Vinyl Pick Ups For October 2024

[@x_james_andrew_x]

Great to see the Lime Spiders reissue in here. I actually cut the lacquer for that release. It was self-released and was pressed at Zenith Records.

[@benrankins4446]

@@x_james_andrew_x I know of Zenith Records. Very cool. It’s a nice sounding reissue too. Thanks for watching 👍

[@isahalim1479]

Each time I view your channel/I pick out an Australian band & give them a listen/This time I choose Redgum "I've been go Bali too I like it /Reggae kind of feel BTW/I didn't know Sia was from Australia..

[@benrankins4446]

Can't say I own any Redgum or Sia 👍

[@joaquimgomes4507]

Im sold on the Pleazers, wish there was a lipstick killers singles collection! Great stuff as always Cheers mate

[@benrankins4446]

@@joaquimgomes4507 The Pleazers is a great 60’s garage rock record & Lipstick Killers stuff is getting very hard to find so I just grab anything if I see it. Hope you’re well mate 👍….Ben

[@TheVinylVoyage-ud3uf]

Hey Ben, been liking that new Pipe-eye album… full of squelchy synth goodness and deep grooves. Cook Craig has been diggin’ some 70s Stevie Wonder! Had a listen to the Pleazers debut album… solid garage rock. Getting some of these Raven reissues is high on my want list! Been listening to a bit of the Masters Aprentices too… their third album. Nice pick-ups, Jack

[@benrankins4446]

@@TheVinylVoyage-ud3uf Actually now you say I reckon you’re right about the Stevie influence. I’ll grab anything I see on Raven. Masters started as a great garage rock band in the 60’s & by the early 70’s became great singer songwriters who liked a bit of hard rock too. Legends. Thanks for watching mate & glad you liked a few 👍

[@fredbloggs8362]

You have fine taste Benny. Whitlam Square is my fav track by Died Pretty. The circular guitar and solo.

[@benrankins4446]

@@fredbloggs8362 Cheers mate. Whitlam is a ripper. What an amazing band they were & probably better live too. Cheers…Ben

[@Paneeks1960]

Thank you for sharing The Church reissue. I did get the double for "Starfish". Sounds really nice. I will surely check out The Pleazers. Excellent Aussie comp there. Raven Records will get a check out. Thanks Ben. Super update~ Rob/Boston

[@benrankins4446]

@@Paneeks1960 Thanks Rob. I would recommend checking out pretty much anything you see on Raven. Such a great reissue lane from the 80’s that was putting out a lot of 60’s Aus rock in a time when no one care. Cheers…Ben

[@7BobbyGaylor7]

Hey Ben! Great Video! I paused it, checked out the Zombitches ep, loved it and ordered it! That Lime Spiders is very tempting as well. Cheers

[@benrankins4446]

@@7BobbyGaylor7 Their new record, now under the name Zombeaches is great too. If you don’t have those 7” singles the Lime Spiders comp is the way to go too 👍 Cheers…Ben

[@gloryglory5688]

I think Mick Blood just put the Lime Spiders out independently, the drunken little hobgoblin needed beer money

[@benrankins4446]

@@gloryglory5688 I can relate to that 👍

[@carltweed942]

Ben, the Church reissue of 'Seance' looks very nice. I do have an original copy. I saw Died Pretty live at a small club in Leicester (UK) back in the day. I also saw Ed Kuepper live, playing to a very small crowd. I love 'Hindu Gods Of Love'. I have that on a 45. I've never seen that album though. I like the look of the Pleazers album.

[@benrankins4446]

I have the Church OG's as well, but think that they've done a great job on the reissues and wanted to support the cause. Died Pretty were brilliant & Ron was releasing great work and still a wonderful performer right to the end. I've seen Ed many times in all of his permutations and he's always great. Very much looking forward to the upcoming Saints shows. Hindu Gods is such a great song and the Pleazers are great 60's garage rock. Cheers...Ben

[@Foul_Quince]

Marty Wilson-Piper is one of the great unsung guitar heroes of Australian music.

[@benrankins4446]

Yep totally agree. Unfortunate Kilby & Marty fell out. I don't know the details, but sad to see.

