The Specials - Dub Mixes 2014

evening all.this is a repost for you all this evening.originally donated to the blog by Marky Dread way back when, i was digging through a hard drive this evening,found the folder and gave it a listen and immediately thought it deserved another airing.its 2 tracks from the RSD 2014,"Dub" mixes of sock it to em Jb and Rat Race.nothing else to say really except give it a listen,dance around your living rooms and then leave a comment!Cheers
Dub Mixes 2014

For One Night Illegally - The History of Bootlegs

Evening all.here is a really interesting post i received yesterday from Mr Camden Dave.It's a show originally broadcast on Radio 4 in 2009 In which as the title suggests the history of the bootleg recording is traced from the earliest recordings at the Metropolitan in New york in the late 1800's through the 60's and 70's up to the present day(well 2009 at least!).an interesting piece to listen to on your commute to work or similar it runs just under an hour and is well worth a listen.so please listen enjoy and leave a comment,thanks!
Trademark of Quality

The Clash - Outside Broadcasts Vol.3

Here we go with another compilation of Clash related goodies.There's tv performances,solo versions,post clash versions,cover versions,live tracks,collaborations,interviews and all sorts of great things to listen to.28 tracks in total for your listening pleasure.So without further ado,please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
OB - 3

The Clash - FHTE2 - The Outtakes

This is a repost as requested by Legion63 (sorry it took so long!)it is the from here to eternity outtakes collection.please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
FHTE II

P.s some info regarding where the tracks were recorded:(cheers Camden dave)
Tracks 1-3: December 28th, 1978 Lyceum, London 
Tracks 4-7: February 18th, 1980 Lewisham Odeon, London 
Track 8: June 8th 1981, Bonds Casino, New York 
Tracks 9-13: May 10th 1981, Jaap Eden Hall, Amsterdam

The Specials Live at the 100 Club February 1st 2019

Morning all,i just saw this post on another blog ,Aural Sculptors and felt the need to share it here.Its a recording of the Specials very recent show at London's legendary 100 club.The sound is fantastic, i believe a radio 6 show.Its a mix of old classics and new songs from the brand new album Encore which ive only had time to listen to about half of so far!!.But this show is wonderful,i love it.follow the link below and head to Aural Sculptors blog for the d/l link,you wont regret it.and once you're listening pop back and leave him a word of thanks.you know it makes sense.whilst there check his blog out for a ton of classic shows ,tell him i sent you :)
Aural Sculptors

The 2-tone Story - Book

Moving further along today we have this(re-posted!) wonderful book for you to read on your phones and tablets or computery things etc..it does exactly as it says on the cover and is full of great photos,memorabilia, stories of the 2-tone tours,the bands ,the breakups etc etc.anyway its a great read in super easy to use pdf format,so please read,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

2tone Story PDF

Joe Strummer and the Latino Rockabilly War '88

a great show from the legend that is Joe Strummer and his band at the time the latino rockabilly war.this great sounding live show from Edinburgh is(26 tracks long) from the 'rock against the rich' tour sponsored by anarchist newspaper class war.listen to the show,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!

Joe Strummer 88

The Clash - Lost Treasures

Continuing today's posts we have this wonderful Clash compilation called Lost Treasures.It's a nice collection of alternative versions,remixes and demos etc.19 tracks in total for your listening pleasure.so without further ado,please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
Clash - Lost Treasures

The Ramones - Barbarellas 1977

this re-post is one recorded by the Ramones at the legendary Barbarellas club in may 1977.i was told this was a soundboard recording but on further listening im thinking it isn't but probably a very good audience recording.anyway,its a great early UK show from da brudders ramone and one that's going straight on the eyepodd when i can find the cable for connecting it to the computer.anyways you all know the score when it comes to Ramones shows and this one doesn't disappoint.so please listen,enjoy and then as a new years resolution leave a comment.thanks!

