The G-Men - The G Files [REPOST]

Great 2Tone sounds...

...from their Myspace

"The G Men are a ska band from Northern England who were formed in 1989 in Darlington. The first band rehearsal took place at Chandos Street Recording Studio with Dins, Dell (aka Mr Sausage) and Crozzer. Shortly after this evening of song, Mark Wilson and Laze joined the band and The G Men were born. After a handful of successful local shows, The G Men supported ska legends including Bad Manners, The Selecter, The Nutty Boys, Laurel Aitken, The International Beat and Bim Skala Bim. North Sea Records approached the band to record an album, and 'The G Files' was released on the label in 2000 to favourable reviews from the UK press. The G Men decided to take a break in 2002, but five years later they reformed after a number of alcohol fuelled rehearsals in Darlington. Since their reformation, the dudes have performed alongside Prince Buster, Bad Manners, Neville Staple, Pauline Black, The Toasters, The Hotknives and The Blaster Master. In 2009, the band appeared at the Feuerwerks Open Air Festival in Mainz, Germany, where their crazed set went down extremely well with the crowd. The G Men celebrate their 22nd anniversary this year, and we would like to invite you to join us in the celebrations."



1 Freedom Train
2 Shout Out
3 Teenage Nightmare
4 Sunshine Boy
5 Victims
6 Valley of the Kings
7 You Go Up
8 Barton Street
9 Stop the Clock
10 The Chosen Few


http://www.mediafire.com/?ygljxeg36l1y5cy

Monkey Business - Mistakes 7'' (1991) [REPOST]

I had this posted before but it got almost no downloads so here it is again.
They were from Seattle. I don't know if they released anything else.

A - Mistakes
B - Keep On Walking



http://www.mediafire.com/?0agdnd5cnybloe8

Ozo - Listen to the Buddha 7" (1976)

British band that played what was called "world music". I forget the lead singers name but her father was in the show Last of the Summer Wines



A - Listen to the Buddha
B - Kites

http://www.mediafire.com/?8vz20tshnqva741

The Lotions 12" EP (1981)

I know what you're thinking..."who's this Rastaman?" Right? That's what you're thinking. Well, I have a surprise for you - this man is not Jamaican, no, he's actually from Texas.
His name is Alan Monsarrat and he started the first ska/reggae band in Texas.
I have not found any information that would lead me to believe that they released anything other than this EP.

However, Alan himself is currently heading Austin's premiere reggae band Mau Mau Chaplains. (As well as the band Stop the Truck)
They sound like this:



The Lotions sound like this...this is a cover of "Pushin' Too Hard" originally by the Seeds


A1 - Pushin' Too Hard
A2 - Groovin Song
B1 - Get Up (Don't Get Down)
B2 - Just Like a King

http://www.mediafire.com/?yx6foqyu22bq5ij

rare Australian ska

Bedlam Beggars - Sweet Talkin' Girl
Gilgamesh - Unity (OPIV cover)
Loin Groin - Aiyefel Seat Covers
No Nonsense - Danger is My Business
Off the Shelf - Thief
Offbeats - Ripple Sole Shoes
Strange Tenants - Living Life
Stranger Cole - When I Call Your Name (live in Sydney February 2011)
The Allniters - Jingle Bells
The Allniters - Still in Love
The Hangovers - Large Sum of Money
The High Tides - Wrong em Boyo
The Igniters - Ignition

This amazing collection was submitted by Merrick who provided these tidbits of info:

THE IGNITERS - IGNITION

This band is most of the Allniters plus Kirk Pengilly from INXS - they released 2x 12"s.

I interviewed Brett from the Allniters in 1997, and he told me that INXS supported them
when they first started out and gave them a demo tape with ska songs on it including a cover
of Gangsters ! INXS doing Gangsters, to my knowledge, has never been found.


