1985 | MOC / Self Released | n/a |
A1. Intro A2. Crush Jam A3. Rubber Doll A4. Walking Insane A5. Fire Ritual A6. Eye Gouge A7. Warm Leather A8. Weenie Up Nevilles Butt A9. Constant Decay B1. Fag Hag |
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Self-released / hand-made cassette by Shithaus (exact number in circulation is unknown).
This is a pre-Pussy Galore band featuring Tom Fry (Vocals), Tod Ashley (Guitar), Stephan Harshman (Bass), Jon Spencer (Drums) and James Joaquin (Drums). Copies were sold at “Goldy Records next to the Brown University Bookstore on Thayer Street. Goldy’s had a stack of them they were selling to support local bands as they did sometimes. I think I paid $3 to $5 for it.” – freddysneakers (via discogs.com) Part of the tape was recorded during a live broadcast on a show called ‘Noise with Neville’ on 90.1 WRIU, Kingston, RI. For this broadcast the band are going by the name ‘Knocked-Up Teens’ as the name ‘Shithaus‘ was not deemed “broadcast worthy by FCC regulations”. “Neville was a demagogue of the Providence noise-rock and proto-industrial scenes of the mid 1980s. The program ran from at least the Spring of 1985 into the Summer of 1987. Today the whereabouts of Mr. Neville are unknown.”* *Jose Fritz located and interviewed Neville in 2010 which was also posted on tenwatts.blogspot.com [LINK]. Also as stated on the broadcast the band management was ‘Method of Control’ whose ‘MOC’ logo can be seen on the bottom-left of the first cover image. The DJ gives a run-down of the bands equiptment which includes; “Olds Mobile Gas Tank, Chevy Gas Tank, A Grinder, a drum board, A couple of cassette decks, fully fledged rhythm section, a guitar and some vocals”. When It Comes Time was also released on the cassette compilation UHF/Channel 14. Shithaus released a cassette in 1985 and Jon Spencer created a film titled ‘Shithaus’ which was released on V/A feat. John Spencer – Cinema Of Transgression Vol. 1.. Jon Spencer also made other films which were shown in public called ‘Pus: The Movie’ and ‘Ponzo’s Masterwork’. REVIEW: OTHER NOTES: • Shithaus played a gig at AS220, Saturday September 7, 1985, gallery in Rhode Island • “sluggo: I remember seeing Shithaus, which was an early incarnation of Pussy Galore, play in a chicken wire-cage in this damp basement where everyone was covered in fluorescent paint”. – dragking.org • Jim Thirlwell mentions Shithaus in an interview: • A message which refers to the Shithaus cassette: “ok, someone mentioned that in the early 80s in Providence some band that played in the apt. next to them was pussy galore. Most likely that was Jon’s first band Shithaus which he was in with, I believe, one of the principles in the noise rock band Cop Shoot Cop. I have the Shithaus cassette which was the soundtrack to a student film or something circa 84-85. I am not positive but I thought Pussy Galore was an idea in Providence but became a band when Julie and Jon moved to DC in like summer 1985. Where Neil lived I don’t remember. Christina, Jon’s wife, from Boss Hog lived in DC then and worked at Hagen Dasz 83/84-ish with Ian Mackaye and Henry Rollins, but I was too young to know all this at the time. They were resoundingly hated here because their lyrics were so harsh and their attitude so unlike DC. for me the thing is that people thought they were arty because they had no other frame of reference. If you were a critic who never heard the Keggs or the Green Fuzz, but you liked no wave bands, ehh… It’s like the people who talk about VU as new wave but never seem to notice the rock roots which form a lot of their songs. I don’t hear the sun ra references in people’s stuff because I don’t have that in my repetoire. • “Fortifying their lineup with drummer Seth Ballou [and later, sax player Geoff Adams], the DAMES began writing songs and honing their quirky, harmony-laden sound. Their foray into Providence’s harder-edged scene, however, wasn’t without its turbulence. They shared a practice space with RASH OF STABBINGS and SHITHAUS, which featured young upstart Jon Spencer [later, and more famously, of the JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION], who once unceremoniously announced the DAMES time to practice had expired by unplugging all their instruments.” – Hammer of The Goddess by Deano, (‘Newport Naked’ Vol. 5 fall / winter 2015 / 2016) Thanks to Jose Fritz. Visit his blog [LINK] to read the complete entry and to hear a short audio sample of this release which includes the “Hey stick around you might enjoy it.” introduction. |
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Band: Vocals: Tom Fry Guitar: Tod Ashley Bass: Stephan Harshman Drums: Jon Spencer Drums: James Joaquin Instruments: Olds Mobile Gas Tank, Chevy Gas Tank, A Grinder, a drum board, A couple of cassette decks, full fledged rhythm section, a guitar and some vocals Recorded at “our very own production studio” Broadcast on ‘Noise with Neville’ on 90.1 WRIU, Kingston, RI. |
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ARTWORK: [unknown]
BARCODE: n/a MATRIX/RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING: n/a |