MAY 2020 | MAY DAY EDITION
'Entry Level Positions' The Service Industry retrospective.
Imperfect solutions for imperfect times...
Hey all - I hope you're hanging tough on International Workers' Day. I rattled on pretty extensively in the most recent newsletter so I aim to be more merciful with the quantity of hyperbole this time. But I have a few thoughts I'd like to share before we get to, as the man used to say, "the musical portion of the program"...

The current situation with the pandemic is leaving us all with a lot more questions than answers. It's difficult to make plans or to even see what the future holds for each of us when so many are struggling just for food and housing security. My heart goes out to everyone who is displaced from employment or faced with the prospect of returning to work in dicy circumstances. When we eventually reach a different side of this I hope the plot isn't lost and that folks don't suddenly lose the new found respect they've developed for those that have kept this country running during the chaos. (AND, I'm not referring to the politicians and bankers here...) I hope that the sting will be deep enough amongst the suffering while a healthy portion of the relatively unscathed will feel sufficient contrition to engage a real debate directed towards making our society more equitable.

If you're like a lot of folks, you probably have some time to read right now. I highly recommend Kurt Vonnegut's 'Jailbird'. It has a fairly extensive non-fiction opening section dealing with the American labor movement that bleeds into the fictional novel. It's informative, humorous, sad and entertaining all at once. (Incidentally, I scraped the image of the signed book off the internet...upon closer inspection the dedication is to Donald Farber, Vonnegut's longtime attorney, who was also my brother Barry's theatrical attorney. Farber also authored a substantial portion of the authoritative legal textbooks dealing with music and theatrical law. Barry always spoke highly of him.)

But I digress...it seems like the nature of just about everything is going to change because of what's happening right now (excepting human nature, of course). Especially ripe for a reboot is work and the workspace. I'm definitely not a communist and don't fancy myself as a socialist however I do believe the problem is that every one knows what they think they're worth but don't give too much thought to what other people are worth as long as it's cheap. And that needs to change. We should all want the basics and good things for others that we want for ourselves.

Now that we have that out of the way it's time for me to revert to semi-sleazy record salesman guy.
I really appreciate everyone who made use of the deals offered in the last newsletter. I was able to pass on over $800 to the various causes because of your patronage. Those deals remain in place through the end of May. As far as the "Corn-Teen" LP and CD deals offered last time I've added some titles and a few sold out. I had intended a more streamlined ordering process but my main work computer decided to go on strike this morning.

Finally, Bandcamp is waiving all their fees for artists and labels today (Friday May 1st) which makes it an especially good time for you to pop over there and pick up music. We've added another nine album titles from the Saustex back catalog and have a new digital "best of" from The Service Industry that seems especially apropos at the moment. (more on that immediately below)

And if you're feeling, as my old partner Jukebox used to say - "financially embarrassed", 40 label titles are free for limited streaming on Bandcamp and all are available on the major streaming platforms. Additionally I've included a short list of some recommended livestream concerts below...



Revisiting THE SERVICE INDUSTRY with the new retrospective best of ‘Entry Level Positions: A Beginner’s Guide to The Service Industry’
Those of you who are relative newcomers to the world of Saustex Records probably aren’t aware that we had a short-lived offshoot imprint called Sauspop Records about a decade or dozen years back. Basically the idea was that Sauspop would offer releases that were less roots and punk oriented and I dare say more polished and pop-leaning - not that it what supposed to be some sort of cash grab, it was really more about expanding horizons. If nothing else it affirmed that I know very little and care even less about what is actually “popular”. 

The centerpiece of this new venture was a group of former bandmates, co-workers and folks I’m still happy to call friends in Austin known collectively as The Service Industry. The Service Industry is fronted by Kansas City transplant Mike McCoy (Cher U.K) on lead vocals with Julie Lowery on occasional lead vocals, backing vocals and percussion while one of my best friends in the world Andy Thomas shares guitar duties with Robbie Araiza (The Wayouts), and Julie’s significant Hunter Darby (Wannabes, Diamond Smugglers, Shoulders, Hickoids) plays bass alongside Travis Garaffa on drums to hold down the rhythm section. This bunch of lifers coalesced at their shared workplace, Austin’s now defunct Dog & Duck Pub, where they were employed variously at one point or another as bartenders, cooks or handymen in the ongoing effort to support their rock’n’roll habits while making a living. What began as the routine sniping and bitching associated with restaurant work took on a life of its own in the form of the band.

