Meanbean Records

04/05/2023

Hello 👋🏼

I have no LP mailers left to ship any records at the moment … currently in the process of moving so not much time to care of this…

If you are in the 🇺🇸 and looking to get a RPMs copy head over to Rich at ToTal Punk, he has a bunch and more coming:

Formed in 1979, the RPMs were a Milwaukee power pop band that released only one official single. Self-produced in 1980 on their own label, Hit-Man, “I Don’t Wanna Be Young b/w Loved By You” (reissued in 2009 by New York’s finest reissue label, Sing Sing Records, and now long gone and out of ...

18/04/2023

Gens de Montréal qui demandaient:

Les copies des RPMs sont au Beatnick!

💫

15/04/2023

Seems like the entire Wisconsin state has ordered a RPMs copy! 😳

Most of yesterdays order shipped … another round going today…

14/04/2023

💥OUT NOW! 💥

The wait is over! Milwaukee’s finest Power Pop, The RPMs unreleased album LP + their debut single! ….Available and shipping now!

All quality studio tracks no filler…Highly recommended if you like 20/20, Costellos, the A’s or any other great late 70s/early 80s band from the power pop golden age era!

We’d like to dedicated this release in the memory of Denis Laing, Brent Mireau and Rob McCuen. Somewhere up there, i’m sure you guys are blasting this thing out loud!

🛒order:
http://meanbeanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/707283-mb022-the-rpms-temporary-satisfaction-lp
📦 distro DM me

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🇺🇸 MB022: The RPMs – Temporary Satisfaction LP

Formed in 1979, the RPMs were a Milwaukee power pop band that released only one official single. Self-produced in 1980 on their own label, Hit-Man, “I Don’t Wanna Be Young b/w Loved By You” (reissued in 2009 by New York’s finest reissue label, Sing Sing Records, and now long gone and out of print), was truly a masterpiece of power pop 2-siders and is still considered a true gem of the genre today. After parting ways with their first drummer, the band entered the studio in 1983 with a new line up to record the Temporary Satisfaction LP. Unfortunately, the band didn’t even have an opportunity to shop the record in order to score the major label deal any bands from that era would have dreamed of. Denis Laing, primary songwriter and band leader, got a job opportunity he couldn’t refuse in Florida and was pressed to move there. The band instantly broke up and the full-length recording remained unreleased till now. Sure, songs from this session appeared here and there on various blogs and were unleashed on Denis’ Bandcamp page after his death in 2017, but to this day, they have never appeared on vinyl anywhere. So, this is with exciting joy that MeanBean comes in to offer their never released 1983 album paired with their magnificent debut single! All has been resequenced, repackaged with new artwork based on archival materials, a jacket insert with liners, lyrics and pictures. Now it will be your turn to enjoy Temporary Satisfaction in the format it deserved to be, so that the satisfaction becomes a permanent one! Limited to 400 copies.

01/04/2023

👀 Hello!

RPMs LP have landed!

Should start taking orders late April/early May

👉🏼 locaux: je devrais dropper quelques “advanced” copies au Knock-out en fds en même que temps que des 45t de Brian Jaye…

27/03/2023

BYE BYE BABY, BABY BYE BYE 🎵

Here’s Linda Hopkins — responsible of some of the coolest vocal line on the Brian Jaye single — with the MeanBean reissue! 👌🏼

Don’t bug her to scoop an original copy of the single… like most of us she doesn’t have any 😉

📷 Patrick Flynn

21/03/2023

Brian Jaye = all orders have been shipped…

I have about only 50 copies left already…

Still have a few Yardleys also …

Last chance 👇🏼

COMING SUMMER 2023Brian Jaye’s only released recording from 1981 can trace its roots back to Producer Terry Hughes’ NYC punk band THE THE, which was formed in 1977 (not to be confused with the English band of the same name formed in ’79). THE THE was very active in the NYC underground punk sce...

17/03/2023

💥 Finally! MB023 reissue of the ultra mega rare Brian Jaye single is here! We had almost forgot we sent this one to production November 2021 😰

So here it goes! A very special record that will please both KBD Punk collectors, as well as Power-Pop aficionados.

SIT BACK, BE COOL, and make sure to grab this freshly 300 limited reissue now!