LOIN GROIN - AIYEFEL SEAT COVERS

You have to hear this one if you haven't already. It comes from a rare cd called
Arise Sir Loin which was only given away at their last ever gig. Sadly I missed it
- them being in Melbourne and I in Sydney, but I managed to track down a copy of the cd.


BEDLAM BEGGERS - SWEET TALKIN' GIRL

This was the band I played in - I wrote song #12 on ska skank down under vol.2,
but not this one. There's about 20 studio tracks in total, and a few live bootlegs.


OFFBEATS [Melbourne] - RIPPLE SOLE SHOES

Gary Skaman Rosche from Melbourne sent this to me only a year or so ago, rare as rocking horse poo,
apparently Pete wanted to put a copy on Ska Skank Down Under vol. 1 but couldn't get this track at the time.
It comes from a 4 song demo tape.



GILGAMESH - UNITY (OPIV cover)

Gilgamesh were a punk ska band from Sydney, recently done some reunion shows. This is an OPIV cover,
they also do "Here we go again" live, which I have on a video bootleg. Graham, the drummer, recorded some
songs with Tim and (either lars or matt) from Rancid when they toured Oz in 1996, but those recordings have
never surfaced over here, not even Graham has a copy.

STRANGE TENANTS - LIVING LIFE

This comes from a live set in Manly, the only bootleg of theirs I have.

Half of this band went on to become Dr. Raju, who I have a few cds, live tracks and one dodgy live video of.



THE HIGH TIDES - WRONG EM BOYO

Gary Skaman's band from Melbourne, 4 song demo tape 2008. Garry puts in guest vocals on Bluekilla's new album as well.



ALLNITERS - STILL IN LOVE

This came from an Ausrock compilation in the early 90s. I had remembered seeing an Allniters
track listed on the cd when I saw it in a store 20 years ago, but only ever found a copy of it
again recently and snagged it straight away.

Pete Porker was after a cd copy as he only had it on tape, apparently there were more tracks
from this session which were never released and I dont have :(

A cover of a Dragon song - are you familiar with them, have you heard the original? they were a fantastic band,
not really ska but April sunn in Suba, Sunshine and this song are classics. Also, Im into heaps of Aussie pub
rock of the 80s, which occasionally crossed over into reggae & ska. Check Cold Chisel's Best Kept Lies or breakfast
at sweethearts if you haven't before.


THE HANGOVERS - LARGE SUM OF MONEY

The Hangovers live track, from a live comp called pulling on the boots, a show put on by Garry singer for the Bedlam Beggars
in 1997. Also had Backy Skank, HBlock, Dr. Raju, Skazoo, plus heaps of punk stuff. One individual track from each band,
then the last track contained another song from most bands.


http://www.mediafire.com/?10cl71ec6zl177e


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SkaFreaks

The biggest all-ska station on the web is now running on its own server so if you've visited in the past and noticed the imperfections keep in mind that they are now all cleared up.

There are also submit/edit features so you can contribute to the large collection of information, news, and band bios.

http://www.skafreaks.com/

Heavy Manners - Flamin' First 7'' (1982)

A - Flamin' First
B - Old Man Bates




http://www.mediafire.com/?2p8blbz77hjrfl8

The Planet Smashers - Meet the Planet Smashers (demo) [REPOST]

A1 - Coolest Guy in the World
A2 - My Love (Vampire)
A3 - Phantom
A4 - Frozen
B1 - Pee in the Elevator
B2 - Lonely Guy
B3 - Wheel of Fortune
B4 - Gotta Get Away
B5 - Untitled (hidden track)

http://www.mediafire.com/?g74s7kskxc72fpc

The Burpas - Fat Man 7'' (1981)

Here's another one submitted by Dudley of Antistereotypes. It does skip in a couple places but you can always get your own copy. It shows up eBay about once a year and goes for about $70 every time.

A - Fat Man
B - Dummies


http://www.mediafire.com/?56lx15ayzr7pto1

...a couple'a things...

