Stormtrooper - s/t cassette [1986]

I've been on the hunt for this self titled cassette from Stormtrooper for many years, and I'm STILL on the hunt for it. James Beach was kind enough to let me transfer his copy.

If you have a copy you'd be into letting go of, please get in touch. And in general, if you have demos/tapes/records/zines you'd like to donate or sell, please email me at pdxunderground43@gmail.com

Now onto the tape itself. For those unfamiliar, Stormtrooper straddled a nice line between straight up heavy metal and thrash metal. If they had managed to do some more studio recordings after this one, I think they would have been really stellar.

 

Stormtrooper - self titled 

[1986 cassette]

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Poison Idea - Kings Of Punk [Portland Edition]

As if there could have been doubt in anyone's mind, this aptly titled record definitely solidified Poison Idea as the "Kings Of Punk".  They had started to incorporate more melody alongside their breakneck speed, which truly gave them a sound unmatched by others.

The album was released by Pushead's label, Pusmort, and as a nice bonus, there was a Portland Edition.  Here is a breakdown of the contents:

LP

Two mailorder ads

 

  

Poster

 

Sticker

  

Now here is where things get interesting.  A special Portland Edition poster was included, and over the years, I have always heard that there were 100 of these made.

 

Not included in the original package was this lyric booklet.  A note on the Portland Edition poster stated that, if desired, one could obtain the lyrics by writing to Jerry, and he would mail them this xeroxed booklet with the LP's lyrics.  I've heard an exceptionally wide range of numbers over the years that go anywhere from 35 to 75 copies of the lyric booklet got into circulation.

Below the lyric booklet cover is a mediafire link to a PDF file of the entire booklet.  I also watermarked the pages to prevent any bootleggers from potentially becoming millionaires (see what I did there?).

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?vt51h7i4h092gdd