Order here:

http://meanbeanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/713178-mb023-brian-jaye-sit-back-sally-b-w-im-not-that-cool-7-1981

⚠️ I’m usually fast as lightning to ship and dispatch orders but Post office rides happen only once a week theses days as I’m busy AF working on renovating a new house we are about to move in… thanks for understanding!

12/03/2023

A man with taste … 👌🏼

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RONNIE BARNETT of MUFFS fame stopped into PHONO this morning and grabbed the out of print Standing In The Shadows comps on MeanBean Records
He also wanted to point out that we have a swell selection of MUFFS LPs

15/02/2023

👀 MB022 TEST PRESSING ARE IN …

11/01/2023

Here they are…! Test Press for The upcoming Meanbean (MB023) Brian Jaye - Sit back Sally b/w I’m not that cool 7” reissue!

Reissue of this 40 years old 1983 🇺🇸 Super mega rare almost impossible to find KBD Punk / Power Pop Ambiguity Double Hit!

This is one of Terry Hughes side project

If you like the Nasty Facts - who doesn’t ? - you will simply drool over the B-side after falling in love with the charming A-side.

OUT eventually in 2023 🤞🏼

Hear both sides here:

https://youtu.be/t7Qp0LvbBMA

WE ARE NOT THAT COOL!

10/01/2023

A division of “Jusss des hits” international management present:

The “Fabulous” Yardleys

Starclub 7” E.P. reissue + 3 unreleased

OUT NOW and running low… get your copy ASAP!

03/01/2023

All orders placed yesterday and this morning have been shipped …

Only 80 copies left… so don’t snooze …

In other news, hearing the Brian Jaye test pressing have been sent my way!

02/01/2023

Finally…. Available and shipping now!

Kick off the new year with this brand new MeanBean archival release!

🛒 Order here:

http://meanbeanrecords.limitedrun.com

📦 Distro/shops hit me up for wholesale

👇🏼
MB020: The Yardleys - Starclub 7’’4 songs E.P. (1979-81)

Ok, we know you’ve heard the word “Hit!” more than once from us in the past and maybe you think it’s getting old. But fact is we have once again unearthed some incredible gems that will instantly become your new (old) favorite single! From Long Island, New York, The Yardleys managed to put out three singles in their rather short but highly inspiring career that took them touring all over Europe under the management of Clive V. Epstein – the surviving brother of Brian Epstein, the man who managed The Beatles during their meteoric rise to fame. Gracing the same legendary club stage at the Liverpool Cavern as The Beatles did, The Yardleys were actually the very last band to perform at the club before it shut down. The group also performed at the second iteration of the infamous “Star Club” in Hamburg, Germany. As everyone knows, the original Star Club launched The Beatles European career so what better venue to inspire the band to write their song “Starclub”? Avid Power Pop listeners will immediately sink their teeth into the song’s catchy sing along chorus, killer guitar riffs and melodies that reminds the best of other UK and European Power Pop bands of that era like The Kidda Band and The Rousers, for example. Originally, “Starclub” was released in 1979 with “2184” on the flip but we’ve opted to revise history and make this brilliant toe-tapping, bonafide hit paired with three unreleased songs from the “Lost England Tapes” sessions that were recorded while the band was on tour in England. Now, with this bucket of songs, the never-ending debate that constantly opposes UK and US Power Pop fans against each other is over! The Yardley’s “I Need You Tonight” and “Bad Bad Boy” are both solid US Power Pop rockers that ooze legit British suburban sounds and are sure to please die-hard UK and US Power Pop troops on both sides of The Pond while ‘’ Girls Have Fast Hands Too’’ is a fast rollicking power pop rock’n’roller! Come along and let us take you down to the Star Club where it all began! Limited to 300 copies housed in a generic Meanbean company sleeve with an added band promo shoot postcard.