[@Foul_Quince]

​@@benrankins4446he did great work on The Saint's "Nothing Is Straight In My House", which I think is their best post-Ed album. He was with them the last time I saw them, too and played at mind crushing volume!

[@benrankins4446]

@ Man I haven’t listened to that album in a while. Thanks for the inspiration to pull that one out 👍

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Impressive picks ups again. The Church reissues continue to look awesome. The local price on Seance is over $84.00! That is insane. I thought $70 for the Slowdive reissues were crazy, but that seems like a bargain now 😳

[@benrankins4446]

@@EmbryonicRobot $84!! WTF! That’s like the price of audiophile record malarkey. You’d be better off trying to find ‘em 2nd hand.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

@@benrankins4446 Agreed! Hopefully, the prices will drop 😶

[@benrankins4446]

@@EmbryonicRobot Who knows?

[@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084]

Great video, Ben. Interesting stuff, as always. Nice to see those Church re-issue - all their original albums are just works of art. And, believe it or not, they opened a lot of doors for me. The Lipstick Killers album looks cool. It's been awhile since i heard the band. The Pleazers looks great. I don't know the band but that looks right up my alley, so to speak. Hope you are well. (Pure election nightmares here in the states. But what can we do? There's still hope at this point, I suppose). Cheers! Shawn

[@benrankins4446]

@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 Yes good luck with whatever the future holds mate. It’s scary how close it is & the backlash from a Trump loss could be almost as chaotic as him winning.

[@Econojam]

I accidently knocked over Brett's glass of coke when they played in my hometown in the 80's. 'll get you a new one.' Turned out It was a whisky cola... Oops.

[@benrankins4446]

@@Econojam Ouch! Although I’m not surprised it wasn’t just coke 😂Cheers…Ben

[@hellionrebellionrocknrolla744]

G'day Ben! (Did I say that right?) "Sun burnt toast" may be my new favorite colour. Lipstick Killers really are brilliant. Again, didn't know this band was from Australia. Looooooooove some Lime Spiders! Some nice acquisitions there. Cheers!

[@benrankins4446]

Sounds right to me 👍I don't know how they come up with the colour variation names, but I like it. Some good records in this batch. Cheers mate...Ben

[@musicisajourney]

Just checking out Master’s Apprentices for I think the third time. There are a lot of smiles in that Turn Up Your Radio video. But great guitar sound! I’d like to hear some more early heavy stuff from down your way.

[@benrankins4446]

@@musicisajourney Masters changed quite a bit from the 60’s into the early 70’s. Great band 👍

[@TheWoadWarriorDj]

Hey ranks, another splendid month of pick-ups....never seen any solo works from the gizz. So thats interesting, Hot could my fav label but I'm not gunna put straight what u said cause I don't know, been finding few awesome comp cd lately do the pop which has usual suspects inc. Lipstick and lime and ugly Things which is on raven I think ..... I'll have check that band plaz something out.....anyhow enjoy bud🖐

[@benrankins4446]

@@TheWoadWarriorDj Thanks mate. There’s a few offshoots from the Gizz: Bullant, Murlocs & Heavy Moss. Hot had some killer stuff on it for sure. I have the two Do The Pop cds & the Ugly Things which is what lead me to the 4 vinyl comp’s. Cheers mate. Hope you’ve been well…Ben 👍

[@vinylrichie007]

I should check out the early Church reissues. That is a good Masters Apprentice comp. I have that one as well as another one called Jam It Up. I think it was the song Undecided that got me to seek them out.

[@benrankins4446]

@@vinylrichie007 Undecided is a shed burner 🔥

[@VagueRANT100]

Great pickups Ben!......I have that MASTERS comp on RAVEN,Glen A Bakers Label...it"s corker of course! Great score with Ed"s 12 incher,though I think that the mighty ELECTRICAL STORM is out of place here....talking of which,I have fond memories of blasting the E.S album in the darkroom when I was working in Canberra, the problem in Canberra was STATIC and I remember getting little shocks when opening doors etc. //// we had ANTISTATIC mats in the darkrooms which worked a treat.....as much as I loved ELECTRICAL STORM I would scream girlishly every time I gor an electrical shock (please keep that to yourself)

[@benrankins4446]

@@VagueRANT100 That story is shocking! But your secret is safe with me 👍

[@VagueRANT100]

@@benrankins4446 🤣!!

