Taking The City By Storm

by The Haskels

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1.	Taking The City By Storm 02:14	buy track
2.	Body Language 01:48	buy track
3.	Daddy's Girl 02:29	buy track
4.	Baby Let's French 01:48	buy track
5.	Living With A Sense Of Purpose 04:08	buy track
6.	Rock And Roll Hoodlums 01:44	buy track
7.	In Between Girls 03:33	buy track
8.	Stay Up All Night 02:43	buy track
9.	Can I Call You? 01:09	buy track
10.	You Got To Be Kidding 02:38	buy track
11.	Right To Rock 02:24	buy track
12.	Strictly For The Uncommercial 03:55	buy track
13.	U.S. Trust 03:00	buy track
14.	Am I Groovin' You? 05:47	buy track

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Rising like the phoenix from the ashes of the first version of the band; The Haskels served up heavy doses of three minute, adrenaline-fueled hard punk pop, as evidenced on the highly sought after, Killed by Death bootlegged, “Taking the City by Storm” EP released in 1981 on their own Milwaukee Hits label. Now the full story of the band can be heard, seen, and told.

As the decade turned from the rust belt 70’s to the Reagan-era 80’s, the original Haskels (see their self-titled LP released last year on Splunge) split into two factions, with the local punk/new wave/post-punk scene moving to the gritty Starship club in downtown Milwaukee. The Haskels were instrumental in getting bands to play the venue, including the Oil Tasters, Plasticland, Ama-Dots, Shivvers, Die Kreuzen and a burgeoning Violent Femmes.

The version of the Haskels represented here initially included Presley Haskel and Gerard LaValliere, fresh from the first line up of the band; joined by the crack rhythm section of Bobby Mitchell and Vodie Rhinehardt. Later tracks, including the EP were recorded by the Presley/Bobby/Vodie trio. In either case, the material is a match made in punk pop heaven; coupling Presley’s knife-sharp songwriting sensibilities with a tight unit of A-Team musicians driving the music forward.

“Taking the City by Storm” includes 14 tracks of rare and never before released material from the Splunge Archives. The release is comprised of demos, live tracks and the entire, highly coveted “Taking the City by Storm” EP, remastered for the first time. Co-released with our pals at Bachelor Records, we’re sure you’ll dig hearing these long-lost gems.

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released November 27, 2020

Presley Haskel: Vocals, Guitar
Bobby (Mitchel) Haskel: Bass
Vodie (Rhinehardt) Haskel: Drums

Gerard LaValliere: Guitar (tracks 5,7,8,9,10 and 14)
Suzi Young, Molli Putz: Backing Vocals (tracks 1-4)

All songs written by Presley Haskel

Produced by Clancy Carroll for Splunge Communications, Inc
Audio Mastering: Billy Cicereli
Front Cover Design: Bob Solem
Back Cover, Insert and Label Design: Jeff Menz
Art Direction: Jeff Menz
Photography: Ralph Drzewiecki

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The Haskels Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Milwaukee quartet began in 1977, as punk-rock and new-wave music were catching the public’s attention. By December 31, 1979, the original lineup of Jerome Brish aka Presley Haskel (guitar-vocal), Richard LaValliere (bass-vocal) Guy Hoffman (drums) and Gerard LaValliere (guitar) would play its last gig. ... more

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