Another round, going through the stacks of vinyl in Ripple HQ. What stays, what gets tossed? We'll decide together.
Electric Frankenstein/ The Cheats - Rockmania #1
Damascus - Open Your Eyes
Going a different direction now, a little garage noise. Cool split from Screaming Crow Records with Electric Frankenstein and The Cheats. Garage punk of the furious nature, both bands bringing the heat. I'm kinda a sucker for most of what EF does, they just bring on that heavy garage punk vibe so well. And The Cheats ain't no slouches either. Keeper.
How's this for random. No idea how this got into my collection but an original test press of the Open Your Eyes EP, released 1984 by the NWOBHM band Damascus. All the hallmarks of classic 80's NWOBHM with seating guitar, bubbling bass lines, lo-fi production, and a solid DIY aesthetic with a slight dark goth undercurrent. 4 songs, each a solid contribution. Seems like original copies of the releases vinyl go for over $100 these days. I've never actually seen one. Yet somehow I have the test press. Go figure.