Sputnik / JonnyX And The Groadies split 7" [unreleased / 1996]

I'm not sure how many copies of this unreleased 7" were actually pressed, or how many found their way out into the wild over the years, but I've managed to acquire two copies over time. One of them actually has the JonnyX And The Grodies song titles written on the dust sleeve, so I did my best to decipher the chicken scratches.

Sputnik & JonnyX And The Groadies

[split 7" / unreleased]

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https://www.mediafire.com/file/wlsyqpwy5ys75vb/Sputnik_%26_JonnyX_And_The_Groadies_split_7.zip/file https://www.mediafire.com/file/wlsyqpwy5ys75vb/Sputnik_%26_JonnyX_And_The_Groadies_split_7.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/wlsyqpwy5ys75vb/Sputnik_%26_JonnyX_And_The_Groadies_split_7.zip/file

The Clever Cadavers - Booze, Broads & Hot Rods [Demo 1991]

Here's a hot dose of cow punk thrashabilly out of 1991 from members of Bludgeon, Fantasmagoria, The Creeps, The Delinquents, Bomb Squad and a bunch more. 

The Clever Cadavers - Booze, Broads & Hot Rods

[Demo 1991]

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National Guard - Unreleased LP [1996]

National Guard's last hurrah came in the form of an unreleased LP in mid 1996.  Intended to come out on a record label that was to be run by Billy Galaxy, the full recording never ended up seeing the light of day.  As things fell through with the CD, the band was also beginning to go through some changes, and with some personnel changes, National Guard ceased to exist by the end of the year.

Recorded at Anonymous Noise in May of 1996 with Karl Brummers, who also engineered recordings by the likes of The Weaklings, Atomic 61, The Automatics and Everclear, there were 21 tracks in total.  Two of those tracks (US Upset and No Way) did get released on the One Big Happy Slam Pit compilation CD.

So here it is, in its full form, the unreleased National Guard LP at 320k and remastered from the master DAT tape.

National Guard - Unreleased LP

[1996]

https://www.mediafire.com/?3u85gk9j1nup94x

Sweaty Nipples - What's Your Funktion? [demo 1989]

As of a few days ago, it has now been 25 years since Sweaty Nipples recorded their What's Your Funktion? demo tape.  Many people called them funk-metal or funk-punk, but I think a big part of the fun with a band like Sweaty Nipples was that they didn't really fit into any sort of a box.  They were able to crossover with lots of people that were into varied sounds, and that's a big part of what made their shows at La Luna in the early 90s so much fun.

Of course, they would later go on to release records through Media Blitz, Tim/Kerr, Megaforce and Element, but this is where they started.

Sweaty Nipples - What's Your Funktion?

[demo 1989]

http://www.mediafire.com/?fdkt16bntkhpfgc

The S.L.A. - Evil Empire [1985]

I had been holding off on posting this one for a little while, because my copy of the S.L.A. - Evil Empire LP didn't have any of the inserts, but just this week, I found another copy with the insert packet still sealed and I consulted some people about the history of the band, so here we are.

The S.L.A. were a somewhat short lived hardcore punk band (1984 - 1986) that was started by Derby O'Donnell on guitar, and Laura O'Donnell on bass who were married.  They were a heavily political band, which of course riled up a certain cross section of individuals, and it's those white power skinheads that did their best to ruin virtually any show that The S.L.A. played.  Eventually, this all led to the break up of the band.

Tracks 1 - 11 were engineered by Greg Sage in December of 1984, while tracks 12 - 15 were engineered by John Lindhal in Marck of 1985.  The last two tracks on the album are live covers that were recorded by Greg Sage and Tom Robinson at Satyricon on 12/8/84.  A couple of the tracks from this album later ended up on compilations, like the Northwest Hardcore tape, and the City Of Thorns LP on Mystic Records.  I've yet to see any evidence of another recording existing from The S.L.A., whether it be a demo, 7" or any other format.

