The Bauhaus Label Vinilo y CD

Review: When The Clash rolled into Passaic, New Jersey in March 1980, they were fully hitting their stride. They'd released their instant classic London Calling in December the year before and cracked the US top 30, so they hit Stateside with some swing in their stride, and it shows on this fantastic document of one of the breakthrough US gigs. Of course the classics spill out of this collection, from 'London Calling' and 'Guns Of Brixton' to 'I Fought The Law' and their cover of Junior Murvin's 'Police & Thieves', all delivered by a band firing on all cylinders.

Review: The don't tend to make them like The Cramps anymore. That's a given, but the real question is whether or not they could make them like The Cramps anymore. Formed by Lux Interior and partner Poison Ivy, the only two permanent band member from inception, circa 1976, to disbandment in 2009, this is the dream team that made gothabilly a thing, opening the door to at least one, if not more sub-genres and bands that feel like they should be auditioning, if not performing in, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Informed by classic 1960s surf rock and punk, the psychobilly pioneers were at their finest when doing their resolutely oddball thing on stage, and Do The Clam does this some degree of justice. Originally captured in 1986, with the entire set broadcast on FM radio, thanks to excellent sound quality on the original tapes we can almost feel like we were there, on the sweat and beer-soaked dance floor, losing it to these curiously contagious songs.

Review: Happy Man are not two words you would usually associate with The Cure frontman and emo poster boy Robert Smith, but this live album is named after their 1984 track 'Happy The Man', naturally enough included here. This selection was recorded while the group was on a third tour of the US having already made a big name for themselves off the back of their recently released 1984 studio record The Top. The fan based turned out (and then some) and got to hear classics such as 'Let's Go To Bed', 'Boys Don't Cry' and a live version of 'Killing An Arab', which closes out this set. A crucial one for diehard fans and curious listeners alike.