Saturday, July 21, 2012

HANG LOOSE | FEATURING THE GREAT PLAINS & RON HOUSE | TBAMFW 8.1

Great Plains - Dick Clark 7" EP
1985 (Shadowline Records)

From Columbus, Ohio, the Great Plains were Ron House's band before Thomas Jefferson Slaves Apartments. His voice might be an acquired taste, so it's either love/hate. I love it as much as their lo fi garage-rock Columbus-style.

Dangling shoes over a wire is now called shoefiti.


Great Plains - Naked At The Buy, Sell, And Trade
1985 ( Homestead Records)

The 7" front cover is a detail of the LP cover of the same year by photographer RENEE K. VELKOFF, author of many designs for the Gibson Brothers ("Dedicated Fool", "The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing").

The back cover drawing was made by the Great Plains keyboard player MATT WYATT.


Great Plains - Naked At The Buy, Sell, And Trade [Back Cover]
1985 ( Homestead Records)


The Riptides - Hang Out
2006 (Red Square/Union Label Group)

Ramones worshippers from Ottawa, Canada. No info about the cover.


Soldiers - Hit The Bricks
2011 ( State Of Mind Recordings)

Metal-core from Long Island, NY.


ALL STAR CHUCK TAYLOR
Featuring The Ramones

THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING
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