The Primitive Calculators "I Can't Stop it" 7" Rare Oz No Wave Punk 1979 Origina
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The classic original post punk no wave classic 7". "The Primitive Calculators are a post-punk band from Australia formed in the late 1970s. Their music was influenced by proto-punk acts like The Godz and The Velvet Underground, Texan 1960s psychedelic punk, James Brown, and The Silver Apples, as well as Australian bands like Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. They are often compared to The Screamers from Los Angeles, United States (US), Suicide and bands from the No Wave music scene from New York, US. They met as teenagers in Springvale, a working-class outer suburb of Melbourne,and moved together in 1977 to St Kilda, then the centre of the punk rock scene. Despite socialising with the likes of Nick Cave from The Boys Next Door they remained outsiders to this scene (most of which consisted of people from middle-class backgrounds with private-school educations), and in 1978 moved to Fitzroy. In Fitzroy, they settled on a four-piece lineup for recording and found like-minded friends, such as Ollie Olsen and John Murphy of Whirlywirld. The band were instrumental in organising a series of gigs named "Little Band nights", where hastily formed bands would play for 15 minutes each; this led to the recording of a compilation EP. They became known for their use of a screeching Mosrite Ventures model guitar, primitive synthesizers (a Wasp and Roland SH2), an electronic organ played through effects pedals and an extra fast drum machine (Roland CR-78). The Primitive Calculators played their last gig in March 1980, though their self-titled live album came out in the early 1980s. The band reformed briefly in 1986 to perform a live version of their song "Pumping Ugly Muscle" in the Richard Lowenstein film Dogs In Space (they later appeared in Lowenstein's 2009 documentary "We're Livin' on Dog Food")" The record is graded visually Vg (2 large cut marks that have been fixed with sticky tape, also cut through insert - see photos) / Vg++ (only 1 spindle mark on side B and 2 on side A, hazing on side B and a little on A). I will combine postage. Tracking is recommended and extra.
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