X-Ray Spex – ‘I am a Poseur’ (mp3)
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There’s nothing rare or obscure about today’s track. It’s just a goodun. Snap, crackle and pop!
I know it’s the intention of this blog to delve into past releases/material, but when you learn who is playing in this relatively new band you’ll understand why a post was deemed necessary. Princess of Mars features some mighty fine personnel from two amazing bands that demand your attention – we’re talkin’ the guitar prowess of Rita Blazyca and the drumming of one Rat Scabies – I’ll be damned! No doubt you’re familiar with the later, but perhaps the former name is not ringing any bells. Rita Blazyca is best known as the guitarist for Die Cheerleader, a UK band whose 1995 release Son of Filth was backed and produced by Henry Rollins. Since the band called it a day Rita is reported to have played in numerous bands, however it wasn’t until 2004 that she got in touch (via the Die Cheerleader website we’ve been running since 1999) to let us know what she was up to:
“I am now finally in a band that totally rocks my world we are called ‘PRINCESS OF MARS’. I can say with my hand firmly on my heart I am currently making the best music I have ever been involved with…. Now with Princess Of Mars I got the second best drummer in the world!, from probably the best punk rock band in the world (The Damned), and a new female singer to rival any one who ever picked up a microphone, the bass player is of another planet..!!”
At that time the line up consisted of:
Rae Black – Lead vocals
Rita Blazyca – Guitar + backing vocals
Rat Scabies – Drums
Adam – Bass
A demo (pictured above) promptly arrived in the mail featuring the following tracks:
1. His Masters Voice
2. Judgement Decay
3. Goodbye Glorious
I didn’t hear much from Rita after that and assumed the band had ended, however I was pleased to learn recently that the band have just set up a Myspace page where you can hear all three tracks from the demo (‘His Masters Voice’ has been retitled ‘Morning Star’) – which saves me from trying to track Rita down again to get permission to post the songs on this blog! Visit the myspace page to hear the tunes and download the track ‘Judgement Decay’.
Pink Fairies – ‘Do It’ (mp3)
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This post is made with fans of the Rollins Band in mind. No doubt you’re familiar with their version of the Pink Fairies ‘Do It’, but perhaps you haven’t heard the Pink Fairies.. do it?
The original track appears on the ‘Never Never Land’ LP (1971). The recent remastered CD release also features the single edit version. The album version and some live versions appear on the compilations ‘Up the Pinks’ and ‘The Golden Years’ (and no doubt many others). But what I’ve got for you today is a 1970 demo version that comes from the 1999 Total Energy Records compilation ‘Do It: Rare Live and Studio Recordings (1969 – 1971)’.
If you wanna learn more about the Pink Fairies, and I do encourage you to do so, the Wikipedia page is a good start. Hailing from the UK, the Pink Fairies pre-dated punk and metal, and influenced many bands that came after them. Most of their releases are available on Amazon, so you should have no trouble tracking them down, although the CD that this track comes from is not always listed in PF discographies, so you may have to dig a little further into your google search results to find it. I’m unsure if it’s featured on any other compilation.
Download Do It by The Pink Fairies
