Portsmouth Music Scene


The Portsmouth Music Scene
Compilation Recordings


The Loughborough Compilation

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1980 South Specific - Brain Boosters Reveal Music From Portsmouth (LP) Brain Booster Music. Lobotomy 01. Recorded: 1980, Telecomms, Portsmouth. Produced by the artists.
Side One:
- This Child Is Dead - Attic -
- Strange Numbers-Base Seven - Attic -
- A Medical Man - Renaldo And The Loaf -
- Bali Whine - Renaldo And The Loaf -
- Scottish Shuffle - Renaldo And The Loaf -
- This Nice World - Toxicomane -
- Maybe That's Lovel - The Nice Boys -
- (Remember) This Room - The Nice Boys -
Side Two:
- Not Instrumental (It's a Dance Attack) Dance Attack -
- Last OfThe Teenage Heartaches Dance Attack -
- Keep Moving Dance Attack -
- I Can't Smile The Chimes -
- Through To You The Chimes -
- Why Do I Believe? The Chimes -
- Mourning In Yellow Anna Blum -
- Lost In Space The Frames -
- Reduced Watches The Frames -

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left to right;- Lesley Ingram, Jim McCulla (Dance Attack, with paint pots), Sam al Jebechi (Dance Attack)
Steve McGrath (The Fence and Nice Boys). Kerry Hullet (friend), Nigel Hullet (The Fence and Nice Boys),
Nick Haines (The Fence, Frames and Dance Attack).


1981
Git Dayn! - A Collection of Portsmouth (Tape LP) Hamster Tapes. HR 001
- Plastic Turtles - The Sad Song -
- lastic Turtles - A Wish -
- Astral Bodies - Concept -
- Astral Bodies - Rememberance Day -
- Body Count - Cosa Nostra -
- Body Count - Sgt. Bilko -
- Private Eye - Private Eye -
- Private Eye - Temporary Fault -
- T. Bone - Caught In A Flash -
- T. Bone - Stop -
- Right Profile - Fate -
- Right Profile - Brain Drain -
- Vivienne Encore - Obsessed With You, Eastbourne -
- Vivienne Encore - Lonely In A Crowd -
- Sister Romance - Slip To The Beat -
- Sister Romance - Roundabout -
Edited and sequenced by Dave Hardcastle and Dave Jordan at Toucan Recording Studios, Hayling Island. Artwork by Louis Crandell.

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1982
Polemic Attack Bullshit Detector Two (Compilation LP). Crass Records. 221984/3 Polemic contribute: Manipulated Youth. Other bands: Chumbawamba, Waiting For Bardot, Omega Tribe, Suspects, Your Funeral, Krondstadt Uprising, Deformed, No Label, Rejected, A. Gardener, Boffo, XS, Toxic, 1984, Anon, Toxic Ephex, Sic, Molitov Cocktail, Naked, Capital Punishment, Anthrax, ?, Psuedo Sadists, Total Chaos, Dougie, St. Vitus Dancers, Stegz, Metro Youth, Normality Complex, Youth In Asia, Riot Squad, Destructors, Pits, Bored, Toby Kettle, Passion Killers, Amerikan Arsenal.

1983
Azure. (LP). Crystal Records. (PMC 001) Recorded: 1983, The Crystal Studios, Portsmouth. Produced by Steve Hoff. Side One: Sound System: Hyper Space Skank. Control Q: Don't Give A Damn. Steve Austin: Pillar. Machette: Our Lady. Side Two: Radical Dance: Move It Up. The Press: Presstell. Rendevous Of Friends: Juxta Position. Vivienne Encore: Presence Of Mind. Verbal Assault: Slaughter House. Cyclons: Power Of Stone.