The band recorded four full-length albums in a little under five years ‘Ranch is the New French’ (2006 Build Gut/Sauspop), ‘Limited Coverage’ (2007 Sauspop), ‘Keep The Babies Warm’ (2008 Sauspop) and ‘Calm Down’ (2010 Sauspop). Though inactive for most of the past decade outside of a few reunion shows they released a new single ‘I’m on My Way’ b/w ‘Winter is a Submarine’ on Austin’s Flak Records at the end of 2019.

Current events show the band’s work to be especially prescient. While there is plenty of inside joke snark there is also ample thoughtful, informed vitriolic lyricism dealing with income inequality, immigrant labor, the general lack of respect shown common workers, corporate greed and the devolution of America cast against a varied musical backdrop encompassing Heartland Power-Pop, rootsy ballads, sleek-ish indie pop rock and obtuse punk tinged with psychedelia. It seems like the right time to revisit their catalog with this digital-only retrospective. They deserve a first, second and third listen.

'Entry Level Positions' is available beginning Friday May 1st via Bandcamp (along with the rest of their back catalog.) You can pick up the compact disc versions as part of the Corn-Teen Deal below (that's all four albums for only $20 postpaid in the U.S. that includes a $5 donation the charities mentioned!)


SUGGESTED LIVESTREAMS...
The livestream home concerts are an imperfect solution to an imperfect situation but the bottom line is there's a lot of musicians out there scrambling to pay the rent and/or just wanting to keep busy. Obviously some are higher-performing than others - here's a few recommendations for upcoming livestream shows via Facebook. If you like what you see tip the act, they shan't refuse.

Gerry Slattery 
“The Doghouse Virtual Pub”
Most every day 7:30pm GMT + 1
I made Gerry's acquaintance last summer in Memphis while he was vacationing. I didn't realize at the time that he is a professional musician who normally makes his living on the road across the UK and Europe with a variety of projects including a Sun Records tribute show. He's a class guy and plays a wide variety of classics from across the decades with passion and style. Pop in the Doghouse and catch him. Because this is hosted daily from his personal FB page we can't post a link but stroll by his profile and have a look and listen.

Stefan Murphy
Friday May 1st 5-8pm EDT
Stefan Murphy aka Count Vaseline hails from Dublin but now calls Atlanta home. He's been doing a pretty extensive series of daily shows titled "Lockdown Lullabies" featuring covers by his favorite artists including The Velvet Underground and The Fall. Stef is touting this as his first "proper" livestream concert concentrating on his own material.

Mean Motor Scooter
Friday May 1st 6-7pm CDT
My favorite young garage rock band, Ft. Worth's Mean Motor Scooter will only need an hour to virtually rock your ass and pimp their new EP 'Mr. Sophistication'.

The Beaumonts
Sunday May 3rd 7pm CDT
America's favorite porno honky-tonk band play a show direct from their on-again, off-again home, the Central Lubbock Correctional Facility, to benefit Austin's Lost Well nightclub and to put some money on their commissary books. It's not like they had anything else to do.

Hamell On Trial
Saturday May 9th 1-2pm EDT
Ed Hamell aka Hamell On Trial has done a series of very successful livestreams since shelter in place began that featured his back catalog. Now, he brings you 15 new tunes penned during the new reality "Hamell's Pandemic Songs". This will surely be worth your time.

Hickoids
Friday May 15th 8pm-10pm CDT
There was some discussion within the band as to whether this new format is really the proper medium/milieu for the Hickoids. It's going to be a challenge to squeeze all the corn, sweat and cigarette smoke through copper wire and fiber-optic cable but hopefully the tastelessness will shine through in equal proportion to the clams as the band plays "Livestream from Corn-Teen"to benefit The Lost Well and to continue to pay for the rehearsal space they can't currently use.
GIVE SOME AND GET YA SOME DEALS! GIVE THE BARTENDERS $OME!
THE "SUFFER NOT IN SILENCE SALE" AKA THE "CORN-TEEN DEALS" - OVER 100 CD AND LP TITLES AT OUR LOWEST EVER MAIL-ORDER PRICE.
GIVE THE BARTENDERS $OME! MAKE IT A FIVE PACK!
And, you may or may not know that I was a bartender for over a decade. In an effort to help out my drink slingin' friends and other club staff who lost 10% or more of their annual income to SXSW cancellations I'm making the following offer. Send $10 or more to the link below and I will send you the three 12" x18" posters below from our cancelled SX music week events and two of the undistributed "Those HICKOIDS gave me CORN VIRUS SXSW2020" buttons pictured above and I will pick up the postage and pass along 100% of the proceeds to the employees of the venues. Be sure and include your mailing address and please use the 'Family/Friends" option so that money is not eaten up by fees. The exorbitant price of international postage dictates that I can only make this offer for the U.S. IF you simply can't live without these items and live elsewhere email me at jeff.smith(at)saustex.com and I'll work something out that offsets the postage.

