THE BIG CAT HAS DIED
Rolando Carpio, leader, writer and guitar player of Los Saicos, died in Lima, Peru, on January the 24th 2005. For many young people in our generation, who decided to grow up with rock'n'roll by the mid and late 80s, the music of Los Saicos was known through some Subterranean (punk) bands who made covers of their anthem "Demolición" and turned it into an affirmation of Anarchy and Revolution.
NIKKI SUDDEN - ROCK AND ROLL DANDY
Nikki Sudden: a rooster/shag-haired rock 'n' roll dandy, equal parts Marc Bolan, Ronnie Wood, and Johnny Thunders; co-founder (with late sibling Epic Soundtracks) of '70s avant-punks Swell Maps; a member of the debauched Kevn Kinney/Pete Buck "rolling asunder revue"; and a much-loved folk/glam/rock troubadour, both solo and with the Jacobites...
NO MORE WORDS: BACKBONE RITMO
Atom Rhumba have made it! The "most promising band" label with which so many media have tagged the Basque band, picturing them as "one of the best bands in Spain" ever since the times of Hormonal Riot (1997)- all of that is obsolete with this album. Atom Rhumba are not "promising" anymore.They are the raw, palpitating and infectious reality. Backbone Ritmo is the proof that they have overcome...

THE ROOTS OF SPACEMEN 3 COMPILED BY SONIC BOOM
Stooges? Velvets? Stones? Close and compared to any of these bands (their favourites included also Cramps, MC5 and Suicide), Spacemen 3 were one of the most revolutionary UK guitar bands, whose influence is still being felt today -and whose reputation as one of the leading innovators of the alternative scene keeps growing.
THE BARRACUDAS ¡SURFERS ARE BACK!
They were not one of the most popular bands of 70’s punk, but they shared stages and friendship with Stiv Bators and many other punkheads. Their career was limited to just one album, but ended as a cult object for fans of real punk rock. Now, twenty-two years after, they have loaded their batteries again and have recorded a second album – and it’s a real blast!
RUBBER CITY REBELS!!! (Interview)
They were not one of the most popular bands of 70’s punk, but they shared stages and friendship with Stiv Bators and many other punkheads. Their career was limited to just one album, but ended as a cult object for fans of real punk rock. Now, twenty-two years after, they have loaded their batteries again and have recorded a second album – and it’s a real blast! We will have them soon in Europe celebrating this release onstage, try not to miss it!!
THE LEGENDARY TIGER MAN!!! - Interview
After years of suffering under the doctrine preached by birds of ill-omen that blues was dead, it seems as though some sharpshooters have joined forces to rescue it from ostracism. Among all of them The Legendary Tigerman stands out, a portuguese musician born Paulo Furtado and ex component of prestigious Lusitanian acts such as the Tedio Boys.

LOS PERROS POR LOS USA!!! - Interview
LOS PERROS are back, surprisingly safe and sound after their USA tour. So this is the best chance to make them tell us everything about that experience and ask them how did they manage to avoid Bush’s Immigration Laws... ('Live At The Star-Club'-New LP 10" in Munster Records)
Frank Meyer, fortunate L.A. resident and member of the amazing STREETWALKIN’ CHEETAHS –who will play Serie Z festival in Spain this August- payed honour to his condition as an irredent STOOGES fan –read his band’s name again- and rushed to the COACHELLA festival –a weekend in the desert near to Plam Springs, California- armed with a camera. Frank was just able to make this comment: “Saw the Stooges last night!!! Incredible! Played most of the first two albums, all the hits! Joined by Funhouse sax played Steven MacCay too!!! Wow!!!” What else can be said?

SONNY VINCENT - New disc and exclusive interview!
Sonny Vincent is back with what is probably the best album in his long solo career: "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly". This killer punk veteran had us used to see him surrounded by living legends such as the Asheton brothers, Captain Sensible and more of his youth heroes. But this time, Munster has rolled out the red carpet ...

NEANDERTHALS ' SHUTDOWN 2002 B.C. '
Munster has just released “Shutdown 2002 B.C.", the last record by the Neanderthals. These troglodites have unleashed all their talent to record one of the best albums of the last months. Eddie Angel and his buddies have hit the bullseye with an irresistible mix of garage and surf that would put even Osama Bin Laden to dance!!!
MERMAID RED LED OR DEATH!!
Mermaid have been proving for some years that they are the best Hard Rock band of Spain, second to no one in the world. But some idiots pointed that those long instrumental passages of psych tendences were too dense. To close those mouths, this lisergic freaks have recorded this fantastic album: “Red Led Or Death”, a set of perfect songs...
