When Dale Lawrence and Billy Nightshade took over the reins of Bloomington, Indiana's Gizmos in 1978, the band became one of the earliest (and one of the best) Midwestern punk rock outfits. Taking their cues from the first wave of British punk (the Jam, Sex Pistols, especially the Vibrators), these new Gizmos combined raw energy with a classic pop sensibility. Their songs had a keen ear for melody, with lyrics that were concise and funny, equal parts youthful alienation ('Pay,' 'Tell Me Why'), regional prid   [ read more ]

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This 2002 release, 1978-1981: NEVER MIND THE GIZMOS HERE'S THE GIZMOS, assembles the 14 tracks originally released on Gulcher vinyl by the post-Ken Highland/Eddie Flowers Gizmos. Standout tracks are early versions of 'Cry Real Tears' (Vulgar Boatmen) and 'The American Dream' (Walking Ruins), and a cover of the Sex Pistols B-side 'Did You No Wrong.' Within two years Niemiec, rhythm guitarist Steve Feikes, and tambourinist Phil Hundley were gone, and downsized to a quartet of Dale Lawrence, Billy Night   [ read more ]

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On the occasion of the Gizmos' 30th muffday, Gulcher is semi-proud to present 1976/1977: THE STUDIO RECORDINGS. This release collects the original Gizmos' three EPs, along with eleven previously unreleased outtakes from the two sessions. The 16-page CD booklet contains mostly unpublished photos, Richard Meltzer's original liner notes for the first EP, and extensive liner notes by yours truly Eddie Flowers. Thrill once again to these classic odes to teen sex: 'Muff Divin',' 'Cave Woman,' and 'Pumpin'    [ read more ]

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48 Tracks! Eleven Covers! 14 Unreleased Originals! Somewhere in between the celebrated and much-beloved Ken Highland Gizmos and the beloved and much-celebrated Dale Lawrence Gizmos lies the pretty much ignored and unknown middle period Gizmos: the Ted Niemiec Gizmos. No mistake about it, this was Ted's band.

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Gulcher Records proudly presents 1975-1977: DEMOS & REHEARSALS!! The Gizmos' story of early American punk is re-told here with 54 previously unreleased tracks. Included are Ken Highland's 1975 demos that started the whole thing; Ken and Eddie Flowers, as the Rockabilly Yobs, accidentally discovering swamp-trash-punk; Rich Coffee's stoner-rock band Cerberus joining Ken for the first Gizmos rehearsal; Maryland Marine-era song demos by Ken; and Ted Niemiec's demos for the 1977 Gizmos sessions. There ar   [ read more ]

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GIZMOS: 1981 NYC DEMOS--THE MIDWEST CAN BE ALLRIGHT, features seven songs recorded shortly before the final incarnation of the group disbanded. Only the title track, 'The Midwest Can Be Allright,' was previously released--on the long out-of-print 1981 Hoosier punk/new wave sampler, RED SNERTS--THE SOUND OF GULCHER. Now, 20 years after they were recorded, all seven of these sought-after songs have been digitally remastered for release on the original Gulcher label. Many consider these tracks th   [ read more ]

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