The Landlords — Our Favorite Songs!

The Landlords return with this 7"! After their impressive LP, The Landlords faded somewhat and focused on other projects (like the Happy Flowers), but they did manage to release this in 1987. It's all covers, presumably each band member picked their favorite song and recorded it. But the quality is good, and the songs are all very interesting.  For some reason the tracks on the vinyl and the cover aren't in the same order, but I'm going with what was on the 7". Anyway, these are all cool tunes by a really awesome band. Go listen.

The Landlords — Our Favorite Songs! EP

Track Listing:

1. The Night Chicago Died (Paper Lace)
2. Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)
3. Lies (The Knickerbockers... see comments)
4. He's Waiting (The Sonics)

Around the same time as Minor Threat was getting things going in DC, the Landlords were playing to the sleepy hippie town of Charlottesville. Somehow there was actually a reasonably scene in 'Ch-ville' in the early 80's, played mostly by UVA kids and a few townies. The Landlords were sweet, and put out an awesome, if unknown LP, and this 7".

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The Landlords - Hey It's A Teenage House Party! LP

Hey It's A Teenage House Party! is really, really solid, especially considering it came out in like 1982 from bumfuck Virginia. It was released by singer John Beers' Catch Trout Records, and has enjoyed some underground fame as one of the best unknown 80's hardcore records. It has that same ironic vibe as like Angry Samoans or early Reagan Youth. Plus Dave Smalley of DYS / Dag Nasty fame did back-up vocals on 'Nuns in Black Leather' so you know it's good. Anyway, get into it.

The Landlords — Hey It's A Teenage House Party! LP

Track List:

1. Exogamy
2. Every Day's A Holiday
3. Girls
4. Bathroom Bigot
5. Parent's Weekend
6. No Good Woman
7. Kids
8. My Monotony
9. Termination
10. Nuns In Black Leather
11. Let's Be Negative
12. More Guts Tonight
13. 99th Floor (Moving Sidewalks)
14. School For The Deaf/Lets Go!
15. Washington Post
16. I Hate School
17. Amputee
18. Mutant Hangout
19. The Pain Isn't Over
20. Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God

Around the same time as Minor Threat was getting things going in DC, the Landlords were playing to the sleepy hippie town of Charlottesville. Somehow there was actually a reasonably scene in 'Ch-ville' in the early 80's, played mostly by UVa kids and a few townies. The Landlords were sweet, and put out an awesome, if unknown LP.