90s Nostalgia: The Lord High Fixers

Here's Tim Kerr, Mike Carroll (RIP) and their mighty Lord High Fixers crew tearing through "Pay The Man" in L.A. back in 1996. 

Tim Kerr & Mike Carroll's Poison 13 debut album from 1984 due for reissue

The rippin' 1984 garage punk debut album from Austin's Poison 13 is being reissued by Red Parakeet Records on June 5th. Now available for pre-order!

Here's the scoop from Tim Kerr...

"Poison 13 started when Mike asked me if I would help him start a band. The first song we wrote together was One Step Closer. I was the music, he was the words. We were going to play once and it was going to be his night since it was his band. It kept going. This was the first record and came out around the same time as Lime Spiders and the Nomads first. It was all done in one night with Spot at the controls . It's out on vinyl again thanks to Joe at Red Parakeet (smile).  It's up for pre-sale. You can get it at RedParakeetRecords.com."

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Red Parakeet Records are very excited to reissue the 1984 debut album by Poison 13 on vinyl for the first time in over 40 years. This exclusive reissue is available on black or splatter vinyl in a beautiful gatefold jacket with photography by Pat Blashill. Includes inner sleeve with the original handwritten lyrics by Mike Carroll, and brand-new liner notes by Tim Kerr.

Reissue artwork prepared by Aaron Tanner. Vinyl mastering by Sean Glonek at SRG studios, and lacquers cut by Scott Hull at Masterdisk. Records pressed at Gotta Groove Records in Cleveland, OH. 

Watch the 1984 video clip for "One Step Closer" and some live footage from a Poison 13 reunion show from 1996 following the tracklisting below. 

Poison 13 - Poison 13

1. One Step Closer 

2. Seventh Son

3. My Biggest Mistake

4. Spoonful

5. Out On The Streets

6. Big City Lights

7. Die For Me

8. Codeine

9. Grip On My Heart

10. Justice

11. When I Was Young

12. Blank Generation

13. Hellbound Train

Two For The Weekend: The Traits

Mojo Bone issued a double-sider 45 with two great 60s garage tracks by Pelham, NY's The Traits – have a listen.  

R.I.P. Mike Carroll of Lord High Fixers, Poison 13

Charismatic frontman Mike Carroll died in Austin on Tuesday after a battle with bacterial meningitis.

Whaddya mean you don't know Poison 13

Here's Poison 13's creepy cool video for "One Step Closer" shot back in Austin back in 1984.