New Wave Outpost Forum

Posted: **Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:00 am**

(from the IRS website below)
CROWN OF THORNS BIOGRAPHY
Crown Of Thorns was one of the forerunners of the "disco/synth" influenced techno sound, albeit with a "punky" edge, that would become all the rage a decade later. They made their first album appearance on the Illegal Records collection The Defiant Pose in 1983 with "Gone Are The Days." Their debut EP followed in the US later that year.

In 1984, five more songs appeared in the UK only, in various 12" and 7" combinations: "Kingdom Come", "Guns In The Name Of God", "World Radio", "Diamond Jim" and "No Man's Land". The band's output seems, abruptly, to have ended there. An anticipated debut album never materialized and the band soon faded from memory.

read more here:
http://www.irscorner.com/c/crownthn.html

Pictures (my favorite song from them)
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 7D76E68013

World Radio (Extended Mix -although I'm not sure an edited version exists)
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... B17164CE4E

Just picked up this 12" (so I ripped the following 4 songs to share)

Kingdom Come
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... F605507288

Guns In The Name Of God
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... D561218DCA

Gone Are The Days
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 1252ABA89B

The Treatment
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... AB056E8ECE

If anyone has the other two songs from their works (Diamond Jim and No Man's Land) I'd greatly appreciate you sharing them here or sending them via e-mail.

Enjoy!

Posted: **Tue May 27, 2008 3:32 pm**

I added some better rips to my blog with more info

http:azlocal.blogspot.com

Posted: **Wed May 28, 2008 4:24 am**

OMG,
the very awesome devildog sent me this EP (Gone Are the Days, The Treatment, and Pictures) a few years ago and I was one happy new waver ! Thanks for the reminder; I'll have to go off and find that CD.

Posted: **Wed May 28, 2008 6:58 pm**

Any way to re-up "World Radio" extended mix? The old file is expired.

thnx.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 10:27 am**

Coop, I have them but do not have the ability to put them into digital format at home. I will see if I can do it elsewhere early next week (probably Tuesday) unless somebody beats me to it. I like the Pictures track but I think Diamond Jim is better IMHO.

BTW, great tracks, thanks for posting.

Life's what you make it.

Posted: **Fri May 30, 2008 3:23 pm**

Here ya go teddy:

World Radio (Extended)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/1286714697cf12ee/

Thanks cookie, that would be cool!

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2008 2:06 pm**

Cool Coop!

Posted: **Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:43 pm**

Great band. Only knew The Treatment from a download of the old torchomatic site.

Posted: **Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:30 pm**

Coop, sorry this took so long but here are the other 2 tracks. Now, this is the first vinyl rip I have done and I lack the technical expertise to clean them up so I hope they are satisfactory. I plan having my amp hooked up to the PC later in the fall and will take a stab at some better rips at that time.

Crown Of Thorns - Diamond Jim
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gwlknr

Crown Of Thorns - No Mans Land
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gimx8x

[:)]

Life's what you make it.

Posted: **Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:30 pm**

Cookie!!! You Da Man!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Diamond Jim rocks!! Rips sound really good.
I'm glad to finally have these!!

Posted: **Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:13 am**

Cookie thx a bunch![:)]

Posted: **Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:29 pm**

You are welcome Coop and Daniel. Hopefully I will get my own setup soon to share more. I have enjoyed so much of your shares and I want to return the favour. BTW Coop, the Diamond Jim track is my personal favourite from them.

Cheers [:)]

Life's what you make it.