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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