COMING out on SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 New Releases from KALASHNIKOV COLLECTIVE BUSTER BROWN DARRELL BANKS REDD KROSS the JUKEBOX ROMANTICS
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COMING OUT ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 new releases from KALASHNIKOV COLLECTIVE BUSTER BROWN DARRELL BANKS REDD KROSS THE JUKEBOX ROMANTICS Exclusively Distributed by KALASHNIKOV COLLECTIVE L’Algebra Morente Del Cielo, LP STREET DATE: September 11, 2015 INFORMATION: Artist Hometown: Milan, Italy Key Markets: Italy, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Russia, USA For Fans of: CRASS, CONTROPOTERE, UK SUBS, LA FRACTION, WORLD/INFERNO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY, THE CLASH, WRETCHED, RAW POWER, NEGAZIONE, DECLINO L’Algebra Morente Del Cielo (The Dying Algebra of the Sky in English) is the sixth full-length release from KALASHNIKOV COLLECTIVE, a seven- sometimes eight-piece romantic punk group from Milano, Italy. Since their inception in 1996, KALASHNIKOV has been renowned for their frenetic live performances, ARTIST: KALASHNIKOV COLLECTIVE groundbreaking songwriting, and sincere dedication to the DIY spirit of punk. Defying easy classification, TITLE: L’Algebra Morente Del Cielo the band embraces a myriad of musical and cultural influences; imagine an ‘80s crossover punk band doing LABEL: Aborted Society the tango to synthesizers, and you’re somewhat close. Coining the term “Romantic Punk,” KALASHNIKOV CAT#: ABSOC033-1 may have altogether invented a new genre of music, and have fast become one of the most innovative FORMAT: LP and important bands in the punk underground worldwide. New wave, ska, metal, thrash, anarchopunk, GENRE: Punk traditional and classical interludes weave in and out at a breakneck pace, and somehow make perfect BOX LOT: 25 sense in the world of KALASHNIKOV. It is a lyrical protest against an impending dystopian future, and if SRLP: $13.98 the revolution were to throw a dance party, this would be the soundtrack. UPC: 096012503318 EXPORT: NO RESTRICTIONS MARKETING POINTS: • Beautifully packaged in a thick gatefold jacket with 180 gram vinyl & full-color lyric booklet TRACK LIST: • KALASHNIKOV has toured the European mainland extensively for years, and recently completed 1. La Vendetta Degli Steli Recisi its second tour of the Russian Federation 2. La Dissolvenza Degli Orizzonti Tecnologici • Known for its intensely energetic and frenetic live performances, ALASHNIKOV is widely 3. L’Algebra Morente Del Cielo sought out in mainland Europe. 4. Chi Sta In Alto Dice Questa É Pace, Questa É Guerra 5. Il Plotone Non Si É Accorto Del Soldato Caduto 6. Cavalieri Della Tempesta Elettromagnetica 7. Nessuna Cattiva Notizia Esce Dalle Radio Rotte 8. Milano Antartica 9. Una Guerra Senza Fine 10. Noi Sospiriamo Ai Bordi Delle Stelle Exclusively Distributed by Contact your sales rep: Mike Beer - [email protected] phone 414-672-9948 fax 414-672-9936 www.ildistro.com BUSTER BROWN Something To Say, LP STREET DATE: September 11, 2015 INFORMATION: Artist Hometown: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Key Markets: All over the world For Fans of: BUFFALO, COLOURED BALLS, ROSE TATTOO One and only album released in 1974 by Melbourne’s BUSTER BROWN. Formed in 1973. their street smart, straight ahead boogie rock was embraced by Melbourne’s notorious sharpies crowd. For the uninitiated, they were an Australian subculture that was somewhere between what was the skinhead and suedehead subcultures of the U.K. BUSTER BROWN’s significance to rock music though goes much further. Ultimately a micro dot to what ARTIST: BUSTER BROWN BUSTER BROWN vocalist Gary “Angry” Anderson and bassist Geordie Leach would achieve when they moved TITLE: Something To Say to Sydney and formed globally renowned hard rock giants, ROSE TATTOO. Drummer Phil Rudd would stay in LABEL: Blank Recording Company Melbourne and become the drummer for a little outfit out of Sydney, AC/DC – not a bad dent on the global CAT#: BRC006-1 hard rock music scene from this small, one-shot Melbourne band. FORMAT: LP GENRE: 1970’s boogie, hard rock, prog rock If that’s not enough legendary status for this album, it was produced by Australian guitar god, Lobby BOX LOT: 50 Loyde, whose credits as a musician include THE PURPLE HEARTS, THE WILD CHERRIES, COLOURED SRLP: $24.98 BALLS & BILLY THORPE & THE AZTECS. As a producer Lobby worked with SUNNYBOYS, MACHINATIONS, UPC: 613505140029 EXPORT: NO EXPORT TO AUSTRALIA X, SARDINE V and more. Upon release in 1974, Something to Say disappeared without too much fan fare. Original vinyl pressings are now extremely hard to find, highly sought after and command major dollars on the rare record market. TRACK LIST: 01. Rock And Roll Lady 02. Let Me In MARKETING POINTS: 03. Buster Brown 04. Roll Over Beethoven • First time on vinyl since original 1974 release 05. Young Spunk • Features