TAKE THE CITY RECORDS

31/08/2024

🕵️‍♀️ Secret party today with TV Shock

29/08/2024

JOE JENNINGS MVPS first album is still on PRE ORDER but it will be out really soon. If you like punk, garage, power pop… in the way The Dictators, Gas Huffer, The Humpers, The Plimsouls, The Cynics, Ramones… used to play it, grab a copy now, very limited edition!
A co release with Sweet Grooves Records
Now it’s 18 euros!
Joe Jennings
Sweet Grooves Records

Listen to it here
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12 track album

28/08/2024

THE DELINQUENTS delivered a great punk rock album in 2022, here’s an interview with them in ALFINETE zine. Obrigado!

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26/08/2024

New in the shop

It all begins in 1978, when a near-legendary S*x Pistols/P.I.G.Z. show in Kortrijk gets cancelled. From that point on, the story rips by like a runaway train, up until the turn of the millennium. From the early 90s on, the H8000 hardcore scene became one of the most active and influential punk scenes on the European mainland. Its musical style and philosophy had — and still have — a major influence on bands and individuals all over the globe. The personalities presented and opinions expressed in this book are as varied as the music these people have created since. This is your chance to hear the real story, straight from the mouth of key players in bands like Rise Above, Nations On Fire, Blindfold, Shortsight, Spirit Of Youth, Congress, Liar, Regression, Deformity, Spineless, as well as many record labels and zealous fans from the heydays of H8000.

21/08/2024

No Spoiler featured in OxFanzine and also on the CD compilation that comes with the magazine with their infectiously contagious “when it’s over”

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14/08/2024

THE PRIMEVALS ep on OxFanzine ‘s reviews, seems they like it. Few copies left on our site.
The Primevals

13/08/2024

10/08/2024

Excuse my s***k
TAKE THE CITY RECORDS

09/08/2024

📻 THE ACCELERATORS and JOE JENNINGS MVPS on Voix de garage radioshow, Merci!
Listen to it here:
https://campusgrenoble.org/podcast/voix-de-garage-n-753-mercredi-31-juillet-2024

PPRE ORDER is available for both albums:

www.takethecity.shop

06/08/2024

Great review of DEAD PEOPLE/ DISTHROAT Split Lp on Last copies remaining!

04/08/2024

tonight at nailing it!

29/07/2024

Thanks to HFM Radio show and specially to Alex Novak and Darren Harte for playing The Primevals on their radio show!

Listen to it here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/darrenharte/alex-novak-look-back-at-25-years-of-spiral-archive-in-a-conversation-with-darren-harte/?fbclid=IwY2xjawETOwpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWQC3A0WBGbL47fSpJ7gc-_ZGzA_eOfeEhXMORT_pq9A8QaVdHIZrHmjpw_aem_R1QjET3BzgO4wUTKVWW4cQ

26/07/2024

💥 This is the PRE ORDER for JOE JENNINGS MVP´S Lp "Nothing wrong with giving up"
Recently relocated to Tucson Arizona, Joe teamed up with Matt Rendon of THE RESONARS/THE FREEZING HANDS/THE LEMON DROP GANG fame to write & record 11 brand new tracks at Rendon's Midtown Island studio. The results are a high-energy blast of raw power-pop infused garage rock n' roll fury. The newest single 'Doing Time on the Company Dime' is like a punk version of THE STANDELLS with a stomping post-chorus reminiscent of THE DICTATORS. The full-length release 'Nothing Wrong with Giving Up' pays homage to four decades of rock n' roll decadence and comes out on vinyl on the Spanish labels Take the city records and Sweet Grooves Records.
Limited edition of 300 copies
Listen to it here:

https://takethecityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pre-order-nothing-wrong-with-giving-up-lp

25/07/2024

Sun is shining ... just a good day to listen one of my fav punk rock songs by the mighty TV Shock

Single from the TV SHOCK´s album “In Your City”Available this spring on:www.takethecity.shopTV SHOCK are killer punk rock band from Sardinia ( Italy) with m...

24/07/2024

Thanks to PULSE magazine for featuring THE PRIMEVALS, not many copies left of their last ep on our warehouse!

22/07/2024

💥 We are honoured to present a new album for September. THE ACCELERATORS, one of the first punk bands from Liverpool, UK.
This is a remastered Lp with their studio recordings with unreleased songs, and alternative versions. With new artwork by Mario Riviere and an insert with a bands interview.

THE ACCELERATORS’ story starts in Liverpool 1974 with art student Kathy Freeman, originally from London, playing blues guitar duets with her then boyfriend, Martin Yarker. 1976 found them jamming with housemate bassist Jim Webb. Recruiting singer and harmonica player Chris Martin, they formed rhythm and blues cover band, THE BIGGLES BLUES BAND.
Initially with Graham Marsh (a.k.a Miles from Nowhere) then
Tony Doyle (a.k.a Tony Monotony) on bass, the gigs started to
pick up. Brian also became known sometimes as “Brian Damage”
Kathy as “Kathy Apathy” and Martin as “Martin Smith”. An EP
(ultimately not released) was announced in the music press in May 1978. They recorded a self-produced cassette called “Have You Been Accelerated?” in 1979 - a wild, raw sounding combination of great rock’n’roll and early frantic punk. They gigged relentlessly (over 400 shows in four years, mainly in northern England) including supports with the likes of SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, THE BUZZCOCKS, THE RICH KIDS, ORCHESTRAL MANOUEVRES IN THE DARK and XTC. Their DIY spirit led to them running regular events in the Havana night club along with friends THOSE NAUGHTY LUMPS.
In August 1979 they recorded three songs with producer Mike
Walker in Liverpool’s Amazon Studios. Then another three the next month (at Open Eye Studios - production by Noddy Knowler.) One of these,“Radio Blues” was included by John Peel on the “Street to Street” Compilation (Open Eye Records) Faithful again to their punk DIY philosophy, they released all six songs as a 12” EP on their own label Spiv Records. The result is a varied album with a quite polished sound compared to their previous releases, where we find influences from THE JAM, THE CLASH and THE UNDERTONES.
In 1980 Martin left and was replaced by Leigh Marles. In 1981 they called it a day, leaving a solid legacy of performances and a handful of really good songs that are compiled for the first time ever on an LP, totally remastered

