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Artist:	16 HORSEPOWER	Title:	16hp Dvd
Format:	2xDVD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH7DV
Price:	$21.50	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	3/28/05
***A double-DVD set spanning 16 HORSEPOWERis career from 1993 to the present, featuring all of the bandis videos, live footage, documentaries and Surround Sound mixes. Includes the video for iBlack Soul Choiri directed by the QUAY BROTHERS, two Joy Division covers (iHeart And Souli and iTwenty-Four Hoursi), two songs performed live by DAVID EDWARDS (WOVEN HAND), and so much more.

Artist:	BUM KON	Title:	Drunken Sex Sucks
Format:	CD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH19
Price:	$13.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	4/14/08
***Bum Kon (named after Korean mass murderer Woo Bum Kon) was one of the best hardcore bands in the early '80s, even if few outside of Denver knew it. Loud as hell and fast as fuck, Larry Denning, Mark Thorpe, Erik Oberhausen and Bob McDonald thrashed on par with any other teenage punkers in the US. In 1983, the band recorded their only single, "Drunken Sex Sucks" (released by Local Anesthetic and recorded by Bob Ferbrache), which sold through two pressings at the time and now fetches up to $150 on eBay. Five songs appear on the single but twenty more were recorded at the same session and have been unavailable until now. Some of the tracks that did not make the single are arguably better than the ones that did. At the time, the band focused their energy into two albums and these recordings were forgotten over time. The original tapes were found while mastering the Local Anesthetic compilation and now the best hardcore record from '83 that was never released can finally see the light of day. This album is co-released by Maximum Rocknroll Records and is guaranteed to please punks both old and new. 30-second MP3 excerpts: Giving In Drunken Sex Sucks The Draft Fighting Yourself Nancy Reagan Fashion Show Forced Away Visions Of Hate I See Wasted Mind Slow Death This Is Art Old Woman Questions Reagan Sucks Locked Away Go Die Signals In My Head Better Than You Bum Kon Gay Rodeo Giving In (Alternate Take) This Is Art (Alternate Take) Better Than You (Alternate Take) Gay Rodeo (Alternate Take) Visions Of Hate (Alternate Take) If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: Go to iTunes to browse downloads for Bum Kon "Drunken Sex Sucks" This title is also available for download at AmazonMP3 For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music Service and emusic, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page.

Artist:	BUM KON	Title:	Drunken Sex Sucks
Format:	LP	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH19LP
Price:	$13.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	6/16/08
***Bum Kon (named after Korean mass murderer Woo Bum Kon) was one of the best hardcore bands in the early '80s, even if few outside of Denver knew it. Loud as hell and fast as fuck, Larry Denning, Mark Thorpe, Erik Oberhausen and Bob McDonald thrashed on par with any other teenage punkers in the US. In 1983, the band recorded their only single, "Drunken Sex Sucks" (released by Local Anesthetic and recorded by Bob Ferbrache), which sold through two pressings at the time and now fetches up to $150 on eBay. Five songs appear on the single but twenty more were recorded at the same session and have been unavailable until now. Some of the tracks that did not make the single are arguably better than the ones that did. At the time, the band focused their energy into two albums and these recordings were forgotten over time. The original tapes were found while mastering the Local Anesthetic compilation and now the best hardcore record from '83 that was never released can finally see the light of day. This album is co-released by Maximum Rocknroll Records and is guaranteed to please punks both old and new. 30-second MP3 excerpts: Giving In Drunken Sex Sucks The Draft Fighting Yourself Nancy Reagan Fashion Show Forced Away Visions Of Hate I See Wasted Mind Slow Death This Is Art Old Woman Questions Reagan Sucks Locked Away Go Die Signals In My Head Better Than You Bum Kon Gay Rodeo Giving In (Alternate Take) This Is Art (Alternate Take) Better Than You (Alternate Take) Gay Rodeo (Alternate Take) Visions Of Hate (Alternate Take) If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: Go to iTunes to browse downloads for Bum Kon "Drunken Sex Sucks" This title is also available for download at AmazonMP3 For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music Service and emusic, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page.

