first release comes from chicago s one and only melvin meeks. with releases on legendary labels like relief and target. there s nothing more we need to say about this great artist!

in the year of punk 1977, the jams exploded onto the music scene with this seminal debut album. the raw, unfettered aggression of the bands approach was well in keeping with the spirit of the times, but the heart of their songs and sound lay in the mod movement of the mid 60s. singer/guitarist paul weller comes off like a cross between joe strummer and the young pete townshend, bashing unreservedly through slow down, one of the r&b tunes that inspired the original mods. weller extols the virtues of frenzied dancing and nonconformist youth culture over the raging three chord attack of bassist bruce foxton and drummer rick buckler. the pure punk insouciance of his words and delivery is a perfect match for the raging but hooky arrangements, which basically consisted of the band walking into the studio and blazing through their live set. rickenbacker guitars never sounded so thick, and skinny ties never seemed less geeky.

dark and spooky. osvaldo steps up to the couldron with some mysterious rhythm trickery. please welcome our new vampire buddy osvaldo. he is not scary but funny and geeky. recording here from now on, you will know him as bruno pronsato that fly italian dude who has been rocking the scene! so here it is, a full ep of four cultured cuts to stoke your fires and increase vibes in general... support from shonky...