V/A-Rocky Mountain Low 7"+CD+BOOK - Expanded edition

2015-Hyperpycnal

One of the best regionally-focused compilations we've heard/scene. Some killer Punk, Punk Pop and indie sounds from the late '70s. Everything you'd need to know about the early Denver, CO area Punk/indie scene. This is the second/expanded version of the compilation. This one is packaged as a very handsome 7" x 7" book that is bout 1/3" thick with tons of info, along with the original compilation on CD and a 7"EP that has songs not included with the first edition. Get it before it's out of print again!

From the label:

Deluxe 52-page 7.5" x 7.5" softbound book containing extensive historical liner notes, dozens of photos (b&w and color) and complete biographies for 19 bands, 17 of which are represented with recordings. 31 song CD and bonus, vinyl only 4 song 7" (3 of which are available for the first time). 35 songs/90 minutes of music. All material is previously unreleased with the exception of the Dirty Dogs track which was taken from their 45, self-released in 1978.

CD
1. Ravers - Goddess Of Love

2. Radio Pete - (Just A) Patsy

3. Radio Pete - Jackie's Song

4. Front - Funtime

5. Joey Vain & Scissors - That's What I Like

6. Immortal Nightflames - All Cried Out

7. Jonny III - Hey Baby

8. Jonny III - Cardboard Bachs

9. Dancing Assholes - I Wanna Kill The President

10. Dancing Assholes - Hate Your World

11. Dancing Assholes - Black Hole

12. Dirty Dogs - Sorority Girl      
13. Lilly Rose & The Thorns - Fun

14. Lilly Rose & The Thorns - I Wanna Be Loved

15. Corvairs - TV      
16. Healers - School Bus

17. Healers - Cruisin'

18. Healers - Obey The Law

19. DefeX - Tuff

20. DefeX - Nuthin 2 Say

21. Cells - Don't Change Your Mind

22. Cells - You Give Me Nothing

23. Instants - The Need

24. Instants - Heavy Weather

25. Guys - Hey Look

26. Guys - Rock-A-Teens      
27. Profalactics - Always Better Than Me

28. Profalactics - Until Death Do Us Part

29. Transistors - Bombs Bombs Bombs

30. Transistors - Baseball And Rock n Roll

31. Ravers - Tear It All Down

BONUS VINYL 7"
1. Healers vs. Dancing Assholes - California Uber Alles

2. Dancing Assholes - In The Suburbs (Sir Tacos version)

3. Instants - What's The Words?

4. Profalactics - Springsteen On The Radio

Rocky Mountain Low is a unique portrayal of a late-1970s American Punk/New Wave scene. It is the first time that a Punk/New Wave scene, from its inception in 1976 through to the end of 1979, has been documented in its entirety. In their presentation of Colorado's musical reaction to the initial wake of Punk Rock in the late 1970s, the compilers have set the bar unattainably high for future would-be historians. While Colorado's late-1970s underground music scene was small and existed on the margins of the larger, more well-known scenes, its documentation is important in that what is being presented is a complete and accurate portrayal of part of the cultural movement that was taking place at the time. Thorough and comprehensive research viewed through an objective lens provides a previously unseen snapshot of America's musical underground of the period. This documentation shows that the Punk movement of the late 1970s was anything but paint-by numbers - a concept that seems to have been sadly lost on younger generations.

Until now, very little has been known about what transpired in Colorado's musical underground in the late 1970s. Did you know that Wax Trax, who later became world famous for their record label in the 1980s, started as a store in Denver in 1975? Their early story is told here. Or that Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys fame is a Boulder native? Contained in this compilation you will find the origins of the Dead Kennedys name as well as some of Jello's pre-Dead Kennedys recordings, available for the first time ever (including a bonus, vinyl only recording of the improvised, very crude original "California Uber Alles").

But it is much more than success stories that comprise any music scene. Though a tiny number of bands from this scene released records, the vast majority of the groups presented here are unknown and unheard until now. It is their collective story and music that is compiled here in great detail, contextualized within the broader musical and cultural underground of the time.

Rocky Mountain Low presents Colorado's entire late-1970s Punk/New Wave scene within a deluxe, 52-page 7.5" x 7.5" softbound book containing extensive historical liner notes, dozens of photos (b&w and color) and complete biographies for 19 bands, 17 of which are represented with recordings: Ravers - Front - Radio Pete - Jonny III - Immortal Nightflames - Joey Vain & Scissors - Dancing Assholes - Dirty Dogs - Corvairs - Lilly Rose & The Thorns - DefeX - Healers - Instants - Profalactics - Guys - Cells - Transistors. This deluxe edition contains a 31 song CD and bonus, vinyl only 4-song 7" - 35 songs/90 minutes of music. All material is previously unreleased with the exception of the Dirty Dogs track which was taken from their 45, self-released in 1978.

CONDITION: New/Unplayed distributor copy

***Please note, although this is an unplayed copy, sometimes covers get minor dings, corner bumps, etc in shipping or even in manufacturing. 98% of our distributed titles are acquired directly from the label, but again, sometimes minor flaws ar present even on new copies. Assume everything is NM/M, although most things are perfect mint when we receive them. ***

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