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[bigfootkit]

Ha!
I just knew this would be a band you'd either react to or be familiar with. Big cheers for the link - only had time to skim it quickly but this was surprisingly great for a 2013 release. I'm hearing a lot of similarities to proggy NWOBHM there and best of all, zero 90's/00's vibes.

Am i that predictable? Yeah, i probably am.
The reason you heard 'zero 90's/00's vibes' is 'cause it's a remastered anthology of their late '70's/early '80's recordings. Unfortunately they split up around '83 if i remember correctly, but at least they left us a bunch of high quality recordings. Just a shame 30 years had to elapse before they finally saw release.

[DaN]

The reason you heard 'zero 90's/00's vibes' is 'cause it's a remastered anthology of their late '70's/early '80's recordings. Unfortunately they split up around '83 if i remember correctly, but at least they left us a bunch of high quality recordings. Just a shame 30 years had to elapse before they finally saw release.

Hm.. "Remastered" or not, surely those aren't original 70's/80's recordings Re-recorded maybe..?
Do compare them to the 1980 7" I just uploaded in that new thread..

Anyways, I'm keepin' on burning through my digital archive of rare comps I should have added 1-10 years ago, so 4 new ones added:

https://thecorroseum.org/comps/index.php

...including that ultra-enigmatic Cardiff test-pressing 'kit shared a while back. We rrreally need to straighten out a few ?'s concerning that one...

I really don't trust fragile and volatile streaming media when it comes to thoroughly preserving ultra-rare stuff for the ages, so here's a quality rip of the YT-stream + pic for preservation-by-way-of-distribution purposes:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/f3ghjyrt ... ).rar/file

(not hidden because it's too rare..)

[bigfootkit]

Hm.. "Remastered" or not, surely those aren't original 70's/80's recordings Re-recorded maybe..?
Do compare them to the 1980 7" I just uploaded in that new thread..

Anyways, I'm keepin' on burning through my digital archive of rare comps I should have added 1-10 years ago, so 4 new ones added:

https://thecorroseum.org/comps/index.php

...including that ultra-enigmatic Cardiff test-pressing 'kit shared a while back. We rrreally need to straighten out a few ?'s concerning that one...

Nope, the songs were all recorded berween 1978-1980, I even dug out the CD to check that i was remembering the details correctly.
I was in touch with Rich from ShroomAngel around that time & he said they had a ton of multitrack master tapes to work from, which they did for around a decade (!) before their ultimate release. In many cases they had several different takes, mixes & edits of the same songs from different sessions to choose from, which would explain any differences between the CD takes & the original releases.
I must see if i can find that other Heyoka anthology which came out on Janne Stark's Prog/AOR label a few years back, but i'm guessing the odds are against me.
Re 'Studio 2', kudos to you for nailing Human Touch with the line, 'Mega-wimpy, pastel-shirts-wearing , mid-80's soft-pop.'. That damn song bums me out every time i listen to the album, but my self-sabotaging anal-retentive completist nature prevents me from deleting it. Doubly irritating as if it hadn't been included we may well have gotten another exclusive Mad Dog song instead.

[bigfootkit]

Here's some custom CD art i'd knocked up for that Studio 2 comp, should anyone be thinking of burning it to CD-r:

[DaN]

Nope..

Still sounds weird when comparing the production and vocals of the CD to the entirely different 7" versions in my ears, but we'll get back to that discussion on a later date

Burning the midnight blood w/ 3 more comps - 2 Swedes and one Limey:
https://thecorroseum.org/comps/index.php

[bigfootkit]

Nope..

Still sounds weird when comparing the production and vocals of the CD to the entirely different 7" versions in my ears, but we'll get back to that discussion on a later date

Fair enough.
Whilst i remember, on the 'KZEL-96: Oregon's Best Rock' comp you just reviewed, the singer on the Harlot track is apparently Mike Podrybau from Glacier. Gotta love that metal minutiae.

[lunaboy]

Now , this one is kinda weird one. Released in South Korea and contains just russian bands.

https://www.discogs.com/release/5593325 ... ights-90-1

Lite Hard Rock SAINT PETERSBURG and Hard'n'Heavy band TOVARISCHY ( ex AVGUST ) .

[lunaboy]

Finland. Some Hard Rock bands like HARDROCK SALLINEN , BLIZARD . It's from 1977 , so early Hard Rock stage but still...

https://www.discogs.com/release/5226623 ... -Rallye-77

HARDROCK SALLINEN song "Pikunainen" Great Proto Metal !!!

https://youtu.be/CYITs6-aSts?si=KG53KjFd9oEUMmp2

[bigfootkit]

This one ('Hundreds And Thousands' UK-1983) is well worth a listen for the 3 borderline-ish NWoBHM bands included; City, The Fuse & Generator.
Generator provide a catchy mid-paced hard rocker enlivened by some nice soloing. City have an unusual Prog/Hard Rock mix which is heavier in parts than most prog-leaning bands got circa 1983. The Fuse's music is resolutely in the Hard Rockin' camp too, though the singer's vocals seem more New Wave/goth-ish in intent. A slightly odd mix, but it works.
Helpfully you can listen to the entire LP courtesy of the YT links included on the discogs page. All 3 bands i mentioned are on side 2 of the LP, though knowing your occasional liking for odd indie & new wave stuff DaN, you may find the whole record interesting:

https://www.discogs.com/release/2337405 ... -Thousands

Also an honourable mention is deserved for the 1979 Canadian comp 'Rot N' Rôle', for it's inclusion of the track 'Hawk Of A Lady' by The Rape Of The Lock (aka TROTL). Excellent lean mean Heavy Rock with Hendrixian lead geetar all over the place. Apparently they later also released a self-titled 1998 album, but i've had no luck finding that yet.
I found the rest of 'Rot N' Rôle' quite a tough listen though as it mostly veers between New Wave, odd angular experimental stuff & wide-of-the-mark attempts at humour though you may find it easier on the ear than i.
Surprisingly for such an obscure comp it received an expanded CD re-release in 2014.

https://www.discogs.com/release/1567822 ... -R%C3%B4le