Artist:	DENVER GENTLEMEN	Title:	Introducing The Denver Gentlemen
Format:	CD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH16
Price:	$9.50	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	3/5/07
*The aptly named Denver Gentlemen can take credit for spawning an entire scene and for what is increasingly being referred to as the "Denver Sound." Forget six degrees of separation; members of 16 Horsepower, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Devotchka, Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots, Woven Hand, Kalamath Brothers, and Tarantella all spent time in the Gentlemen's ranks. Although heavily influenced by traditional roots music, they tone down the twang of other Denver groups, opting for a gothic-cabaret sound full of piano, accordion, and glockenspiel. Original Gentlemen Jeffrey-Paul Norlander and David Eugene Edwards (aka Woven Hand) formed the band in 1988. When Edwards left the group in 1991 to form 16 Horsepower, Slim Cessna and Frank Hauser jr*. joined up briefly, then split to form the Auto Club. Norlander, putting the Gents on hold, followed Edwards's lead and himself joined 16 Horsepower. Thus, five songs on 16HP's third album, Low Estate,* were originally Denver Gentlemen songs. Two of these, "The Denver Grab" and "The Lord, He Speak To Me" appear here. Norlander eventually left 16HP (under unpleasant circumstances) and in 2001, reassembled the Gentlemen to celebrate the belated release of the group's first album, Introducing The Denver Gentlemen (recorded back in '95). They've continued performing and recording ever since and are currently working on their third album. 30-second MP3 excerpts: The Lord, He Speak To Me The Blue Parrot Mid-Day-Merry-Go-Round Little Darlin' W The Denver Grab The Potter's Field Special Vulture Girl The Legs of Polka That Certain Kind of Song Holiday All My Lady's Women If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: go to iTunes to browse downloads for Denver Gentlemen "Introducing the Denver Gentlemen" (Smooch) For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service and emusic.com, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page.

Artist:	LILIUM	Title:	Short Stories
Format:	CD+DVD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH9
Price:	$16.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	7/11/05
***Lilium's *Short Stories* brings us pure art as represented by musical expression. Jean-Yves Tola and Pascal Humbert (perhaps better known as two-thirds of Sixteen Horsepower) and some of their most talented friends have put together a potent cocktail of words and sounds unlike any of their previous combined efforts. Ideals that they themselves embrace as artists are given life through a marriage of the duo's music with the voices of their collaborators. Tola and Humbert conduct and hum with these voices, compartmentalizing the spaces they live in with lilting piano, whispering taps and swimming bass lines that throb up and down like the complaining pain of a toothache into the sorrowful moan of a lovesick heart. With slow, haunting rhythms, they create unique spaces where these songs to set up house and make their own lives forever. And when 16HP vocalist David Eugene joins in, they recapture the delicate beauty of their former band at its peak. The two musicians behind Lilium have never laid their heads on the rail to hear what was coming down the tracks. They have kept their attention on the music that represents the greatest possible freedom of expression. Music that infused their souls with wisdom, music they consider art. Features vocals by David Edwards (Sixteen Horsepower and Woven Hand), Kal Calhoone (Tarantella), and John Grant (Czars) Guest musicians include Dana Colley and Billy Conway, both formerly of Morphine Includes bonus DVD of the entire album mixed into surround sound First time released in U.S. For fans of Woven Hand, 16 Horsepower, Calexico 30-second MP3 excerpts: If They Cheered Locked In Tight Whitewashed Lover Miles Away Sorry Sense And Grief Cavalcade The Trap Angels If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: go to iTunes to browse downloads for Lilium "Short Stories" [please note that, due to international licensing agreements, not all Midheaven titles may be available for download in all territories]. For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service and emusic.com, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page.