I'm not sure what all the members were up to after The S.L.A., but I've been told that Laura became a professional harp player.  Singer, Peter Nelson, went on to become the singer of Mule / Apt. 3G.  A bass player that had succeeded Laura, by the name of John Bender, would leave the band in '86 to start up Dead Conspiracy as a punk band, but we all know what path they would take a mere year later, as Dead Conspiracy soon became underground progenitors of the death metal scene.

The S.L.A. - Evil Empire

[Eat Me Records - 1985]

https://www.mediafire.com/?9r5y8wfn1y3uhck

National Guard - Green Berets [demo 1995]

National Guard's second demo, which was also released in 1995.  Twelve tracks that showed a more powerful and slightly faster sound than the previous demo from earlier in the year.

Remastered from the master DAT tape.

National Guard - Green Berets: War Heros, Hard Asses

[demo 1995]

https://www.mediafire.com/?as9gma6aaba6cu9

Resist - European Tour '92 video

I broke out this Resist - European Tour '92 video that I got at Locals Only around '94/'95, and ripped the VHS to digital for youtube.  Plenty of great footage from all over the map.

90 Proof - Demo 1990

In honor of Fig (Craig Pallay), who passed away on Monday, here's the 90 Proof demo tape from 1990.  Fig was a Portland punk rock legend that I would see around town quite often, and he played bass for 90 Proof.  Aside from this demo, a split 7" with Wreck Creation and a track on a GG Allin tribute compilation, I'm not sure if they released anything else.

90 Proof - Demo 1990

https://www.mediafire.com/?7aotaq1uktrqx4n

RIP - Fig

Northwest Hardcore compilation

As indicated by the name, this compilation encompasses the entire Northwest, as opposed to just Portland, but there are plenty of Portland bands on here, and it was released via the Portland based label, Media Blitz.  Ranging from well known bands to the obscure, there are a total of 28 music tracks from:

Diddly Squat, A.M.Q.A., Wehrmacht, Dehumanizers, Mr. Bungle, Blah, Melvins, Inverted Morals, Brain Dead, Final Warning, God, False Liberty, Obituaries, Skate Death, Stonecrow, Spazztic Blurr, Da Junk, Anathema, N.R.A., Sickboy, The Accused, Death Midget, Beer On Tap, Protest and The S.L.A.

Various Artists - Northwest Hardcore

[Media Blitz - 1987]

https://www.mediafire.com/?4bz4rx0vt9dquue

Bludgeon - Gunman [demo 1990]

After the demise of Machine alongside the highly publicized actions and trial of Ken Death, Eric Couch (Lockjaw) aka Tool, and Mike Teal aka Mike Choad formed Bludgeon with Tom Porneau, who was formerly a live member of Dr. Mastermind.  This demo is laden with thrash riffs, but does an incredible job of maintaining a punk edge to it all.

Bludgeon released two more demos after Gunman before calling it a day in 1996.

Bludgeon - Gunman

[Demo 1990]

http://www.mediafire.com/download/9ut4e6nqn077zdu/Bludgeon_-_Gunman_%5Bdemo_1990%5D.zip

Wipers - Better Off Dead

This is the first Wipers 7" from 1978 on Greg Sage's own Trap Records.  It has always blown my mind that these tracks weren't included in the Wipers CD box set, or any of the vinyl reissues, but they were instead only re-released on the History Of Portland Punk cd.  Like many contemporary punk and hardcore records of its time, they pressed a certain amount of records, but printed a smaller number of covers.  This resulted in one pressing of the record (although I don't know how may) and two cover variations.

The first version of the cover from 1978 was black, red and yellow, and featured liner notes on the inside.

My copy has the second version of the cover from 1979, which is simply orange and black, and unfortunately doesn't contain any liner notes on the inside.

They recorded this 7" on a 4 track, which gives the record a raw vibe that really puts these tracks over the top for me.  I wanted to completely maintain the integrity of the original recording, so I didn't re-master these tracks at all.

