VA - The Kitty Comp (2012, Burger)

Got a plump one for you today, and believe me when I say this was a royal pain in the ass to put together,  The Kitty Comp is a fifty (actually fifty-two) song double cassette compilation that was released a few months ago, limited to 500 copies, and now out of print.  Digitizing this collection was daunting due to the amount of content - that and lack of familiarity on my part of most of the artists, which made editing a bit tricky and tedious at times.

The Kitty Comp was released on Burger Records, a (mostly) cassette label (and store) in Fullerton, CA as a benefit album to cover veterinary bills for an injured kitten that was abandoned (and luckily rescued) on a California freeway.  No, I am not making that up.  As advertised, the tapes were comprised of previously unreleased material, by a host of indie/punk/garage/power-pop/lo-fi artists spanning the gamut from Peter Case to Crystal Antlers to Ryan Adams (btw, I wouldn't get too stoked for his contribution).  Yes, there are a lot of cat themed songs on here, but most stick to non-feline subject matter.  In fact, the majority of the participants are unknown quantities, but some of you ear-to-the-ground types are sure to find a few more familiar names than the three I just mentioned.  I'm partial to The Resonars, Cleaners From Venus, Sea Lions, Peach Kelli Pop, and Beekler.  The last song on side two is one of two unlisted tracks, and is actually the best thing going here.  Utterly infectious power pop.  If anyone knows who this is, please leave a comment.  Full tracklist is below.

BTW, many of the bands on here have other releases on Burger, so please browse their store.  Although The Kitty Comp is no longer available, Burger Records is still encouraging folks to donate to the ASPCA. 

Tape 1
01. Summer Twins - Senor Don Gato
02. Veloura Caywood - Cat in a Box
03. John Wesley Coleman - Yo Kitty Kat
04. The Vomettes - I Like Your Pussy But I Love Your Penis
05. Audacity - Run Kitty Run
06. Lenguas Largas - Lower Profile
07. The Resonars - I Didn't Feel So Cold Then
08. Dead Ghosts - I Sleep Alone
09. The Abigails - Always
10. Joel Gion - Every Which Way
11. Cleaners From Venus - Hove New
12. The Pizazz - Face Parade
13. Pangea - Offer (demo)
14. Mikal Cronin – You Gotta Have Someone (demo)
15. Sea Lions – Doesn’t Mean A Thing
16. Devon Williams – Your Avalon
17. Wyatt Blair - Girls
18. Teenage Burritos - Charlie
19. MHV - Portrait
20. Penetration Moon – Real Wild Child
21. Schlitzie – What’s His Name
22. Miss Chain and the Broken Heels – Don’t Let Go
23. Tomorrows Tulips - Free
24. Part Time – The Berkshire Hobbits
25. Nick Nicely - Hilly Fields (acoustic)

Tape 2
26. Brentwood Dan (members of Beachwood Sparks) - Sad Song 4 Kat
27. Babies on Acid - Grrrl
28. Burnt Ones - Hologram Dropouts (demo)
29. Peach Kelli Pop - Stay Away
30. Thee Goochi Boiz – Why You Gotta Be Mean To Me?
31. White Mystery – Ye Olde Stone Cut
32. The Coathangers - Sex Beat
33. Blue Jungle - Teardrops
34. Apache - Kitty on Christmas
35. The Stalkers - Searching in the Wilderness
36. Bell Gardens – Today I Started Loving You Again
37. Beekler - Grips
38. Peter Case - I'm Gonna Change My Ways
39. Ryan Adams – Dynasty of Troll Loch Ming
40. The Zoltars - You Come With a Price
41. The Be Helds - Just Dreamin'
42. Lust-Cats of the Gutters - Pac-Man
43. Soviet - Heaven's Gate
44. Apple Brains – Give Me Your Tongue
45. So Wrong – This Ain’t The Time To Die
46. Crystal Antlers - Struggle
47. Young Guv – Call Me When The Cat Dies (live)
48. Lovely Bad Things – Surfin’ On Skulls (demo)
49. Slumber Party - Stay Gold
50. unknown
51. The Meow Twins - Bed
52. unknown

Tape One: Hear
Tape Two: Hear