Early Scottish Punk?

[dave202]

I've been looking for years for copies of some early Scottish punk singles and albums. The Scrotem Poles from Dundee released a five track ep which I thought was great, and some of their material can be heard on You Tube, including scenes of an almost derelict Dundee. The Valves, from Edinburgh, had two releases on Zoom records, For Adolf's Only and Tarzan of the King's Road, and another on some other label. Another Pretty Face, TV21 and quite a few others were about at the same time.
Does anyone have copies of these singles? What about TV21's Thin Red Line album?
If the tracks could be made available by posting or if someone was willing to sell to me I'd be most obliged.

[rcs]

tv21 - a thin red line
http://sharebee.com/fac09a7d

scrotum poles - revelation
http://isksp.blogspot.com/2008/08/scrot ... ation.html

valves 7"
http://theholdingtank.blogspot.com/2007/11/valves.html

another pretty face (thanks to nuzz)
http://nuzzprowlinwolf.blogspot.com/200 ... -face.html

[wmhp2]

I have two copies of the valves single...For adolfs only.

1st one is a bit tatty and well used...you can have it for nothing PM me. I picked up a really nice copy at a boot sale some years ago that is fully signed by the band( I think...have no way of Knowing)...I'll hang on to that one.

[wmhp2]

On the same topic, a local band Crimedesk had a single out around '80 but ive only ever seen one copy and never heard what it sounded like. Anybody help with that one?

[rcs]

crimedesk is listed in this VA comp

http://jimmybuttons.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... tland.html

[Wolter]

I've been looking for years for copies of some early Scottish punk singles and albums. The Scrotem Poles from Dundee released a five track ep which I thought was great, and some of their material can be heard on You Tube, including scenes of an almost derelict Dundee. The Valves, from Edinburgh, had two releases on Zoom records, For Adolf's Only and Tarzan of the King's Road, and another on some other label. Another Pretty Face, TV21 and quite a few others were about at the same time.
Does anyone have copies of these singles? What about TV21's Thin Red Line album?
If the tracks could be made available by posting or if someone was willing to sell to me I'd be most obliged.

That name almost made me spit coffee.

[mretrain]

I've been looking for years for copies of some early Scottish punk singles and albums. The Scrotem Poles from Dundee released a five track ep which I thought was great, and some of their material can be heard on You Tube, including scenes of an almost derelict Dundee. The Valves, from Edinburgh, had two releases on Zoom records, For Adolf's Only and Tarzan of the King's Road, and another on some other label. Another Pretty Face, TV21 and quite a few others were about at the same time.
Does anyone have copies of these singles? What about TV21's Thin Red Line album?
If the tracks could be made available by posting or if someone was willing to sell to me I'd be most obliged.

The CD Messthetics 105 is exactly what you need, Scrotum Poles & all...

http://www.normanrecords.com/records/96484

Modesty forbids reccomending Vertical Smiles' "New Clash Single" on the same CD...

[dave202]

Thanks WMHP. How do I contact you?

[Marky Dread]

Thanks WMHP. How do I contact you?

Click on the small pm icon under his username.

Yeah ok he doesn't have one.

[NPW]

http://scroungingciderhiddenflagon.blog ... chive.html

This might be what yer looking 4, just scroll down. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink say no more.

[wmhp]

Thanks WMHP. How do I contact you?

im logged in now...do what Marky d said.

or you could have clicked on the wee members button top fright hand corner.

[tommy1962]

Anyone know if the great,Rezillos,evolved from the rez band?I once had a pair of drumsticks from rez band drummer!!Also the Zones drummer Kenny Hyslop was in a band with my brother in the late 60s early 70s,before the Zones he found POP!stardom with slik.Wot happened to them,apert from Mr Ure the others went into obscurity.Also a band called The Strike early 80s Inverness and The Tools(Aberdeen,i think!)TNT(Glasgow!)This post brought back some good memories.

[dave202]

Between Slik and Zones, Kenny Hyslop and the boys had a single out on Bruce's Zoom label as PVC2. Last I heard of Kenny was early '80s with Set The Tone.
Anyone have links to this band? What about the Zones album? It's been so long, I can't remember what the Zones were like, although I saw them support Skids at Dundee University in 1978. What other Scottish punk bands were there? The Jolt? Johnny & The Self Abusers? I remember the shock of "Jerkin'" by the Drive fae Dundee, but that wasn't punk, that was middle aged bandwagon jumping hadn't beens from the local scene who thought a poor ditty about masturbation would be a good one. Not one of their better strokes of genius.

[Wolter]

a poor ditty about masturbation would be a good one. Not one of their better strokes of genius.

I think I see what you did there.

[wmhp2]

The Jolt..'no excuses' was ace
BEE CEE CEE...edinburgh band
The Fakes..i have their depressing single. sang in Scottish accent bit dirge like. John Peel liked it?
The Prats..dunno where they came from but did sing Inverness.What a Mess. so that might be a clue
Red Letters...a bit like the Skids if i remember
The Patrol..Country fit for heroes vol.2...Still going today, check youtube
The Subs.. recorded on Stiff records
Skin Deep...Falkirk supporters by the look of their single Football violence
Alternative..Crass recording stars from fife
Later there were others - Discharge XS, Scroteez, Oi polloi,Threats, Actives, Drongos.

Sorry bout the delay in getting that single to you...wont be long though.