Lime Spiders - Out of Control/Save my Soul 7"

Label: Citadel; Year: 1985; Format: Vinyl 7"

The Lime Spiders are one of the heavy weights in regard to the '60s garage punk revival that hit the 1980s and apparently Jello Biafra once referred to them as 'the best time-warp '60s garage revival band' he's ever heard. This single boasts two great songs, one original, and the other a '60s cover. 'Out of Control' is a powerful '60s garage influenced stomper, and maybe the Aussies are just the world champions at this sort of thing. Just great! On the B-Side one can hear an excellent cover version of 'Save my Soul' which was originally recorded by British Psychedelic Rockers Wimple Winch in 1966.
Highly recommended!

The Sconeheads - Larry Grayson is a Gestapo Agent EP

Label: Nailed On; Year: 1999; Format: Vinyl EP

Larry Grayson was a well known English TV presenter, famous for hosting BBC's series 'The Generation Game'. I would only assume that the Sconeheads were not particularly fond of Mr. Grayson and made a Gestapo Agent out of him. All three songs on this EP were released posthumously and were originally recorded in 1981. The title track is my personal winner on this EP as it is an excellent primitive pogo smasher with really aggressive drumming, just loving it. The other two tracks are by no means bad, and I would describe them as sing along drunken punk rock in a real DIY way. This EP will appeal to people who like bands such as The Shapes for instance. Not an absolute must, but definitely worth discovering.