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THE SUFFER NOT IN SILENCE SALE AKA THE CORN-TEEN DEAL - COMPACT DISCS
From now through the end of May choose any FOUR or the CD’s listed below for $20 postpaid in the US and Saustex will donate 25% of the gross sale ($5 for the CD deal) in an even split between Feeding America and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). After placing your order via the PayPal link please send a brief email to jeff.smith@saustex.com and enter your selection by identifying letters and numbers (Example: CD01). We only have a few copies of many of the "other labels/artists" items in stock and some will sell out. International customers: send an email to jeff.smith@saustex.com with your selections and I'll send you an invoice that reflects a purchase price of $16 plus the shipping.

SAUSTEX AND SAUSPOP RECORDS RELEASES:
CD01 STEVIE TOMBSTONE '7:30 AM'
CD02 STEVIE TOMBSTONE 'DEVILS GAME'
CD03 THE TOMBSTONES 'TWANG FROM THE GRAVE'
CD 04 ERIC HISAW 'THE CROSSES'
CD05 ERIC HISAW 'NATURE OF THE BLUES'
CD06 SNOWBYRD 'SELF-TITLED DEBUT'
CD07 SNOWBYRD 'DIOSDADO'
CD08 THE SERVICE INDUSTRY 'RANCH IS THE NEW FRENCH'
CD09 THE SERVICE INDUSTRY 'LIMITED COVERAGE'
CD10 THE SERVICE INDUSTRY 'KEEP THE BABIES WARM'
CD11 THE SERVICE INDUSTRY 'CALM DOWN'
CD12 THE SUMMER WARDROBE 'CAJUN PRAIRIE FIRE'
CD13 SONS OF HERCULES 'A DIFFERENT KIND OF UGLY'
CD14 T. TEX EDWARDS 'PARDON ME, I'VE GOT SOMEONE TO KILL'
CD15 T. TEX EDWARDS 'INTEXICATED!'
CD16 LOCO GRINGOS 'SELF-TITLED DEBUT' (+ bonus live tracks)
CD17 GLAMBILLY 'WHITE BBQ SAUCE'
CD18 THE HARES 'SMOKING IN BED'
CD19 HICKOIDS 'WALTZ A-CROSS-DRESS TEXAS'
CD20 HICKOIDS 'KICKING IT WITH THE TWITS'
CD21 HICKOIDS 'HAIRY CHAFIN' APE SUIT'
CD22 HICKOIDS 'THE OUT OF TOWNERS'
CD23 THE BEAUMONTS 'WHERE DO YOU WANT IT?'
CD24 THE BEAUMONTS 'GET READY FOR!'
CD25 THE BEAUMONTS 'HEY Y'ALL ITS'
CD26 BP FALLON 'LIVE IN TEXAS'
CD27 THE GRANNIES 'BALLSIER'
CD28 THE GRANNIES/THE UPPER CRUST 'LORDS & LADIES'
CD29 GRANDPA DEATH EXPERIENCE 'THE UNFORGIVING SHOE OF THE FUTURE'
CD30 PONG 'GONE'
CD31 THE COPPER GAMINS 'SELF-TITLED DEBUT EP'
CD32 THE COPPER GAMINS 'LOS NIÑOS DEL COBRE'
CD33 BLOWFLY '77 RUSTY TROMBONES'
CD34 FRANCINA JONES & THE OVERTOWN SOUL REVUE 'NO WAY OUT/I AM CONTROLLED BY YOUR LOVE' (LTD CD SINGLE)
CD35 JAVIER ESCOVEDO 'KICKED OUT OF EDEN'
CD36 JOECEPHUS & THE GEORGE JONESTOWN MASSACRE 'MUTANTS OF THE MONSTER: A TRIBUTE TO BLACK OAK ARKANSAS' (FEATURES STELLAR GUEST LINEUP)
CD37 JOECEPHUS & THE GEORGE JONESTOWN MASSACRE 'FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE: A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH' (FEAT. KING BUZZO, J.D. PINKUS, WARREN ELLIS, MICK HARVEY)
WESTERN STAR 'FIREBALL'
CD38 PIÑATA PROTEST 'EL VALIENTE'
CD39 CHURCHWOOD 'SELF-TITLED DEBUT'
CD40 CHURCHWOOD '2'
CD41 CHURCHWOOD '3:TRICKGNOSIS'
CD42 CHURCHWOOD 'HEX CITY'
CD43 COUNT VASELINE 'TALES FROM THE MEGAPLEX'
CD44 DINOLA 'UP HIGH'
CD45 HARVEY MCLAUGHLIN 'TABLOID NEWS'
CD46 RICH MINUS 'THIS SON IS A STRANGER TO YOU'
CD47 VARIOUS ARTISTS 'THE SAUSTEX VARIATIONS VOLUME TWO'
CD48 VARIOUS ARTISTS 'THE SAUSTEX VARIATIONS VOLUME THREE'