10/12/2022

👉🏼 Finally! Things are starting to roll again! After lots of back and forth, I can officially said RPMs is now into production! Will be worth the wait …

lookout for spring/early summer release …

Also hearing Brian Jaye 7’’ Test press should be here soon …

🟠⚫️🔴⚫️🟠

MB022: The RPMs – Temporary Satisfaction LP

Formed in 1979, the RPMs were a Milwaukee power pop band that released only one official single. Self-produced in 1980 on their own label, Hit-Man, “I Don’t Wanna Be Young b/w Loved By You” (reissued in 2009 by New York’s finest reissue label, Sing Sing Records, and now long gone and out of print), was truly a masterpiece of power pop 2-siders and is still considered a true gem of the genre today. After parting ways with their first drummer, the band entered the studio in 1983 with a new line up to record the Temporary Satisfaction LP. Unfortunately, the band didn’t even have an opportunity to shop the record in order to score the major label deal any bands from that era would have dreamed of. Denis Laing, primary songwriter and band leader, got a job opportunity he couldn’t refuse in Florida and was pressed to move there. The band instantly broke up and the full-length recording remained unreleased till now. Sure, songs from this session appeared here and there on various blogs and were unleashed on Denis’ Bandcamp page after his death in 2017, but to this day, they have never appeared on vinyl anywhere. So, this is with exciting joy that MeanBean comes in to offer their never released 1983 album paired with their magnificent debut single! All has been repackaged with new artwork based on archival materials, a jacket insert with liners, lyrics and pictures. Now it will be your turn to enjoy Temporary Satisfaction in the format it deserved to be, so that the satisfaction becomes a permanent one! Limited to 400 copies.

06/12/2022

Stay tuned…Available early January… 👀

18/11/2022

Long time no see folks…

Here’s a bit of update about what’s going on in here…

All I can say is that it’s been a bit of a frustrating year with a lot of back and forth with some project we had planned so here’s a quick update:

MB020:Yardleys: I have all copies in hands since quite a while but thought I was going to be able to have Brian Jaye in hands to offer bundle but that won’t happen so I’ll make these available somewhere in January.

MB022: RPMs LP: there has been a lots of back and forth for this one, and art had to be changed last minute when I was about to drop this thing to the pressing plant which caused
delays.. So it’s not even in production yet, but should be soon.

MB023: Brian Jaye: This one have been submitted to production a year ago and without going much into details, I’m just going to say it’s been switched to another pressing plant for production which caused significant delays and i'm still waiting to hear from them … I have the sleeve in hands since quite a while but that’s it!

So hopefully things will get going sooner than later but not much will be happening until at least early 2023 …

Meanbean is not dead yet … but not that strong either …

- Jusss des hits forever!

04/06/2022

Nice words about volume 3 from Steve Simels of the Floor models.

Check out his blog here:

https://powerpop.blogspot.com/2022/06/your-weekend-moment-of-how-do-you-say.html?fbclid=IwAR3r9eCqfq2pVvo5xfn3b5M5dgI6JCwpOocSMslvGw693iGxJe2iKgxm4aI&m=1

So anyway, the short version. Sometime last year, I got an e-mail out of the blue from a lovely gentleman from Canada (specifically Quebec)...

03/06/2022

No one figured it out yet but I’m going to unleashed the secret here 🤫

If you merge the three maps of each volume of Standing in the Shadows on top of each other under bright light, this will unlocked a secret band/song in the dead groove of each volume.

Order volume 3 here and try it:

http://meanbeanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/705977-mb021-vol-3-v-a-standing-in-the-shadows

V/A STANDING IN THE SHADOWS: 13 RARE 1978-1984 NORTH AMERICAN POWER POP HITS! VOL. 3A1 - Tearjerkers – Syracuse Summer (1980 🇺🇸 New York) A2 - News – Don’t Talk To Me (1980 🇺🇸 North Dakota) A3 - Monomania – Come Home To Me (1981 🇺🇸 New York) A4 - Floor Models – Enough’s...

02/06/2022

Down to less than 100 already … complete the trilogy with volume 3 and get your copy now!

http://meanbeanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/705977-mb021-vol-3-v-a-standing-in-the-shadows

This is the last crusade … not planning on doing a kingdom of crystal skull …

31/05/2022

Montréal: C’est dispo au Beatnick right now!

👇🏼

https://www.facebook.com/409084782496799/posts/7534410449964161/?d=n

27/05/2022

Out now!

👉🏼 http://meanbeanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/705977-mb021-vol-3-v-a-standing-in-the-shadows

27/05/2022

OUT NOW! 🔥

MB021: STANDING IN THE SHADOWS VOL.3 LP

Hello everyone, we got good news for ya! SITS vol.3 has landed and is available now!

