Vinyl Picks from my I.R.S. Record Collection (Post Punk, New Wave, Pop)

Watch me pull some records from my collection that are from the I.R.S. record label. There are so many records from this label on my wishlist. What are your favorite releases from the I.R.S. label?
Here is a podcast I created with tracks from bands from the I.R.S. label.
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[@michaelwhaley8085]

Lots of great artists on IRS, but I must protest regarding Dead Boys being a NY band, they were from CLEVELAND.

[@djstephwest]

My mistake Michael, thanks for setting the record straight! 😀

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

CBGB wanted to be his House Band Yes they were from ohio not wear they ended up My My.

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

When I was buying Unless it was the Damned . I was not into the other stuff Skafish givee a break

[@PunkRockPete]

I was at the first US show of The Lords Of The New Church. It was in 1981 at a place on Long Island, NY called My Father’s Place. Saw them 4 or 5 times after that, too. Great band

[@davidellis5141]

Hi Stephanie ! So in a video where I get mentioned I didn't comment ! 😬. Love Lets Active - Waters Part is my favorite track on Cypress. Dark Continent by Wall Of Voodoo is a classic 👌 Back In Flesh & Lost Weekend favorite tracks. Love Buzzcocks they had a 7" on IRS called Are Everything where all involved took hallucinogenic substances while recording & mixing. Eyes Of A Stranger did win the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy ( Juno ) for best song in 1982 & it deserved it. See Ya 😊

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

Number one. Get rid of that post punk I was 14 listing to everything.Loved it Venus and the Razor Blades The Damned some of their best

[@toddhill7483]

Great video, and some great bandsHave been looking for Klark Kent Kollected works cd for years now at a "reasonable" price. The quest continues........... Great to hear The Fleshtones get a mention and Stan Ridgway. Love his second release Mosquitos as well.

[@djstephwest]

Thanks for watching Todd. Never knew Klark Kent made it to cd. I’m sure you’ll find an affordable copy one day. I think part of the fun is the hunt!

[@toddhill7483]

@@djstephwest I do indeed love the hunt. Thanks Stephanie.

[@mike-qk1vf]

cool collection. canadian band candi and the backbeat were on irs and r.e.m was also on label and fine young cannibals. u got a great collection

[@djstephwest]

More to check out! Thanks Mike.

[@RandyGaribay-r1v]

Loved your video! I rediscovered a Lords of the New Church “Live at the Spit” record in my collection! Can’t wait to listen. Love the Lords. I have that IRS comp as well. Cheers!

[@vinylrichie007]

Dr Pepper

[@GODesigns]

My best friend and I love you. Be well. I’m a follower now. Not tryin’ to be creepy. Peace.

[@djstephwest]

Thanks George! 🤘

[@RandoRod]

Nice collection. The lords are great. My favorite. IRS album is Suburban Lawns s/t album. A classic! Watch em on New Wave Theater. Cheers!

[@anicetopontillas8121]

I have the IRS Vol 1 & 2 I found in a used record store in the 90's. Still have it.

[@djstephwest]

Very cool. I plan on getting volume 1 one of these days.

[@brucybabyy7355]

i dj,d at my university back in the late 70,s early 80,s. IRS were a perennial spin on the turntable.

[@grock9263]

Im after that General Public album , Mick Jones from The Clash plays on it also

[@JussiKylliainen]

I haven't listened to Stan and Timbuk3 in a long time! Thanks for reminding Stephanie!

[@djstephwest]

That's great Jussi!🙂Glad I reminded you. Thanks for the Sub!

[@JussiKylliainen]

@@djstephwest Hi Stephanie, if You have time, please check our band Treasure Islanders' KZbin-canel kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJLQlJVsm8imhc0 I hope You like it 👍

[@MsKalachakra]

Never notice before all those great artists are in the same label, so many I.R.S. records are so hard to find like the Cramps. I have never seen a Cramps LP in my life.

[@djstephwest]

Those old Cramps LPs are hard to find. Stay Sick is the only one I own. I have seen the Cramps play live a few times and they used to put on an amazing show!

[@flacabebe23]

I’m fartchels friend

[@markmalasics3413]

So I still can't understand why people buy albums made by nobody's. Do they look at the cover and say "Wow, that guy on the left looks like a hell of a guitar player?" Or "I'll bet that cute guy on the right is the drummer and I just KNOW he is fantastic by looking at him."