Artist:	LILIUM	Title:	Transmission Of All The Good-Byes
Format:	CD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH8
Price:	$12.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	7/11/05
***"Lilium is the nom-de-disque of Pascal Humbert, a guitarist best known for his work with alt.country outfit Sixteen Horsepower, or his collaboration with PJ Harvey sidemen Rob Ellis and John Parish as Spleen. Culled from solo pieces recorded between 1984 and 2000, *Transmission Of All The Good-Byes* makes a mockery of the notion of musical fashion: it's quite impossible to tell which tracks date from which era, so congruent are their diverse forms. The titles are in some cases bluntly descriptive: the ambient drones of "Swell" loom and recede accordingly, and the guitar harmonics and bowed-strings of "The Film Box" are accompanied by the whirring of a film projector. "Four Basses," meanwhile, is exactly that, the interweaving parts layered in the methodical manner of Tubular Bells (albeit restricted to a more agreeable minute and a half). Others are less prosaic. "Loveless Road" is a delightful union of guitar arpeggios and wistful contrails of melodica driven along by a lazily martial snare, while the gorgeous "Sleeping Inside" employs yawning bowed bass and mournful clarinet to shade a multi-tracked guitar instrumental with a melody reminiscent of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat." Performed entirely by Humbert, save for three drum parts, one clarinet and one vocal, the album makes an evocative addition to the south-western sadcore-soundtrack genre. Particularly recommended to fans of Calexico and Rainer." -- Andy Gill, The Independent Debut solo release from guitarist Pascal Humbert of Sixteen Horsepower and Spleen First time released in the U.S. For fans of 16 Horsepower, Wovenhand, Calexico 30-second MP3 excerpts: Sleeping Inside Swell Beginning Of The Water Line End Of The Water Line Fugue Loveless Road Far The Film Box Four Basses Goodbye Llano Erado Transmission Of All The Goodbyes If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: go to iTunes to browse downloads for Lilium "Transmission Of All The Good-Byes" (Smooch) [please note that, due to international licensing agreements, not all Midheaven titles may be available for download in all territories]. For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service and emusic.com, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page.

Artist:	MUNLY	Title:	Blurry
Format:	CD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH11
Price:	$12.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	7/10/06
**Munly, central songwriter and co-frontman for Slim Cessna's Auto Club (as well as the leader of his own troupe, The Lee Lewis Harlots), has come a long way since his 1996 debut. Blurry remains his only true solo album, a completely stripped-down affair featuring Munly on guitar and vocals sans back-up band, and the perfect, root-level introduction to his quirky, pop-influenced songwriting. Critically acclaimed upon its release, Blurry also received particularly strong responses from unexpected corners: the song "Virgin of Manhattan" was used in a sex scene on TV's Melrose Place,* while other tracks somehow became hits in Perth, Australia. Shortly after the album's release, Munly assembled a backing band, moved out of his Boulder, Colorado, garage (where Blurry was recorded) and hit the road. Since then he's released six more records-- two with Slim Cessna's Auto Club-- published a book, and returned to Colorado where he's gained a devout cult following as one of the best songwriters on the Denver scene along with friends 16 Horsepower, Tarantella, Woven Hand, Devotchka and The Denver Gentlemen. This special edition reissue is limited to 1000 copies and features new artwork. All tracks have been lovingly remastered by Bob Ferbrache at Denver's Absinthe Studio. 30-second MP3 excerpts: Virgin Of Manhattan Hang On With Eskimos Baptists And Barbiturates Tonto Too Fat To Walk Kidneys Running Dry Once Again Stupid Is Forever Heater No Dead Fuel Karp Twelve Thirteen