Spit `N' Finish (TOU 002). (Red vinyl)(LP)
Recorded: 1983, at Toucan Recording Studio, Finchwood Farm, Hayling Island, Hampshire. Produced by the bands. Engineered by Dave Hardcastle. Side One: Benchiz: Rise And Fall. The 15th: Now I Dream. A Short Term Effect: Empty Shell. Dark Harvest: All Systems Go. Relative Ease: Run From My Mind. State Of Mind: Pictures. Side Two: Perfect People: Good Time Girl. Ulterior Motives: Heart Won't Let You Go. Friends: Pyramid Blue. Secrets in Whispers: Soul Searching. Red Flag: Davey. The Dodgers: I've Got News For You.

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Acid Attack

1984 Acid Attack/4 Minute Warning On The Street: 18 Punk Tracks from British Punk Bands (Compilation LP) Sane Records. Sane 003. Acid Attack Suburbia's Dream (recorded & produced by Steve Hoff at The Crystal Rooms)/4 Minute Warning I Don't Care (recorded & produced by Dave Hardcastle at Toucan Studios).

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1986
Against The Tide: Portsmouth: A Compilation. (Bite Back! 003). (Tape) Compiled in 1985 by Claire Davies and Ian Binnington. Tapes remastered 1985 by Steve Hoff at The Crystal Studios. Released: January 1986. Side One: Cool Dizzys Playhouse: All That Jazz (Meets Jumping Jive). Rebel Truce: Best Years. Emptifish: Ain't Home. The Bridesmaids: Raining. The Gladhouse: Firefly. A Motion Industry: Ignorance Is Bliss. Twelve 88 Cartel: Blue Sun. The Script: Life At The North Pole. All We Desire: Wheel Of Fortune. Cranes: Vegetate. Sound System: System Breakdown. House Of Cards: Vacuum Years. Paul Groovy And The Pop Art Experience: Tune In, Turn On, Trip Out. E-Coli: Maybe It's Your Eyes. Side Two: The Kingbeats: Boppin'And Blowin'. Renaldo & the Loaf: Green Candle. Radical Dance: Working Is The Bribery Way. The 15th: The Marble Shire. Flag For Sunrise: Flag For Sunrise. Secret Corners: Goodbye Smoketown. Treble X: So Happy. The Psylons: Separate Ways. Red Letter Day: Tomorrow Today. Ad-Nauseam: Squealer. Leigen: Parties. Picture Book: Scarlet Everywhere. Uncle Ian: Cinema Fly. Dark Ravens of Dance: Entranced.

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1987
Make Ready For Revelation. Bite Back! Sampler. (Bite Back! BB014). Tape Mastering 1987 Steve Hoff of The Crystal Studios. Side One: Paul Groovy and the Pop Art Experince: Something's Happening Today Radical Dance: Putting Up With The Don't Care Blues. Cranes: Nothing At The Middle Nothing At The End. The Bushbabies: Julia Side Two: Twelve 88 Cartel: Kickback. Strange Men With Guns: Restaurant. Steve Austin: It's A Hot World. Uncle Ian: Hydrofoil

1991
Red Letter Day The Clash Tribute: The Never Ending Story (Part 1). (Compilation LP). Released Emotions Records. REM 014 CD. Straight To Hell (Strummer/Jones) recorded by Red Letter Day at Sound On Sound, Southampton. With: Levellers 5; The Blaggers ITA; Bleach; Serious Drinking; The Price; Attila The Stockbroker; Anhrefn and One Style MDV; The Indestructible Beat; Kage Engineering; Pop Am Good; Terry Edwards; Walls Have Ears; Mass; The Moonflowers; Bad News; PKRK; Les Cadavres.