[@greenalishi222]

Great vid. Cramps?

[@djstephwest]

Maybe time to do a part two?

[@thomasryan9639]

Fine Young Cannibals had great album, and their songs were played a lot on the radio.

[@Express-420]

nice collection I have a video called Essential Classic Rock Vinyl Records on my channel showing my collection

[@djstephwest]

Awesome, I’ll check out your channel. Thanks for sharing 😁

[@Express-420]

@@djstephwest thank you for subscribing

[@marcmcarthur2654]

Really love you videos. I have a large new wave vinyl collection but yours is much larger. I’m going to check out some of your recommendations. Aloha Marc

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

Those IRS comps introduced me into a lot of bands back in the 80s. I have never seen that Fasjion album or Cypress. IRS was just the cool label back in the late 70s and early 80s. Them along with Stiff were to labels I loved to buy a lot of albums from. Most of the time it was good but not always. Nice Wall of Voodoo albums. Steve

[@djstephwest]

Hi Steve. I also love Stiff. I wish I had more records from their label. Just subscribed to your channel. Thanks for watching 😊

[@lynnnleistinger8226]

Stewart Copland (the Police(KlarK Kent)

[@craigwheeler3837]

Awesome! I have this on vinyl....

[@ufobigfoot4002]

Great stuff. Ozric Tentacles best albums are the ones on IRS in my opinion. Especially Strangeitude.

[@TonySchmiesing]

What a great idea! Love the label. Saw lords at the concert factory a.k.a. cuckoo's nest in Costa Mesa back in the day (as well as many other artists including REM) -since you are from LA you probably know of it. Fun show. Live for today was originally done by the grass roots, a great 60s jangle pop group. Super underrated. Let's active Front man Mitch Easter also produced the first few REM releases. So much cool music back in the day. Oh, and nice shirt BTW. Not sure if you're a bay area resident now, but I call Berkeley home now. Thanks for sharing the passion! Peace.

[@djstephwest]

Thank you Tony 😀 Would have loved to see the Lords back then. I was just a girl back then and couldn't get into any clubs :( I love how Stiv Bators incorporated a lot of 60's covers into the Lords and his solo stuff. Cool fact about Mitch Easter. I how a lot of the early 80's groups brought back that 60's sound. So good. Must be fun living in Berkeley. I have lived in SF but I'm on the Central Coast now.

[@vinylrichie007]

I saw Lords Of The New Church at Fenders in Long Beach. I think LA Guns opened. I was a bit under whelmed.

[@psychedelicpunkster6840]

Cheers although this videos over a yr old I thought I'd take a chance and ask .... Where did you find that AWESOME Ramones cup love to aquire one. That is super Coo!l

[@djstephwest]

Hello! I found the Ramones cup at a thrift shop here in California. I'm not sure where it originally came from. but I love too!

[@mike-qk1vf]

another awesome canadian band payolas

[@djstephwest]

The Payolas are great!

[@stevewestman7774]

Great info. 👍

[@djstephwest]

Thank you 😊

[@vinylrichie007]

Enjoyed the video. I was thinking of doing another vinyl finds video but I did one last week. So that can wait. I think I’ll do a show your IRS video. I’ll give you a shout out.

[@brianmiller6069]

Found this while trying to digitally recreate the IRS 1983 promo compilation cassette “Hearing Aids” which I still have. Thank you for sharing your love of this music and time.

[@flacabebe23]

I’m fartchel friend

[@djstephwest]

Awesome!

[@chrissharkey9644]

That is absolutely fabulous! I remember all those acts when I was 15 or so I wish I could get ahold of the best of I r s loved that album and tunes! It was such a special time in my life! Thanks for the share!

[@stephencastro1437]

Representing S.F. Hello neighbor. Cool Vid.