RAMONES 77

Topper Headon - Waking Up

Repost Request: this post is a solo album from ex-clash drummer mr. topper headon.this version is a 2005? re-release with a bunch of extra tracks like remixes etc.an interesting listen for all the clash completists out there.its a kind of soul funk sort of album with a really nice version of 'time is tight' here for your listening pleasure.so time for you to listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
Topper wakes up!!

The Clash and friends cover Louie Louie

hi all.ok id better explain a bit about this post.whilst listening ages ago to the clash version of garage punk classic 'louie louie' i remembered i also had several other versions of this track.i had ones by iggy pop,motorhead,the beach boys,the kingsmen,richard berry,black flag and so on.i thought it would be a good idea to try and compile as many other versions as i could.with all the ones i found this posting could easily have run for several postings,there are so many out there!ive put the ones i liked the best including all the ones mentioned above.theres some great instrumental and easy listening versions here too.so anyway if you like this song and like me youre a bit of an obsessive nerd(my wifes words not mine!) then youll love this.so here you go with 27 (yes 27!!) versions of one of my top 3 alltime favourite songs.sit back, listen, relax and enjoy this compilation of a proto-garage-punk-reggae-easy listening-headbanging classic.then leave a comment.thanks!

Louie Louie

Big Audio Dynamite - The B.A.D Files Vol.3

Here ya go with the first post/repost of 2019 and it's volume 3 of the B.A.D files. another 13 tracks for your listening pleasure.you'll know what to expect by now another collection of remixes and rarities. so please listen, enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
BAD Files 3

Havana 3am - Joyride in Boston

Here is paul simonons post clash band havana 3am live in boston in 1991. please listen enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!

Joyride in Boston

PUNK LIVES MAGAZINE

Evening all.here we have for your reading enjoyment this evening ,all 11 issues of Punk Lives ! magazine.Originally published in '82/83 i think,it features all the bands you'd expect such as The Exploited,GBH,Alien sex fiend,Vice Squad,Serious Drinking,Peter and the testtube Babies etc etc from the time. I've really been enjoying reading it and im hoping you will too.All issues are presented in the easy to use PDF format so you'll have no trouble reading them on computers,kindles and i-pads etc.So now its over to you to read and enjoy and then leave a comment.Thanks very much
p.s if anyone has a PDF of the magazine Punks not Dead!(lasted 1 issue,written by Garry Bushell with a photo of Wattie on the cover)could you please get in touch.Cheers!
PUNK LIVES !!

The Specials - Live Louisiana,New Orleans January 1980

REPOST:Good evening everyone in interweb land .For your listening pleasure this evening we present this wonderful "missing" show from the Specials recorded at the Warehouse in Louisiana  New Orleans on January 26th 1980.This show was very kindly donated by Lordgeorgejerry who didnt record the gig but who was there and owns the master recording of this show and he has very kindly sent me a d/l link for the show to post on the blog. I also have to thank Deco for doing a great job in splitting the file into individual tracks. As Lordgeorgejerry mentioned in his email to me he was at the show himself and remembers Neville hanging from the rafters singing "Monkey Man".They were opening for the police at this show and played a much better gig than them!!
Anyway its a great sounding show with 19 tracks for your listening pleasure. So id like you to listen enjoy,leave some comments thanking LGJ and Deco for their work.Thanks!
Specials 1980

Ultravox - Hamburg 78+Peel Session 77

as requested by Scott Oswald here is a good sounding live show from ultravox in hamburg recorded in 1978,and a peel session from 77.please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!sorry it took so long to repost mate :)
Ultravox Hamburg/Peel Session

Ramones - Live Washington DC 3rd June 1995

Morning all.This is a great live show from the Ramones from June '95 recorded in Washington.the sound on it is brilliant so it may well be a soundboard recording.Im not 100% sure but its great.Going through the muebles archives this morning and this was the second one i opened.I hope you enjoy listening to this one as much as i do.Thanks for reading and if you can leave a comment,ask for reposts or requests etc and ill do my best to fill your request.Cheers

