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The Buzzards were a three piece from Iowa City that formed in 1979 and were around til 1983. As far as I know this was their only record. If you would like to read more about the band, I found this article on the Iowa Rock-N-Roll Music Association Site.w+(3).jpg)
Here's a charming Ep from a somewhat mysterious Birmingham four piece, The Clerks. From what I gather the band formed in the late 70's; released two classic tracks, ("When The Lights Go Out" and "No Good For Me") on the legendary Rok Records comp "Odd Bods Mods & Sods" the latter was also released as a split single with Hazard both around 1979. This Ep however doesn't appear to have been released until 1984. Although there's no release date on the record; everything I've been able to find points in that direction anyway. I'm not sure why there was such a long lay off between releases or what happened to The Clerks afterwards but one things for sure, these guys had a knack with a hook. w.jpg)
The Blazers were a four piece from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I guess, I would call this a promotional single; it pairs the two best tunes from their Lp titled, "How To Rock". I don't think this came with a picture sleeve. Band member Rick Miller, (Guitar) changed his name to Parthenon Huxley and went on to have a fairly successful solo career. The rest of the band consisted of: Sherman Tate (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ronnie Taylor (drums) and Lee Gildersleeve (bass).
The Crackers were a five piece from Albuquerque New Mexico that formed in the early eighties. Other than this, they had an earlier single titled "Be Smart b/w I'm Tired Of You, an Lp titled "Guaranteed" which was a Billboard pick hit,and an Ep titled "Contraband". I found this video they made for What Did I Do you can check out and that's about all I could find.w.jpg)
Squad were a four piece from Coventry England that formed around the end of 1977. The original line up had Terry Hall on vocals who later went on to the Specials. Terry was replaced by Gus Chambers, as well as many other line up changes. I read that six months after this record was released; none of the original band remained. In all before calling it quits Squad released two singles; Red Alert / £8 A Week, which you can listen to Here and Here, this single, and a cut on the Sent From The Coventry Comp which I included with the download. After Squad Gus Chambers went on to bands such as: 21 Guns, Sons of Damnation and Grip Inc, formed by Dave Lombardo of Slayer fame, and Squad 21 who released an Lp titled "Skullduggery", that had reworks of 21 Guns, The Flasher and Millionaire. Sadly in 2008, Gus Chambers died from an accidental mixture of his medication and alcohol. If you want to read more about the band, you can check Here, Here, and Here.
Boys Life were a Boston four piece that were around in the early Eighties. I read the average age of the band was 16 when they started. In all they release A split single with the Outlets, some comp tracks, An Ep, and this single (that's all I know of anyway). That's all I got, please feel free to add.
(per request, new rips, and a couple of new scans.)
Per request, New Rip's -n- Scans)
I'm giving a new file sharing service a try; I would appreciate feedback on what you think of it. If it works out I'm hoping it can be a permanent solution to my Mediafire problem. (Per Request, New Rip) Manual Scan were from San Diego Ca. Founders Bart Mendoza, And Kevin Ring, were the mainstays of an ever changing lineup, that formed around 1980, and lasted till the early 90's. The band took it's name from a feature found on a Radio Shack police scanner. I believe this was their lone full length. It was released in the UK on the Hi-Lo Records label. There's a number of great tracks on here, that showcase how great Manual Scan really were. If your interested in learning more about the band, check out this excellent Interview of Bart Mendoza, at Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Here's a few other sites worth a visit: The San Diego Reader, and their Myspace. Since 2010, Mendoza and Ring have been with The Shambles.