RELEASES FROM OTHER ARTISTS AND LABELS:

ROOTS/FOLK/COUNTRY/SINGER-SONGWRITER
CD49 HILARY YORK 'THE MOON'
CD50 HILARY YORK 'IN THE DARK'
CD51 AMBERJACK RICE 'BICYCLE VIGILANTE'
CD52 AMBERJACK RICE 'GET SO LITTLE"
CD53 AMBERJACK RICE 'NEW ROOTS'
CD54 CHUCK'S WAGON 'I PLAY COUNTRY'
CD55 CHUCK'S WAGON 'LIPSTICK AND SIN'
CD56 CHUCK'S WAGON 'BLACK ROAD'
CD57 CHUCK'S WAGON 'LIVE IN AUSTIN TEXAS'
CD58 CHUCK'S WAGON 'SELF-TITLED'
CD59 CHRISSY FLATT 'WINGS OF A BUTTERFLY'
CD60 CHRISSY FLATT 'WALK WITH KINGS'
CD61 SAM COLE & THE D.W. IDOLS 'SELF-TITLED'
CD62 MITCH WEBB & THE SWINDLES 'DRUNK FIR YOUR AMUSEMENT'
CD63 MITCH WEBB & THE SWINDLES 'SONGS IN THE KEY OF T'
CD64 MITCH WEBB & THE SWINDLES 'LONELY KIND'
CD65 VARIOUS ARTISTS 'UNPLUG THIS' (LIVE AT HOLE IN THE WALL)
CD66 HANS FRANK “EL GALLO” ‘CINCO DE GALLO:LIVE AT BONESHAKERS’ 
CD67 LOUISE GOLD THE QUARTZ ORCHESTRA ‘DEBUT’ 
CD68 RICH MINUS 'LIVE AT THE AUSTIN OUTHOUSE'
CD69 THE NASHVILLE LIVERPOOL UNDERGROUND MEDICINE SHOW ‘S-T’ 
CD71 SEAN WHEELER & ZANDER SCHLOSS ‘WALK THEE INVISBLE’ 
CD73 SLACKEYE SLIM ’EL SANTO GRIAL LA PISTOLA PIADOSA’ 
CD74 BEAVER NELSON ‘MACRO/MICRO’ 
CD75 VARIOUS ARTIST ‘DANIEL COLBY PRESENTS THE MUSIC OF FARMAGEDDON RECORDS’ 
CD77 VARIOUS ARTISTS ‘BLACK HILL HIGHWAY’ 

