Rhino Records DIY Series

I've been listening to a lot of power pop lately and I thought that I upload the power pop volumes of Rhino's DIY Series since I've already uploaded the punk volumes months ago. But since those links are already dead, I might as well upload the whole set altogether - ALL THE 9 VOLUMES!!!

The DIY Series is one of the best compilations ever. It covered both the roots of both punk and power pop. And it's divided geographically which makes you feel that you were there at that given time and place.

Though there are artists that should have been included - case in point, the Clash. Though I heard that it was between the Clash's label and Rhino and it's not in anyway the fault of the Clash. Rhino really wanted the Clash to be included but negotiations fell apart.

Anyways, this is a goldmine so get it while it's hot!!!

Above are the covers and inserts for the set.

Enjoy!!!

DIY: Anarchy in the UK UK Punk I

1. Anarchy in the UK (Demo) - Sex Pistols

2. New Rose - DAMNED

3. (I'm) Stranded - Saints

4. Teenage Depression - Eddie & The Hot Rods

5. God Save The Queen (Demo) - Sex Pistols

6. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) - Stranglers

7. Neat Neat Neat - DAMNED

8. In The City - Jam

9. One Chord Wonders - Adverts

10. Baby, Baby - Vibrators

11. Lovers Of Today - Only Ones

12. Lookin' After No. 1 - Boomtown Rats

13. Gary Gilmore's Eyes - Adverts

14. Your Generation - Generation X

15. No More Heroes - Stranglers

16. Oh Bondage Up Yours! - X-Ray Spex

17. Orgasm Addict - Buzzcocks

18. Don't DIctate - Penetration

19. 12XU - Wire

DIY: Anarchy in the UK: UK Punk I

DIY: Modern World UK Punk II

01. Modern World - The Jam
02. Wild Youth - Generation X
03. (My Baby Does) Good Sculptures - The Rezillos
04. Emergency - 999
05. (There's Gonna Be A) Borstal Breakout - Sham 69
06. Shot by Both Sides - Magazine
07. What Do I Get? - Buzzcocks
08. I Am the Fly - Wire
09. Day the World Turned Day-Glo - X-Ray Spex
10. Suspect Device - Stiff Little Fingers
11. Ain't Got a Clue - Lurkers
12. (I Want to Be An) Anglepoise Lamp - The Soft Boys
13. If the Kids Are United - Sham 69
14. Action Time Vision - Alternative TV
15. Bingo Master - The Fall
16. Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers
17. Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees
18. Homicide - 999
19. Ambition - Subway Sect

DIY: Modern World UK Punk II

DIY: Teenage Kicks UK Pop I

Nick Lowe - So It Goes
Eddie & The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do
Nick Lowe - Mary Provost
Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
The Motors - Dancing The Night Away
Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
Kursaal Flyers - Television Generation
Squeeze - Take Me, I'm Yours
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
XTC - This Is Pop?
The Boys - Brickfield Nights
The Motors - Airport
Jilted John - Jilted John
The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
Rich Kids - Ghosts Of Princes In Towers
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Yachts - Look Back In Love (Not In Anger)
The Pleasers - A Girl I Know (Precis Of A Friend)
Skids - Into The Valley

DIY: Teenage Kicks UK Pop I

DIY: Starry Eyes UK Pop II

Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love?
The Undertones - Get Over You
Yachts - Yachting Types
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Starjets - Schooldays
Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl Of My Dreams
The Squires - This Is Airebeat
XTC - Life Begins At The Hop
Squeeze - Up The Junction
The Jags - Back Of My Hand (I've Got Your Number)
The Radiators - Let's Talk About The Weather
The Records - Starry Eyes
Zones - Mourning Star
Purple Hearts - Millions Like Us
The Distractions - Time Goes By So Slow
The Searchers - Hearts In Her Eyes
The Revillos - Where's The Boy For Me?
Mo-Dettes - White Mice
The Tourists - So Good To Be Back Home Again

DIY: Starry Eyes UK Pop II

DIY: Blank Generation The New York Scene

1. Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones

2. (I Live For) Cars And Girls - The Dictators

3. Ask The Angels - Patti Smith Group

4. All For The Love Of Rock 'N' Roll - Tuff Darts

5. Let Me Dream If I Want To - Mink DeVille

6. Max's Kansas City 1976 - Wayne County And The Back Street Boys

7. X Offender - Blondie

8. Blank Generation - Richard Hell And The Voidoids

9. See No Evil - Television

10. In The Flesh - Blondie

11. Spanish Stroll - Mink DeVille

12. Venus - Television

13. Sonic Reducer - Dead Boys

14. Chinese Rocks - The Heartbreakers

15. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - Ramones

16. Crocodile Tears - Mumps

17. Love Comes In Spurts - Richard Hell And The Voidoids

18. Born To Lose - The Heartbreakers

19. Cheree - Suicide

DIY: Blank Generation The New York Scene

DIY: We're Desperate The LA Scene

The Pop! - Down On The Boulevard
The Dogs - Younger Point Of View
The Motels - Counting [demo]
The Germs - Forming
The Dils - I Hate The Rich
The Zeros - Don't Push Me Around
The Weirdos - A Life Of Crime
The Zippers - You're So Strange
The Quick - Pretty Please
The Last - She Don't Know Why I'm Here
The Furys - Say Goodbye To The Black Sheep
The Dils - Mr. Big
X - We're Desperate
The Weirdos - We Got The Neutron Bomb
The Germs - Lexicon Devil
Alley Cats - Nothing Means Nothing Anymore
The Plugz - La Bamba
The Dickies - You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)
Eyes - TAQN
Bags - Survive
X - Los Angeles