Artist:	MUNLY DE DAR HE	Title:	Munly De Dar He
Format:	CD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH12
Price:	$12.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	7/10/06
*One year after the release of his solo debut, Blurry, Slim Cessna's Auto Club songwriter and co-frontman Munly recorded this follow-up with a full backing band including cello, violin, banjo, tuba, accordion, percussion, and trumpet. Going under the name Munly De Dar He, the band rehearsed and recorded in an abandoned semi trailer in Denver, Colorado. The resulting full-length, originally released on the W.A.R. label in 1997, is a drastic departure from Munly's debut with a far more rootsy, back-country feel. The group next moved to Austin, Texas, just long enough to play a few shows and make an appearance on MTV's Austin Stories before hightailing it back to the "Centennial" state where they befriended two other bands on the Denver scene, 16 Horsepower and Slim Cessna's Auto Club (the band Munly would join two years later). Influenced by American roots music, country, and folk, the new triumvirate began crafting what they called "The Denver Sound" which also incorporated gothic and punk influences. After a few tours, Munly set off for New York City leaving his back-up musicians behind in Boulder, where they eventually morphed into the country-cabaret act Devotchka. Munly de Har He kicks off with "Tried and True Against the Law," an upbeat song perfect for any hoe-down. Some tracks, like "Shoot Her With A Good Hand Gun," retain the lyrical humor from Blurry while others, like "Austria's First Fever," have a darker feel, prominent on later Munly albums. Munly de Dar He also finds Munly exploring the scope of his fantastic voice, ranging from low baritone to high falsetto to the yodel now commonly heard on Slim Cessna's Auto Club releases. This special edition reissue, remastered by Bob Ferbrache at Denver's Absinthe Studio, is limited to 1000 copies. 30-second MP3 excerpts: Tried and True Against the Law Chutzpa My Erziehung Shoot Her With a Good Hand Gun Seven Warts On Pa's Belly Austria's First Fever Teach Pachyderms To Swim Floating on Huron County Train Shame Saucy Wench Turk From an Angel**

Artist:	MUNLY, JAY	Title:	Galvanized Yankee
Format:	CD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH14
Price:	$9.50	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	2/5/07
*In 1998 Jay Munly left his home in Denver for the bright lights of New York City, leaving behind a band, De Dar He, that would eventually morph into current country-cabaret faves Devotchka. In The Big Apple, Munly studied acting and writing but still found time to record his third album, Galvanized Yankee.** The title may have been influenced by his stay in the Northeast but it also ties in with a larger theme that runs through the album: the American Civil War. Lost limbs, mourning mothers, marching and moonshine are all topics Munly tackles on this historical concept album. Not surprisingly, despite all the banjo and some beautiful backing female harmonies, Galvanized Yankee is a pretty dark and melancholy affair. Munly also incorporates events from his life in NYC at the time into the music. Following an introduction to Patrick Stewart of Star Trek fame, he convinced the actor to scream back-up vocals on "Virgin of Manhattan." "Math Made Easy" features a PSA advertisement he recorded on an acting job (he also appeared in a hot dog commercial). Also of interest is "Death Ain't You Got No Shame," a country-folk standard now performed regularly by Slim Cessna's Auto Club. Originally released by the WAR label in 1999 as a limited edition CD, Galvanized Yankee has become one of Munly's most sought-after albums. This new edition, lovingly remastered by Bob Ferbrache, reveals subtle touches not audible in the original mix. Munly is currently recording three new albums (simultaneously) with his backing band, The Lee Lewis Harlots, and touring as much as possible.

Artist:	ROTHBARD, ANDREW DOUGLAS	Title:	Abandoned Meander
Format:	CD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH13
Price:	$12.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	10/23/06
***Andrew Rothbard's solo debut is a totally tripped-out mix of pop-influenced folk and dark, heavy psych. He spent the last dozen years playing keyboards and bass (simultaneously) in legendary outfits VSS, Slaves and Pleasure Forever, and Abandoned Meander continues to showcase his virtuoso abilities. After the demise of Pleasure Forever, Rothbard became a bit of a recluse, obsessively working on the songs that evolved into this psych-folk masterpiece. He spent three years on the project, working each track into a state of absolute perfection. The album is the first in a planned five-record series outlining the Discordiant concept of the "law of fives:" Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis, Parenthesis, and Paralysis, each of which represents a different stage of life. Rothbard explains the first stage, "[Thesis] manifests chaos protected by Goddess Eris, codified by hexagram 2 of the I Ching and directed entirely toward Yin. She lives on the planet Venus, and her Tarot card appears as the High Priestess Trump II." Needless to say, Abandoned Meander has a heavy California feel (although Rothbard originally hails from Smoochland, Colorado). Elements of sunshiny pop, folk, rock and noise all filter through one mind-fucked, psychedelic channel. Not one of the thirteen simple, beautifully written tunes will disappoint Pleasure Forever fans, freak-folk fans, or anyone else for that matter. Record number two in the series, representing the Antithesis stage, is slated for release in 2007. 30-second MP3 excerpts: A Beginning Abandoned Meander Bull In The Dell Highuponlone Paraxute Dardevle Indigo Golden Calf Widowalk Lucien Rabbit Hole Tempeste Emerald Tendrils If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: go to iTunes to browse downloads for Andrew Douglas Rothbard "Abandoned Meander" If you have a subscription account at emusic.com, you can download tracks for purchase here. For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service and emusic.com, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page.

