Comateens – 1980-1985 (2019) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Despite their ghoulish name the Comateens were actually more of a party band. Taking their name from a lurid headline in the New York Post, the Comateens carried the monster-mash torch originally lit by the Cramps and the Fleshtones. Toss in the demented energy of the B-52’s and the Comateens’ sound is complete. The Comateens were formed in New York in 1980 by Ramona Jan (guitar), Nik North (bass, vocals), and a drum machine. After Lyn Byrd (synthesizer, vocals) and Oliver North (guitar, vocals) joined the group, they recorded their self-titled debut LP in 1981. The album became a cult favorite among college hipsters, especially the band’s remake of “The Munsters Theme”. However, the Comateens actually gained a larger following in Europe, wherein the group’s quirks – such as the necrophilia tale “Cool Chick” – were more easily digested. The band released two more LPs – 1983’s Pictures on a String and 1984’s Deal With It – and then split up in 1985. Byrd and Oliver North eventually reunited in North and Byrd, but North passed away soon thereafter.

Tracklist:

01 – Ghosts
02 – Late Night City
03 – One by One
04 – TVC 15
05 – All Ways
06 – Summer in the City
07 – Nightmare
08 – Strangler
09 – Overseas
10 – The Munsters Theme
11 – Raceway
12 – Keep the Pace
13 – Get Off My Case
14 – The Late Mistake
15 – Ice Machine
16 – Comateens
17 – Pictures on a String
18 – Garbanzo
19 – Uptown
20 – Cinnamon
21 – Cold Eyes
22 – Desert Song
23 – Donna
24 – Crime Time
25 – Resist Her
26 – Confessions
27 – Love Will Follow You
28 – Satin Hop
29 – Deal with It
30 – Nightmare (Reprise)
31 – Walking Watching
32 – Don’t Come Back
33 – Jo-Ni
34 – Ask Yourself
35 – Ice Machine (Demo)
36 – Love Will Follow You (Demo)
37 – Don’t Come Back (Alge Remix)
38 – Suddenly (Demo)

Download:

mqs.link_C0mateens19801985201924441.part1.rar
mqs.link_C0mateens19801985201924441.part2.rar