With the Tearjerkers beach boys infused “Syracuse Summer” opening the compilation , the timing couldn’t be more perfect to bring some sunshine in and get your Power Pop summer going strong!

You already know the deal, 500 copies, 13 Power Pop hits, liner notes on each bands and poster map bands location…Don’t sleep on it, history has a tendency to repeat itself so these will fly!

A huge thanks to all the bands and everyone that help making this possible, I’ve been working on this one since quite a while, so really glad it’s there!

C’est Meanbean c’est jusss des hits!

▶️Order here:

http://meanbeanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/705977-mb021-vol-3-v-a-standing-in-the-shadows

Shipping start now!

👉🏼 Distro/mailorder/shops hit me up to get copies

Thanks to Le Vinylist for the ⚫️

16/05/2022

👀

13/05/2022

Still alive… poster folding night!

15/03/2022

UPDATE MB021 and other releases...

Ok so putting this volume 3 together has taken longer than what expected but this thing has finally found its way to the pressing plant. Expect Late Summer/Fall release. Full tracklist info below.

👉🏼 In other news, The Yardleys E.P. 7"(MB020) has been severely delayed, problem related to the pressing. Brian Jaye 7" (MB023) has been sent to production in december. Not sure when these two will be available… RPMs LP (MB022) is almost packaged and ready to go into production.

Stay just a little bit tuned!

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STANDING IN THE SHADOWS: 13 RARE 1978-1984 NORTH AMERICAN POWER POP HITS! VOL. 3

A1 - Tearjerkers – Syracuse Summer (1980 🇺🇸 New York)
A2 - News – Don’t Talk To Me (1980 🇺🇸 North Dakota)
A3 - Monomania – Come Home To Me (1981 🇺🇸 New York)
A4 - Floor Models – Enough’s Enough* (1981 🇺🇸 New York)
A5 - Toasters – Stuck On You (1979 🇺🇸 California)
A6 - The Rave – Take Me To The Movies! (1982 🇺🇸 California)
A7 - Electric Toys – It’s Alright!* (1978 🇺🇸 California)

B1 - The Phônz – She Wants to be a Man (1981 🇺🇸 Indiana)
B2 - The Shout – Sha Day La Day (1982 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania)
B3 - Heartbeats – She Won’t Talk (1984 🇨🇦 Nova Scotia)
B4 - Butch McCarthy Band – It's Only Love (1982 🇺🇸 Massachusetts)
B5 - Musical Chairs – because It’s You (1983 🇺🇸 Minneapolis )
B6 - The Alloys – U Got Er* (1981 🇺🇸 Illinois)

*Never released on vinyl before

13/02/2022

Mister James Harner from the Harner Brothers
😎

08/02/2022

I still have many people asking me about Standing in The Shadows copies…Gotta do you own research right folks…

Just saw that Neon Taste in Vancouver 🇨🇦 still have some copies in stock of both volume in their new website…

So do yourself a favor (fair price in $CAD):

Volume 1
https://neontasterecords.myshopify.com/products/standing-in-the-shadows-lp

Volume 2
https://neontasterecords.myshopify.com/products/standing-in-the-shadows-volume-2-lp?_pos=2&_sid=09b6b4f26&_ss=r

Home of Neon Taste Records - Formerly Neon Waste. All prices in Canadian Dollars. Canadian mail-order for Punk/Metal/Hardcore and related subculture Based out of Vancouver BC, Canada Wholesale inquiries are encouraged. Free shipping in North America for orders over $150.