LOS PERROS. Live At Star Club. LP 10"
Not a live record !!!!!!!!!! Stupid people at Munster trying to confuse distributors and buyers... This new PERROS album has been in fact recorded at the infamous TOE-RAG studios, home of the best European Garage-Punk of the last 20 years, and produced by LIAM WATSON. A little less muddy sounding than their previous albums, so you can actually hear each instrument separately instead of being crushed by their overwhelming sonic wall.
REISSUES D.R.O VINYLS OF 12" AND 7"
WOW!! We have entered a deal with the most important independent Spanish labels of the early eighties: DRO (Discos Radioactivos Organizados) TRES CIPRESES and GASA, and we are reissuing on VINYL the best of their early references. The originals are all very much sought-after collectors items, and they sell for big bucks on eBay, and punk collectors´ list. Now here´s your oportunity to get them. From the original masters, exact reproductions in all their glory. They are not limited editions (per contract), but our pressings will range between 500 and 1000. So please preorder if you want to get copies.
DECIBELIOS. Caldo de Pollo. LP
Punk going OI! from the industrial wastelands of Barcelona. Their first album of 1984.
Here are the boot boys
DERRIBOS ARIAS. En la guia en el listin. LP
One of the most remarkable bands of the era, the brainchild of madcap "Poch" who had played on the ska one-hit wonders LOS EJECUTIVOS AGRESIVOS. Poch had a nervous disease that took his life a few years ago, but his early works with DERRIBOS ARIAS will stand as some of the most brilliant moments in the history of Spain´s alternative music.This is their first album (1983) PLUS two bonus tracks!!
DESECHABLES. Buen Ser-vicio. LP
The Spanish Cramps (sort of). Their second album, recorded live at the famous Madrid club ROCK-OLA, after the tragic death of the guitar player (he was shooted to death when he was trying to rob a jewelery store armed with a plastic gun).
PARALISIS PERMANENTE. El Acto. LP
Formed by drummer and bass player of ALASKA Y LOS PEGAMOIDES in 1981 as a side project to get away fom the shiny powerpop sounds of Alaska. This is their one and only album released in 1982 when Eduardo Benavente (leader) was still alive. Punk going Gothic, or what in Spain we called "after-punk" or "siniestro". Influences like SIOUXIE, JOY DIVISION, THE CURE, and LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH.
VARIOUS. PUNK, QUE PUNK?. LP
A total must sampler of what was cooking on Spanish Punk in the very early 80s.All exclusive tracks, plus this reissue is expanded with two bonus tracks.With bands like PP TAN SOLO, URGENTE, ESPASMÓDICOS, NO, N-634, KGB, SEGURIDAD SOCIAL.Our reissue is expanded with 2 BONUS TRACKS not included on the original LP!
7" VINYL - SPECIAL OFFER!! The whole lot consisting of 14 singles nicely packed in a limited edition wacky cardboard box just for 65 ? !! If you buy the separate it will cost you 70 ? (so be clever and save yourself 5 ? to spend in lagers down your local pub!). PLUS: you can save around 15 ? more if you are already a current member of our Club del Single and get it at the bargain price of 55.25 ? !!So you better move it and get your mega exclusive box-set, you (and your wallet) will love it! All available on-line. You must notify Vampira about the special offer when you place your order (in the field "Your notice to us:")
LOS COYOTES. Extraño corte de pelo. 7"
First single. 1982.
Mutant Rockabilly meets New Wave.
DECIBELIOS. Paletas Putrefactos. 7"
First single. 1982.
"Cortate las venas" b/w "Putrefacto".
DECIBELIOS. Paletas y Bolingas. 7"
Second single. 1983.
"Botas y tirantes" b/w "Voca de Dios".
DECIBELIOS. Matar o Morir. 7"
Third single. 1984.
"Matar o Morir" b/w "Local 15, Visitante 0".
PARALISIS PERMANENTE / GABINETE CALIGARI. Split. 7" EP
1982. First single for both bands. Gabinete later achieved megastardom with "Cuatro Rosas", while Paralisis Permanente shone like a comet and disapeared after their leade´s tragic death. But their anthem "Autosuficiencia" will remain forever as one of the best songs of Spain´s punk ever. SONGS: "Autosuficiencia"; "Tengo un Pasajero"; "Golpes"; "Sombras Negras".
PARALISIS PERMANENTE 7" Nacidos para dominar
Or "Born to Dominate". Backed with "Sangre" (Blood). This was Paralisis third 7" in 1983, with Eduardo Benavente´s demons and darkness getting out.
PARALISIS PERMANENTE. Quiero Ser Santa. 7"
Second 7", originally released in 1982.
4 song EP with "Unidos", "Yo No", "Quiero Ser Santa", and amazing "Un Dia en Texas" inspired by The Texas Chainsaw Masacre.
TNT. Cucarachas.
First single, 1982.
"Cucarachas" b/w "1984 (Euroshima)".