ROCK/PUNK/GARAGE
CD78 THE KRAYOLAS 'BEST RIFFS ONLY'
CD79 THE KRAYOLAS '1070 (I'LL BE YOUR DIRTY MEXICAN)'
CD80 THE KRAYOLAS ‘LA CONQUISTADORA’ 
CD81 PAT TODD & THE RANK OUTSIDERS '14th & NOWHERE'
CD82 PAT TODD & THE RANK OUTSIDERS 'BLOOD & TREASURE'
CD83 THE ROCKIN’ GUYS ‘PERFORMANCE ART MISCREANTS’ 
CD84 CORY CASE ‘WAITING ON A REMEDY’ 
CD85 THE FEELERS ‘LEARN TO HATE THE FEELERS’ 
CD86 VARIOUS ARTISTS ‘THE SOUNDS OF GASOLINE VOL. 1’ 
CD87 VARIOUS ARTISTS ‘THE SOUNDS OF GASOLINE VOL. 2’ 
CD88 VARIOUS ARTISTS ‘THE SOUNDS OF GASOLINE VOL. 3’ 
CD89 LOS MOCKERS ‘ORIGINAL RECORDINGS 1965-67’ 
CD90 VARIOUS ARTISTS ‘L’AUSTIN SPACE’ 
CD91 OS HAXIXINS ‘SELF-TITLED’ 
CD92 THE WEAKLINGS ‘ROCK’N’ROLL OWES ME’ 
CD93 SUNDAY DRUNKS ‘ON THE PROWL’ 
CD94 SUNDAY DRUNKS ‘SELF-TITLED’ 
CD95 STICKPONY ‘HEAD FIRST THROUGH THE SOUND’ 
CD96 AIN’T ‘IF IT’S ILLEGAL TO ROCK AND ROLL THEN THROW MY ASS IN JAIL’ 
CD97 EVERYTHING MUST GO ‘APOCALIPSTICK’ 
CD98 SINISTER SIX ‘SINISTERIA’ 
CD98 LOS #3 DINNERS ‘THE WHOLE ENCHILADA’ 
CD99 BLOWFLY ‘BLACK IN THE SACK’ 
CD100 MIDNIGHT BOMBERS ‘EVIL STREETS’ 
CD101 KEN JONES PEACE CORPS ‘PASTURES OF PLENTY’ 
CD102 MOTORAMA ‘PSYCHOTRONIC IS THE BEAT’ 
CD103 THE UGLY BEATS ‘TAKE A STAND’ 
CD104 LOS EXPLOSIVOS ‘S-T’ 
CD105 THE ANGEL BABIES ‘S-T’ 
CD106 ODDLY ENOUGH ‘NO CEMENT OR DIRT’ 
CD107 THE BUG NASTIES ‘WHICH WAY YOU GONNA’ GO?’ 
CD108 BILLY JOE WINGHEAD ‘DARK RIDE’ 
CD109 BILLY JOE WINGHEAD ‘SPANISH ASSHOLE MAGNET’ 
CD110 TAXI ‘LIKE A DOG’ 
CD111 THE FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS ‘BEST OF THE MONKEES’ 
CD113 JUANITA Y LOS FEOS ‘S-T’ 
CD114 THE NERVEBREAKERS ‘WE WANT EVERYTHING'
CD115 THE LEGENDARY TIGER MAN ‘MASQUERADE’ 
CD116 BAMBULA ‘GUILTY PLEASURES’ 
CD117 GREGG TURNER ‘PLAYS THE HITS’ 
CD118 THE TWO TIMIN’ FOUR ‘DARK BEFORE THE DAWN’ 
CD119 THE TWO TIMIN’ THREE ‘PAYIN’ THE PRICE’ 

ELECTRONIC/ODDBALL
CD120 HYPERBUBBLE ‘SOLID POP’ 
CD121 HYPERBUBBLE ‘AIRBRUSHED ALIBIS’ 
CD122 MISSION GIANT ‘I SCREAM SOCIAL’ 
CD123 HYPERBUBBLE ‘CANDY APPLE DAYDREAMS’ 
CD124 SILO 10 ‘S-T’ 
CD125 CREVICE ‘2’ 
CD126 DAVID COOPER ORTON w/ JAMES SIDLO ‘RE: COOPERATION TRANS-ATLANTIC COLLABORATION’

NEW ADDITIONS:
CD127 STEVIE TOMBSTONE 'SLOW DRUNKEN WALTZ'
CD128 STEVIE TOMBSTONE 'I WISH I WAS BACK IN VEGAS'
CD129 THE MIGHTY STEF 'YEAR OF THE HORSE'
CD130 LONESOME DAVE FISHER 'THE LONESOME ROAD TO THE DEEPEST SOUTH'
CD131 THE GEE STRINGS 'A BUNCH OF BUGS'
CD132 THE TERMINALS 'FORGET ABOUT NEVER'
CD133 DR. BOOGIE 'GOTTA' GET BACK TO NEW YORK CITY'

PP EL V COVER WEB
The Grannies Ballsier
THE SUFFER NOT IN SILENCE SALE AKA THE CORN-TEEN DEAL -
LP'S AND OTHER VINYL RECORDS
From now through the end of May choose any THREE or the vinyl items listed below for $30 postpaid in the US and Saustex will donate 25% of the gross sale ($7.50 for the vinyl deal) in an even split between Feeding America and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).  After placing your order via the PayPal link please send a brief email to jeff.smith@saustex.com and enter your selection by identifying letters and numbers (Example: V01). We only have a few copies of many of the "other labels/artists" items in stock and some will sell out. International customers: send an email to jeff.smith@saustex.com with your selections and I'll send you an invoice that reflects a purchase price of $26 plus the shipping. Also please note that these are the "Sturdy Black American Vinyl" editions where there are limited color vinyl editions, however, in some cases we'll fill the order with colored vinyl if no black vinyl remains AND double albums will count for 2 (TWO) selections and 7" records for 1/2 (ONE-HALF) a selection.