Phil Rudd (AC/DC) along with Angry Anderson and Geordie Leach (ROSE TATTOO) 06. Apprentice • Produced by Lobby Loyde of THE PURPLE HEARTS, THE WILD CHERRIES, COLOURED BALLS fame 07. Something To Say Exclusively Distributed by Contact your sales rep: Mike Beer - [email protected] phone 414-672-9948 fax 414-672-9936 www.ildistro.com DARRELL BANKS Darrell Banks Is Here!, LP STREET DATE: September 11, 2015 INFORMATION: Artist Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Key Markets: All over the world For Fans of: EDWIN STARR, O.V WRIGHT, THE PARLIAMENTS, OTIS REDDING Debut album. Anyone familiar with the Northern soul scene, or 1960’s soul in general know the brief but much heralded career of DARRELL BANKS that spanned slightly more than a handful of 45s and two LPs. A life cruelly cut short by a policeman’s bullet in 1970. His music has lived on for generations of lovers of super fine soul sides the globe over: the stuff of legend. Many of his sides now are staples of the Northern Soul scene and spun the world over. ARTIST: DARRELL BANKS “Our Love (Is In The Pocket)”, “Angel Baby (Don’t You Ever Leave Me)” and “Open The Door To Your Heart” TITLE: Darrell Banks Is Here! are perennials on playlists for dancefloors or compilation albums of stone-cold Northern Soul classics. LABEL: Blank Recording Company CAT#: BRC 009-1 Starting out on the revered Revilot label who were responsible for 45’s by THE PARLIAMENTS, PAT LEWIS, FORMAT: LP ROSE BATISTE, & J.J BARNES amongst others, Darrell Banks had two singles were released on the label GENRE: 1960’s soul, Northern soul before he signed with Atlantic Records and his debut album, Darrell Banks Is Here! was released on the ATCO BOX LOT: 50 label. SRLP: $24.98 UPC: 613505160027 EXPORT: NO EXPORT TO AUSTRALIA, U.K OR EUROPE GEORGE CLINTON, J.J. BARNES, EDWIN STARR, ROSEMARIE MCCOY, FRANK WILSON all feature on writing credits for tunes on this album. Ten tracks of sublime soul. Musicians most likely used on these recordings are the legendary Funk Brothers being that they backed other Revilot artists, and barely a Detroit soul side was cut without their fingerprints all over them, be safe to assume they are the musicians TRACK LIST: on this albums since there’s no actual credits on the artwork for musicians appearing on the album. 01. Here Come The Tears 02. I’ve Got That Feelin’ 03. I’m Gonna Hang My Head And Cry 04. Look Into The Eyes Of A Fool MARKETING POINTS: 05. Our Love (Is In The Pocket) 06. Open The Door To Your Heart • This only the second time the vinyl has been re-issued, aside from an extremely limited 07. Angel Baby (Don’t Love Ever Leave Me) Japanese pressing from 1981— the only other option is the hideously expensive original LP 08. Somebody (Somewhere Needs You) 09. Baby What’cha Got (For Me) • Original cover artwork faithfully reproduced 10. You Better Go • An original UK copy of the “Open The Door To Your Heart” 7” recently sold at auction for over £14,500 gathering worldwide press in digital and print form of the life and career of DARRELL BANKS Exclusively Distributed by Contact your sales rep: Mike Beer - [email protected] phone 414-672-9948 fax 414-672-9936 www.ildistro.com REDD KROSS Third Eye, LP STREET DATE: September 11, 2015 INFORMATION: Artist Hometown: Hawthorne, CA Key Markets: All over the world For Fans of: JELLYFISH, BIG STAR, THE REPLACEMENTS The career path of REDD KROSS has been a long and winding one… Starting out as part of the burgeoning Los Angeles South Bay punk scene in the late 1970’s. Kids hanging out at the legendary Church in Hermosa Beach that served as the head quarters of BLACK FLAG, along with the living quarters of some of its members. Brothers Steven & Jeff McDonald joined by future CIRCLE JERKS guitarist, Greg Hetson & future BLACK FLAG vocalist, Ron Reyes. ARTIST: REDD KROSS Members came and went, the nucleus of the band, the McDonald brothers always at the helm though TITLE: Third Eye guiding the band from its early roots as a thrashy punk rock band through to the metamorphosis of power LABEL: Blank Recording Company pop titans. Third Eye was their debut major label release on Atlantic Records, their third long player over all, CAT#: BRC012-1 featuring the hit singles that should have been, “Annie’s Gone” and “1976”. Third Eye was jam packed with FORMAT: LP catchy hooks, slick production and memorable tunes. Sadly, it was the only album on Atlantic Records. GENRE: Power pop BOX LOT: 50 Released originally in 1990 in the golden period of the major label’s deciding “vinyl was dead”, and SRLP: $24.98 compact discs were the future (remember them?) Third Eye was only briefly available on vinyl in the U.S and UPC: 613505150028 EXPORT: NO EXPORT TO AUSTRALIA saw extremely limited released on LP in Europe. Subsequently Third Eye has become increasingly hard to find on vinyl-- that’s now been corrected! TRACK LIST: 01. Faith Healer MARKETING POINTS: 02. Annie’s Gone 03.