Demos (Unreleased, '81)

Ron Kleim - Vocals/Guitar

Bob Allen - Bass

Jeff Bement - Drums

Ron was kind enough to send me these demos awhile back and I'm finally getting off my ass and posting them. I believe this was all the band recorded. Don't know much about their history although I'm sure most of you know Ron would later form The Surf Trio and Marble Orchard.

Vicious Circle - Demos

1. Beach Girl

2. Deep In Your Eyes

3. I'm Still Alive

4. Johnny the Vegetable Boy

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The Falling Spikes - Teen Trash Vol. 10 (LP Music Maniac Records)

John Barley - Guitar/Vocals
Molly Drahn (Barley) - Vocals
John Ferris - Guitar
Jerome Berryhill - Guitar
George Khier - Organ/Harmonica/Guitar
Pete Weinberger - Bass
Michael Miller - Bass
Boyd Small - Drums
Bob Beisser - Drums

Rich ?? - Drums

Okay so I don't remember everyone who was in The Falling Spikes although I did see them play a few times. I'm sure someone will ridicule me on the Facebook page and eventually provide the needed information. John Barley has been playing music in Eugene for a long time and most of you must've seen him in several bands. This record compiles all The Falling Spikes recordings with one exception but I can't remember which song that was, just that the master had been destroyed. Hopefully a few of the former Spikes will chime in with some history and let us know what the missing tune is.

The Falling Spikes - Teen Trash Vol. 10 (Music Maniac Records)

1. 7+7 Is

2. Doesn't Matter Anymore

3. You're Gonna Miss Me

4. Big Blue Wave

5. Clam Dippin'

6. The Door

7. Teenage Head

8. History

9. Don't Crowd Me

10. Glass in the Sand

11. Pushin' Too Hard

12. Headline

13. Lost World

14. My Baby Hurt My Head

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Snakepit - Waste 7" + Bonus Tracks (Dunghill, 1990)

Mike Johnson - Guitar/Bass/Vocals
Laura McDougall - Bass
Robert Christie - Drums/Vocals


This was the final release by Snakepit although it was not the last material they recorded. Released in 1990 by Dunghill I can't even remember if the band was still playing live at the time with Joe Preston on bass. The front cover is an ominous photo of Robert walking in his burned down apartment at 951 Patterson. The night the place burned Snakepit was supposed to be playing a show at the EMU Dining Hall, it would have been the first time they'd played Eugene in months. The tracks on this post were all recorded at Gung Ho and it's strange to hear the band in the kind of clarity that Gung Ho provides. I wish they'd recorded many many albums but after this there was only the unreleased Eeyore.


Snakepit - Waste 7" + Bonus Tracks (1990)


1. Waste
2. Million
3. Say It's So (Originally appeared on 13th St. Revisited cassette comp)
4. Rot (Unreleased)
5. Searching For a Five (Unreleased)
6. Finger In Judgement (Unreleased)
7. Lovers Understand (Unreleased, Robert Sings!)

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Los Xplorers - Live 1981 (Unreleased)

Henry Cooper - Guitar

John Barley - Guitar

Fred Kellogg - Bass

Marlon Rieber - Drums

Frank Poloney - Sax

Los Xplorers were around from '80-'82 and played at Taylor's a lot. This band could seriously play! Don't know much about their history but I'm thankful that Henry has given me permission to post these live tracks. I think Henry said he had a few discs of live material that had recently been given to him by a fan, hopefully Henry will eventually share more of this stuff with us. Enjoy!

Los Xplorers - Live, 1981

1. Mohawk Twist

2. Shake Your Money Maker

3. Bad Boy

4. Baby Scratch My Back

5. The Crawl

6. Watch Out

7. Cochran Medley

8. Rawhide

9. Madison Blues

10. Rock Therapy

11. Long Legged Girl

12. Treat Her Right

13. Rockinitis

14. New Orleans/Mickey's Monkey/Shout

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Michael Billings - Old Shorteyes is Back (Cassette Only, Dunghill 1988)

Front Cover Removed by request

 Michael Billings - Vocals, probably too many instruments to list

Virtually anyone who'd picked up an instrument in Eugene - Various other instruments

This is a compilation of Mr. Billings' material released by Dunghill in 1988. I know Dominance appeared on the Panic on 13th compilation and I think a couple of these tracks were on The While Liberals' Cat Behavior 12" ep (which I'll also eventually post) but I'm not sure which of Michael's bands originally recorded the other tracks. If anyone could shed some light on any of the tracks I'd really appreciate it. Check out Michael Billings' latest project here Black Roof City

Michael Billings - Old Shorteyes is Back!! (Dunghill, 1988)

1. Too White to Fuck

2. Detached Retina

3. Dominance

4. Life on the Farm

5. Solid Citizens

6. Excess Straight

7. Frank, Guy, Mike

8. Once Upon a Time in Eugene

9. 29 Diamonds

10. Liberals

11. Soul But No Soul

12. Mundane

13. Litany

14. Capetown Monday

15. Big Shot

16. I Am the Jackal

17. Two Men and a Cow

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Dose - Singleton b/w Sparrow Song 7" +1 (C/Z Records,'90)

Rob Henson - Guitar/Vocals

Chris Ross - Guitar/Vocals

Steve Grey - Bass

Collin Ross - Drums

Here is the first (only?) single by Dose released in '91 by CZ Records. The additional track was on I-5 Killers V2 I think. All three songs were originally released by the band as a demo cassette. They were around for at least a couple of years so it seems like they must have recorded more than this, anyone know? My knowledge is pretty much limited to the fact that Rob used to live on W12th across an alley from me. Not much to go on is it?

Dose - Singleton 7" (1991)

1. Singleton

2. Sparrow Song

3. Evil Boweevil (bonus track)

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Snakepit - Wait 7" with a bonus track (Dunghill '88)

Mike Johnson - Guitar/Vocals

Billy Karren - Guitar/Vocals

Laura McDougall - Bass

Robert Christie - Drums/Vocals

At long last, here is the first Snakepit single! The band had previously released two cassettes (Soul Like a Goat, already posted on this blog and From Vegas to Memphis, coming soon) but his was the first time the band had committed anything to vinyl. The tracks were recorded in '88 at Smegma in Portland with Mike Lastra. I heard many years ago that they recorded 7 tracks at the session but the 4 posted here are all I have. If anyone can confirm that additional tracks were recorded please email me, especially if you have the songs! Don't feel like I need to type much about this record, it speaks for itself and you should have already clicked the download link before you even read this far.

Snakepit - Wait ('88)

1. Wait

2. Disease

3. Susanville

4. Decay (bonus track originally appeared on Positively 13th St. compilation cassette)

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