(Can't Stand) The Midwest: Minnesota

Curtiss A			Minneapolis
- I Don't Wanna Be President / Land Of The Free 7" Twin/Tone TTR7912, 1979 PS
- Larry Talbot's Disease / Afraid 7" Twin/Tone TTR8019, 1980 PS
- Courtesy LP Twin/Tone TTR8015, 1980


Boy Elroy			Minneapolis
- This Is Not Art LP His Boy 001, 1983
  (Pale Green Carpeting / Speak / Artful Garbage / Dancing With A Gas Mask On /
   Two Minute Mysteries / Life Is Good / The Legend Of Farfel Knugren / Democracy
   Rag / Eighteen Year Old Psychopath // Seen But Not Heard / Instrumental / Beat
   On Logs / A-R-T / Culture On Demand / Bad Trip At The Country Kitchen / Writhe)

Civil Defense			Minneapolis
- Gun Control 12" National Security S-10991/10992, 1983
  (Gun Control / Personal Phone Call / Capital Punishment / Artificial World /
   Human Race / New Religion / Changed)

Crackers
- Sir Crackers 12" Twin/Tone TTR8122, 1980
  (Ultimato / I Can't Have Faith // Light Blue Dress / Your Heart)

Danger Roads
- My Metaphysical Friend / Only In L.A. 7" Break'er 107, 1978 PS
- It's Time To Become Robots 1-sided 7" Break'er 108, 1979 PS
 First one is goofy/arty pop rock. If the second one sounds like it, the band
 shouldn't be listed here.[JF]
 

Final Conflict			Minneapolis
- In The Family / The Lines Have Faded // Your / Self-defeated 7" Reflex RE-1, 1983


Fingerprints
- (Now I Wanna Be A) Space Girl / Burn Those Bridges / Track 9 // Wasted On You / 
                                   Made In The Shade 7" Twin/Tone TTR7803, 1978 PS
- Down / Christmas Down 7" Twin/Tone 7804, 1978 PS
- Smiles For Sale // You Have To Push Them Over / Nothing To Say 7" Twin/Tone 8013, 1980 PS
 

Flamingo
- Flamingo 7" Bigger Than Life BTLF101, 1978 PS
  (I Remember Romance / We Do What We Like // Smart Girl / One More Night)
  OK pop.[BD]

Hit Squad			Minneapolis
- Pictures Of Matchstick Men / Thou Shall Not Steal 7" Break'er 45-112, 1980 PS
 Not punk rock, but the almost-straight cover of the Status Quo hit on the A-side
 is cool. The Dick and Dee Dee cover on the flip is much more arty and weird.[JF]


Hüsker Dü			Minneapolis
- Amusement / Statues 7" Reflex 38285, 1980 PS
- Land Speed Record LP New Alliance NAR007, 1982
		       UK Alternative Tentacles VIRUS25, 1982
  (All Tensed Up / Don't Try To Call / I'm Not Interested / Guns At My School / Push The Button
   / Gilligan's Island / MTC / Don't Have A Life // Bricklayer / Tired Of Doing Things / You're
   Naive / Strange Week / Do The Bee / Big Sky / Ultracore / Let's Go Die / Data Control)
- Everything Falls Apart 12" Reflex S9971/2, 1982
  (From The Gut / Blah, Blah, Blah / Punch Drunk / Bricklayer / Afraid Of Being Wrong /
   Sunshine Superman  / Signals From Above // Everything Falls Apart / Wheels / Target /
   Obnoxious / Gravity)
- In A Free Land / What Do I Want / MIC 7" New Alliance 010, 1982 PS
- Metal Circus 12" SST 020, 1983
  (Real World / Deadly Skies / It's Not Funny Anymore / First Of The Last
   Calls // Lifeline / Diane / Out On A Limb)
 

Inclusions		Minneapolis
- Unamerican Activity / Russian Youth 7" 1980 NS
 Structure-wise the song is on target but the guitars need distortion
 & volume badly.[BD] Goofy DIY, not a rocker.[JL] It certainly owes more
 to the Gizmos than the Sex Pistols, but the A-side is great regardless.[JF]