1993
Audio Postcards From The Concrete Nipple (Mass Produced MASP CD 1). Compiled by Jezz in association with Terrahouse Studios and Insomnia. The Janason: This Town. Gunk: With One Motion of Her Hand Savage Henry: Just. Pyslons: Emperor of Songs (ice cream remix by Jim Shaw). Flouda: Magic Carpet. Speakeasy: Who's to Blame. Waterfall: 1000x Closer Hooch: Gem. Annie Hates Cordial: Take It Easy (Live at `Insomnia One ). The Blind: Northern Echo. Los Hombres Ingles: I'll Be On My Way. Third Sun: Just Hang On. Amazing Windmills: Deepth. The Great Imperial Yo Yo's: Great Imperial Yo Yo. Painthorse: Super CC. Outshined: Push. Nuns On Napalm: Urban Warfare. RM 20-20: Tetsuo. Dinga: Drunken Mummy

Watershed 93 (CD). Watershed. WSCDOI.
Recorded at Watershed Studios, Portsmouth. Compiled by Tim Didymus & James Perrett. Drums and Wires: Don't Look So Down.. Kolors: Equal.. Stinkfish: She Said. Prophecy: More Than Real. Secondhand Daylight: Sinners. Bananafish: Justice. The Carpet Dancers: Why? Future Primitive: Memories OfA Lifetime. Kolors: LivingA Lie. Drums and Wires: Tell Me. Mystic Revelation: Still Waters. Spinner Dolphins: Can I Dig It? Rough Mix: Maybe. Dr Brown: Minds Eye.

Red Letter Day
Stop The World/Limo Life*. (7"). Incognito Records, Germany INC.036. A sampler for the Up + Down International Punk Rock Compilation 1978-1993 on which it appears with: Zakonas; Rhythm Collision; Void Section; Madels No Madfels; Broken Toys; Bullocks; Jimmy Keith & His Shocky Horrors; Swoons; Sect; Bratbeaters; Disgrace; Harries; Wat Tyler; Funeral Dress; Dirty Scums; Zona A; Marionettes; Peter P. * Limo Life written by Charlie Harper.

1994
The Green Hornets
4 Vox Sake (Free7" EP with fanzine). Young Man Afraid Of His Horses. Y.A.A.H. 002. Re-issued on Vendetta (Vendetta 006) January 1996. The Green Hornets contribute Geraldine (recorded on Steve's portable cassette player, in a room behind Circle K in Elm Grove, Portsmouth). Other bands: Thee Cybermen She's So Good/Perverts Down & Out/Percolators Be A Caveman.

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14 Missed Beats
Label: Vendetta (2) ?– VEND009
Released: 1996
A1 – Attic (5) She Cried
A2 – Emptifish Surfboard
A3 – Paul Groovy Andy Watch Out!
A4 – The Psylons Run To The Stranger
A5 – Mild Mannered Janitors Dirty Jean
A6 – Firework Party Falling In Lust With You
A7 – The Priscillas (2) 70's Style Collector
B1 – Red Letter Day More Songs About Love & War
B2 – The Green Hornets Geraldine
B3 – Action Painting! Laying The Lodger
B4 – The Paint Horses Elizabeth
B5 – S.K.A.W. Without You
B6 – Cranes Jewel
B7 – Thee Passion Killers Alison


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Audio Postcards From The Concrete Nipple

1993 Audio Postcards From The Concrete Nipple (Mass Produced MASP CD 1). Compiled by Jezz in association with Terrahouse Studios and Insomnia. Released: 1993
Tracklist
1 –The Janason This Town
2 –Gunk (7) With One Motion Of Her Hand
3 –Savage Henry (3) Justify
4 –The Psylons Emperor Of Songs (Ice Cream remix)
Remix – Jim Shaw
5 –Flouda Magic Carpet
6 –Speakeasy (18) Who's To Blame
7 –Waterfall (19) 1000 x Closer
8 –Hooch (6) Gem
9 –Annie Hates Cordial Take It Easy (Live at 'INSOMNIA One')
10 –The Blind (2) Northern Bloo
11 –Los Hombres Ingles I'll Be On My Way
12 –Third Sun (2) Just Hang On
13 –Amazing Windmills Deepth
14 –The Great Imperial Yo Yo's* Great Imperial Yo Yo
15 –Painthorse Super CC
16 –Outshined Push
17 –Nuns On Napalm Urban Warfare
18 –RM 20-20 Tetsuo
19 –Dinga Drunken Mummy


