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Paint Stripper is one of my favourite Australian bands from the mid 1990s. Today’s track Prozac 20 is from their 1996 LP, Strontium 90. Information on Paint Stripper is criminally absent from the web as far as I can tell. The Melbourne trio put out three releases between 1994 and 1996. Paint Stripper (1994), Rubbish Truck EP (1995) and Strontium 90 (1996). I’m sure there would be a few other compilations etc they appeared on during that time as well. I recently picked up a split 7 inch with Rapido label mates Pollen released in 1995 featuring Rose Coloured Glasses from Strontium 90.
Below is footage of the band on YouTube performing this track live, possibly on Melbourne community TV station Channel 31. Although both these tracks feature Tonya on vocals, vocal duties for the band were shared with guitarist Andrew Wills. On the first Paint Stripper release, Neil Thomason (who went on to form Ricaine), features in the line up on vocals as well.
If you like what you hear, check out the links at the end of this post. You can pick up a copy of Strontium 90 for just $1.95 at Rocking Horse Records.
Paint Stripper – Rose Coloured Glasses
Line Ups
1994
Neil Thomason – guitar/vocals (Ricaine)
Tonya Blizzard – bass/vocals
Andrew Wills – guitar
Martin Yeats – drums
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Today’s track ‘Punk Princess’ is a b-side to the 1978 release ‘Death to Disco’ on Mushroom Records by Dave and the Derros.
Dave, aka David Jones, wrote novelty songs for his radio show in Newcastle NSW, Australia. I presume this was one of them. While searching for some info on this release I came across quite a few want lists with this record on it. I also found a number of dealers selling it for anywhere between $25 and $60 USD.
I picked mine up at a thrift store in the outer suburbs of Melbourne for 50cents. See, if you have patience you can find gems amongst all the Kamahl and James Last records. I did not know this was somewhat of a collectors item when I picked it up. I just figured with a song titled ‘Punk Princess’ by a band called ‘Dave and the Derros’ I couldn’t possibly go wrong!
Rollins Band – Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment [MP3]
Recorded live at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, Australia on July 22nd, 2003.
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This is the first bootleg recording to make an appearance on the Revenge Radio MP3 blog. There will be many more to come! We’re gonna kick things off with the Rollins Band from the Rise Above Tour in 2003. A tour that cemented Jason Mackenroth’s freakazoid status, if indeed he did not have it already. The song is a cover of the classic Ramones tune ‘Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment’.
Download Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment by the Rollins Band
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