80s F-G
| Artist | Title (Label) Cover / Record / Co. | Released | Price CHF |
| The Fastest Bat | Cold Haily Windy Night (Human) EX / EX | U.K.'1985 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's release of U.K. Prog-Folk-Rock from Birmingham, plenty o' traditional acres bein' ploughed 'n destilled into new bottles in exciting Fairport Convention manner; heartful dives w/mandolin, keyboards, fiddle, percussion, acoustic/electric guitars 'n charming, expressive voc-treats; scarce small-label press and a real find for somebody who's on the lookout for innovative progressions in fields of U.K. Folk!) | |||
| Fattburger | Good News (Intima) M / M | NL'1987 | SOLD |
| (dutch print of 80's release by californian Lounge-Pop combo... a good slice of technoid Schlock news;) |
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| Fields Of The Nephilim | Dawnrazor (Situation 2) M- / M- | U.K.'1987 | SOLD |
| (80's U.K. orig. print of Doom-Dirge sounds w/solemn veils of sinister sound-scapes à la Joy Div, Room of Lights...;) |
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| Fine Young Cannibals | Same (Metronome) VG++ / VG++ | D'1985 | SOLD |
| (german orig. print w/inner-sleeve;) | |||
| The Firm | Mean Business (Atlantic) M / M- | D'1986 | Sold |
| (mid-80's german print of hard-rockin' project by Jimmy Page & Paul Rodgers (of FREE-fame) |
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| Fishbone | Same (Columbia) M- / EX | U.S.'1985 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's orig. U.S. print of all-black combo bustin' out via colorful 'xotik rhythm-strokes... rockin' Ska 'n moody partyin' Wah w/brass;) |
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| Bela Fleck With The New Grass Revival |
Deviation (Rounder) M- / M- | U.S.'1984 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's U.S. release of fascinating Folk-Rock item w/adventurous banjo-driven Bluegrass progressions by master of the genre; full-band sound w/strong, melodic violin-leads by Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas plays dobro, athmo-bannered songs, well executed and a fine production!) | |||
| Fleshtones | Blast Off! (Roir) EX / EX | U.S.'1982 | 33.00 |
| (RARE cassette-only release by this Neo-Garage-guitar slingin' U.S. quartet; khool packing! |
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| Up-Front (I.R.S.) M- / EX | U.S.'1980 | SOLD | |
| (rare 5-track mini-album marking the debut of this Neo-Garage-guitar slingin' U.S. quartet;for best results, this extended play record should be played at 45 rpm!) |
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| Folkminers | Same (PMF) M- / EX | U.S.'1986 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's U.S. electric-Folk-Rock jangle-spree w/vibrating fuzz-tone colors & a CHURCH typo melo-trail; 6-track mini-album spinning at 45 rpm; from Ann Arbor, Michigan;) |
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| The Force | Same (Zilch) EX / EX | D'1982 | SOLD |
| (early 80's german print of Pub-rockin' sounds by veterans of the genre; feat. Sean Tyla, Deke Leonard (of MAN-fame) |
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| Nancy Forever And The Antlers |
Presents 101:heresies (NF) M- / M- | US'1989 | SOLD |
| (late 80's U.S. print of quirky, eccentric Pop sounds w/hard-rockin' fuzz-tone guitar and Nancy's punk-battered choir-girl-voice; w/insert; odd collage-sleeve;) |
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| Fortunate Sons | Karezza (Bam-Caruso) M- / M- | U.K.'1987 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's aussie Neo-Rickenbacker splash-down grazin' on some Church-fame ...means that the Byrds again served for godfather! ...band-name's derived from a John Fogerty song; ...a band not necessarily foaming w/originality! feat. Chris Wilson of The Church;) | |||
| Rising (Bam-Caruso) M- / M- | U.K.'1986 | SOLD | |
| (mid-80's aussie Neo-Rickenbacker splash-down grazin' on some Church-fame... means that the Byrds again served for godfather!... band-name's derived from a John Fogerty song;... a band not necessarily foaming w/originality!) |
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| Four On The Floor | Same (Roa) M / M- | U.S.'1986 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's release of straight rockin' dual-guitar action w/blitz leads, drivin' melodic lanes; 5 track mini-album by this New Jersey quartet;) |
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| Kim Fowley Jr. | Son Of Frankenstein (Moxie) EX / EX | U.S.'1981 | 95.00 |