Wipers - Better Off Dead

[1978 - Trap Records]

http://www.mediafire.com/?dbg3escb5u8889a

Naked Violence - Demo 1991

Naked Violence spent a good 13 years (1991-2004) supplying Portland with offensive hardcore punk.  This is their five track demo tape from 1991, which contains four originals and a Dayglo Abortions cover.

Naked Violence - Demo 1991

http://www.mediafire.com/download/b959v25mf4jxbkk/Naked_Violence_-_Demo_1991.zip

The Drapes - All We Could Afford 7" [1996]

The Drapes were a skate punk band from Gresham.  I recall seeing them quite a bit in the mid 90s, but I was unaware that they were still active as late as 2003 when they put out a full length on Orange Recordings.  I'm going to dig further back today by presenting their "All We Could Afford!" 7 inch from 1996 on Over The Counter Records out of Wyoming.

The Drapes - All We Could Afford!

[1996 - Over The Counter Records]

http://www.mediafire.com/?90vr79mdilhqk21

Fatal Erection - Castrated By Love 7" [1994]

Thursday marked seven years since the passing of Pig Champion, and in honor of his ability to shred, here's a release that seems to be lesser known within his rather large discography.

When Poison Idea disbanded in 1993, a new project popped up in 1994 under the name Fatal Erection.  The band featured most of the final Poison Idea lineup, including Pig Champion, Mondo and Thee Slayer Hippie, but vocal duties were handled by John Lyons of E-13.  The only drawback to this 7" is that there are only two songs, but they're incredibly good and focus on the shenanigans of Lorena Bobbit.  I'm unsure of if Fatal Erection ever played live, but this "Castrated By Love" is a great testament to a band that should have done more.

Fatal Erection - Castrated By Love 7" 

[Erection Fatale Records - 1994]

http://www.mediafire.com/?613pk2wqvjxc1gn

Of course, Erection Fatale was really just Fatal Erection Records messing with their moniker for this release.  The download link above also contains full scans of the entire 7" layout and the comic book that was included with the record.

National Guard - Demo 1995

 National Guard - the best thing to ever come out of David Douglas High School?  Undoubtedly.  These guys were my entrance into the local hardcore punk scene, and were some of the first people that I made friends with outside my shitty world of Centennial High School.

Here's their first demo from 1995 - remastered from the master DAT tape.

National Guard - Demo 1995

http://www.mediafire.com/?6uq1a3zbre3v5s3

Oily Bloodmen - Telephone Wire [Demo 1988]

Oily Bloodmen spent a decent chunk of years (1984 - 1992) in various Portland nightclubs, honing a hardcore punk sound that had unique tinges of funk and country buried just below the surface.

This is there Telephone Wire demo from 1988.  At this point in time, Dean Johnson of Poison Idea fame had joined them on drums.

Oily Bloodmen - Telephone Wire [Demo 1988]

http://www.mediafire.com/?z7z0v7qjogm3622

Also, here's a site that has some mp3 rips of Oily Bloodmen's 1987 demo - Old Men Have To Talk Tough along with a few photos.

Unfortunately, in 1998 and 2001, two co-founding members of Oily Bloodmen in Dale Moerer and Rich Rosemus died of drug overdoses.

AM Northwest - Punk Segment [1981]

Here's a short segment about Portland punk on AM Northwest from 1981.  Towards the end, you get to see a young Fred Cole (The Rats/Dead Moon) call out Buck Munger from Two Louies magazine for not reviewing their records.

Sloth Zine #1

The first issue of Sloth Zine, which was done by Zack Phillips of Sputnik.  I don't see a date anywhere, but judging by the PDX punk news in the back, I would guess it was early 1997.

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?axy284nj3asx4ma

Sputnik - Demo 1996

Sputnik were a punk band from Battleground, WA that ran in the same circle as bands like Compound and National Guard.  They put out this 18 track demo tape in 1996, and also recorded and pressed a split 7" with Johnny X & The Groadies that never got sold to the public at large.

Sputnik - Demo 1996

http://www.mediafire.com/?zwnnt858snisgn6