SAUSTEX AND SAUSPOP RECORDS RELEASES:

V01 THE HARES 'SMOKING IN BED'
V02 HICKOIDS 'KICKING IT WITH THE TWITS'
V03 HICKOIDS 'HAIRY CHAFIN' APE SUIT'
V04 HICKOIDS 'THE OUT OF TOWNERS'
V05 HICKOIDS 'ALL THE WORLD'S A DRESSING ROOM: LIVE IN LA 08.24.2018' (DOUBLE LP, COUNTS AS TWO SELECTIONS)
V06 HICKOIDS/GRANNIES '300 YEARS OF PUNK ROCK' (SPLIT LP)
V07 THE BEAUMONTS 'THIS IS AUSTIN' (LIVE)
V08 THE BEAUMONTS 'HEY Y'ALL ITS'
V09 THE GRANNIES 'BALLSIER'
V10 THE GRANNIES/THE UPPER CRUST 'LORDS & LADIES'
V11 IMPERIAL WAX 'GASTWERK SABOTEURS'
V12 PONG 'GONE'
V13 THE COPPER GAMINS 'LOS NIÑOS DEL COBRE'
V14 BLOWFLY '77 RUSTY TROMBONES'
V15 JAVIER ESCOVEDO 'KICKED OUT OF EDEN'
V16 JOECEPHUS & THE GEORGE JONESTOWN MASSACRE 'MUTANTS OF THE MONSTER: A TRIBUTE TO BLACK OAK ARKANSAS' (FEATURES STELLAR GUEST LINEUP - DOUBLE LP, COUNTS AS TWO SELECTIONS)
V17 JOECEPHUS & THE GEORGE JONESTOWN MASSACRE 'FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE: A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH' (FEAT. KING BUZZO, J.D. PINKUS, WARREN ELLIS, MICK HARVEY)
V18 WESTERN STAR 'FIREBALL'
V19 WESTERN STAR 'ANY WAY HOW'
V20 PIÑATA PROTEST 'PLETHORA'
V21 CHURCHWOOD '2'
V22 CHURCHWOOD '3:TRICKGNOSIS'
V23 CHURCHWOOD 'HEX CITY'
V24 COUNT VASELINE 'TALES FROM THE MEGAPLEX'
V25 DINOLA 'UP HIGH'
V26 HARVEY MCLAUGHLIN 'TABLOID NEWS'
V27 A PONY NAMED OLGA 'AVE MARIA'
V28 HAMELL ON TRIAL 'NIGHT GUY AT THE APOCALYPSE PROFILES OF A RUSHING MIDNIGHT'
V29 POCKET FISHRMEN 'THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD' (LP + CD - COUNTS AS TWO SELECTIONS)
V30 CHURCHWOOD 'JUST THE TWO OF US' 7" (COUNTS AS 1/2)
V31 CHIEF FUZZER 'TRANSCENDENTAL ROAD BLUES' 7" (COUNTS AS 1/2)

RELEASES FROM OTHER ARTISTS AND LABELS:
TEXAS!
V32 TEXACALA JONES PONY ISLAND EXPRES (S-T DEBUT)
V33 SABBATH CROW 'CARRION HIGHWAY WEIRD SUN'
V34 THE DIFFERENTIALS 'DRIVE ON!'
V35 JEAN CAFFEINE 'SADIE SATURDAY NIGHT'
V36 WILD BILL OGDEN'S 'FIGHTING FOR THE TITLE'
V37 MAX & THE MAKEUPS 'CHASING THE MONSTERS'
V38 STEVIE TOMBSTONE 'GREENWOOD'
V39 SCREECH OF DEATH 7" (COUNTS AS 1/2)
V41 THE NERVEBREAKERS 'WE WANT EVERYTHING!'
V42 THE NERVEBREAKERS 'HIJACK THE RADIO'
V43 HOGBITCH 'S-T'
V84 GAY SPORTSCASTERS 'FUN PACK' BOTH 90's SINGLES ON COLORED VINYL (COUNTS AS 1/2)