Okay, first off, I have been working 7 days a week - not because business is good, but because business is bad enough that my place of business is down to a skeleton crew and I was one of the few lucky enough to still be there - so my time on the computer isn't what it used to be and I have been very bad at getting to emails. If you've sent me an email and I haven't answered yet there's a pretty good chance that I will eventually. I'm really trying to answer all of 'em. I'm sorry...

Secondly, I have been getting a lot of complaints lately and I have removed a few posts because people who were in a band 30 years ago think they should be spending the money to put their music on cd and start charging 2011 prices for music that people stopped buying 13 years ago. I'm cool with that. The whole reason that I post this music is to make it available. If the band wants to make it available I'm 100% on their side. I am willing to promote any of the bands I have ever posted on this blog if they ever have anything to sell. We are all on the same side here. I promote ska music over any of the other trends of the day. Don't ostracize the small fan base you have left by acting high-and-mighty.

If your attorney spells the word you as u I'm going to have a a hard time taking him seriously. Why go through the trouble of legal action to begin with when you could just talk to me as a person first? It'll work out better for all of us if you did.


...forget it...this is an effete argument...

...Tone and Wave is on the verge of being shut down. I have recently taken over a friend's blog Napomm. I have done the last couple of posts and I'll continue doing more, he gave up on it so it's my blog now. I won't be posting much ska on Napomm unless T&W is shut down then I'll continue over there.


Thanks for wasting a moment of your life reading this...if you have another 5 minutes to waste watch THIS

Simkas - Gotta Go 7" (1980)

Ska band from Belgium...sadly this is their only release.

A - Gotta Go

B - Simka Beat



http://www.mediafire.com/?kt65enl559srghh


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Derek Harriot / Dean Fraser and the Chariot Riders split 7" (1979)

Submitted by Bristolboy

A - Derek Harriot - Born to Love You

B - Dean Fraser and the Chariot Riders - Love You Again (instrumental)


http://www.mediafire.com/?fmc60483q6p4uem

7 is your lucky number

Here's a grab-bag of 7 singles - 5 7"s and 2 12"s that were submitted by Rikard. I won't list them but, trust me...you want these.

DOWNLOAD

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Kyber Rifles - 100 Problems EP (1984)

Before there was Let's Go Bowling there was The Kyber Rifles. From 1981 to 1985 they were California's premiere ska band and this is their only release. It's a 7" record in a 7"x9" sleeve.
There is talk that they will be releasing these songs on cd someday. I will remove this post if I find out they are going through with it. They did record other songs (as you can see on their Myspace) so I know I'll be buying the cd. I recommend you do the same.

Maybe they recorded a studio version of their rendition of Gangsters which was great live:


A1 - 100 Problems
A2 - Rock Head
B1 - Generation Gap
B2 - I'll Never Forget

http://www.mediafire.com/?hwoow64n9b9e1x6

Andy Pandemonium - I'm Just a Dummy (For Your Love) 7" (1980)

Andy Pandemonium was formed in the late summer of 1979 in the South Wales industrial town of Llanelli. The band members had played together previously in various combinations on the local scene, but the summer of 1979 saw keyboard player Paul “Nick” Nicholas write a series of distinctive songs that effectively combined the eccentricity of the less self-indulgent aspects of 1970s British rock with the urgency and energy of the post-punk new wave. Nick had previously featured in Llanelli-based folk rockers Carraig Aonair alongside drummer Pete Mason, and the pair had previously played with guitarist John “Sioni” Davies and bassist Gareth Phillips in numerous local ventures. Aware of the need for audience friendly presentation of the material, the band decided to recruit singer, sax-player, accordionist and all round dramatic performer Roj to complete the line up. (more)
(thanks to Bristolboy for the link!)