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

I obviously need to buy that album by Ed. I am a collector of fine art after all. I recently got an Australian album and when I checked on the producer I found Mickey Young had not produced it. I of course dumped the album in the trash, what kind of crap is that Mike! A Midnight Rave sounded very interesting. I’m pretty sure I need that Lime Spider album, now to see if I can get it in the States. Buying too much lately Mike, I will join that club.

[@benrankins4446]

@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Yes Mike you NEED to buy that Ed album. An Australian band without Mikey on the knobs!!! They’re obviously imposters. If you don’t have the singles Lime Spiders is a good one & the Midnight Rave fits in well with the whole Ugly Things/Before Birdmen Flew 60’s Aus garage thang. Cheers…Mike PS what did Groucho Marx say about joining clubs?

[@frenchvinyladdict]

Hey Ben, Thanks for sharing. I have to admit I am not familiar with almost every record you introduced us to (except for Ed Kuepper). The Pleazers/Midnight Rave record has peaked my curiosity though, Cheers

[@benrankins4446]

@@frenchvinyladdict If you dig some 60’s garage rock the Pleazers will please you. Omg sorry about that bad joke 🤦‍♂️

[@frenchvinyladdict]

​@@benrankins4446😂

[@mikevinylspiral]

Hi Ben. The Lime Spiders comp looks like it's worth picking up. The Pipe-Eye album is not out until Friday in the UK. Gave it a listen and I think I'll be getting a copy. Where do they find the time for solo projects? Good stuff👍👍👍

[@benrankins4446]

@@mikevinylspiral Lime Spiders is a good way to go if you don’t have the 7”s or don’t want to stand up after every song. I quite like the Pipe Eye stuff and I’ve noticed that the Gizz’s bass player has a band called Heavy Moss which I think are a stoner psych thing too!!! Cheers…Ben

[@musicisajourney]

As usual, you present a few more bands I’m curious to hear. Where’s that winning lottery ticket?

[@benrankins4446]

@@musicisajourney That’s good to hear 👍

[@MortenAastad]

Wow, those Church re-issues I want so much. Not really available here, I assume they are re-issues of Aussie only editions? Crikey that was PINK!

[@benrankins4446]

They've done a nice job of those Church reissues for sure, but I'm not sure how wide the distro goes. They're the only editions I know. At least it wasn't the other Pink.

[@MortenAastad]

@ They look great 😊

[@downundertuneage3875]

Some tasty goodness there, Ben. 👍Ok, the Seance LP looks Gothy but those that know, know the band are purveyors of the Paisley shirtage: no Goth would be seen dead in one of those..............🤣I wonder if the pic is of Karin Jansson? Nice Died Pretty. I only have that on 7, and Kuepps is another goodie. True, someone needs to redo all the Raven stuff, geez they have had some cracking good ones of bands way back when. Lippy Killers; you've got the harder to get label layout; I was lucky to find a Promo version of it quite some time ago.🥰Cheers. John D PS: does your new record come in a vinyl version??

[@benrankins4446]

@@downundertuneage3875Hey Day featured those amazing shirts 👚 I’ve been into Aus 12” singles & EP’s lately & pick ‘em up when I see ‘em. There’s some great ones. Nice one on the promo. Re: my band, we’ll have vinyl out next year with those 4 songs on one side & new batch we’ve just completed & are currently mixing on the other.

[@TheCoverUpsLondonUK]

Great video and channel content Ben!! I want to recommend 2 vinyl releases to you. Medieval Death LP and free DVD and the Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP. If you want to know more Google [Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP], then check audio, videos etc. \m/

[@benrankins4446]

@@TheCoverUpsLondonUK I will endeavour to check out your suggestions. Medieval Death is a tough google search as it brings up a lot of actual Medieval deaths 😂 I’ll keep trying. Thanks for watching 👍

[@TheCoverUpsLondonUK]

@@benrankins4446 Hi, try googling this: "Medieval Death LP and free DVD" you will land in their video /audio page. Keep pounding Metal......

[@TheCoverUpsLondonUK]

@@benrankins4446 or Google this sentence: "Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus Rights ‘n Trials LP"