V/A - Compulsiv Compilation No. 1

 

Label: Compulsiv

Year: 1992

Here's another quick one on this Friday to help you ease into whatever grilling-out duties you are obligated to this afternoon. And frankly, I can't think of any better tofu dog cooking music than Circus Lupus...so, you're in luck!

This relatively short lived Philadelphia based label actually had a very high victory percentage with their releases. Lot's of quality bands for a label that doesn't ever get mentioned in the hallowed halls of noise rock (which is a actually just a port-o-john located just outside Madison, WI, truth be told). For their third release they came correct with a four band, four song compilation of bangers, and now here it is. Right in front of you!

The bands:

Circus Lupus - you get a version of "New Cop Car" which would be re-recorded for the Solid Brass album that is a bit rawer. Hot.

Jack O Nuts - you get an exclusive rager from the best band out of Athens that wasn't REM or Harvey Milk or The Glands. 

Crain - you get, similar to Circus Lupus, an early version of "Blistering" which would be re-recorded for the Heater album a couple years later.

Derelict Hotel - you get a good, loose, rocker from a band that I've only heard this one song from. So, maybe it's the best they ever did, or maybe it's a throw-away and they were a phenomenal undiscovered gem. Don't know, but this song fits right in on this comp with some pretty heavy hitters, so...kudos.

DL