DIY: We're Desperate The LA Scene

DIY: Come Out and Play American Pop I

Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
Pezband - Baby It's Cold Outside
The Nerves - Hanging On The Telephone
Artful Dodger - Wayside
Earthquake - Hit The Floor
Piper - Can't Wait
The Nerves - When You Find Out
Chris Stamey - The Summer Sun
Tommy Hoehn - Blow Yourself Up
The Scruffs - My Mind
The Names - Why Can't It Be
Cheap Trick - Southern Girls
The Real Kids - All Kindsa Girls
The Paley Brothers - Come Out And Play
Fotomaker - Where Have You Been All My Life
Pezband - Stop! Wait A Minute
The Flash Cubes - Christi Girl
The Diodes - Tired Of Waking Up Tired
Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos

DIY: Come Out & Play American Pop I

DIY: Shake It Up! American Pop II

The Cryers - Shake It Up (Ain't It Time?)
The Rubinoos - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Chris Stamey & The dB's - (I Thought) You Wanted To Know
Gary Valentine - The First One
Prix - Love You Tonight (Saturday's Gone)
20/20 - Giving It All
The Romantics - Tell It To Carrie
Shoes - Tomorrow Night
20/20 - Yellow Pills
The Beat - Walking Out On Love
Shoes - Too Late
The Beat - Work-A-Day World
The Pop - Waiting For The Night
Pearl Harbor & The Explosions - You Got It (Release It)
Off Broadway USA - Stay In Time
The Romantics - What I Like About You
The Plimsouls - Zero Hour
The Know - I Like Girls
Holly & The Italians - Tell That Girl To Shut Up

DIY: Shake It Up! American Pop II

DIY - Mass. Ave., The Boston Scene 1975-1983

Willie Alexander - Mass. Ave.
The Real Kids - Do The Boob
Nervous Eaters - Loretta
Unnatural Axe - They Saved Hitler's Brain
La Peste - Better Off Dead
The Cars - You're All I've Got Tonight [demo]
The Neighborhoods - No Place Like Home
Human Sexual Response - Jackie Onassis
The Maps - I'm Talking To You
Mission Of Burma - That's When I Reach For My Revolver
Classic Ruins - 1+1<2
The Lyres - I Want To Help You Ann
Neats - 6
Thrills - Hey! (Not Another Face In The Crowd)
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters - When Things Go Wrong
The Atlantics - Lonelyhearts
Dangerous Birds - Alpha Romeo
Del Fuegos - I Always Call Her Back
The Outlets - Knock Me Down

DIY: Mass. Ave. The Boston Scene

Husker Du - These Important Years (1979-1987)

To tell you honestly, I have no information about this record but it's a damn good compilation! Though I wish Dead Set on Destruction was included here. But that's always the case with "Best of..." compilations, there's always one or two songs that "should be included."

But enough about that, this is a fine collection and a must-have for all the die-hard fans. And for those who are "new" to Husker Du's music, this is a great start, then back track to all their records.

Husker Du - These Important Years CD 1

Husker Du - These Important Years CD 2

The Oppressed - Oi! Singles & Rarities

The Oppressed, known as the Anti Fascist Oi was formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1981. Members of the band are very much into politics especially their singer Roddy Moreno, who is an advocate of SHARP (Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice). Their anti-fascist, racist stance is always embedded in their music, which is always a good combination.

The Oppressed - Oi! Singles & Rarities

Toxic Reasons - Independence

Toxic Reasons was formed in Dayton, Ohio way back in 1979. This is their debut album reissued by Beer City. I actually screwed up in ripping the CD, instead of Shape of Things to Come, I mistakenly encoded Journey to the Center of the Earth (I was probably thinking of the excellent cover by the Ramones). Though, Shape of Things to Come is not listed.

Anyways, mistakes and all, this is a classic and everyone should have this. Enjoy!

Toxic Reasons - Independence

Throw - Unwavering

Throw is Al Dimalanta's project after Dead Ends. In case you don't know Dead Ends, they are a Punk/Hardcore band in the Philippines. They released 4 albums in the Twisted Red Cross label.

This is Throw's second album and it continued the what the first album has left off. Hard and fast, these two words always comes to mind whenever I play it. Give it a shot, you won't be disappointed!

Throw - Unwavering

Severed Head of State - Anathema Device

I came to know about this band because a friend of mine is a friend of Kelly. Anyways, he introduced me to Severed Head of State and quickly got hooked. Who doesn't?

This is their first full-length album, after a string of singles and EPs. Enjoy!

Severed Head of State - Anathema Device