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NAR
"A Four Song EP" (Yakamashi! Records - TIBBY 1) $2.00
plus shipping - IN STOCK!
The last single before this unsung Sacramento band parted
ways , going on to play in the Bright Ideas, Bananas, FM Knives,
Lyme Regis, and Smog, only to reconvene in the early 2000s as
the Ski Instructors (along with Tristan of the Yah Mos & Lyme
Regis). Another great example of why Nar just never fit into the
90s U.S indie world. UK-pop-obsessed but with a punkish scrappiness,
Nar got lumped in unfortunately with the east bay pop punk scene
- who didn't know what to do with them either. Features a punked-up
cover of FELT'S "Christopher Street" if my description
of their inscrutibility wasn't clear enough. |
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HOPKIRK
& LEE "Beneath the Apple Tree" (Dulc-i-Tone Records
- TIBBY-TONE 2)
*OUT OF PRINT*
The one and only 7" from this
legendary London duo. First pressed as a CD ep by the band and brought
into the Rough Tracde shop (where Mr. Yakamashi! was working at
the time), some of the shopkeepers loved it so much that there was
a 7" version pressed up. An extra 500 were pressed up &
smuggled into the U.S. and Dulc-i-Tone was born. Soon after, a signing
frenzy occurred and the band disappeared, leaving only this legendary
Love-inspired four-song ep. OUT OF PRINT. |
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NUZZLE
"No Mas" 7" (Cry 'Til Your Eyes Fall Out - TIBBY-CRY
3) $2.00 plus shipping
One of the few palatable bands to come out of that whole
post-=Gravity Records hardcore scene. Good melodies & tasteful
guitar work made them stand out. First and last time Yakamashi!
ever ventured into this territory (a joint release with Zum &
Sound on Sound), thus the new label moniker. Soon after this record,
Troubleman put out an LP & Zum issued a singles comp. The band
later morphed into the Dying Californian. |
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AISLERS
SET / FAIRWAYS split 7" (Chocolate Bars & Crashing Cars
- TIB 4)
*OUT OF PRINT*
One side has the Aislers covering Georgie Fame & the other has
the Fairways doing a Jesse Garon & the Desparadoes song. If
you can't tell already, Adrian Tomine did the cover art, and there's
a poster version of the artwork included inside. This was going
to be the first in a series of split singles with one loud band
and one quiet band (thus the fourth subsidiary label name), but
everyone thought that was a dumb idea so there you go. OUT OF PRINT. |
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SLUMBER
PARTY "Slumber Party" LP (Dulc-i-Tone Records - TIBBY
5)
$8.00 plus shippiing
The amazing first album from Detroit's Slum ber Party. Having no
idea that they had signed to Kill Rock Stars already, we asked the
band about doing a record. How can you go wrong with a band that
looked like the Runaways but sounded like something between the
Shop Assistants & Galaxie 500??!! This is their first and best
record, recorded by Matthew Smith of Outrageous Cherry. The covers
are die-cut and silk-screened. CD version on Kill Rock Stars. |
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SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE / COLOSSAL YES split 7" (Dulc-i-Tone
Records - TIBBY 6) *OUT OF PRINT*
First non-tape release by Utrillo Kushner's Colossal Yes project
is a split with his Comets On Fire bandmate Ben Chasny (who also
recorded the Colossal Yes side at his house). The Colossal Yes song
is just voice and piano - way murkier & stripped down than the
debut full-length that followed soon after. The Six Organs song
is one of his most melodic & well, catchy acoustic songs. Covers
are silkscreened onto crappy plywood smothered in house paint. Limited
to 300 copies. OUT OF PRINT. |
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THE FINCHES "Six
Songs Plus One" 12" EP (Dul-i-Tone Records - TIBBY 7)
$9.00 plus shipping
Deluxe vinyl version of the debut self-released
CDep. The vinyl version has a letter-pressed cover and contains
an extra unreleased song. If that's not enough for you, it comes
with a full-color letter-pressed print inside. These are really
nice and limited to 500 copies.
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THE FINCHES "Human Like a House" CD (Dulc-i-Tone Records
- TT 008)
$10.00 plus shipping
The debut full-length from the almighty duo of Carolyn
Pennypacker Riggs and Aaron Morgan. Dulc-i-Tone's first CD! I
must say that they look fantastic, and they sound just as good.
Wonderful storytelling that grows & grows on you..
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THE SKI INSTRUCTORS "Kids On The Street" b/w "Horoscope"
7" (Dulc-i-Tone Records TT09) $4.00 plus shipping
Television Personalities-worshipping return of the original NAR
lineup. Songwriter Scott Miller (Nar/Bright Ideas songwriter &
Bananas drummer) really hits the nail on the head with these two
punk-pop bits of wonder. Only 200 copies, silkscreened & stamped. |
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THE MANTLES "Burden/Walk with Me/The Garden/Trouble In the
Streets 7"
(Dulc-i-Tone Records TT 010) $3.00 plus shipping
The long-=awaited first single from San Francisco's
best (and only) purveyors of drone-garage-pop. Four dirgey, dark,
and catchy songs dug deep in a lovely slop of homemade reverb slop,
heavy guitar, and fuzzed-out organ, all recorded brilliantly by
our man (and new semi-permanent
Mantles secret weapon) Drew
Cramer. No one seems to agree on an adequate comparison, but maybe
the Clean if they were into the Seeds instead of the Velvets? 300
copies, silksreen covers. |
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BRIGHT
IDEAS "New Years Day" 7" (Radio On! - Radio On! 001)
$3.00 plus shipping
The first post-Nar single from frontguy
Scott Miller (with help from ex-Nar-ites Ed (FM Knives) and Jason
D (sometimes Smog backing band fellow). Great living room-recorded
lo-=fi pop songs. Silkscreen covers. TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK. |