| ("as to the "son of Frankenstein" Kim Jr.'s genetic structure must have been warped by all the audio radiation, cause at 15, the kid sounds sort of like a techno update of "Outrageous" the 60's acidhead Kim Fowley favorite! ...of late the music-press has been throwing around the term "Psychedelic", unfortunately they have attached the term to all the wrong records. in fact, the record album you are now reading is the first true psychedelic album of the 80's. it combines the innocent experiments of youth with a sardonic young rock scientists's tortured teenage passion. the resulting chaos is is dark, scary and good perverted fun!" (from the liner-notes to this album penned by Rich La Bonte) ....well, go ahead and judge for yourself!...clean vinyl plays EX to Near Mint; Cover close to perfect with light bumps in 2 corners;) |
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| Freak Water | Same (Amoeba) M- / EX | U.S.'1989 | SOLD |
| (late 80's U.S. action-packed Country-Folk-raspin' w/fiery slide, dobro 'n lap-steel; Freak Water consists of 2 ladies from Kentucky w/help from friends; "Albert C. Samson" -track sparkles w/some exeptional fingerwork flashin' back to Bradley's ol' barn as for aura 'n execution!!) | |||
| Freur | Doot-Doot (CBS) M- / M- | U.K.'1983 | SOLD |
| (orig. U.K. print (w/inner-sleeve) of minimal-structured Avant-Wave Sounds w/ a Pop appeal; ...gloomy canvas w/tech-no-ID lines;) |
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| Friends Of Betty | Blind Faith II (Underdog) M- / M- | U.S.'1988 | SOLD |
| (late 80's small-label" (independent" was the slogan!) release from Chicago; drivin' wasto-Fry-Punk-rockin' thing w/distorto-fuzz sounds, noisy vapours, messy vocs w/psychotic touch; w/insert-sheet;) |
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| Frontier Theory | No Waltz In The Meadow (Top) EX / EX | U.S.'1988 | SOLD |
| (late 80's U.S. electric Folk-Rock release by Washington, D.C. quartet; their 2nd album graced w/ a fine blend of 60's flash-back West-Coast Folk-Rock plus an R.E.M. typo strayn but addin' a bucket-full-'o splashin' color! version of "summertime" and the hooky "don't walk away"; w/inner-sleeve;) | |||
| Fubu | La Tambouille Du Mogambö (JJS Production) M / M | F'1986 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's french print of native Trad-Folk work; accordeons, synth, clarinet, guitar, electric piano...; this band feat. Thierre Mirebeau;) |
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| Fun Boy Three | Waiting (Chrysalis) EX / EX | U.S.'1983 | SOLD |
| (David Byrne produced 80's U.K. Pop thing w/ a 'xotic edge; incl. the great Tv-crimi-theme "murder she said"!) |
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| The Fundamentals | Feeling Strange (P.O.S.) EX / EX | U.S.'1989 | SOLD |
| (late 80's U.S. REM-influenced electric guitar-splashin' Folk-Rock on small New Jersey label;) |
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| Fuzzbox | We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It (Geffen) EX / EX | U.S.'1986 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's U.K. fuzzed-out Girlie-Punk w/snotty paisley-zonked vibes; inner-sleeve has some nasty pics of 'em chicks!) |
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| Game Theory | 2 Steps From The Middle Ages (Enigma) EX / EX | U.S.'1988 | SOLD |
| (80's californian Folk-Pop raver w/jangly guitar sound and female lead- 'n back-up vocs;) |
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| Real Nighttime (Enigma/Rational) M- / M- | U.S.'1985 | SOLD | |
| (80's californian Folk-Pop raver w/jangly guitar sound and female lead- 'n back-up vocs; there's some colorfully bent melo-joggle at work here! feat. Mitch Easter, Michael Quercio...;) |
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| Real Nighttime (Enigma/Rational) M- / M- / Cc. | U.S.'1985 | SOLD | |
| (80's californian Folk-Pop raver w/jangly guitar sound and female lead- 'n back-up vocs; there's some colorfully bent melo-joggle at work here!) |
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| Gassiga | Same (Zytglogge) M- / EX | CH'1986 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's swiss Folk- (Rock) release by native band; ...sorta stoned, good-timey Rumpelstilz; all sung in native tongue;) |
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| The Gear | Blim (Chocolate Moustache) EX / EX / Cc. | U.S.'1989 | SOLD |
