Headwound - Anarchy in Midgetville (music video)

Lowbudget (or insert "workingclass") musicvideo from Headwound featuring their song Anarchy In Midgetville from the 2008 compilation Sounds Of Wierdness (which i'm still searching for by the way).

Headwound - Ginmill (2004)

Tracklist:
01. Part-time resident
02. Trashbag
03. Sloppy seconds
04. White knuckle love
05. 3 cheers for beer
06. Forklift operator
07. Tossin'-n-turnin' (Bobby Lewis cover)
08. Punk you want
09. Sound of music
10. Straight to hell

Released by Haunted town records in 2004.

Old, old, very old men playing punkrock now. One would have thought they would turn to pop on this album to plan for their retirement but its still that same old NJ sounding Headwound here.

I downloaded it way back but to support a band i like i bought it and found out that the one i had downloaded some time ago isnt the same version and it contains an extra song. The song that i thought was on this record because of the downloaded album is a Peter, Paul and Mary cover of the song Leaving on a jetplane. I uploaded the version i downloaded since i contains that extra track other then that song it seems to be the same. (A great song by the way)

For a band that hasnt released any new music in 8 years i had expected something more from thsi "comeback" album. Its far from bad though and it contains some rally good songs like the Sound of music tribute that will get you to singalong after a couple of beers. Other good songs are White knuckle love, Part time resident and my personal favourite Fork lift operator (its about fucking time we got ourselfs an anthem!!).
The band still has those annoying tired songs that makes them hard to like but looking at the current bandphoto i cant do nothing but love these olden goldies that are still sticking to that sound they where a part in creating. And the fact that they are about to release new material in 2010 gives me hope in listening to music like this to the grave.
7/10

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Do like me and buy the album if you like it after listening it through. It can be bought here:
Dim records
Oi!aintdead (LP sold out though)
Pure impact (only CD left here to)
Interpunk
Bandworm
Haunted town records
CDuniverse
KOI records

Headwound - The early years (2000)

 Tracklist:
01. Tuck-A-Buck
02. Greater then zero less than one
03. Barfly
04. Bergen county
05. Kings of beer
06. Shut up
07. Keep it in the country
08. Terminal delinquent
09. Thinkin' & drinkin'
10. Town without a name
11. Runaway (Del Shannon cover)
12. Curds and whey
13. D.M.V.
14. Get of my line (live)
15. Abnormality (live)

Released by Squigtone records in 2000.

Track 1-4 is their first 7'' called The E.P. and was released by Headache in 1991. This is a damn good Ep and two tracks deffinetly worth checking out are Barfly and Bergen county.

Track 5-8 was their second 7'' called Kings of beer also released through Headache but in 1993. This is my alltime favourite album by Headwound and is a bit more Oi!riented with the awesome singalong song Kings of beer, the patriotic anthem Keep it in the country and my favourite track by the band Terminal delinquent.

Tracks 9 and 10 is the A-side to their third 7'' called Thinkin' & drinkin' released by Dim records in 1993. This album is the beginning of their little more annoying sound but the song Town without a name is ok. The B-side to this 7'' was included on other releases so your not missing anything.

Both track 11 and 12 are early unreleased songs and even if the Del Shannon cover is great i can understand that track 12 never made it out of the demostage.

Track 13 is from their first ever cassette demo that got them their deal with Headache. It was featured on their full-length in 1994 but in typical punk-maner this early demosong kicks the shit out of the later mastered version.

The two last tracks are taken from an old gig in the Phoenix Club. Good tracks but nothing special live.

All in all this is a great collection of their early and most active years featuring one of my most favourite American punk EP's.
9/10

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This album can still be bought from Interpunk. Well worth the money.

Headwound - Look good..? It is!! 7'' (1996)

Tracklist:
01. Papertown
02. Gearhead
03. Wondrama
04. Some other time... another place

Released by Headache records in 1996.

Their last release through Headache and also their last real release of new material until 2004. They have a new bassplayer here and they are also lacking in some of the annoying parts from their full-lenght.

All in all its a typical Headwound release but a track that sticks out is Some other time... another place where Choppie sound a bit rougher then on other tracks. He actually reminds me a bit about Bill Owens of Those Unknown in some ways.
8/10

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Dim records still has a couple of them laying around so go pick it up if you like it.

Headwound - Selftitled (1994)

Tracklist:
01. Crewcuts & leather
02. Leave me alone
03. Judy's song
04. Get off my line
05. Abnormality
06. If you wanna be happy
07. Changing the guard
08. When i go out
09. Meat you at Wa wa's
10. Drinkin'
11. One on one
12. Alright
13. Hey stupid!
14. D.M.V.

Released by Headache records in 1994.

Before this one they released 3 EP's but i will get to them eventually.

Musically this is verry verry simulair to The wretched ones and all other 90's Jersey punk. This is not a bad thing but i never really think Headwound hit as hard as the other bands. Mainly because i sometime get annoyed by the way Choppie's voice remind me off a pre-puberty bullies lalalala voice. Their second EP called Kings of beer is one of my favourite records and this one is quite bland and uninspired in comparison.
As far as happy Oi! songs goes they deliver and adding great drums to that and even this record rise above the majority off other groups releases.
The albums starts off ok but it isnt untill the song If you wanna be happy i really get into it. A bit higher tempo then on their other songs and it made me laugh since Choppie surrely at this point has gotten married and i can just guess how his wife feels about this song. Other good songs are One by one, Judy's song and Get off my line but other then that its a bit to slow an bland for my taste. A soso fulllength surrounded by great EP's.
7/10

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As far as i know this one has been sold out for some time now. Let me know if you know otherwise.

Headwound (Introduction)

Another classic longrunning band out of New Jersey with close connections to Niblick Henbane and The wretched ones. The band was officially formed back in 1990 by Harry Baggs (guitar) and Johnny Hate (drums) after realising their old band called Wabbit season wouldnt go anywhere. They where only a "livingroom band" at this state but one drunken night their friend Choppie Sinclaire grabbed the mic and started singing the lyrics they had written down and suddenly they had a singer (these three friends are still today in the band). Next party Choppie brought along his friend Nek to play some bass with the band and suddenly the first complete Headwound lineup was born.
Just a short time after their first show (on Brighton bar NJ PUNKFEST) they got signed to Headache records that their friend Armen (singer of The wretched ones) had just started. They released their first 7'' in 1991 called simply The E.P. and followed it up in 1993 with their second 7'' called Kings of beer. Around this release Nek decided to leave the band and was replaced with Dan Brewer on bass. With this lineup they released their next 7'' but this one on Dim Records.
Missing out on the fame, glory and loose women Nek returned to play bass on their 1994 full-length but was replaced by J.C on bass right after that. In 1996 they released their fourth 7'' that was the last record through Headache records. Choppie worked (dont know if he still does) at Armens electronics company around this time and after so it is clear that it wasnt bad blood between the band and the label that was a result of this departure.

In 1998 they did a song for Squigtone records compilation Siege the day and it resulted in them being signed and releasing a collection album in 2000 that contained their first two 7''s and the A-side from the 7'' released by Dim records (their B-sides where featured on other releases) and some old demosongs. This makes it much easier for me to get their discography up hehe.
Some year after this J.C left the band but was replaced by skilled Quincy McGirk on bass and with this lineup they recorded their last (latest) record in 2004 (though the sleeve says 2005) for Haunted Town records. After this it was quiet for some time but they appeared in 2008 on a Black hole compilation and just a few months ago Squiggy's new label Working class records announced that they will be releasing a new album with Headwound featuring their fourth 7'' a some livesongs and newly recorded studiosongs.

20 years on and still going strong!