Cardiac Kidz
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Cardiac Kidz was an American
punk
band from San Diego, California
active from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. In 1979 the Cardiac Kidz released two 7
" vinyl records; a 45 rpm disc, "Get Out / Find Yourself A Way" and a 33 1/3 rpm EP called, Playground.
They were the first punk band
to make a TV appearance in San Diego June 1979 appearing on San Diego's KFMB-TV
show "Sun Up San Diego" (Host Jerry D. Bishop) and were played on San Diego mainstream radio station
s of the time such as KGB-FM
, KPRI
and XETRA-FM
(91-X) along with local college radio
stations like SDSU's KPBS-FM
. Articles on the Cardiac Kidz appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune
, Kicks Magazine, and the San Diego Reader
. The Cardiac Kidz are still featured across the US and in the UK through independent radio
shows and podcasts such as "Strange Reaction”. They performed with many San Diego and Los Angeles punk and new wave bands of that era, such as The Penetrators, The Dinettes, DFX2
, Hitmakers, The Standbys; Gary and the Blind Dates, The X-terminators, The Monroes
, The Rick Elias
Band, The Cock Pits; Claude Coma and The IV's, the Stingers, The Curved Invaders, The Americans, and others.
, Jim Ryan on drums and lead vocals, Steve Lightfoot on bass, who was replaced by Joe Foy, Jerry Flack, who was replaced by Bill Lubbers on rhythm and lead guitar.
#12, while "I've Seen You Before" was on the similarly styled 2001 collection, "Hyped to Death" #51. 1999 saw Lub-Dub Records reactivated for the release of a 20th anniversary Cardiac Kidz CD with the full live Spirit Night Club show and unreleased studio recordings.
In 2009, the Italian independent record label
, Rave-Up Records, released a limited edition vinyl LP compilation
, collecting the single and EP plus rarities. In 2010 the band reunited with Ryan and Flack at the helm, for new recordings and shows.
In 2010, The Cardiac Kidz became the first San Diego local band to release 2 CD's on the same day - 12/01/2010. The CD's titled "Rarities 1979-1981" and "Meet With Me". Independent record label
, Blindspot Records, released both CD's. "Rarities 1979-1981" releases all the tracks which appear on the vinyl LP released from Rave-Up records in 2009 plus rare "garage" recordings along with live tracks from the 1979 Spirit Night Club show not available on the vinyl releases.The Cd contains 21 tracks. The second CD is a live show recorded at "LeStats West" in San Diego, Ca. on 11/04/2010. The Cd contains 12 tracks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rarities_1979-1981
United States
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punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from San Diego, California
California
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active from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. In 1979 the Cardiac Kidz released two 7
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
" vinyl records; a 45 rpm disc, "Get Out / Find Yourself A Way" and a 33 1/3 rpm EP called, Playground.
They were the first punk band
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
to make a TV appearance in San Diego June 1979 appearing on San Diego's KFMB-TV
KFMB-TV
KFMB-TV is the local CBS television affiliate in San Diego, California. Its studios are located on Engineer Road in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego along with its sister radio stations, AM 760 and FM 100.7...
show "Sun Up San Diego" (Host Jerry D. Bishop) and were played on San Diego mainstream radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s of the time such as KGB-FM
KGB-FM
KGB-FM is a classic rock radio station in San Diego, California. It is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
, KPRI
KPRI
KPRI is an AAA Station in San Diego, California, that plays blues, reggae, folk, pop, and rock music from the mid-1960s through the present....
and XETRA-FM
XETRA-FM
XETRA-FM — branded 91X, and sometimes identified as XTRA-FM — is an English language, Mexican-owned modern rock music station broadcasting from Tijuana, Baja California on 91.1 MHz. The studios are located in the Mira Mesa area of San Diego...
(91-X) along with local college radio
Campus radio
Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
stations like SDSU's KPBS-FM
KPBS-FM
KPBS-FM is a non-commercial public radio station licensed to San Diego State University, broadcasting in San Diego on 89.5 MHz, 89.1 MHz K206AC in La Jolla, and on 97.7 MHz KQVO in Calexico, Imperial County. The station is affiliated with National Public Radio, with programming...
. Articles on the Cardiac Kidz appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune
The San Diego Union-Tribune
-Predecessors:The predecessor newspapers of the Union-Tribune were:* San Diego Sun, founded 1861 and merged with the Evening Tribune in 1939.* San Diego Union, founded October 10, 1868.* Evening Tribune, founded December 2, 1895.-Ownership:...
, Kicks Magazine, and the San Diego Reader
San Diego Reader
The San Diego Reader is the largest alternative press paper in the county of San Diego, distributed free in stands and private businesses throughout the county, funded by advertisements...
. The Cardiac Kidz are still featured across the US and in the UK through independent radio
Independent Radio
Independent radio indicates a radio station that is run in a manner different from usual for the country it broadcasts in. In countries where there exist government-run radio stations that served as the primary or only the variety of licensed broadcaster, the term independent radio generally means...
shows and podcasts such as "Strange Reaction”. They performed with many San Diego and Los Angeles punk and new wave bands of that era, such as The Penetrators, The Dinettes, DFX2
DFX2 (band)
DFX2 was a San Diego, California based band in the 1980s. Led by twin brothers Douglas Farage and David Farage , the band’s name was derived from their initials: D.F. times two...
, Hitmakers, The Standbys; Gary and the Blind Dates, The X-terminators, The Monroes
The Monroes (San Diego band)
The Monroes were a New Wave pop band from San Diego active throughout most of the 1980s.They are best known for their single "What Do All the People Know."-Beginnings:...