| (late 80's U.S. privat-press out of Michigan; melodic guitar-crunchin' Garage-Rock w/ a 60's Kinky feel in the harmonies; their 2nd release w/ insert-sheet;) |
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| In The New Hitsville (Chocolate Moustache) EX / EX / Cc. | U.S.'1988 | SOLD | |
| (late 80's U.S. privat-press out of Michigan; melodic guitar-crunchin' Garage-Rock; 4-track mini-album; w/ insert-sheet;) |
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| Girlfriend | Heartshot (International Artist) EX / EX | CH'1986 | SOLD |
| (orig. swiss print of mid-80's effort by native band from Lucerne; Power-Pop dimension w/ hard-edged twin-guitars; autographed by bass-player!) |
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| The Gist | Embrace The Herd (Base/Rough Trade) EX / EX | I'1981 | SOLD |
| (orig. italian print of early 80's U.K. Techno-Folk-Wave orig. released on Rough Trade;) | |||
| The Gladstones | Jeremy (Tall) M- / M- | U.S.'1990 | SOLD |
| (late 80's U.S. local Nebraska electric Folk-Rock ringer w/solemn, fragile athmo-soothe;) |
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| Golden Palominos | Oao (Celluloid) M- / M- | U.S.'1983 | SOLD |
| (Classic 80's Avant-Rock-Wave project feat. Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell(on Hammond organ) Anton Fier on drums, Arto Lindsay on guitar & vocs, Fred Frith, David Moss, John Zorn...; the 80's Sound of New York!) |
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| Visions Of Excess (Celluloid) M- / M- | U.S.'1985 | SOLD | |
| (Classic 80's Avant-Rock-Wave project feat. Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell(on Hammond organ) Anton Fier on drums, Arto Lindsay on guitar, Jack Bruce & Michael Stipe on vocs, Carla Bley also plays some hammond organ; great cover of Skip Spence "Omaha"; the 80's Sound of New York!) | |||
| Visions Of Excess (Celluloid) M- / M- | F'1985 | SOLD | |
| (Classic 80's Avant-Rock-Wave project feat. Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell(on Hammond organ) Anton Fier on drums, Arto Lindsay on guitar, Jack Bruce & Michael Stipe on vocs, Carla Bley also plays some hammond organ; great cover of Skip Spence "Omaha"; the 80's Sound of New York! french print;) | |||
| Gore | Mean Man's Dream (Red Rhino) EX / EX | U.S.'198 | SOLD |
| (80's U.S. (?) doomy Hard-Core sweller w/punky edge; promo label;) | |||
| The Graphic | People In Glass (Dolphin) EX / M- | U.S.'1984 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's small-label press from North Carolina; dynamic Pop-shaker w/ringin' guitars 'n strong femme lead-vocals! 6-track mini-album;) |
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| Great Plains | The Mark,Don & Mel E.P. (Acid Tapes) EX / EX | U.K.'1983 | 42.00 |
| (RARE 80's cassette-only release on this fascinating dedicated-to-independent-music label from the U.K.; Great Plains hails from Ohio and rattles forth w/an intriguing organ/guitar sound and a mind for windy POP! some live-tracks also included here!) |
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| Green On Red | Gas Food Lodging (Enigma) SS / SS | U.S.'1984 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's release by L.A. band feat. Dan Stuart, Chris Cacavas, Chuck Prophet IV...; scarce limited edition green vinyl press; still sealed;) |
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| Gravity Talks (Metronome) EX / EX | D'1987 | 33.00 | |
| (late 80's orig. german release by L.A. band feat. Dan Stuart & Chris Cacavas; electric-Folk-Rock w/Doorsy organ-spook 'n wino-painted skid-row vibes thru' hazy melancho/romancero fade-glow! "cheap wine" is ace 80's classic 'n "blue parade" cuts the cake for gloomy downer fanfare w/a solemn ache! orig. recorded 'n released in the U.S. on Slash records in '83...Vinyl with slightly dusty surface plays NICE EX to Near Mint with in-audible marks; Cover with small spot of tear in top-right corner (removed sticker)NO storage wear; clean labels;) | |||
| Gravity Talks (Slash) M- / M- | U.S.'1983 | 42.00 | |
| (early 80's U.S. orig. release by L.A. band feat. Dan Stuart & Chris Cacavas; electric-Folk-Rock w/Doorsy organ-spook 'n wino-painted skid-row vibes thru' hazy melancho/romancero fade-glow! "cheap wine" is ace 80's classic 'n "blue parade" cuts the cake for gloomy downer fanfare w/a solemn ache!...Vinyl looks close to un-played; Cover in shrink (partly torn on back, bottom-left) with NO real flaw worth mentioning; clean labels;) | |||
| Gravity Talks (Slash) EX / VG++ / Co. | U.S.'1983 | SOLD | |