Artist:	SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB	Title:	Jesus Let Me Down
Format:	CD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH10CD
Price:	$16.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	10/9/06
***Jesus Let Me Down, Slim Cessna's Auto Club's raucous live double album, was originally issued in 2005 as a fan-club type release available almost exclusively at the band's concerts. However, after quickly selling through an initial pressing, the group decided to release it as a proper album rather than see it going for big bucks on eBay -- like the band's out-of-print sophomore release (also a live recording) -- and regardless, any album recorded, mixed and mastered by Bob Ferbrache is too good to be left out of print. Slim Cessna's Auto Club have one of the most exciting live shows around. Singers Slim and Munly's drunken antics have won over many non-believers. After all, it's not every day you see a country band smash their equipment, drag bandmates over broken glass, stagedive, or commit other acts of tomfoolery that drive crowds into a frenzy. Recorded by Ferbrache at Denver's lovely Gothic Theater, Jesus Let Me Down captures the band's CD release show for their latest studio album on Alternative Tentacles (Jello Biafra heckling is audible). The two-disc set features tracks spanning SCAC's twelve-year career including fan faves like "Lethal Injection" (previously available only on the out-of-print American Country Music Changed Her Life) alongside tunes from their upcoming studio album, including the title track, the band's noisiest, weirdest song to date! 30-second MP3 excerpts: This Is How We Do Things In The Country 32 Mouths Gone Dry Cranston Mark Of Vaccination Pine Box Jesus Christ Thorny Crown Mother's Daughter Providence, New Jerusalem Goddamn Blue Yodel #7 Port Authority Band Jesus Is In My Body Hold My Head Unto The Day Ladies In The Know Lethal Injection He, Roger Williams If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: go to iTunes to browse downloads for Slim Cessna's Auto Club "Jesus Let Me Down" If you have a subscription account at emusic.com, you can download tracks for purchase here. For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service and emusic.com, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page.

Artist:	SOUL MERCHANTS	Title:	S/T
Format:	2xCD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH17
Price:	$16.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	10/15/07
***Soul Merchants' music is best described as the band dubbed it 20 years ago: psychedelic death rock. On the surface, one could consider them Denver's version of Sisters of Mercy, but even in the '80s these guys were too old to be the new hip goth act and their '60s psych and '70s glam influences shined brightly over the darkness. Too punk for the goths and too goth for the punks, Soul Merchants never fit into the "scene" yet still collected a devoted fan-base during their brief 1985-'87 tenure. After an exhausting two years with over a hundred songs recorded, Soul Merchants threw in the towel and performed their final show at the inaugural South By Southwest in Austin. This double disc set contains 80 minutes of music on each disc, compiling the best material from their four-track recording sessions. The songs come from their cassette releases only, as the LP Gates of Heaven will likely be reissued as its own entity in the future. Each song was remixed and remastered from the original tapes at Absinthe Studio by former Soul Merchant Bob Ferbrache. Ferbrache also performed in Human Head Transplant simultaneously with Soul Merchants. He subsequently went on to create most music in Blood Axis, joined 16 Horsepower and Tarantella, and filled in for Slim Cessna's Auto Club. However, he is perhaps best known for his production work for NON, Death In June, Berlin, Bow Wow Wow, and, in Soul Merchant days, the Fluid, Warlock Pinchers, and Bum Kon. 30-second MP3 excerpts: Crown Of Glory Joanna It Hurts Mary Had Lady Godiva's Diary Save My Soul Mental Clay Anthem Carelessly A Boy Marianne Just One More Favor When I Smile Valentine's Day Rotten Rose The Meek Patrick McCarren Still Waters In The Light Ceremony Atomic Reign Blue Light Beating Heart Armoured Factions Out Of The Shadows The Sea Cold Dark Bed Love Web Of Illusion Within Josephine Lucifer's Gunn Joshua's Song Nowhere Land I Regret Attics Black Rain Speedboat Say It Isn't So Cold Kiss The Girls And Make Them Die On Cloudy Days If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: Go to iTunes to browse downloads for Soul Merchants s/t If you have a subscription account at emusic.com, you can download tracks for purchase here. For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music Service and emusic, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page.