Robert Ivers & The Ice Stars
- Emergency One / Geared Down Low 7" New Age
- Great New York Subway Tragedy / I've Been Down 7" New Age

Gregor MacKenzie
- Torture That Girl / Contact Overdose 7" Break'er 101, 1978 PS
- Concealed Weapon / Window Peeper 7" Break'er 103, 1978
- Piston Boy / Andrea Teen // Winged Bat Anthem / Debby Is Electro-cute /
		Space Walk Oedipus Blues / When Havoc Struck / Gertrude Is The
		Guitar Queen / Baby Sitter 2x7" Break'er 105-6, 1978 PS
- Soviet Girl / Northfield Girls 7" Break'er 117, 1982
   

MOR's				Minneapolis
- The Girl Next Door / Telephone Action 7" Break'er 45-109, 1979 PS
- Attention // The Love Is / Crime Games 7" Bogus JEFF-1, 1980 PS
  60s influenced garage pop.[BD]
 

Mutuals				St. Paul?
- No Wasps 7" Tyrannorecords 37527, 1980 PS
  (Privacy Act / Love Isn't Something // Demenial Labor / Heat)


NNB				Minneapolis
- Slack / New World 7" Wave Seven W7-1001, 1978 PS


Pistons
- Investigations / Circus 7" Twin/Tone 8017, 1980 PS
- Flight 581 LP Twin/Tone 8121, 1981


Red House			Minneapolis
- 25 Reasons / Teenbeat 7" Wave Seven W7R1783, 1983 PS


Replacements			Minneapolis
- I'm In Trouble / If Only You Were Lonely 7" Twin/Tone 8120, 1981 PS
- Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash 12" Twin/Tone 8123, 1981
  (Takin' a Ride / Careless / Customer / Hangin Downtown / Kick Your Door 
   Down / Otto / I Bought A Headache / Rattlesnake / I Hate Music //
   Johnny's Gonna Die / Shiftless When Idle / More Cigarettes / Don't Ask
   Why / Somethin to Dü / I'm in Trouble / Love You Till Friday / Shutup /
   Raised in the City)
- Stink 12" Twin/Tone TTR8228, 1982
  (Kids Don't Follow / Fuck School / Stuck In The Middle / God Damn Job //
   White And Lazy / Dope Smokin' Moron / Go / Gimme Noise)
  

Shock Treatment			Minneapolis
- Johnny's No Fun Anymore / I'd Rather Be With The Girls 7" Radii 001, 1980 PS


Smart Alex			Minneapolis
- Chitter Chat / Tonight 7" Lickey Split, 1977 PS
  Great stuff that blurs power pop and art pop and poppy punk.[MG]

Spooks				Minneapolis
- 1980-1990 7" Twin/Tone 7802, 1978 PS
  (Fun Is Everything / Sinister Forces / Evil Eye / Laugh It Up / Scum Of The Earth)


Suburbs				Minneapolis
- Memory / Go / Stereo / Teenage Rub-in / Chemistry Set // Your Phone / Couldn't
  Care Less / You / Prehistoric Jaw 7" Twin/Tone 7801, 1978 PS
- World War III / Change Agent 7" Twin/Tone TTR7909, 1979 PS
- In Combo LP Twin/Tone 8014, 1980
  

Suicide Commandos		Minneapolis
- Emission Control / Cliche Ole // Monster Au-Go-Go 7" P.S. 30254, 1976 PS
- Match/Mismatch / Mark He's A Terror 7" P.S. 30787, 1977 PS
- Make A Record LP Blank 002, 1978
  (Shock Appeal / Attacking The Beat / Mosquito Crucifixion / Mr. Dr. / Semi-Smart / Call Of
   The Wild / You Can't / I Need A Torch // Kidnapped / Premature / I Don't Get It / Real Cool
   / She / Burn It Down / Match/Mismatch)
- Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert LP Twin/Tone TTR7906, 1979
  (Burn It Down / Complicated Fun ++)
  