PRE ORDER:
www.takethecity.shop
www.takethecityrecords.bandcamp.com

19/07/2024

New this week!
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16/07/2024

In other words, If you still haven’t heard NO SPOILER “Ghosting” lp, you’re losing a badass record

15/07/2024

Thank you to everyone who grabbed a copy of these 2 reissues, it’s SOLD OUT now but maybe you can still get a copy out there.

13/07/2024

🤡 DAS KLOWN European Tour 2024!
Check the dates close to your town for the clowns invasion
If Anyone can help with some free dates around Germany on the dates of:
19.07
22.07
23.07
Let us Know !

12/07/2024

📢 Here we go again! We announce that Joe Jennings, frontman of JJ AND THE REAL JERKS has a new band we are releasing their first album with our mates of Sweet Grooves Records this autumn. You can listen to their first single on our band camp:

www.takethecityrecords.bandcamp.com

Recently relocated to Tucson Arizona, Joe teamed up with Matt Rendon of THE RESONARS/THE FREEZING HANDS/THE LEMON DROP GANG fame to write & record 11 brand new tracks at Rendon's Midtown Island studio. The results are a high-energy blast of raw power-pop infused garage rock n' roll fury. The newest single 'Doing Time on the Company Dime' is like a punk version of THE STANDELLS with a stomping post-chorus reminiscent of THE DICTATORS. The full-length release 'Nothing Wrong with Giving Up' pays homage to four decades of rock n' roll decadence and comes out on vinyl on the Spanish labels Take the city records and Sweet Grooves Records.

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📢 ¡Aquí vamos de nuevo! Anunciamos que Joe Jennings, líder de JJ AND THE REAL JERKS, que tiene una nueva banda y sacaremos su primer álbum con nuestros compañeros de Sweet Grooves Records este otoño. Podéis oír su primer sencillo en nuestro bandcamp:

www.takethecityrecords.bandcamp.com

Recientemente mudado a Tucson, Arizona, Joe se juntó con Matt Rendon de THE RESONARS/THE FREEZING HANDS/THE LEMON DROP GANG para escribir y grabar 11 temas nuevos en el estudio de Rendon en Midtown Island. El resultado es una explosión de alta energía y mala ostia de garage rock n' roll con power-pop puro. El nuevo single, 'Doing Time on the Company Dime', es como una versión punk de THE STANDELLS con un post-estribillo muy potente que recuerda a THE DICTATORS. El lanzamiento del disco 'Nothing Wrong with Giving Up' rinde homenaje a cuatro décadas de decadencia del rock n' roll y sale en vinilo en los sellos españoles TAKE THE CITY RECORDS y SWEET GROOVES.

11/07/2024

THE PRIMEVALS last ep on take the city/ ghost highway reviwed on VIVE LE ROCK MAGAZINE this month magazine with a 9/10 , not bad!
Thanks Vive Le Rock
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09/07/2024

📻 Thank you again to la voix de garage for playing our records. In this case is the reissue of the first Humpers lp, totally remastered with bonus tracks. Last copies available!
Complete program here:

https://campusgrenoble.org/podcast/voix-de-garage-n-748-mercredi-26-juin-2024/

08/07/2024

🤡 So happy to announce that the mighty Californian punks from the 90´s, DAS KLOWN is part of our roster. There will be more news to come about them, for now check the European tour dates this summer on their site.

04/07/2024

No Spoiler reviwed on InYourEyesEzine

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https://www.iyezine.com

Grazie!

28/06/2024

THE HUMPERS and THE SQ**RT on la voix de garage. Merci!
On their program 747

https://campusgrenoble.org/podcast/voix-de-garage-n-747-mercredi-19-juin-2024

21/12/2023

📚 New entries on the distro! The great book by Paul Wainwright about psychobilly´s zine Craze and some of the psycho scene in Uk. And also “this is My everything” and interesting book about the DIY hardcore punk scene by Christian Späth. Both books from the english friends of Island Books .

Available here:
www.takethecity.shop

16/12/2023

Books make great gifts for Christmas
https://www.earthislandbooks.com/post/books-make-great-gifts-for-christmas
Here's a photo of just some of the E I Books on the shelves at Printed Matter Book & Record Shop in Queens Road in Hastings, and they are open every day until 24th December.

We have books and records in plenty of great stores.
Support the small and independent wherever you can.
Printed Matter Book & Record Shop CoreTex All Ages Records Radiation Records Scarecrow Records BORN BAD RECORDS AK Press Cowley Club TAKE THE CITY RECORDS Jungle Records Crazy Love Records Raucous Records Copasetic Mailorder bedlam breakout / psychobilly festivals 14th Floor Rough Trade
Resident Records Runaway Records Lotus Records DiWulf Publishing House PM Press thepunkrockmuseum