OBERKAMPF: couleur sur Paris

Here is a new one from the well known french band. This 12" is the first record of this band. This is an auto production and 5000 were sold in 2 different sleeves (I do not know the difference). It was a big sale for its time(1981). In1983 this record was repressed by Mankin records ,a division of Virgin records. You can find 3 different sleeves of this repressing: black, green and orange.

For this record Oberkampf were:
Joe Hell.................vocals
Pat Kebra.............guitar/vocals
Buck Dali..............bass
Jeannot.................drums

Couleur sur Paris

EDITH NYLON: Johnny Johnny

An other one from this great (IMO) french band. This is their second LP, I Knew them with it and, for me, this is their best. It was put out in 1980. For this record, the members were:

Mylène Khaski.................vocals

Zarko Khaski....................guitar, choirs, bass

Christophe Boutin............guitar

Frédéric Noyé..................keyboards, piano, guitar

Karl Mormet....................guitar

Albert Tauby...................drums

Guest: Mick Jones, vocals for "Johnny Johnny" and Topper Headon, on percussion for "Taiwan".

Johnny Johnny

WC3: musique moderne

WC means "3 in the toilets". They were a band from St Quentin in the north of France.They have began in 1978 for a punk festival in Lesdin. They have produced their 1rst 7" in 1979 on their own label "Vinyl Humide". Their first 12" was a 45 rpm with 6 titles, out in 1981. It would be called "Captain valium" but CBS records fear that the text encourage to commit suicide and fear a trial because Valium was a trade mark. So the title was changed in "Poupée bebop". After that they produced 2 albums: "musique moderne" in 1982 and "la machine infernale" in 1984. 3 singles were took out of each 12": "poupée bebop", "derniers baisers du vautour" and "cadillac" with a Rolling Stone cover (2000 lights years from home). During 1984 Jeannine died and the band stop.
You can find more informations and repressing of their first 7" here.

WC3 was:
Jeannine.....................keyboards/guitar/vocals
Jean-Christophe.......drums
Eric.............................bass
Renaud......................keyboards/guitar/vocals

Moderne musique

NUCLEAR DEVICE: 1987 remix

An other 7" by this band. It contains remixes of 3 of their titles. Those titles have been remixed by Kid Bravo. This record was put out in december 1987. It was produced by Bondage records and distributed by New Rose records.

1987 remix

EDITH NYLON: st

Here is the first 12" by this band. It came out in 1979 on CBS. For more infos about the band see here

Edith Nylon s/t

SCRAPS: Apartheid e.p.

Scraps started in the beginning of the 80's as a common punk band. After they were in the crust scene. They had a little success in France but were well known in Belgium, Netherland, etc....They were from Boulogne-sur-Mer the biggest harbour for fish in France. There was nothing to do in this town for punks. When I saw them in Amiens (1985 I think) it was my very first punk gig. Later the singger sung for the belgian band Nations on Fire. This record is the first vinyl from the band and dated from 1986.

Scraps were:

Charogne.....................voices
Gros Boeuf..................guitar
Cécile...........................bass
Crasseux.....................drums

Apartheid e.p.

NUCLEAR DEVICE - 45 révolutions par minute

Nuclear Device was a band from Le Mans. They started in 1983. They was involved in the antiracist and social struggle. They was a part of the french alternative movement. Musically they was influenced by reggae, ska, punk and bands like Clash, Redskins and so on. This 12" was recorded at the WW studio. It was put out in 1985. Those titles contain the roots of what Nuclear Device will become but they were more raw. There is something strange with the titles: 3 titles on the sleeve and 4 on the plate.....


45 révolutions par minute