GABBA GABBA HEY

Big Audio Dynamite - The B.A.D Files Vol.2

Good morning listeners. as vol.1 of this is proving really popular judging by the amount of downloads its had since posting recently i thought id crack on with vol.2 of this great compilation. Again many thanks to the person i originally procured them from, please make your self known if you remember sending them to me. anyhoo this one has 12 tracks for your listening pleasure. and all that remains is to listen, enjoy and then leave a comment. thanks!
The B.A.D Files Vol.2

WEEKEND OF THE DEAD 2018

A bit of promotional work here for this years Weekend of the dead show.It takes place this year at The Pendulum Hotel in Manchester on the 3rd and 4th of November.There is a grand total of 14 guests this year from the cinematic world of the legendary director George Romero. This year you can meet Tom Savini,Ken Foree,Scott Reiniger,Jim Krut,David Crawford,Patricia Tallman,Randy Kovitz,Judith Ridley,Howard Sherman,Antone Dileo,William Butler,Richard France, Mike Gornick and Gary Streiner. The artist Graham Humphreys (responsible for this years poster((not the image above this post but it can be viewed on the web page)) and iconic posters,vhs cover art etc for films like The Evil Dead,Nightmare on Elm Street,Return of the Living Dead) will also be there.There are of course autograph opportunities,photo shoots,Q+A sessions, etc.There is a cosplay contest sponsored by Horrify Me,there will be merchandise stalls selling everything from films,posters,tshirts,and everything else in between. Also check out Creepy Crochet who will have a stall there too.Claire crochets wonderful soft toys of all your favourite horror characters.search for Creepy Crochet on Facebook too.Food and refreshments are also available at the venue and children's tickets are also available so bring the whole family.it really is shaping up to be a huge event.for all your ticket needs and for all the information please click on the link below which will take you to the home page for the worlds greatest George Romero fan gathering.Hope to see you there.
WEEKEND OF THE DEAD 2018

The Cramps - Booze Party

this is one ive not been able to find too much info on.i know the bootleg was initially a double-vinyl issue but apart from that not much else.all i know that its another excellent sound quality live c.d from the mondo-de-muebles archives that finds the cramps playing a blistering set of their demented take on all things trash and psychobilly.trashabilly if you like.anyway play this very loud,listen,do a silly dance and most of all enjoy,and leave a comment.thanks!
p.s As ive been listening to this it occurred to me that Nick Knox died just over a year ago on June 15th.he really was the coolest drummer in rock n roll. R.I.P Nick
Cramps_Booze_Party

WEEKEND OF THE DEAD

This is slightly different to my usual posts but i felt i had to plug it here.if you are a fan of George Romeros films then you need to check this out.On November 12th/13th this year (although tickets for the 12th have sold out!!) you will want to be at Manchester235 casino for this amazing fan run event.you can meet some of the stars from Dawn of the Dead,Day of the Dead and Land of the Dead.This weekend is shaping up to be one truly unforgettable event.There will be interviews,photo sessions,merchandise stands,autograph sessions and some of the nicest people you will ever meet.for your chance to hang out with the stars pictured above click on the link below to find out how to obtain tickets for Sunday the 13th,but seriously dont delay they are selling out fast.Trust me you do not want to miss this !!
WEEKEND OF THE DEAD

The Lurkers - Peel Sessions

REPOST REQUEST:while gobby junior is asleep ill continue with the peel reposts.this is another band that i have fond memories of seeing over the years,this set comprises their peel sessions from '77 and also some other BBC punk sessions.a great compilation for your collections.although its not the complete bbc punk sessions which used to be on the blog but now isnt(not sure why)so play this loud,pogo till your legs explode,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
Lurkers peel sessions

The Clash - St. Albans (request)

a great recording from the clash and a date on their infamous 'white riot' tour.supported by the jam ,the buzzcocks and the slits,this cd finds the clash at their early incendiary best.put this on a cd,put the disk in your hi-fi and play this sucker loud.enjoy some wholesome punk rock goodness and then leave a comment.thanks!
Clash 77