USA
V44 REQ'D 'FALL IN LOVE ON HATE STREET'
V45 THE GRANNIES 'FOR THOSE ABOUT TO FORGET TO ROCK'
V46 I AM NEXT/THE GRANNIES (SPLIT 12" SINGLE)
V47 THE FRONTIER CIRCUS 'A LITTLE BIT PSYCHO...A LITTLE BIT WESTERN' 
V48 CHUCK 'U.S.A.'
V49 THE HORNY WACKERS 'THEY ARE SAVAGE'
Raw, hedonistic trash rock baptized in Pussy Galore, The Cramps, and the Oblivians than bathed in the rotting bones of Eddie Cochran. 
V50 ARTHUR ALEXANDER 'ONE BAR LEFT'
Contemporary release by first wave NYC power-popper.
V51 THE BACKSTABBERS 'TO ELEVEN'
10 storybook anthems about their undevoted love for the finer things in life: women, bottles and pills. For fans of the Saints, Sonic Rendezvous Band or Radio Birdman.
V52 TRMRS 'SEA THINGS'
Fuzz-drenched West Coast psycho-surf.
V53 J.J. & THE REAL JERKS 'BACK TO THE BOTTOM'
West Coast reprobates whiff of the same inner city sleaze as fellow riff 'n roll heathens like the Heartbreakers, Humpers, Berlin Brats, Joneses and The Dragons.
V54 BATTERED SUITCASE 'OBLIVION'
Unique compound of girl-gang, ferocity mixing elements of muscular poppy Rock 'n Roll bands like Suzi Quatro, the Runaways, The Muffs and The Fastback.
V55 CURTAINS 'DEEP IN NIGHT CITY'
Eerie soundscapes for deranged punk mutants and twisted new wave vampires.
V56 FIST CITY 'HUNTING YOU'
Canadian band fuses the agitated, post punk grit of bands like the Desperate Bicycles and the Raincoats with an acid soaked take on the Vaselines and Shop Assistants downer pop.
V57 CORY CASE 'WAITING ON A REMEDY'
Debut folk rock album from rag-tag rocker Cory Case whom you might know from his former band the Licks.
V58 THE LOVESORES 'GODS OF ANCIENT GREASE'
Scott Drake finishes what he started with The Humpers.
V59 THE WEAKLINGS ''ROCK'N'ROLL OWES ME'
High-octane garage punk from Portland featuring Bradley of P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. LP 
V60 DR. BOOGIE 'GOTTA' GET BACK TO NEW YORK CITY'
Awesome LP by these LA adherents of the Flamin' Groovies, New York Dolls and Mott The Hoople. LP 
V61 SMUT PEDDLERS 'TEN INCH'
Orange County beach punk ala Stitches and US Bombs. 10" LP 
V63 LE FACE 'ISOLATION'
Deconstructed punk ala The Urinals and Electric Eels. Extreme. LP 
V64 GESTAPO KHAZI 'S-T'
Self-titled debut from So Cal band that echo The Gun Glub and The Wipers. LP 
V65 SHARK TOYS 'S-T'
LA band that recall the ramshackle early pop-inspired punk of TV Personalities, Modern Lovers and more. LP 


INTERNATIONAL
V66 THE UNRELEASABLES 'SOLITARY CONFINEMENT'
London derelicts brew up an inebriated, molotov-concoction of the Dead Boys, Pagans, Zero Boys, Ramones and the Dwarves.
V67 JONESY 'S-T'
Cartoonish Canadian punk that touches all the bases of the first wave of American punk.
V68 HUMAN RACE 'NEGATIVE' 
A full on Italian snot-punk attack for mind bending, glue-sniffers everywhere.
V69 THE LUCKY PUNCH 'KICK UP A HULLABALOO'
German band pays homage to classic American boogie rock and does it well.
V70 MANIC ATTRACTS 'EYES WIDE SHUT'
Vancouver based-band bring a barrage of snarling feedback and distortion that blurs the lines between psychedelic downer pop and their warped take on garage rock. 
V71 DISCO LEPERS 'SOPHISTICATED SHAME'
London's Disco Lepers brilliantly spew 11 rabid scuzz-punk rippers like the the nastiest elements of the Vomit Pigs, Satans Rats, The Victims, The Dickies and The Lewd.
V72 RATTENS KRATER 'BYGGA UPP ETT STORT BERG'
Dark, driving wasteoid hits with complicated riffs and clangy, bouncy hooks from this Swedish band whose influences range from the Wipers to Flipper to Gang Of Four to a bit of the Swell Maps.
V73 MORALENS VAKTARE 'S-T' 
Swedish scuzzy mid-fi, diamond in the rough is like a punk rock-snot rocket shot straight outta 1978.
V74 THE CREEPING IVIES 'STAY WILD'
Scotland's Creeping Ivies seamlessly mesh stripped down 50's Rock N Roll, Swampy Blues, R&B and raw, unbridled Garage Punk into their own depraved, cauldron of Riff N Roll supremacy. 
V75 MISTY WHITE 'MISTY' 10" EP
V76 SWAMPS 'KITANO HOMARE'
Hyper-trashy Japanese trio ala Oblivians and Gories. LP 
V77 THE ROUTES 'LEFT MY MIND'
Yardbirds and Pretty Things inspired Japanese garage. LP 
V78 THE DYING SHAMES 'S-T'
London act that distills the sounds of The Faces and mid-sixties Rolling Stones. LP 
V79 OVERCHARGE 'ACCELERATE'
Debut from this Italian trash-metal band. For fans of of Motorhead and Nashville Pu**y. LP
V80 THE HAVENOTS 'ROCK'N'ROLL WEEKEND'
Hard charging Japanese power pop ala Buzzcocks and LA bands like The Nerves. LP
V81 RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT "RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT"
Heavy, scuzzy Finnish band for fans of the Stooges and the Pagans. LP 
V82 THEE MIGHTY FEVERS 'F**KIN' GREAT ROCK'N'ROLL'
Trashy Japanese punk rock from members of Teengenerate and Guitar Wolf. LP 
V83 TOMY & THE COUGARS 'AMBUSH'
Buzzcocks inspired power-pop from this French band. LP 

