My first favorite punk songs in the early 80s were all female-throated: “The American In Meâ€Â by THE AVENGERS, “100% White Girlâ€Â by THE VKTMS and, uh, “Nuclear Warâ€Â by SIN 34 (don’t get angry, but a major SIN 34 post is coming to the ‘Twang in the near future). It was likely the incongruity of raw, ripping female vocals over raw, ripping punk rock music that hooked me in – and so I went searching for these records in my youth, primarily at Rasputin’s in Berkeley, CA. As mentioned previously, I saw a 45 called “White Girlâ€Â with a great sleeve and bought it – took it to my grandparents’, waited ‘til they’d exited the premises, and then plopped it on at full blast. What a letdown! I had bought X’s “White Girlâ€Â 45 instead of THE VKTMS’ – and I totally hated it (love it now, as I do the first two X singles).It took a while, but I finally got my own copy of the “`100% White Girlâ€Â 45 by San Francisco’s VKTMS. It’s a straight-up screamer in the late 70s style, released in 1980. There’s a lot more information on the band located both here and here. If I’m not mistaken, I’m actually the third person to post this to the world. Now you truly have no excuse to own these ones & zeros (by the way, the B-side’s lame, as was almost the entirety of this band’s output beyond 2-3 songs).
Play or Download THE VKTMS – “100% White Girlâ€Â (A-side)
Play or Download THE VKTMS – “No Long Goodbyesâ€Â (B-side)