GEARS "ROCKIN' AT GROUND ZERO" (1980'S PRESS. + INSERT) PUNK KBD
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THE GEARS: "ROCKIN' AT GROUND ZERO" (12" LP, PLAYGEMS, GS 6471, 1980)
vinyl = VG+ (with 1-2 light surface marks on each side) / sleeve (+ INSERT) = VG+ (with a bit of ring wear on front, as is common in most of copies) ///
Edició original amb portada impresa (pel que sembla, hi ha una espècie de pre-edició, amb la portada serigrafiada i limitada a només 300-400 còpies, que és pràcticament impossible de trobar) d'aquesta obra mestra del punk-rock californià. ///
Original pressing (with printed sleeve: it seems there is a sort of "previous edition" with silkscreened sleeve and limited to only 300-400 copies) of this under-rated masterpiece of Californian punk-rock...
# according to the "HANGOVER HEART ATTACK" blogspot: "KIDD SPIKE was a guitarist with one of L.A.'s first punk rock outfits, the Controllers; but by 1980 he was eager to do something a little more eclectic, and he joined forces with vocalist AXXEL G. REESE to form THE GEARS. THE GEARS enthusiastically embraced the fast and loud part of punk, but they also threw in dashes of surf music, garage rock, blues, and cool sounds of the '50s, and their first album, ROCKIN' AT GROUND ZERO, is a killer blend of punk speed and fury tempered with greaser cool. REESE is a solid vocalist with plenty of swagger in his voice but no wasted affectations, while SPIKE's thick, gutsy guitar work and the crash-boom-bang rhythm work of bassist BRIAN REDZ and drummer DAVE DRIVE keep these songs in forward momentum at all times. THE GEARS could sing about cars, girls and good times with tongue just slightly in cheek on tunes like LETS GO TO THE BEACH and DARLIN' BABY, but HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS and I SMOKE DOPE show they weren't afraid of more dangerous pleasures. DON'T BE AFRAID TO POGO is a great (and only slightly ridiculous) punk anthem, and they chronicle one of the most infamous real-life moments in the war between L.A. punks and cops in ELKS LODGE BLUES. TEENAGE BRAIN is angst at its most enjoyable, and THE LAST CHORD and the title cut both manage to make the end of the world sound cool. ROCKIN' AT GROUND ZERO is good, raucous fun from an unjustly overlooked band; the rise of hardcore made bands like this seem obsolete at the dawn of the '80s, but history and this album prove these guys truly had the goods". ///
Si el comprador prefereix correu certificat (sisplau, envieu-me un e-mail avisant-me), els preus són: # Península i Balears = 4,50 EUR, # Europa = 8,50 EUR, # Resta del Món = 12,00 EUR. / El comprador hauria de fer el pagament (o –com a mínim– posar-se en contacte amb mi, per a tractar del tema i proposar una altra opció) en un termini màxim de TRES DIES després de tancar-se la subhasta. Gràcies per la vostra col·laboració! / If the buyer prefers registered shipping (please, send me an e-mail informing), the fees are: # Europe = 8,50 EUR, # Rest of World = 12,00 EUR.
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