NEW ADDITIONS
V85 THE GAIN 'HIGHWAY TO HECK' (LIVE) 10"
V86 GASOLHEADS 'RED WINE & WHITE RUSSIANS' 10"
V87 THE CLAWS 'NO CONNECTION' LP
V88 THE SUNDAY DRUNKS 'S/T' LP
V89 SCUMBAG MILLIONAIRE 'FAST TRACK BIG PACK' LP
V90 BREAKER BREAKER 'BURN IT DOWN' LP
V91 POISON BOYS 'OUT OF MY HEAD' LP
V92 DOUBLE CHEESE 'BRAIN DAMAGE' LP
V93 TRASH CULTURE 'JUST A RIDE' LP
V94 TITTY TWISTER 'GIMMIE SOME NOISE' LP
V95 THE TERMINALS 'FORGET ABOUT NEVER' LP
V96 LONESOME DAVE FISHER 'THIS USED TO BE MY TOWN' b/w 'DIRT NAP' 7" (counts as 1/2)
International Vinyl
'Ed's Not Dead -- Hamell Comes Alive!' strictly limited edition of 100 LP and digital download.
Saustex Records’ is proudly reissuing the 20th anniversary edition of the Hamell on Trial live album ‘Ed’s Not Dead ---- Hamell Comes Alive!'.
The CD edition is long out-of-print and this marks the first broad streaming and digital release and vinyl edition. The LP is a hyper-limited edition of 100 copies on opaque white vinyl and will include an oversized reprint of the cartoon booklet contained in the original CD, hand-glued cover and a download card with bonus edit tracks. Originally the album was slated to begin deliver some time in March but the big lacquer plant fire in February and now the current pandemic situation has ended up delaying the manufacture. We hope to be able to ship no later than early June and the pre-order gets you immediate access to the digital download and streaming edition.

The album is culled from live shows in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego back in 2000 when Ed was the regular opening act for Ani DiFranco and was also on the roster of her Righteous Babe Records. Ani had her front-of-house engineer record Ed’s show nightly with the unspoken intention of releasing a live album for her label.

Things were going well...Ed was playing for much larger audiences than he was used to and Ani’s audiences were very gracious and receptive. Then, following some dates with Ani as Ed resumed his smaller scale club touring, tragedy struck when Ed was involved in a serious automobile accident that laid him up for nine months. He broke three vertebrae, his wrist, ankle and had 52 staples in his head. He had to wear an upper body brace for the duration of the 9 months.

As a working musician whose bread and butter is live performances this was devastating. Luckily, some friends came to the rescue in the form of Ani’s manager Scott Fisher who gave Hamell the tapes so that he could self-release an album and keep the money, and his good friend George Fontaine (now president of New West Records) who ponied up the money for CD manufacturing. Ed’s longtime road manager Ricki C sifted through the tapes and culled the best performances.

IMPERIAL WAX - New lathe-cut single 'Bromidic Thrills' b/w 'Bloom & Wither'
The hyper-limited edition of 30 lathe-cut single on clear plastic comes in a hand-glued full-color, numbered picture sleeve and includes unlimited streaming of 'Bromidic Thrills' b/w 'Bloom & Wither' via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.


“This is straight up infectious rock’n’roll filled with attitude and looking to get you to move” – Post Trash
“A modern take on post punk” – New Noise Magazine 
“Just crying out for you to dance, shout and be battered down by” – Fighting Bordom
“To put it more plainly, the band succeeds at every approach it attempts” – Big Take Over
“Imperial Wax is a band with fire in their bellies, not some end-of-career cash-in” – the I Newspaper 
“The idea of a band not looking for a fight but ready to end it if one should erupt ” – Uber Rock
“Relentless transmissions of anger, frustration and other volatile states. MES would approve ” – Mojo
That's all for now. Next time around we'll be announcing some new releases. Stay strong - live long.
Smitty
Jeff Smith
Saustex Records