Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Saint Huck - Sound Over Sound (Unreleased? 1986)

 



Steve Perry - Guitar/Vocals
Chris Cook - Accordion
Dan Schmid - Bass
Tim Arnold - Drums

This is another recording that should have been posted years ago because Tim sent it to me years ago. At long last here is the unreleased (?) e.p. by Saint Huck recorded back in 1986. Two of the tracks did appear on the Panic On 13th compilation cassette shortly after they were recorded but as far as I know nothing else ever saw the light of day. No idea why. Dan? Tim? Steve? Chris? I remember seeing them at the W.O.W. hall in 1985 or so when Dave Allen was the full time singer (I think?). As always, please leave any background/historical details in the comments and maybe in five to ten years I'll update the post. As everyone knows, Steve, Dan & Tim continued on together in the Cherry Poppin' Daddies just three years later. The two bonus tracks are sourced from a cassette John O'Neil made for me in 1987. I've heard there are other tracks that were recorded but I've never been in possession of them. Anyone?

Sound Over Sound (1986)
1. Pelican
2. Roseland
3. Dream Tigers
4. Chrysalis
5. Icon
6. Both
7. Can't Stop The Rain
8. Departure
9. Bonus Track, Title Unknown
10. Sleepwalker (?), Actual Title Unknown






Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Pearl Divers - Unreleased Demos 1993?

 


Gayle Truax - Vocals
George Khier - Vocals & Guitar
John - Bass
Tim Erickson - Drums
Peter Weinberger - Guitar

The personnel here is a bit of a guess. Anyone from the Pearl Divers care to comment? These demos are unreleased and sat around on a cassette in Gayle's garage until she unearthed them and sent them to me to transfer to the digital realm. You can find their two released records here  I think these demos were recorded in 1993 but again, a total guess. 

Pearl Divers - Unreleased Demos (1993?)
1. Falling
2. Not Real
3. Whatcha Gonna Do?
4. Pyramid
5. When I Find Out
6. Nothing Doing
7. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Chemakill - The Power of Bob 7" e.p. (1991, Bob's Ice Cream Records)

 


Rob - Guitar
Mike - Bass/Vocals
Randall (R.I.P.) - Drums

I believe this is the only vinyl release for Chemakill from 1991. There were two cassettes that preceded this, the 1990 Demo which you can find here and a self-titled cassette that came before that with a black and white cover. I haven't been able to track it down but I remember seeing it and that they thanked "the late great Ryan Smith" which I appreciated as he was the first punk I ever met. R.I.P. Ryan & Randall.

The Power of Bob (1991)

1. Foundations
2. Hatred
3. Catfish Mamma
4. There's A Better Way

Monday, October 25, 2021

Tattoo (1978-1983)



Dave Rubin - Guitar
Fred Simmons - Trombone
Todd Dunn - Bass
Rick Palacios - Drums

Would never have known these guys existed had Patrick Neve not posted a link to one of their songs on You Tube to the Panic FB page, thank you Patrick!  Everything I know about these guys is in the article posted above from an Alaska newspaper in 1983; evidently they toured. The band released two singles during their tenure and it would shock me if there wasn't a cassette out there somewhere too.  The first single "Used To Keep Me Up All Night b/w Runaway Home" was released in 1978 making it the earliest recording this blog has been able to come up with so far. The second single "Wino (Oo My Baby Is A) b/w Never Did Nothin' That I Didn't Wanna Do" followed five years later in 1983. Patrick noted that the A side of this one sounded like a precursor to the Cherry Poppin' Daddies and I have to say I'd agree with him. It's in the energy rather than the instrumentation. Hope you enjoy!


Thursday, October 21, 2021

A Few Chairs (1984-89)




Mimi Raiter - Guitar/Vocals
Marty Schwarzbauer - Bass/Vocals
Aaron Temple - Drums

A Few Chairs were around in the mid-80's and re-emerged as Skeleton Closet at some point in the 90's too. This tape was officially released but I don't have a copy anymore and I don't think the cover is going to turn up anytime soon so I'm going with what I've got. Not having the cover also means I don't know many of the song titles, Mimi or Marty if you want to help out please do! I think this is from 1986. Got most of the track names, thanks Hans!

A Few Chairs - S/T (1986)

01 - Boys
02 - Nasty Boys
03 - Someone Else
04 - Nuclear Attack
05 - I Wonder Whatever Became of...
06 - Sleep Talking
07 - Victim
08 - Aversion Day
09 - Lost Love
10 - Don't Make Me Laugh
11 - For What It's Worth
12 - Don't Hang Your Head
13 - You and Me
14 - Fucked Up
15 - Track 15
16 - Track 16



Live at Satyricon, December 1988




Panic on 13th Reunion Show, W.O.W. Hall, 10/27/2006
As many of you know, there was an attempt at a Eugene documentary in 2005-06 that was abandoned for reasons I was never quite clear on. One positive thing that came out of all of it was the reunion show.  I was given a pile of material collected for the project after it was abandoned and the blog was born in 2011. I procrastinate.