The Jam - Shepton Mallet 1982

a nice gift from camden dave this evening is this great live show from the jam recorded in 1982.its a good audience recording with a total of 27 songs for you.all that remains is for you to listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

The Jam Shepton Mallet 1982

The Clash - If music could talk vol. 1 + 2

Repost : this is a strange clash boot for you all today.i got it as a 2 disk cd-r a few days ago and honestly had never heard of it before.it seems to be a compilation of other bootlegs from 'd.o.a' and 'rudeboy' etc.theres also some live tracks from unknown(to me anyway)sources but disk 2 has a few remixes etc that ive not heard recently and some mescaleros live pieces etc.also on disk 1 is a track called 'rudy ska' that is supposedly a recording from the clash and the specials but to me it doesnt sound like either of them(in fact i know it definitely isnt so not sure why its on here!).i think this bootleg was originally taken from vinyl sources or at least a vinyl version seems to exist.i must see if blackmarketclash.com have any info on its origin.so have a listen and tell me what you think.if anything its another for the clash completists out there.so then enjoy it and leave a comment.thanks!

If Music could talk vol.1
If Music could talk vol.2

The Ruts - Acton Town Hall 1979

another ruts offering for you this evening.this cd finds the band performing live at at the acton town hall in 79.to be honest the sound is a little rough in places but still perfectly listenable.there are 14 tracks for you here including dope for guns,i aint sofisticated,and of course babylons burning.so without further waffle please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
RUTS ACTON TOWN HALL 1979

Sex Pistols - Winterland Soundcheck 1978

greetings pop pickers!. got this little gem this morning from camden dave so i thought id take a short break from B.A.D to repost it here. Its the soundcheck from the infamous gig at the Winterland in Jan of 1978. Theres a lot of on stage jamming, sid playing ramones bass lines, the band run through a few numbers and lots of banter and swearing between the band and others. Anyway it runs about 20 mins in total. the sound is brilliant throughout but i suggest turning it up and hooking up a pair of good headphones to capture it in all its glory. you all know the history of this gig so without further ado please listen, enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
Winterland Soundcheck 1978

XTC - Peel Sessions repost

originally formed in 1972 and going through several name changes and line ups the band finally settled on the name XTC in 1976.they released their first single in 1977 and their first album 'white music' in 1978.im not sure of the exact dates of the session recordings but i think one was recorded on june 24th 1977.anyway its better for you to just listen,enjoy some great music and then leave a comment.thanks
get your XTC here kids!

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Well ladies and gents for the first time in almost a year the boxes in the wardrobe are being dusted down and re-examined as (for the time being anyway!)we are now back in business.its time to get back to posting choice punk,ska,film soundtracks and everything else in between.ive got a bunch of reposts to work through first so if you'll put up with those first ,then we can begin. reposts will begin this week most likely tomorrow as i begin the first of 5 days off work!!thankyou very much to those of you who have kept visiting,downloading and occasionally leaving comments. normal service is about to resume.thanks very much for your patience.
oh yes one more thing if you have seen any dead links you would like reposting ,then please please get in touch via comments or the message box thingy further down the page.muchas gracias amigos!

Naz Nomad and the Nightmares - Give daddy the knife cindy

continuing with a damned sort of vibe we have another spin off from the group.here is what wikipedia had to say about them.
"Naz Nomad and The Nightmares released one album entitled "Give Daddy The Knife, Cindy" in 1984. The album was packaged to look like the re-issue of a 1967 soundtrack album to a (fictitious) low budget American horror film. A copyright notice on the front cover claims the film was "Copyright 1967 American Screen Destiny Pictures", and credits are given for the film's stars, director and producer.
The album itself features covers of songs by garage rock and psychedelic acts who had influenced the Damned, plus two original numbers in the same style. Each member of the band took on pseudonyms different from those used in The Damned for the project."

another band i had the pleasure of seeing live when they supported the damned at the old 'town and country club' in london probably around 1993.anyway a great cd and one for you all to listen to,enjoy and then leave a comment on.thanks!

Naz Nomad