Tuesday, 8 July 2014

THE BELTONES REISSUE

THE BELTONES
ON DEAF EARS

TKO Records

Record Store Day 2014 release.


This was originally released in the early 1990’s on CD only. So now TKO have remastered it, and it was reissued to coincide with record store day 2014.



The Beltones first full length, this is catchy, fast, melody-infused punk with scratchy guitars, a nod to 50’s harmonies, and gruff vocals that compliment the songs throughout.There’s 10 songs and it’s all over before you’ve got time to be bored of anything, but don’t be surprised if you wanna give it another spin.  

Pick of Side One is the opener “My Old man”, and track 4, “Fuck you anyway”. Pick of Side Two is again the opening song “Juvenile Delinquent” and the closer "Let the Bombs fall", but really, it’s all good, and well worthy of a re-release. Hailing from Florida, The Beltones were a band that I'd heard about, but never chased down originally, and are widely referenced as being influential. There's appeal for here for skins, punks, herberts, and even those that like the poppy stuff.  


Package wise, not  bad. There’s an inner sleeve with lyrics and a humorous liner note from singer/guitarist Bill McFadden;  “This thing never came out on vinyl so now you can finally shut up”. The  best thing about this record is the sound, which is great. Everything shines. It’s a 45, and the sound gets a little more drive by virtue of being a 45rpm, the cuing is louder, giving the vinyl an extra lift.  This one's plain black vinyl, but “splatter” vinyl is available.  

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