Magic Dragon - Emotional Landscape (1981)

"Sing Or Die" by the Courage Of Lassie is one of my favourite albums and here is something special for the fans of the canadian duo.
Long time before Courage Of Lassie, Ron Nelson and Maddy Schenkel recorded this 12" mini LP, their only record under the name Magic Dragon, which was released by the canadian label Friends Records.
More synthy than their work of Courage Of Lassie, this record is a good sample for someone who wants to watch their progressive transformation from synth folk to the acoustic folk style they adopted until their last days in early 90s.

Flowers Of Romance - Dorian Grey (1990) + Love Means Death 12" (1992)

One more release by Wipe Out Records the first LP by The Flowers Of Romance, one of the most "famous" goth rock greek groups. Although they was created in the early 80s they should wait until the dawn of 90s to release their first LP. During the 80s they made only one tape entitled "Anovis" in 1986. Two years later they released the 12" EP "Love Means Death" which contains on its B side a cover of "Paint It Black" and the song "Autumn Kids" which was their first vinyl appearance on the various compilation "Wipe Out Presents: 12 Raw Greek Groups" back in 1988.
Get them both with full artwork and take a look at the following sites for further info about them: http://anexartisi.gr/flowersofromance/flowersofromance.htm (greek text)
http://www.myspace.com/flowersofromance

Various - Viva Los Angeles Volume 1 (1986)

L.A. post punk scene was one of my favourite during the 80s and this compilation was the corner stone of this scene. Very rare in our days, it was released by the Italian Viva label and was the label's first release. It covers a period of about 5 years (1980-1985). In 1989 Viva Records released the second volume which you can find it on lost-in-tyme blog and it covers the second period of the scene (1986-1989). The only problem if you download these two compilations is that you miss the excellent insert books they offer with info, discographies, photos and texts about the groups and labels that create this scene. So if you find them in a record store buy them and pay without hesitation. Their original vinyl editions are treasures. Here you can enjoy only its music part.
For those who can read greek take a look at another blog I write in which you can find my personal top ten list of albums from L.A. post punk scene.