New Wave Outpost Forum

Posted: **Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:41 am**

I recently picked up an album from 1984 by a German band called Ranola. They sound like a mixture of early Punk and early post-punk. It's on After Aids Records. I haven't been able to find any info on this band at all. Does anyone know anything about them?

Posted: **Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:03 am**

If you can post a pic of their album cover, I can head on over to the German new wave board I frequent and ask those fine folks to help out.

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Posted: **Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:22 am**

Heres what I was able to find:

http://www.backagain.de/ndw/ranola.htm

Thanks for any info you can provide!

Posted: **Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:40 am**

I posted up your quest for info on the german board. I'll let you know if anything happens. Cross your fingers.

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Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 10:15 am**

The krauts didn't have a clue either. Damn.

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Posted: **Tue May 02, 2006 1:19 am**

Wow, a total mystery band then! Thanks for the effort. I just ripped it to my HD, as soon as it's cleaned up and such I'll post a link to it.

Posted: **Wed May 03, 2006 2:05 am**

Here's a another site with some mp3s.

http://www.tommys-punkmusicshop.com/MP3 ... Ranola.htm

Posted: **Wed May 10, 2006 5:29 pm**

[quote]Originally posted by Ollie Stench
[br]I recently picked up an album from 1984 by a German band called Ranola. They sound like a mixture of early Punk and early post-punk. It's on After Aids Records. I haven't been able to find any info on this band at all. Does anyone know anything about them?
[/quote]
Ranola was founded in 1982 (I guess) as a sub-set of the former band 'The body Snatchers', which had split up and of 'EA80', both early Mönchengladbach punk bands. Though Ranola doesn't exist since many years now, former members of this band from Moenchengladbach, Germany, are still active. Ranola singer Jack and drummer Andreas are in a band called 'rose club', bass player (and vocals on 'Blumen') 'Der Junge' is the singer of both 'EA80' (founded 1979 and still punk) and 'The devil in Miss Jones', here together with Micka, the former Ranola guitarist.
Here's some links to these:
http://www.ea80.net/
http://www.thedevilinmissjones.de/

Posted: **Thu May 11, 2006 1:16 am**

GREAT!!! Thanks for the info. I'm one of those people who needs to know all the minor details of bands I buy.