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1 Chimes* -- Through To You 0:00
2 Chefs* -- Commander Lonely 2:48
3 Bloated Toads -- Happy Home 5:23
4 Again Again -- Wrong Again 8:05
5 Objeks* -- Negative Conversation 9:46
6 Greeting No 4 -- Photos 12:49
7 Poison Girls -- Cat's Eye 15:58
8 Lillettes* -- Air Conditioning 18:27
9 Renaldo & The Loaf -- Scottish Shuffle 21:37
10 Thought Police -- Pictures 24:55
11 April & The Fools* -- Baby Watch Out 28:12
12 Vitamins* -- Newtown 30:16
13 Pink Flamingos (2) -- Oh Isn't It Wild 32:14
14 Joe Dash -- Truth About Surgery 37:03
15 Relatives (2) -- Organisation 39:59
16 Legendary Tenfoots* -- Just An Excuse 44:30
17 Attic (5) -- War We're At War 48:06
18 Indifferent Dance Centre -- Flight & Pursuit 51:0255:46
19 Almost Cruelty -- Foetus 59:03
20 Mike Malignant & The Parasites* -- OD Baby 1:02:19
21 Right Profile (2) -- Alien 1:04:55
22 3D* -- Emotions 1:06:41
23 Forward Edge -- Statements 1:08:41
24 Intestines -- Boy With A Gun 1:11:42
25 3D* -- Colour Of Love 1:15:08

26 Again Again -- Golden Futures 1:18:33

27 April & The Fools* -- Disco Floor 1:22:23
28 Butcher (7) -- On The Ground 1:24:44
29 Catholic Girls (2) -- Child's Vision 1:27:05
30 Chimes* -- White Walls 1:29:21
31 Intestines -- Living In Bournemouth 1:32:24
32 Joe Dash -- Cutdown 1:36:12
33 Passengers, The (6) -- Cancer Sticks 1:39:08
34 Venus In Furs -- Into The Factory 1:42:32
35 Attic (5) -- She Cried


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Weeklend Offender Records

1. DiElle - Strong 2. Colour OF The Jungle - Steel Tray 3. We Are Mudlarks - Breadline 4. Sertari - Hero 5. Emiliyah and the Mightyz All Stars - Jah Never Sleeps 6. Stratz - Who R U 7. Lo-Fi Rebels - Quiet Revolution 8. Dead Authors - Spinning 9. Devin Jade - Timewaster 10. Shoot The Duke - Strange Again 11. Skin On A Canvas FT Dani Burnett - Autumn Fireflies 12. Eilis Phillips - Bellerphon


Make Ready For Revelation Bite Back! ?– BB!014 Vinyl, LP, Compilation Released: 1987

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Tracklist
Shorter Side
A1 –Paul Groovy & The Pop Art Experience Something's Happening Today
A2 –Radical Dance (2) Putting Up With The Don't Care Blues
A3 –Cranes Nothing In The Middle Nothing At The End
A4 –The Bushbabies Julia
Longer Side
B1 –Twelve 88 Cartel Kickback
B2 –Strange Men With Guns Resurrect
B3 –Steve Austin (11) It's A Hot World
B4 –Uncle Ian Hydrofoil


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This Is Lucky Country Lucky Records LUS 3000
Vinyl, LP, Compilation 1970
A1 –Cody Nash Outfit Happy Go Lucky Guitar
A2 –Country Fever (2) Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
A3 –Ron Ryan Better Things In Life
A4 –David H. Lee You'd Better Take Time
A5 –Country Express (2) Blue Against Grey
A6 –Brian Hatt You're Young And You'll Forget
B1 –Country Fever (2) Come And Stay With Me
B2 –Cody Nash Outfit Honk Tonk Seasons
B3 –Country Express (2) Watching Trains Go By
B4 –Brian Hatt Long Gone
B5 –Frank Yonco Ballad Of Forty Dollars
B6 –Jamie's People Ashes To Ashes

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