19/01/2022

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16/01/2022

Mark Durante formally of Public Enemy, Razar, KFMDM, Revolting C***s and way more…
👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼 💥

07/01/2022

Hopefully good news coming soon for our next scheduled release …

MB020: The Yardleys - Starclub 7’’4 songs E.P. (1979-81)

Ok, we know you’ve heard the word “Hit!” more than once from us in the past and maybe you think it’s getting old. But fact is we have once again unearthed some incredible gems that will instantly become your new (old) favorite single! From Long Island, New York, The Yardleys managed to put out three singles in their rather short but highly inspiring career that took them touring all over Europe under the management of Clive V. Epstein – the surviving brother of Brian Epstein, the man who managed The Beatles during their meteoric rise to fame. Gracing the same legendary club stage at the Liverpool Cavern as The Beatles did, The Yardleys were actually the very last band to perform at the club before it shut down. The group also performed at the second iteration of the infamous “Star Club” in Hamburg, Germany. As everyone knows, the original Star Club launched The Beatles European career so what better venue to inspire the band to write their song “Starclub”? Avid Power Pop listeners will immediately sink their teeth into the song’s catchy sing along chorus, killer guitar riffs and melodies that reminds the best of other UK and European Power Pop bands of that era like The Kidda Band and The Rousers, for example. Originally, “Starclub” was released in 1979 with “2184” on the flip but we’ve opted to revise history and make this brilliant toe-tapping, bonafide hit paired with three unreleased songs from the “Lost England Tapes” sessions that were recorded while the band was on tour in England. Some of these songs sessions were even produced by none other than Paul McCartney’s brother Mike McGear! Now, with this bucket of songs, the never-ending debate that constantly opposes UK and US Power Pop fans against each other is over! The Yardley’s “I Need You Tonight” and “Bad Bad Boy” are both solid US Power Pop rockers that ooze legit British suburban sounds and are sure to please die-hard UK and US Power Pop troops on both sides of The Pond while ‘’ Girls Have Fast Hands Too’’ is a fast rollicking power pop rock’n’roller! Come along and let us take you down to the Star Club where it all began! Limited to 300 copies housed in a generic Meanbean company sleeve with an added band promo shoot postcard. Just a friendly Reminder, YOU NEED THIS MORE THAN EVER!

21/12/2021

👉🏼 This sums up 2021 for us …

Unfortunately we weren’t able to released all what we had planned for this year but I guess this is how things are these days …

I wanna say a huge thanks to anyone that help along the way with these release, especially both compilations which have been a lots of work to put all together in one piece. Thanks to everyone that bought copies, I hope you had a kick with these one…

2022 is coming and we have a few things well underway:

▶️ Both Yardleys and Brian Jaye singles are at the pressing plant…

▶️RPMs should be sent to production soon - unfortunately on a very sad note, 2 members passed out this years while we were working on this so I hope I can release this one before everyone is gone.

▶️ The third volume of Standing In the Shadows line up is all canned and so is the liners and most of the art graphic stuff but i’m waiting for the studio to proceed with transfer of audio sources I’ve sent back in august in order to be able to finalize the final sequencing and proceed with pre-mastering etc. This one should be a very late 2022 release …

🙏🏽 Again, thanks for all the support, stay safe and have a wonderful holidays ….

🎅🏼 HO HO HO YIPEE KI YAY PAUVRE CON!!!

10/12/2021

Have a listen to the latest Power Pop overdose show on Mad Wasp Radio in London 🇬🇧

Several tracks from Standing in The Shadows vol.2 got played at the end of the show including New Movies, Iron Suite, Public Enemy and Sighs

Show is archived here:

https://power-pop-overdose.simplecast.com/episodes/power-pop-overdose-on-mad-wasp-radio-013-12-04-2021

Last weeks Power Pop Overdose has been archived. There is lots of new music and we also bring you a few selections from Meanbean Records new comp, Standing In The Shadows Volume 2, thanks to Martin Tremblay as well as some jangly goodness too.. Oh Yeah!, I can’t forget that the Power Pop Overdose ...

05/12/2021

We are sold out for good now of Standing in the Shadows vol.2. But don’t panic!

All these fine folks have already or will received copies in the upcoming days:

Total Punk 🇺🇸
Puke N Vomit / Radiation 🇺🇸
Bric Brac 🇺🇸
Rerun 🇺🇸
Goner 🇺🇸
Supreme Echo 🇨🇦
Neon Waste 🇨🇦
Wowsville 🇩🇪
Wonderful planet 🇩🇪
DangerHouse 🇫🇷
Push My Button 🇸🇪
Monorail 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧
Base 🇯🇵
Nat 🇯🇵
Snuffy Smile 🇯🇵
Disk Union 🇯🇵

Thanks to everyone who ordered directly! You guys are the best!

Lookout for volume 3 in 2022!