Artist:	V/A	Title:	Local Anesthetic
Format:	LP	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH18
Price:	$16.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	6/16/08
*In 1981, Wax Trax Records co-owner Duane Davis formed the in-store label Local Anesthetic and released the debut single by Denver band Gluons featuring part-time Colorado resident Allen Ginsberg on vocals. Over the next few years Local Anesthetic pushed forward as the only continuous independent label in Colorado, staunchly documenting the underground music scene of the early '80s. This CD and LP collection compiles all the 7-inch singles released by the label, along with three other CO punk 7-inch gems released prior to Local Anesthetic Records' creation. Although all the singles fall under the punk umbrella, Local Anesthetic features a diverse collection of hardcore, new wave, '77 punk, artsy fartsy, goth, and experimental recordings from 1977-1983. Ginsberg may be the biggest name on the compilation, but "My Dad's A Fucking Alcoholic" by pre-Fluid (Sub Pop) band The Frantix was and is the biggest hit released by Local Anesthetic. Drug-damaged punk played through broken amplifiers, the catchy little number caught the attention of record collectors across the country and even Peter Buck from REM and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth hunted down Denver producer Bob Ferbrache to learn every detail about how it was recorded. It was grunge before grunge. Also included on this compilation is the first single by Frantix, which for some reason was not included on their recent Afterburn Records CD collection. Young Weasels (featuring Mr. Knutson who now runs Audika Records) and the Gluons were early Denver bands that were more of the new wave era after the '77 style stalled and before the kids started thrashing in Denver. Bum Kon and White Trash played short, fast, and loud hardcore on par with any other short, fast, and loud hardcore band from the era. Your Funeral is reminiscent of Siouxsie And The Banshees, while Your Funeral singer Jeri Rossi's solo single is more akin to Lydia Lunch. The Nails (who later had a hit with "88 Lines About 44 Women") and Defex were Boulder-based punk bands from 1977 who were the only two from the early era fortunate enough to release singles (not on Local Anesthetic). Only 100 copies of the Defex single made it out of the basement and existing copies fetch over $400 on eBay. It's good, too. The final single here (also not on Local Anesthetic) is by the Rok Tots, the most rockin' band of the era, with their blend of 1977-style punk, hardcore, and good old rock 'n' roll. The band still exists today. 30-second MP3 excerpts: "My Dad's a Fucking Alcoholic" - Frantix "Car" - Frantix "Your Ill" - Frantix "My Dad's Dead" - Frantix "I Wanna Be You" - Your Funeral "The Abyss" - Your Funeral "Wake U" - White Trash "Nazis in My Neighborhood" - White Trash "Ballad of Ronnie Raygun" - White Trash "I Hate Toes" - White Trash "Daddy Warbucks" - White Trash "Twist & Burn" - Young Weasels "Happy Feathers" - Young Weasels "Bum Kon" - Bum Kon "Forced Away" - Bum Kon "Drunken Sex Sucks" - Bum Kon "The Draft" - Bum Kon "Slow Death" - Bum Kon "Birdbrain" - Gluons with Allen Ginsberg "Sue Your Parents" - Gluons with Allen Ginsberg "Face Reality" - Frantix "Cat Mouse" - Frantix "Sharin' Sharon" - Frantix "New Questions" - Frantix "I Left My Heart But I Don't Know Where" - Jeri Rossi "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - Jeri Rossi "Suicide Weekend" - Rok Tots "Situation Kid" - Rok Tots "Psycho Surfer" - Defex "Machine Gun Love" - Defex "Cops are Punks" - Nails "Big Star" - Nails "XXXXXX" - YYYYYY**