Teenage Boatpeople		Minneapolis
- 4 By The Teenage Boatpeople 7" Barney Fife 0090 (38112), 1980? PS
  (Consumation / My Friends Know Too Much // Dirty Or Sweet? / Weez Boatpeople (Can Dance))
 Not punk, although the last track is a loud, noisy mess which I do appreciate. This is
 DIY/experimental as comped on H2D's Homework and revered by the Mutant Sounds crowd. It
 might be a 1981 release, and has a vintage color xerox picture sleeve which is always a
 plus in my book.[JF] 

Turnbuckles			Minneapolis
- Super Destroyer Mark II / Rearranged 7" Break'er 110, 1979 PS


Sonny Vincent and the Extreme	St. Paul
- Wingdale / Top Dog / Phantom 7" flexi 1982 PS
 The guy from the Testors spent some time in St. Paul around this time.
 Sleeve is a poster/info sheet.

Willful Neglect			Minneapolis
- Willful Neglect LP Neglected 001, 1982
  (E.M.S. & D. / Good Clean Fun / Outa My Mind / Banned / Abort The Mission / Rebel // Gash
   Abuse / 5 Nice Guys / Geeks / Herpes (Will I Get) / Willful Neglectors / Criminals)
- Justice For No One LP Neglected 002, 1983
  ((White Collar) Not Guilty / Deprogrammed / Justice For No One / Caskets / Vegetable Zero //
   Gash Development (Continuing Saga) / Same Old Bullshit / Scratch`n'Sniff / I Was Drunk / Bobbin'
   On Wally / Taint)


Wilma & The Wilbers		Minneapolis
- Chronic Alkie / Poor Little Joey / The Hole 7" Break'er 114, 1980 PS
- Tiger Beat / My Guy / I Like It Thick / I Speak Russian 7" Bedrock/Break'er 116, 1981 PS
 

Various - Big Hits Of Mid-America Volume Three 2xLP Twin/Tone TTR-7907/8, 1979
  (The Pistons  - She Got Sex / The Swingers - Foundry Joe / Buzz Barker & The
   Atomic Bums - Land Of The Free / The Hypstyrz - 66543221 / The Commandos -
   Weekend Warrior / The Jets - Paper Girl // The Suburbs - Urban Guerillas /
   NNB - Listen / The Wad - Chains / Fingerprints - Down / The Swan
   Lake Six - Swan Lake, MN // The Suburbs - Aileron's O.K. / NNB - Uruguay 1983
   / The Pistons - Misery / Robert Ivers & Ice Stars - Sugar My Road / The
   Swingers - Losin' My Grip / The Jets - Lover Boy // Fingerprints - Where
   The Beat Goes On / Curtis A. And The Originals - Bad News From Phoenix / The
   Commandos - You're Not The First One / Yipes - The Ballad Of Roy Orbison /
   The Commandos - Complicated Fun)


Various - 12x8 Showcase LP Rem 8081, 1980
  (Wallets - No Not Yet / Phones - Out Of The Shadows / Hypstrz - Take Back The
   Night / Things That Fall Down - Grave Concern / Fridleys - C.P.A. / Fine Art -
   Unconsious Recognition // D'gadband - Mini Spliff / Hypstrz - Only A Matter
   Of Time / Fine Art - Animalistic Cha Cha / Wallets - Oxnard / MOR's -
   Happy Noises / Phones - Headlines)

Label Discographies

Break'er Records
45-101		Gregor MacKenzie - Torture That Girl / Contact Overdose 7"
45-103		Gregor MacKenzie - Concealed Weapon / Window Peeper 7"
45-105-6		Gregor MacKenzie - Piston Boy 2x7"
45-107		Danger Roads - My Metaphysical Friend / Only In L.A. 7"
45-108		Danger Roads - It's Time To Become Robots 1-sided 7"
45-109		MOR's 7"
45-110		Turnbuckles 7"
45-111		Magnetic Head Cleaners 7" (electronics)
45-112		Hit Squad 7"
45-114		Wilma & The Wilbers - Chronic Alkie 7"
45-116		Wilma & The Wilbers - Tiger Beat 7"
45-117		Gregor MacKenzie - Soviet Girl / Northfield Girls 7"

Index
Last update: 22 June 2015

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