"Storming the Citadel" Vol. 1 + 2 - 1998

"In the 1980s, Australian independent music, especially the Detroit inspired, garage style guitar driven pop, attracted some fanatical attention in Europe. Music fans in countries like France, Holland, Belgium and Spain were rabid about some of our bands. As a result, many of them sold a lot more records over there than they did at home. And, with bands like our own DM3 and the Chevelles, that interest continues today. One such fan was Divine Rites Webmaster, a 38-year old computer programmer from Strasbourg in France. He's just started a label over there, Divine Rites Records, and his very first release is going to be a double 10" vinyl job called Storming The Citadel, a tribute to John Needham's Sydney label that was the early home of the Died Pretty, the Stems, the Trilobites, the Lime Spiders, the Screaming Tribesmen, the Bamboos, the Dubrovniks, the Moffs, the New Christs, Wet Taxis and a bunch of others. Several current Australian bands like Challenger 7, Asteroid B-612, Indignation, the Panadolls, Sheek The Shayk and Perth's Jack & The Beanstalk (doing the Spiders' Slave Girl), along with a couple of European and US outfits, will each tackle a favorite song from the Citadel catalogue.
When recorded, the tapes will be mixed by Rob Younger who, as virtual house producer for Citadel in the '80s, oversaw most of those bands' early sessions. His own bands Radio Birdman and the New Christs are still with the label today, as are DM3 and the now returned Died Pretty.
Storming The Citadel, limited to just 700 copies, is expected to be released (in Oz and France) in March or April. We'll let you know when it happens." - Steve Gordon - X-Press Magazine (Australia) - Jan 22, 1998trax Vol 1:
1. Slave Girl - Jack & The Beanstalks 2. Move a Little Closer - Challenger 7 3. Virginia - The Hunchbacks 4. Liquor Fit - Sheek The Shayk & His Royal Camels 5. Sad Tv - Mother Jones 6. A Legacy of Morons - Tension 7. Sister's Life - Indignationtrax Vol 2:

1. Voodoo Slaves - Panadolls 2. Don't Talk About Us - The Pyramidiacs 3. Savage - The Backsliders 4. Headin' South - Louis Tillet & Charlie Owen 5. Mirror Blues / Final Solution - Asteroid B-612