TNT. Gilmore 77. 7"
Second single, 1983.
"Gilmore 77" b/w "Guernika".
DERRIBOS ARIAS. Branquias Bajo el Agua. 7"
First EP. 1982. A milestone.
+ "Virgenes sangrantes" and "Lehendakari"
DERRIBOS ARIAS. A-Fluor. 7"
Second single. 1982. b/w "Tipes en crecimiento".
Poch getting crazier and crazier.
DERRIBOS ARIAS. Aprenda alemán en 7 días. 7"
Third single. 1983.
DESECHABLES. La Oración. 7"
Their first and sought after 7".
KGB. Treblinka. 7"
From Granada. First and only single.
"Treblinka" b/w "Lutwaffe".
SONNY VINCENT & FRIENDS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. CD/LP
At last! The incredible brand new adventure by NYC punkrock veteran SONNY VINCENT and friends!! An we do mean FRIENDS, because this time Sonny, a tireless punk pioneer from the CBGBs glory days, has called up some of his best mates, who also happen to be first-class Punk/Rock’n’Roll heroes, such as CAPTAIN SENSIBLE from The Damned, SCOTT ASHETON from The Stooges, WAYNE KRAMER from The MC5, WALTER LURE from Johnny Thunders´ Heartbreakers... (to name but a few). Yeah! The kind of stars Rock’n’Roll History is written by!
MERMAID - RED LED OR DEATH. CD/LP
Munster Records is proud to release the new album by MERMAID, one of the toughest and more proffesional ROCK (capital letters please!) bands in Spain. They are no newcomers, they have already proved who they are and with this new record Munster will try to make them known in all Europe. We believe they deserve it.
LOS MOCKERS. Complete Recordings. LP 220 gram / CD
The ULTIMATE collection of this amazing white R&B band everybody should adore. Mastered from the original tapes and containing every track recorded by the Uruguayan "Stones"... even a rare 7" ("Captain Grey") the band members didn´t remeber existed (probably because it meant the beggining of their psychedelic experiences!). ATTENTION... This is not an obscure 3rd Divison mediocre garage band copying what they saw in England or the States!!!
THE LEGENDARY TIGERMAN – NAKED BLUES. Video Enhanced CD/10"
“The music contained in Naked Blues exhudes heat, humidity, the suffocating, maddening sensuality of the delta. It’s the perfect vehicle for the strongly sexual universe depicted in the lyrics. The rythm, the stops, the shaking achieved by the mix of the instruments, the tone and inflexions of Paulo Furtado’s voice; depict in technicolor the provocative situations he sings about. And everything in Naked Blues revolts around sex: burning, desperate, one-night-only.” - Raquel M. Pinheiro
THE FAST.The Complete Recordings 1976-1984 LP (220 GR) /CD
There is an often overlooked "gray era" between the Glam movement of the early to mid seventies, and Punk's sociological upheaval. THE FAST started as early as '72, fronted by FAST mastermind Miki Zone, and his brother Armand (Mandy to his buddies) Zone. Early rare cuts sound influenced by Bowie, and The Who, but the roughness of unbridled teen-angst give the songs a flavor more appropriately described as maximum rock and roll. Early gigs were played in lofts, and rented spaces, in a scene inhabited by the likes of NY Dolls, and Wayne/Jayne County.
GUITAR WOLF.Ufo Romantics.LP/CD
GUITAR WOLF is one of the original garage punk rock bands to emerge from Japan. The trio -which consists of guitarist Seiji, bassist Billy and drummer Toru- formed in 1987 along with groups like 5.6.7.8's, Teengenerate, and Mad 3. They strongly believe that the essence of their style originates from the pure fundamentals of rock'n'roll. It is quite evident when you see Guitar Wolf's 50's Rock'n'Roll appearances.Their shows are always loud, chaotic, but at the same time humorous and always unpredictable...
THE STEAMPACKET. The First Supergroup. LP 10"
The recordings here were made in a couple of hours as a demo- tape in order to take them to the USA in the hope of organising a college-tour for them. Like much of the material contained in this series. It has no pretension to being 'polished' studio-work, or 'inspired' performance. But its very uniqueness - there were no other recordings ever made of this group - warrants its presentation. -- Giorgio Gomelsky. (PRODUCER)
THE AMERICAN FOUR / RONNIE & THE POMONA CASUALS. Featuring Athur Lee. SN 7"
When ARTHUR LEE and BRYAN MACLEAN first met in the summer of 1965 in the parking lot at Ben Frank's coffee shop, then the epicentre of all that was moving and shaking on Sunset Strip - LOVE had already been going for several months. Except that they weren't called LOVE, they were called THE GRASS ROOTS, and they had evolved out of two bands - The LAGs and THE AMERICAN FOUR - that LEE had led before seeing the folk-rock light at an early Byrds show.