Late 70's / Early 80's Cincinnati Punk

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Ed Davis Band ( American )

Ed Davis Band - Keith Richard’s Dead/Asshole (Mike Enright 1978)
The Ed Davis Band was the first punk band in Cincinnati, Ohio. This record, their only release, was recorded in 1978. I saw them at an art opening in 1979 — my only memory is that they they had a female guest vocalist that night, and […]

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Dennis The Menace ( American )

Dennis The Menace - Dennis The Menace (006026 1980)
Dennis The Menace was a short-lived punk band in Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1979-1981. I believe this record is from 1980, but there is no date on the record — it could be 1981. There is no lyric sheet or information about the band with the record. I […]

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The Edge ( American )

The Edge - The Edge (Smear Records 1984)
Victor Garcia-Rivera was born in Cuba around the time Fidel Castro took power. His family fled Cuba in the early 1960’s and ended up settling in Cincinnati, Ohio. Victor founded The Edge in the early 1980’s. The Edge was a local favorite at the Jockey […]

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PLASMA ALLIANCE ( American )

PLASMA ALLIANCE - “We Can’t Wait” ep (Depression Records) ‘85

From the ashes of Akron peace-punks ZERO DEFEX came PLASMA ALLIANCE, whose only ep “We Can’t Wait” came out on Michigan’s Depression label in 1985. Bleak cuts like ‘Fernault Must Halt’, about Cincinnati’s notorious Fernald chemical plant, or ‘Five Years Later’ which observes […]

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