| (early 80's U.S. orig. release by L.A. band feat. Dan Stuart & Chris Cacavas; electric-Folk-Rock w/Doorsy organ-spook 'n wino-painted skid-row vibes thru' hazy melancho/romancero fade-glow! "cheap wine" is ace 80's classic 'n "blue parade" cuts the cake for gloomy downer fanfare w/a solemn ache!) | |||
| No Free Lunch (Mercury) M- / M- | U.K.'1985 | 33.00 | |
| (mid-80's release by L.A. band feat. Dan Stuart, Chris Cacavas, Chuck Prophet IV...; excellent electric Folk-Rock gem w/ that precious americana/outlaw edge, smokin' acoustic/ electric mix w/pearly electric lead-guit cranks! ...moods that sorta got picked up later on by the californian DROVERS; recorded in England; this is the U.K. press w/great die-cut/gimmix-jacket plus inner-bag; ...a stone 80's classic (in my ears...Vinyl with in-audible marks plays EX to Near Mint; Cover (die-cut) with small spot of faint stain on front (top right)..else flawless; printed inner-sleeve with 2cm split in bottom-seam(middle) clean labels;) | |||
| Same (Down There/Enigma) M- / EX | U.S.'1982 | 55.00 | |
| (early 80's U.S. orig.7-track mini-album debut-release by L.A. band feat. Dan Stuart & Chris Cacavas; electric Garage-Rock w/Doorsy organ-spook 'n shaky grunge-splash w/expressive lead-vocs;...Vinyl with slightly hazy surface(not affecting sound) plays clean EX to Near Mint all the way; Cover with bump in bottom-right corner; small spot of FAINT stain in top-right corner due to removed vintage sticker; NO storage-wear; clean blue labels with black lettering;) |
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| Green River | Come On Down (Homestead) EX / EX | U.S.'1985 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's U.S. release of fiercely cranked-up Grunge-Punk mayhem w/showers of fuzzed 'n distorted guitars; ...from the Seattle scene;) |
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| Guadalcanal Diary | Jamboree (Elektra) EX / EX | D'1986 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's german release of 2nd album by Guitar rockin' gang from Georgia! w/inner-sleeve;) |
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| Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man (Hybrid) EX / EX | U.K.'1985 | SOLD | |
| (mid-80's U.K. release by Guitar rockin' gang from Georgia; has a drivin' Cow-punky splash on the stand-out "ghost on the road" -track;) |
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| Guana Batz | Live Over London (ID/Rough Trade) M / M- | D'1987 | SOLD |
| (rare german press in multicolored vinyl and FOC; ruff-hewn Punk-A-Billy splash w/voodoo-swamp khool recorded live at The Hammersmith in London; covers of "rock this town", "shake your money maker/tear it up"...; this german pressing has 3 extra-songs not incl. w/ the U.K. press!!) | |||
| The Guest Stars | Same (Eigelstein) M- / M- | D'1985 | SOLD |
| (german print of mid-80's release by british Latin-Pop-Lounge gathering w/male/ femme lead-singers, sax- soloing, lead-axe cranks on the spiritualized "la tierra el sol" (7:43) ...there's a planetary-social-concern to be experienced here! ...if in doubt feel free to consult the lyrics on the insert-sheet!!) | |||
| Greg Gumbel | California Republic (Meticulous) EX / EX | U.S.'1984 | SOLD |
| (mid-80's californian privat-press of intense guitar-ringin' West-Coast Rock w/airy melo-trails plus a bonanza of ace-guitar-leads on the haunting"dragon in the mountain" -track that feat. some explosion- guitar cranks by Henry Kaiser! Stu Cook (of CCR-fame!) plays bass!) | |||
| Gypsy | The Goddess (Velvet Sky) SS / SS | U.S.'1987 | 75.00 |
| (late 80's U.S. release by Wisconsin trio hooked on Hendrixy energies w/wah-fuzz-lead-guitar, poundin' rhythms, melodic swyrls 'n some sax blows; comes in nice sleeve plus insert-sheet;...still sealed; cover close to perfect with light bump in bottom right corner;) |
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| The Goddess (Velvet Sky) M- / M- | U.S.'1987 | 65.00 | |
| (late 80's U.S. release by Wisconsin trio hooked on Hendrixy energies w/wah-fuzz-lead-guitar, poundin' rhythms, melodic swyrls 'n some sax blows; comes in nice sleeve plus insert-sheet;) |
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| Same (Velvet Sky) M / M | U.S.'198 | 65.00 | |
| (80's U.S. cassette-only release by Wisconsin trio hooked on Hendrixy energies w/wah-fuzz-lead-guitar, poundin' rhythms, melodic swyrls...; covers of "red house", "wild thing";...Cassette played maybe twice; cover is like new and tray is OK) |