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PJ Harvey – Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

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I have liked PJ Harvey since To Bring You My Love. My friend Martin introduced me to her. In those days we were young and reckless students at The Royal School of Library and Information Science in Copenhagen.

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We spent the days drinking beer, playing Magic: the Gathering and listening to music. We were bartenders at the weekly school bar, having themes for most of the (Elvis, Tom Waits etc.).

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When Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea was released in 2000, I had graduated as a fully trained librarian, and also left that line of work completely. I still drank beer and listened to music though, so it was a given case, to buy this lp. I bought it at the legendary record store Baden Baden in Copenhagen,

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I still remember very vividly the impact this lp had on me from the very first listen.

I love the part in Good Fortune, where she sings:

When we walked through
Little Italy
I saw my reflection
Come right off your face

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I still love this lp very much.

It’s also by sheer strange qiurk of fate one of the most expensive records in my collection, according to Discogs this edition sells for between €60 and €150… I ain’t selling though…

Info: http://www.discogs.com/P-J-Harvey-Stories-From-The-City-Stories-From-The-Sea/release/415842

Zager & Evans ‎– 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)

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Actually, this isn’t all mine… I bought it with my old friend Michael Hammel (hej Mich). We had a shared flip about the song 2525.

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The lp as a whole is a mixed pleasure… But as it is with nostalgia, I’m unable to judge this record objectively…

Woman … Maybe I will marry you…

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Info: http://www.discogs.com/Zager-Evans-2525-Exodium-Terminus/release/1191796

Bathory – Under The Sign Of The Black Mark

20130607-150221.jpgThe first time my brother saw a Bathory lp, he misread the logo as Batlord. So he bought a Mentors lp instead… We were obsessed by Bathory back then. Phoned to all the Börje Forsbergs we could find in the phonebook. Börje was Quorthon’s father. We never got hold of the Real Börje though.

20130607-150603.jpgBathory was too us the most extreme music ever. And indeed, we also obsessed about Countess Elizabeth Bathory. I was excited that she had had a dwarf minion called Janos as my name is Janus.

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Condemned? – Humanoid or Biomechanoid?

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As a longtime Attitude Adjustment and Attitude? fan, it was fantastic to discover this lp. They are still around it seems, if any member of Condemned? ever read this, then know that your music made a huge impact on me.
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I ordered this at Radio Holm in Ribe in 1987. Then I forgot to fetch it, and then found it at a discount in Radio Holm half a year later. I’ve always loved this twisted slab of hardcore. Vastly underrated in my opinion…
All information wants to be, is free… Here is some on this lp: http://www.discogs.com/Condemned-Humanoid-Or-Biomechanoid/release/4383514

Repulsion – Horrified

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The first time I saw the cover of Horrified, was as a patch on Bill Steer’s jeans, at the Napalm Death gig in Club Paramount, Roskilde, Denmark in November 1988.

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At the time, there were three legendary bands that I really wanted to hear, Siege, Master and Repulsion. When this baby was released by Mr. Steer in 1989 on the Earache sub-label Necrosis, I was ecstatic.
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And what a blast beat/distorted bass/gory lyric party I had. Still have for that matter…
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Tonight I’m going to see Repulsion live here in Copenhagen, and frankly – I can’t wait!
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Information: http://www.discogs.com/Repulsion-Horrified/release/790305
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FUCK!!
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Extra Hot Sauce – Taco Of Death

20130507-170346.jpgIf I could only listen to one lp for the rest of my life, I might select this masterpiece.

20130507-170814.jpgIf you don’t trust me, then read the sticker.
The drummer is Dan Lilker, and this record is grossly forgotten by most.

20130507-171005.jpgThe songs are catchy, the lyrics good fun, and the production is… interesting.

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If you come across this gem, then don’t hestitate. Grab it! There are some good fun to be had here, AND a speedy Black Sabbath cover version….

20130507-193834.jpgHere is a bonus photo. It’s the Extra Hot Sauce demo tape. My buddy Kenneth owns it.

Here is the Discogs info on the release I own: http://www.discogs.com/Extra-Hot-Sauce-Taco-Of-Death/release/383244

And here is the info on the us version on Arena Records (run by Glenn Evans of Nuclear Assault): http://www.discogs.com/Extra-Hot-Sauce-Taco-Of-Death/release/993682