, The Rick Elias
Rick Elias
Rick Elias is a Nashville based singer and songwriter.From 1993 to 2002, Elias was a member of Rich Mullins' A Ragamuffin Band.Rick was a founding member of Rich Mullins and a Ragamuffin Band. Today Rick spends his time writing and producing music in Nashville TN., and continues to perform solo...
Band, The Cock Pits; Claude Coma and The IV's, the Stingers, The Curved Invaders, The Americans, and others.
Formation: 1976–1979
Jim Ryan drummer/lead vocalist and Billy Williams rhythm guitarist were members of the Southern California punk band Glass Onion (band)during the mid-1970‘s. Glass Onion did local county tours and debuted at the San Diego Bicentennial fair. They also recorded and performed at the Straight Ahead Sound theatre and Recording Studio in San Diego California. The band performed to moderate success but disbanded in 1976 due to a stylistic division between the pair and band mate Terry Thompson. Jim Ryan / Billy Williams began playing with Jerry Flack lead guitarist and Steve Lightfoot bass guitarist,eventually organizing the band The Cardiac Kidz. In 1979 and 1980, the band recorded and toured to increasing interest. The Lub-Dub record label, was created by Jim Ryan the drummer and lead vocalist of the band in early 1976. The Cardiac Kidz ’s debut single, "Get Out / Find Yourself A Way", was released in February 1979 on the Lub-Dub label, seven months after the release of the single the group released a 4 song 45 vinyl EP Playground also on the Lub-Dub record label, The songs were taken from a live recorded show at the Spirit Night club located in San Diego. The Cardiac Kidz performed after guest bands The Standbys and the X-terminators performed. This event made the Cardiac Kidz the first San Diego punk band to record a live show and release it on vinyl.The band members were Bill Williams on rhythm and lead guitar and backup vocalsBacking vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, Jim Ryan on drums and lead vocals, Steve Lightfoot on bass, who was replaced by Joe Foy, Jerry Flack, who was replaced by Bill Lubbers on rhythm and lead guitar.
Reissue and reformation: 1994 - Today
In 1994, The Cardiac Kidz name received a boost on the worldwide collectors market when their song "Find Yourself A Way" was included on the compilation, Killed by Death #007. "Get Out" was later included on Killed by DeathKilled By Death (albums)
Killed By Death is a series of bootleg albums compiling rare punk rock songs primarily from the late 1970s and early 80s. The first four of these compilations, , were issued in 1989 by the Swedish label Redrum Records and featured tracks by obscure North American and European punk groups, as well...
#12, while "I've Seen You Before" was on the similarly styled 2001 collection, "Hyped to Death" #51. 1999 saw Lub-Dub Records reactivated for the release of a 20th anniversary Cardiac Kidz CD with the full live Spirit Night Club show and unreleased studio recordings.
In 2009, the Italian independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
, Rave-Up Records, released a limited edition vinyl LP compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, collecting the single and EP plus rarities. In 2010 the band reunited with Ryan and Flack at the helm, for new recordings and shows.
In 2010, The Cardiac Kidz became the first San Diego local band to release 2 CD's on the same day - 12/01/2010. The CD's titled "Rarities 1979-1981" and "Meet With Me". Independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
, Blindspot Records, released both CD's. "Rarities 1979-1981" releases all the tracks which appear on the vinyl LP released from Rave-Up records in 2009 plus rare "garage" recordings along with live tracks from the 1979 Spirit Night Club show not available on the vinyl releases.The Cd contains 21 tracks. The second CD is a live show recorded at "LeStats West" in San Diego, Ca. on 11/04/2010. The Cd contains 12 tracks.
Compilation albums
- Killed By Death #7Killed By Death (albums)Killed By Death is a series of bootleg albums compiling rare punk rock songs primarily from the late 1970s and early 80s. The first four of these compilations, , were issued in 1989 by the Swedish label Redrum Records and featured tracks by obscure North American and European punk groups, as well...
- (1994) Find Yourself A Way - Killed By Death #12Killed By Death (albums)Killed By Death is a series of bootleg albums compiling rare punk rock songs primarily from the late 1970s and early 80s. The first four of these compilations, , were issued in 1989 by the Swedish label Redrum Records and featured tracks by obscure North American and European punk groups, as well...
- (1996) Get Out - Hype To Death #51 - (2001) I've Seen You Before
Albums
- Get Out!-(2009)
- Rarities 1979-1981Rarities 1979-1981Rarities 1979 - 1981 was the digital release by the Southern Californian punk rock band Cardiac Kidz of the vinyl LP released by Rave-Up records in 2009...
-(2010) - Meet With MeMeet With Me(album)Meet With Me was recorded live at San Diego, Ca cafe club "LeStats West" on 11/04/2010. The show also included bands Fairmount Extension and hING! This album, contains 12 tracks from the show.The recording give the listener a chance to hear the 21st Century "Cardiac Kidz"...
-(2010)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rarities_1979-1981
External links
- http://www.sandiegoconcertarchive.com/concertarchive/04-april.html
- http://www.fuzzlogic.com/flex/k/2713.php
- http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/socal/
- http://shadowy.brainiac.com/ck5-compilations.htm
- http://pl.ayli.st/Cardiac+Kidz#7
- http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=cARDIAC+kIDZ&x=25&y=17
- http://punkbusinessmanager.com/2008/06/10/my-top-250-songs.aspx
- http://sceneroller.com/bands/cardiac-kidz