Specimen - Returning From A Journey

Artist: Specimen
Album: Batastrophe EP
Genre: Deathrock/Glam/Batcave

[@NomadicX1]

I saw these guys on MTV in 83 or 84 and have been a fan since

[@lanochelanochedelcuervo3895]

Nice

[@woodsnake2]

I've got this on a bat shaped single with Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang on the 'B' side.

[@farmyardflavours]

Omg, cool !! 🦇

[@sexualsalt6016]

Sick!!! 🦇

[@BunnymanVids]

Thanks so much for posting. I lost my copy of this EP :(

[@binghamchurch]

80s?

[@erikfriesen1098]

Saw them live at CBGB's in 1984 with an audience of about 75 people. Sexbeat opened. Both groups were terrific.

[@shadowdinoxd7811]

Wow lucky

[@sexualsalt6016]

Damn sounds sickkkk!

[@farmyardflavours]

Amazing 🦇

[@hypnaslaurent3003]

R.I.P. Olli Wisdom (March 1958 - August 2021)

[@LincolnSixEch0]

Specimen, Christian Death and Alien Sex Fiend rock lml; I love gothic deathrock.

[@christopherhlad3397]

THIS GROUP SEEMS VERY UNDERRATED. When I was in England as a kid, the impact of this to me seemed even more SEMINAL than BAUHAUS. HOW?

[@nataleeeistrange35]

rip goth dad oli

[@paulinhobooo1368]

rip Olli :(

[@VampireForHire]

Thank you very much for posting this. This version is really difficult to come by. Glad to see there are still those out there who remember true Goth rock in it's originality. Would love to see a proper album version of "Now I'm feeling zombified" by Alien Sex Fiend. Haven't been able to track that down. Would also dig seeing anything by Theatre Of Ice.

[@downallyourstreets]

You should check out the newer band Diat, they sound like a cross between Early Christian Death with Rikk Agnew guitars and Specimen

[@supergrizz]

Nice crackling of the record. Brings me back to when I actually listened to this as a kid.

[@rvt_h3d]

i fucking love this song

[@tonyrusso2989]

freakin underrated song.

[@ensomkrake8532]

Voices creaking... Smooth and velvet... Drenched in dreams and walk away... Catch my breath and... Crush my senses... Feed desire, and serenade... AHHHHHHHHHHHH... Scarlet visions Through tinted lenses Scary dolls that never fade Look! In the mirror, No reflection. A daughter on the bed I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) Burning floorboards, A picture frame in the window, I gazed out upon the vacuum. Ice men against the lovers, Hide above the dead's dream. And fade into the twilight. I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) AHHHHHHHHHHH! My mind is wandering... I can't concentrate. A whirl pool circling and confusing me, Its time to rest now, Go to sleep now. A daughter on the bed AHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! (See anymore!) I'm returning from a journey, Its gold inside my mind and again - I can't see anymore! See anymore! See anymore! See anymore! See anymore! SEE ANYMORE!

[@georgebrown3097]

Batastrophy was a great under-rated album. 1982...wow!

[@marionbengs8373]

It"s apitty , that this Band become no famous !

[@tonyjamieson8991]

rest well ollie x

[@sallyanne8700]

Great time to live through, so much great music

[@stevendphoto]

I saw them around 84 at Perkins Palace in Pasadena and they were very cool...!

[@baileygregg6567]

Dam I envy the 80s as a 90s boy...

[@Squeaky1423]

omg I wish I still had my old mini EP with all the good Specimen songs on it, WOW! This is so great to hear again! woooooooo, bring on the BATS!

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

I have an old demo of this song that Olli recorded a year or two before he formed Specimen, and this later version sounds much sharper, as one would expect. I'll have to dig out the tape (and hope it hasn't disintegrated by now) and compare.

[@Lunatasma]

@killTHEIRidols Google "Specimen Batastrophe EP" and download it from sites like Rapidshare or Mediafire (Mediafire highly recommended, try for a .zip file but if you have WinRAR, you can just download a .rar from there. PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE PIRATING TIPS IN THIS COMMENT

[@Lunatasma]

@killTHEIRidols For this exact version, you'll have to buy the Batastrophe EP off somewhere like eBay or Amazon, or do what I did and pirate it.

[@OlenPaska616]

personally i don't steal music, but it's hard to come by a record store in my area...better yet, a record store with a good selection. i understand why people pirate, but i would prefer to have an actual hard copy than an mp3 file.

[@clintbrannan9510]

Saw them in 84 in Gainesville and Miami they were amazing and very cool.

[@rezjaj]

Wow.🎉

[@MikeItuarte-o1j]

Cool guitar 🎸

[@Lunatasma]

@CryptsCoffin This may come as a surprise but I'm only 18. Of course I wasn't alive at the time of the original Batcave but I celebrate the old goth masters. As for that Alien Sex Fiend track, I don 't know if I can whip that out but I could probably get some Theatre of Ice up. :3

[@martinagenerator69]

Siempre vuelvo

[@ronmina19]

se sabe Martha :)

[@venusbelastar]

I have to unpack and go through my video tapes...I think I have this.

[@HaraldSilvaOficial]

CM Punk !

[@killTHEIRidols]

Anyone know where i can get hold of the mp3 of this?? Or anyone kind enough to email me one? Please!! :-)

[@killTHEIRidols]

@Lunatasma Pirating seems the easier option...tried mp3raid.com but they only got `kiss kiss bang bang`. Any ideas where i could lift it from? Thanks.

[@killTHEIRidols]

Any idea where i could pirate this from please man!!?? Help most appreciated!

[@ronbrawer892]

I have the 12" single. The B side ain't bad either. Not sure how to digitize it for you.

[@gaitaeugenio6558]

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