[@KaijuEigaMan88]

As a fellow I.R.S. Records fan, this video is such a joy to watch! I like a lot of your picks, especially the Wall of Voodoo and Stan Ridgway ones. You'll be interested to know that there is an I.R.S. Greatest Hits Vol. 1! It was available only through a coupon offer included with Vols. 2 & 3. Vol.1 has more songs from Oingo Boingo, Klark Kent, the Stranglers, Chelsea, and Henry Badowski, as well as an early Berlin track, and a few other goodies! My favorite I.R.S. releases would be Dark Continent, Call of the West, & Sevens Days in Sammystown - Wall of Voodoo; Suburban Lawns - Suburban Lawns; Only a Lad - Oingo Boingo; Special Beat Service - The English Beat; ...All the Rage - General Public; Beauty and the Beat & Vacation - Go-Go's; Skafish - Skafish; North by Northwest - Tom Robinson; The Crack EP - Cosmetics; Crown of Thorns EP - Crown of Thorns; and I.R.S. Greatest Hits Vols. 2 & 3! The one that I'm most interested in checking out next is Life is a Grand by Henry Badowski.

[@djstephwest]

Thank you! I'm glad you like the video. Cool to hear from another I.R.S. lover. I just looked up the track listing for I.R.S. volume 1 on Discogs and it's really good. Adding that LP to my wantlist. Really digging your favorites. I have a Cosmetics album somewhere in my collection that I need to give a good listen. Henry Badowski is very cool. So many records, so little time. Cheers!

[@happyhippythevinylguy]

Hi Stephanie I enjoyed the video! Just found your channel and I made sure to subscribe to you ✌️✌️. I'm guessing a white wine is in that cup???? By the way I love the Ramones...lol

[@djstephwest]

Hi happyhippy! Glad you liked the video and thanks for the sub. Haha yes, white wine is correct! You're good. Just watched some of your videos and subscribed. Digging your musical knowledge & style ✌🏻

[@gardenofserenity185]

Awesome stuff. Love The Lords of the New Church.

[@gbanger2575]

Lords of the new church are one of my favourite goth/post punk bands so cool. Great stuff here. Keep up the good work! BTW live for today was originally recorded by Grass Roots.

[@djstephwest]

Thank you! I appreciate it.

[@samuelkohn5141]

Excellent wrap up of some even more excellent records! Greatest Hits Vol 2 and 3 opened many musical doors for me years ago with artists that still resonate today. Thanks for the great video.

[@djstephwest]

Thanks Samuel, I appreciate that.

[@LowNoiseJasonSkilz]

IRS how I first heard of the Cramps! Awesome vid

[@djstephwest]

Thank you Jason! The Cramps rock!!

[@mutant_blues]

Great collection! I own some of this amazing stuff you showed, Timbuk3 and the Fleshtones are favorites (also dig Peter Zaremba's short lived band "Love Delegation"!). Early R.E.M. stuff at I.R.S. is also remarkable. Great video, Greetings from Greece!

[@djstephwest]

Thanks Ανδρέας Καποδίστριας! I picked up Love Delegation a few years ago at a record swap and it's great! Have you heard of his show on Little Steven's Garge on XM radio?

[@mutant_blues]

@@djstephwest No, I haven't! Thanks for the Heads - Up!

[@djstephwest]

@@mutant_blues Here is a Facebook link. facebook.com/countzarembascrypt/

[@lowbudgetvinylchannel4840]

Great video, cheers🍻🍻🤘

[@djstephwest]

Thank you! Cheers! Just gave you a sub 👍

[@lowbudgetvinylchannel4840]

@@djstephwest thank you!!!

[@shckltnebay]

You missed Rank and File

[@djstephwest]

Thanks. I will add Rank and File to my discovery list.

[@shckltnebay]

@@djstephwest Very cool they were every unique imo

[@davidellis5141]

Just a FYI - Rank & File were never on IRS. They were on two fine labels Slash & Rhino. ✌️

[@shckltnebay]

@@davidellis5141 OK

[@shckltnebay]

Great stuff, I was an 80 new wave junky in So. Cal. IRS was THE label. Got all the LOFNC releases except the singles

[@garrapaterorulez5017]

Hey Steph! killer channel and killer IRS episode!!!! My fave band off IRS is and will always be CONCRETE BLONDE 🤘🏻 Also, I’m lucky enough to own OG pressings of TYR and Headless/Black Sabbath on the IRS label. Cheers JC/Miami

[@djstephwest]

Thank you for the nice comment! I love Concrete Blonde too. Very cool about the Black Sabbath records. Rock on brother! 🤘🏼