My last post of the day. Between Angry and myself I think you all have enough to thumb through for a week. BUT, here is The Mutants Fun Terminal that came out (well for a few days) back in 1982. The record appeared and disapeard practically in one day. The artwork has always been something that I admired ever since I saw it. I always thought that the arcade on the cover was from the one next to The Mab on Broadway but from what I read, it was in Oakland where the singer lived. Anyways I got this at The Mab reunion. I literally cut in front of 100 people to buy this. I know I know that was not cool. But I had been looking for this for 24 years damnit!!!! And was it worth the wait. I love this album to death. The cool thing about the early San Francisco punk scene was that there was a mood of anything goes. The Residents, Pink Section, The Contractions, DKs Tuxedo Moon (who's No Tears song gets me going every time much to the consternation of my wife) to performance art like RE/Search, Target Video. It was a real honest to goodness scene full of artists, druggies, drunks, musicians and everything else. THAT my friends, is the reason why I love rocknroll so much. Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen.........here is a friggen great album!!!!
Ken
Thank you very kindly sir. I'm nicking it right away.
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you think Longy. Oh and thanks for the Rezillos single!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's 'bout 'fn time someone posted The Mutants album. Been lurking for it and just found it and your blog on a google. Am definitely looking forward to hearing the album again!! As info, the Fun Terminal was a video game arcade not in Oakland but rather in San Francisco in the South of Market area (SOMA) by the Transbay Terminal. On Fourth Street? I forget as I was seldom sober when around the place. Some of The Mutants lived in a flat upstairs from the arcade. They gave great parties....
ReplyDeleteThanks darkdance. Always thought the arcade was in Oakland. Glad you found the the album. I waited a long time to buy it and found it was worth the wait. Too bad this was not recorded maybe a year or two earlier with a little less slickness and more like their first single.
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ReplyDeleteAny chance you could upload again?
ReplyDeleteRShare tells me after 10 dloads, stop.
Thanks..
Yeah, I will do it this weekend. I have alot of work to do this week. Be patient and check back Saturday!
ReplyDeleteKen
We had this one at the college radio station I worked at, WBIM in Bridgewater, MA. Once I got an iPod I began my search, and this is one of the toughest LPs there is to find. This recently became available on iTunes, if anyone would rather take that route.
ReplyDeleteThanks for upping this.
You're welcome! I have a newish ep that the band was selling at one of their gigs a few years ago. Not as rockin as their first single or as good as Fun Terminal....so who knows I might post it!
ReplyDeleteKen
I lurked about in the Mabuhay, the Stone and other clubs in SF back in the day. Spent many hours in the Fun Terminal.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed hearing this again.
Glad you gpt the chance Charles. It is indeed a great album
ReplyDeleteHI... CHEERS FROM BOGOTA COLOMBIA... I LOVE PUNK MUSIC... I LIKE NOFX, X AND ALL LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO STUFF!!!
ReplyDeleteI HOPE I ENJOY THIS :)
Fun Terminal was at 1st and Minna. Right by 1st and Mission. It had those wonderful cages in the middle of the entertainment floor, inside of which the man, or men stood elevated from the floor and gave our change in quarters.
ReplyDelete-Peter Motngomery www.petermontgomery.com
Post the New Dark Ages 7'' and the bonus tracks
ReplyDeletethankyou sir
ReplyDeletei saw these guys in the 70's when they would come to hollywood. your exactly right the album came and went quickly. xlnt music that captures the uniqueness of the era. thanks for the stroll down memory lane with "twisted thing"
Your welcome Annon!
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