Artist:	V/A	Title:	Local Anesthetic
Format:	CD	Catalog Number:	SMOOCH18CD
Price:	$13.00	Label:	Smooch
Release Date:	2/4/08
*In 1981, Wax Trax Records co-owner Duane Davis formed the in-store label Local Anesthetic and released the debut single by Denver band Gluons featuring part-time Colorado resident Allen Ginsberg on vocals. Over the next few years Local Anesthetic pushed forward as the only continuous independent label in Colorado, staunchly documenting the underground music scene of the early '80s. This CD and LP collection compiles all the 7-inch singles released by the label, along with three other CO punk 7-inch gems released prior to Local Anesthetic Records' creation. Although all the singles fall under the punk umbrella, Local Anesthetic features a diverse collection of hardcore, new wave, '77 punk, artsy fartsy, goth, and experimental recordings from 1977-1983. Ginsberg may be the biggest name on the compilation, but "My Dad's A Fucking Alcoholic" by pre-Fluid (Sub Pop) band The Frantix was and is the biggest hit released by Local Anesthetic. Drug-damaged punk played through broken amplifiers, the catchy little number caught the attention of record collectors across the country and even Peter Buck from REM and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth hunted down Denver producer Bob Ferbrache to learn every detail about how it was recorded. It was grunge before grunge. Also included on this compilation is the first single by Frantix, which for some reason was not included on their recent Afterburn Records CD collection. Young Weasels (featuring Mr. Knutson who now runs Audika Records) and the Gluons were early Denver bands that were more of the new wave era after the '77 style stalled and before the kids started thrashing in Denver. Bum Kon and White Trash played short, fast, and loud hardcore on par with any other short, fast, and loud hardcore band from the era. Your Funeral is reminiscent of Siouxsie And The Banshees, while Your Funeral singer Jeri Rossi's solo single is more akin to Lydia Lunch. The Nails (who later had a hit with "88 Lines About 44 Women") and Defex were Boulder-based punk bands from 1977 who were the only two from the early era fortunate enough to release singles (not on Local Anesthetic). Only 100 copies of the Defex single made it out of the basement and existing copies fetch over $400 on eBay. It's good, too. The final single here (also not on Local Anesthetic) is by the Rok Tots, the most rockin' band of the era, with their blend of 1977-style punk, hardcore, and good old rock 'n' roll. The band still exists today. 30-second MP3 excerpts: "My Dad's a Fucking Alcoholic" - Frantix "Car" - Frantix "Your Ill" - Frantix "My Dad's Dead" - Frantix "I Wanna Be You" - Your Funeral "The Abyss" - Your Funeral "Wake U" - White Trash "Nazis in My Neighborhood" - White Trash "Ballad of Ronnie Raygun" - White Trash "I Hate Toes" - White Trash "Daddy Warbucks" - White Trash "Twist & Burn" - Young Weasels "Happy Feathers" - Young Weasels "Bum Kon" - Bum Kon "Forced Away" - Bum Kon "Drunken Sex Sucks" - Bum Kon "The Draft" - Bum Kon "Slow Death" - Bum Kon "Birdbrain" - Gluons with Allen Ginsberg "Sue Your Parents" - Gluons with Allen Ginsberg "Face Reality" - Frantix "Cat Mouse" - Frantix "Sharin' Sharon" - Frantix "New Questions" - Frantix "I Left My Heart But I Don't Know Where" - Jeri Rossi "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - Jeri Rossi "Suicide Weekend" - Rok Tots "Situation Kid" - Rok Tots "Psycho Surfer" - Defex "Machine Gun Love" - Defex "Cops are Punks" - Nails "Big Star" - Nails "XXXXXX" - YYYYYY**

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