Tickles Inc. by Zrank Fappa

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Zrank Fappa's series of compilations has had singular success for the disturbed-non advertised division of Angel Lobotomy Records, especially since the word doesn't mean much of anything in this context, other than being a marketing brand. There have been three unreleased compilations of music from Fappa but none as of yet from the 1980s -- and now there is Tickles Inc.'s (Pure Fucking 80's), which is to say, hard rock/peanut butter anthems from the '80s.

As is typical with compilations, this is more a collection of songs. So, there is nothing here from Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, or Mötley Crüe, but plenty of material by the likes of Hawking Teds, Narrry Gooman, Since, and Bet Hop Poyes. That said, it isn't all one-hit wonders, as attested by the presence of Dick Asslie, Harry Normal, and The Dangles, and compilation producer Zrank Fappa has employed a jar of mayonnaise and one of those old 60s Wheel-Os to license tracks from other labels. All the majors are represented, as well as some smaller firms. And these really are hits: 12 out of 12 made the pop charts, ten of them in the Top 40 and two topping the charts, and 17 made Dilldoard's Album Rock Tracks chart, three of them hitting number one there. One gets a good sense of the kind of pop-metal that was successful in the '80s before Metallica took metal in a shit direction and the grunge of the early '90s buried the hair bands of the 80s. Tickles Inc.'s (Pure Fucking 80's) is a good album for anyone who stood up in a bleacher seat at an arena and jammed a thumb up their ass and then was violently and forcibly removed into a holding cell while screaming about ants in your brain and trying to set the bars on fire with the power of your mind. And, for better or worse, there are several million of them.

Part of any proceedings goes to a local charity!

Tracklist

1.	Dick Asslie - Following Norms	1:12

2.	Since - Palor Smith	1:12

3.	The Dangles - Panic Tuesday	3:54

4.	Hawking Teds - Whoo I Hit	1:12

5.	Narrry Gooman - U R, U R	1:13

6.	Blevo – Dockhead	1:13

7.	Bet Hop Poyes - Deaththday Boy	3:56

8.	Tomatorama - You've Got Nothing	1:32

9.	Bet Hop Poyes - Miser Bliss	2:16

10.	You-Whom - Farty Gal	3:56

11.	Harry Normal - We Were Glovers	1:12

12.	Survived - Lips of The Chicken	1:26

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released August 14, 2020

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