Suspects - S/T LP:
Psycho Surfer / Out of My Stomach / Fuck-N-Aae / Black-N-Blue / I Can Hold On // Quelle Heure Est-Il? / Big Debut / One and Only / Give It Up / I Like Her Already / The Surf Clone!
black vinyl
Werner Brothers, 1983

Lineup: Scott Stäaten - piccolo, violin, 8, 10, and 3 stringed guitar, dulcimer, zither, static / Mike Drake - cello, tuba, bassoon, shouting, rapping / Peter Headley - woodblock, marimba, pocket timpani, cowbell, rattle, oboe, yelling and other vocal chords

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Recording Info: Recorded on Oregon Hill, Richmond, VA.

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Switchblade - She Makes Me Rock Too Much 7":
She Makes Me Rock Too Much // Tight Blue Jeans
black vinyl
Ostar 32, 1982

Lineup: Ratso - guitar, vocals / Johnny Castle - bass, vocals / Jim Dougherty - drums / Stuart Smith - guitar, keybarods, vocals

Label notes: Ostar=Ratso backwards.

Recording Info: Recorded at Track, engineered by Mark Greenhouse. Mixed by Mark, Johnny, Stewart, and Ratso. Mastered at Sterling Sound by John Skinner.

Notes: Released August of '82.

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Tina Peel - Fifi Goes Pop 7":
Fifi Goes Pop // Weekend Geek
black vinyl
Teen Appeal 69, 1979

Lineup: Jim Nastix - bass / Jackson Plugs - drums / Rudi Protrudi - guitar / Deb O'Nair - organ / Arno Hecht - saxophone (on Weekend Geek)

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Recording Info: Recorded at Dreamland Studio. Engineered by Steve Rosenthal.

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Reviews: Yeahyeahyeah--not a DC band, not a DC label. I've already included their other two releases (both on Limp) int he discography, and it would be petty to leave this one out on a technicality.

Tools - Tore Out My Heart 7":
Tore Out My Heart // Drugging Out
50 on black vinyl with sleeves
450 on black vinyl without sleeves
RGV-001, 1981

Lineup: Miles Courson - vocals / Ric Herbst - bass, vocals / Ron Rodgers - guitar / Rob Windsor - guitar, vocals / Vic Quick - drums (Hi, Vic!)

Label Notes: Anyone wanna tell me what RGV is short for?

Recording Info: Recorded at Track Recorders. Produced by The Tools and Greg Vazzi.

Notes: Only fifty or so sleeves were made--a stash was uncovered a couple years ago that included about a dozen sleeved copies, so a higher proportion than you might expect are circulating among collectors.

Reviews: The main riff for Tore Out My Heart is lifted straight from the Pistols' Pretty Vacant. It's not monster power-chord punk-o-rama, however. It's got a rootsy, early rockabilly vibe to it. B side is funkier, but still in the same vein. Too retro (both '77 and '55) for my taste.

Shep Tullier - Go Modern 7":
Go Modern // Boy Meets Girl
black vinyl
Fighting Ship 7001, 1981

Lineup: Carey Kriz - keyboards / Bobby Sears - drums / Garrett Stucker - bass, high harmony / Shep Tullier - guitar, vocals

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