The Fluid – Punch N Judy (2024 Remix/Remaster) (1986/2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

The Fluid – Punch N Judy (2024 Remix/Remaster) (1986/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:08 minutes | 820 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sub Pop Records

Contrary to popular belief, Clear Black Paper wasn’t the debut release from these Motor City-influenced Denver madmen. That honor went to Punch N Judy, self-produced and recorded live to eight track, then picked up (and remixed) by Germany’s Glitterhouse label, at which point they came to the attention of Sub Pop. In acquiring their first non-Seattle band, the label also gained an established European outlet for their releases. If Punch N Judy doesn’t leave as much of an impression as Clear Black Paper (originally recorded for Glitterhouse), it’s not hard to see what Sub Pop saw in the band. Like many of the label’s initial signings, the Fluid were clearly influenced by the hard-rocking proto-punk of the Stooges and the MC5, but there was a pronounced glam element à la the New York Dolls or early Alice Cooper. The songs are loud and snotty (particularly “Mousetrap” and “Madhouse,” the band’s name before John Robinson joined) and the playing is tight (if a tad busy), but the production could be better. And although Robinson has attitude to spare — an essential quality for this sort of music — his technique could use a little work (he’s singing at the top of his range far too often). Fortunately, his vocal approach would improve over the course of the band’s next few releases (see excellent Troggs cover “Our Love Will Still Be There” on 1990’s Glue). – Kathleen C. Fennessy

Tracklist:

1-1. The Fluid – You (2024 Remix/Remaster) (03:25)
1-2. The Fluid – Goin’ Away (2024 Remix/Remaster) (03:02)
1-3. The Fluid – Saccharine Rejection (2024 Remix/Remaster) (03:52)
1-4. The Fluid – Mouse Trap (2024 Remix/Remaster) (03:58)
1-5. The Fluid – Turn Away (2024 Remix/Remaster) (04:41)
1-6. The Fluid – Static Cling (2024 Remix/Remaster) (02:09)
1-7. The Fluid – Preacher Man Blues (2024 Remix/Remaster) (03:44)
1-8. The Fluid – My Future (2024 Remix/Remaster) (02:39)
1-9. The Fluid – Madhouse (2024 Remix/Remaster) (03:37)
1-10. The Fluid – 13th Nite (2024 Remix/Remaster) (03:05)
1-11. The Fluid – Graveyard Tramps (2024 Remix/Remaster) (03:51)

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