Hellmenn CD - Out now on new Missing Link reissue label

10 Mar 2010

Yep, as we mentioned on Friday we have our first release out and about on new Missing Link reissue label Junkyard Records. It's a 22-track compile of Sydney's surfed-up skated-out rock'n'roll dynamos the Hellmenn entitled Thermo Nuclear Sonic Burnout and blasts forth with their killer debut 12" Herbal Lunacy with cuts such as "So Bad", their skate gem "Out Of Control", and more, plus you get rare comp cuts and selections from their catalogue from 1987 - 1993. All wrapped up in a digipak with totally mad artwork by singer Ben Brown we reckon this is a corker & offers up their songs once again to those who have missed a solid comp being available. Playing next week at a one-off show for MS as part of the Monster Session series...This Saturday March 13th at Sydney Uni's Manning Bar with a killer line-up feat: Celibate Rifles, Depression, Lime Spiders, The Meanies, Nunbait, Hard Ons & more, so if you're in the area get down and rewind on a bunch of your ol' Aussie faves!

FRIDAY ON MY MIND

5 Mar 2010

Alright, it's a big Friday at the Link!

First, most obviously, Mr. Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr / Sebadoh / DEEP WOUND!) is playing an acoustic instore later on. Come down around 5pm! It should be awesome.

Second, and very exciting for us, the first release on our new reissue label JUNKYARD RECORDS has hit the shelves! Sydney's HELLMENN have a legendary reputation for their high volume, high energy, ear bleeder live shows and vinyl platters, and this Thermo Nuclear Sonic Burn Out CD compiles tracks from 87-93, including their first 2 EPs and various rare and unreleased tunes. This is very exciting for us, especially considering we just put the GOD CD on the shelf last week! Great to see Australian r'n'r from that period getting it's due!

JUNKYARD is a reissue label we run out of the store now that is primarily focused on digging through the refuse of Australia's vinyl past and making certain forgotten and neglected moments in our rich history get bl'asted again!

Third, as you can see by the pic, the new Marching Orders LP Days Gone By has finally reached our counter! What a great looking cover image! This LP is a gatefold and comes with a CD of the album, a lyric sheet with a brief history on the SKINS and SHARPS subcultures of the Melbourne 70's and on limited colour vinyl. Great to see this local streetpunk band continue on their run of vinyl releases on SF's Longshot label.

Thursday Update !

4 Mar 2010

Hi and just a heads up on a few things which we've been asked about lots this week. We'll have the debut Royal Headache 7" by the weekend so watch for that up here soon, the new Burzum album is in stock on CD and will be up on the site today, we'll have the new Johnny Cash album in on LP/CD shortly, and the new Joanna Newsom and A Silver Mt. Zion will follow. We have the killer new Gonerfest 4 DVD in stock which feat: not only a buttload of the best USA Garage combos shaking loose but also our very own Eddy Current, Ooga Boogas and Digger and the Puds so top notch action indeed. Watch also for the new Pikelet alb, High on Fire full length and Pierced Arrows newie. There is also a fab Tasmanian Indie comp CD in stock ('Community') which rules and $16 for 19 tracks is totally right on. We have more of the BLACK Don't Kill Live Music tees in various sizes as well as ripper M Squared Box-Set Tee's and Useless Children tees. The Abandonment CD is in stock, so too the Dollsquad CD & mad Unsane 2CD reissue of 'scattered, smothered, and covered'. And speaking of 2CD's.. the GOD 40 tracker is here and ready to rock your woofer. These will be up today or the morrow, but if you cannot wait, just pop thru an order online with the item in the msg box and we'll hop to it. New shop stickers going out in mailorders too and T-Shirts soon come

GOD / KITCHENS FLOOR / BED WETTIN BAD BOYS

26 Feb 2010

Alright, it's a great day for Aussie music here at the Link! From Afterburn Recs is the below-mentioned GOD 2xCD!!! From Sydney's RIP Society label comes the Bed Wettin' Bad Boys crude Replacements inspired pub rock 7", and the dirgeful beauty of Brisbane's Kitchens Floor has it's first vinyl release!

Out tomorrow am..the muchly anticipated GOD Double CD !

25 Feb 2010

Hey GOD fans..check this action ! Brand New on the local Afterburn label comes this full blown 40 track Double CD from Melbourne's late 80's teen tearaways. Out of print for over a decade this collects all the band's studio output from their globally appreciated (& much covered) indie classic 'My Pal' thru to their Mini-LP 'Rock is Hell' & debut full length 'For Lovers Only' (all issued locally at the time on the Au-Go-Go label).Fully remastered with new liners etc..It's all goin' on right here and Disc Two offers up two rare cover treats along with the bands Last Live Show from 1989 ! Hear Tim Hemensley, Matthew Whittle, Joel Silbersher & Sean Greenway as they chop & change instruments and vocals,taunt the audience and misbehave thru a swag of energy loaded sonic shenanigans. Members of course went onto such fine bands/combos such as the Powder Monkeys, Yes-Men, Hoss, Sauce, Tendrils, Bored! and more. True Chockablock Rock'n'Roll served up & Rocked out. Ready to go anywhere around Oz or across the seas at a spesh intitial price of $25

OUR ANATOMY - DÉNOUEMENT CDEP

25 Feb 2010

Once a solo vehicle for the work of songwriter Andrew Read, Our Anatomy is a fully formed indie rock unit from Melbourne with some incendiary music under its belt already...combining accomplished playing, sonic atmospheres and tales that pack a punch to the heart. After a couple of DIY cd-r releases and numerous shows this is their debut EP, Denouement.

A Revelation for fans of ARTHUR LEE & LOVE

24 Feb 2010

No Shit, this is truly a magnificent discovery... the fab folks at Sundazed have done the world a favour and unearthed over a dozen previously unreleased 1971 studio tracks from Arthur Lee & band as Love, whose early recordings from the late 60's remain as true landmarks in euphoric textured guitar brilliance from the summer of love with influence felt deep to this day. These recordings entitled Love Lost are bold and captivating musical statements from a band who offered up magnificent melodies with strings, horns & freewheeling attitude all undercut with an air of tension. This album (originally slated as 'Dear You') will totally excite mad fans of LOVE as the recordings themselves have been in storage for over 40 years ! and the compilers have added a few acoustic demos to top it off. It's really striking music and if you do not have a copy of their self titled debut or red hot 1967 classic 'Forever Changes' then we recommend you invest in some choice genius from Arthur Lee, Bryan Maclean and co as your days will be better for it. We have 'Love Lost' in stock on both CD and Deluxe Vinyl LP and it's an absolute treat from the vaults.

ANDREW CHALK haul - Faraway Press!

21 Feb 2010

Just arrived is 7 titles from the Faraway Press label in the UK! There is some beautiful and amazing stuff in here, right from the music on the discs, to the handmade (and in some cases, hand printed) mini-LP style covers. Andrew Chalk titles include Goldfall, Blue Eyes Of The March & The River That Flows Into The Sands, as well as the Ghosts On Water EP and the newey from Vikki Jackman + more! Fans of ambient/drone, get on it!

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