I have been after this record for a while and, as I had just received my tax return and, since the car decided to not have any major problems this year, I decided to indulge myself in a slightly expensive gift. The very day I was going to spend this paltry bit of money on this record Dudley from Antistereotypes sent me the songs.
Both are friggin' great so I hope you appreciate them at least half as much as I do and, if you're not already accustomed, you need to check out Antistereotypes



A - I'm Just a Dummy (For Your Love)

B - Living in Flats


http://www.mediafire.com/?1s8r44s3f6t69ui


...and, oh yeah, I spent the money I was going to spend on this on something else that's possibly more rare and interesting than this. You'll see in a few weeks.

Crown Agent - Occupational Hazzard 7" (1981)

Somebody sent me an email a couple years back about this one and they hinted that this was U2 with a female singer. I don't know that this information is true but, coincidentally, it was produced by Laurie Mellor who once organized a Christian retreat in the early 80s that U2 not only attended, but spoke at...and a recording was made:

The January 1981 retreat was held at the Gaines Christian Center in Worcester, England, and organized by Laurie Mellor as a Ghettout Music event. Mellor started Ghettout Music in 1980 as a recording and management company for motivating Christian musicians to leave the Christian music sub-culture behind for the mainstream music world.

...On the 45-minute recording, Bono, then 20, and Edge, 19, speak about their faith, the battles they face as Christians in the music business and their sense of what lies ahead for U2. They read Scripture, talk about justifying the expense of producing their next single ("Fire") in the face of global poverty, tell a few jokes and invite feedback from the audience.

(excerpts from HERE)

Keep in mind that this article doesn't support that this is U2 - in fact I don't think it is, but there is a small possibility since this record provides no info. about the band at all.

Before investigating this record I had no idea that U2 was a Christian band.

This is a Christian record. I can't tell you what the first song is about (who is this Edgar that she's singing to?). The b-side is obviously an attack on Mormons.

What would Jesus do?

A - Occupational Hazzard
B - Negative Image



http://www.mediafire.com/?w1xa56ik9z2zazv

Mephiskapheles demos

I know very little about these (as far as who was in the band at the time, or what years they were from, etc.). Thanks to Laszlo for sending these to me many years ago and thanks to the person who originally transferred the tapes to mp3. I don't know who you are but I thank you!!

Skull-A-Ball demo
1 untitled
2 untitled
3 Willie's Work Song

Demo Tape
1 Doomsday
2 Dansemenot
3 Eskamo
4 Shame & Scandal

"Doomsday demo"


Vocalist Grand Invidious was in another band prior to Mephiskapheles called Burn Guitars which had 2 bass players and no guitarist.
They released this demo

1 Shoat
2 (#3)
3 Old Ways New
4 Sleeve





http://www.mediafire.com/?mljfu5ed1einmme

(I also included a few more odds and ends)

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Tone and Wave podcast - Episode 5

This episode was just supposed to be a re-cap on the last 3 years of the blog. It was going to focus not on the things that were downloaded most, but things that were downloaded the least. Before I started putting sound clips there were a lot of things that got very little interest based either on my minimal description, or, I don't know...maybe the cover wasn't conducive enough to what you thought a ska cover should look like. Who knows?
I already have episode 6 in the works (it won't take as long as this one did) but I will probably do the re-cap in episode 7.

Speaking of covers..I figure that I had to do this one at some point so here it is. It's cheesy, yes, but it had to be done.

This episode is chock-full of the big names:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Cure, Simply Red, Blondie, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger...

...and Steven Seagal






DOWNLOAD HERE


Oh yeah, that little clip at the beginning was John Lennon in 1971 during the rehearsal of How Do You Sleep from the Imagine album. He recommends playing it as a reggae song. In the end it didn't wind up that way. Damn shame that.

Science - Look Don't Touch 7" (1980)

Instrumental synth-ska on the b-side. Thanks Rikard!!

A - Look Don't Touch
B - Skalectrik



http://www.mediafire.com/?93zri410653c5l5


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The Javelins - You're No Hustler 7" (1980)

A - You're No Hustler
B - Thoughts of a Frustrated Songwriter



http://www.mediafire.com/?24wlaxsdjum3kw7