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Marina Swingers: Fun Fun Fun / Admiralty Way (7'' 1979 Admiralty Way Records)

line-up: Jocko (synth, vocals), Bliss (drums), Esteban (synth, vocals), Eddie (guitar, vocals)

They were from L:A: and belong to the los angeles punk/wave scene..They used to gig in idiot uniform just like Devo but waaaay much more in a less serious way..novelty stuff?maybe..but i think they fit perfectly in that period and they were cool and played along with Oingo Boingo, Wall of Voodoo, 20/20, Tropic of Pico (?) and Reeves Nevo (?)..

This single is a warped and twisted surf record! silly and wracking keyboards for one of the most retarded billy-o-billy single. ..catchy dumbiness..

You could find the other single over here. That cointans the astonishing 'Little Swine' an alien synth punk hit!

Marina Swingers myspace

OU2 - Bob Knobs / Just Plain Talk (7'' 1982)

From Hartford, CT , this obscure & weirdo single. Formed in 1979 by wife and husband, Rick McNamara & Suzanne Colton, with an equipment made by synthesizers & other mad electronics stuff, they released 2 tape 'OU2' (1980) and 'Owe Your Tu-Tu OU2's II' (1981) before releasing in 1982 their first and only vinyl appearance (and in my opinion their best stuff). Minimal wave bizarre and wacky...quirky stuff...male/female vocals, videogames sound effects, laser, bleep bleep...surrounded by great new wave songs..Rick record line-up: McNamara (lead vocals, guitar, Farfisa organ and EML Synkey synthesizer), Suzanne McNamara (vocals), Marc Tramonte (bass), Jeff Mann (EML Synkey synthesizer), Gerry Wentz (tape recall, Sound Gizmo and Casio VL Tone), Bernie Dubb (drums and percussion).

here you could find their website...their still active and if you like them ..buy their stuff!

V; - Dinner Music for the Starving (7'' 1980 Vee)

It's time for some Boston artpunk stuff!

Even if this was released through Vee Records (V; self-released label) usually V; were released by Propeller Records, one of the best independent new wave label from Boston.

'Don't Let the Bastards' and 'Wardrobes in Hell'  are two great artpunk songs with female vocals (a la Slits) ..while the a-side show an experimental dubbish side the b-side it's stuff for warped punk.

line-up: Susan Anway (vocals, percusion), Matt Burns (drums), Joe Cuneo (bass, vocals), Gary Gogol (guitar), George Petcoff (guitar, vocals)

they are still active and they got a website here...you could order stuff