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Still Disturbing the Peace: New Liberation Hall Label Reissues Bay Area New Wave, Punk, Ska from 415 Records

October 20, 2020 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

415 Records Still Disturbing the Peace

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The vaults of San Francisco indie label 415 Records have opened!  415 was founded in 1978 by rock promoter Howie Klein and record store owner Chris Knab.  Together with friend and collector Butch Bridges, they built a powerhouse indie label focusing on young new wave bands such as SVT, The Uptones, and Pop-O-Pies.  415 was championed by Bay Area luminaries such as manager/Fillmore impresario Bill Graham and producer/studio owner David Rubinson.  Columbia Records took notice of 415's activities, bringing the label into the commercial mainstream with such signings as Romeo Void, Translator, Red Rockers, and Wire Train.  Now, another new label - Liberation Hall - is revisiting 415's pre-Columbia catalogue.

Liberation Hall, described as "an effort to keep the spirit of the original Rhino Records alive," is owned and operated by Rhino alumni including Arny Schorr of Rhino Home Video and RockBeat Records/S'more Entertainment; and Rhino and Shout! Factory founder Richard Foos.  Schorr says in press materials, "When the opportunity was presented to bring 415 Records back into the market, to generate new exposure for the artists and their music, we jumped at the opportunity.  Label founders Howie Klein and Chris Knab had a great eye for talent, and the music holds up incredibly well."

Uptones Get Out of My Way

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Almost two weeks ago, on October 9, Liberation Hall launched its 415 Records reissue series with an expanded edition of the original 1978 Disturbing the Peace compilation on CD and digital platforms.  This set, titled Still Disturbing the Peace a.k.a. The Past Is the Present, features tracks by Mutants, The Nuns, The Offs, Monkey Rhythm, Baby Buddha, and many other bands reflecting the diversity of the Bay Area scene in the late 1970s.  On November 6, SVT's Always Come Back (featuring Jefferson Airplane's Jack Casady and expanded with previously unheard bonus tracks) and The Uptones' Get Out of My Way will be reissued, followed by The Readymades' More Alive Than Not and Pop-O-Pies' The White EP plus bonus tracks on December 11.

You'll find descriptions for each title below (provided by Liberation Hall) in addition to order links for each title.

Available Now

Various Artists, Still Disturbing the Peace a.k.a. The Past Is the Present (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Expanded reissue of the 1978 compilation including songs from The Nuns, Mutants, Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, SVT, VLTMS, The Offs, Red Rockers, New Math, Pop-O-Pies, Baby Buddha, The Units, The Uptones, The Readymades, Renegades, The Symptoms, The Imposters, and Monkey Rhythm.

Available November 6

SVT, No Regrets (Amazon links TBD)

Blistering new wave rock from the San Francisco ensemble originally known as the Jack Casady Band. SVT is what happened when the former '60s icon Casady (from Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna) ventured out into the city's punk/new wave scene and was instantly inspired by its energy. Out of print for years, the reissue contains never-heard bonus tracks.

The Uptones, Get Out of My Way (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

In the Bay Area, the Uptones were the leading light of the mid-'80s ska eruption. Their impact upon the evolving ska scene was enormous. In a sense, they bridged the era of the Specials and Madness with the era of Green Day, Sublime, and Rancid.

Available December 11

Pop-O-Pies, The White EP [Expanded Edition] (Amazon links TBD)

Pop-O-Pies started out in 1981 as an SF-based rock band founded by Joe Pop-O-Pie. The White EP, their first vinyl effort, was released in 1982 on 415/Columbia and was never re-released on CD -- until now. What the Pop-O-Pies turned into was not so much a band with steady members, but an ensemble composed of Joe and a rotating tribe of very talented musicians. This reissue contains the six-song EP, including the college radio hit "The Catholics Are Attacking," plus seven bonus tracks featuring future members of Mr. Bungle and Faith No More, and Ozzy Osbourne's band.

The Readymades, San Francisco: Mostly Live (Amazon links TBD)

The Readymades, one of the most influential West Coast punk and new wave bands, were led by professional photographer and former Avengers bass player Jonathan Postal. They worked with producer Sandy Pearlman (The Clash, Dictators, Blue Oyster Cult) and were courted by John Cale of the Velvet Underground. This release offers the band's best -- 17 tracks in all.

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Rock Tags: Jack Casady, Pop-O-Pies, SVT, The Readymades, The Uptones

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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