Discography

Listen to 'Virginia City'
on Last.fm on the
Leaving Trains page

Various Artists
  "Keats Rides a Harley"

Happy Squid Records
Los Angeles, California USA
www.happysquid.com
Released in 1981

This compilation features rare early recordings by some seminal figures of the early '80s L.A. punk / indie scene. Sylvia was the keyboardist of the Leaving Trains at the time; their track "Virginia City" was the first time the band appeared on vinyl. It was re-issued in 2005 with 14 more tracks.

Tracks:

• The Earwigs - "A Martyr Is Made" (2:32)
• Toxic Shock - "Sensationalism" (1:25)
• S Squad - "Scene Of The Crime" (2:37)
• The Gun Club - "Devil in the Woods" (3:22)
• Meat Puppets - "H-Elenore" (1:40)
• The Leaving Trains - "Virginia City" (2:12)
• Tunneltones - "Is This a Restart?" (1:39)
• Human Hands - "Hypnotica" (4:01)
• 100 Flowers - "Salmonella" (2:23)

" ... every song exploded off the vinyl and gave some of these young bands their best tracks ever. I've always been partial to the LEAVING TRAINS' keyboard-infused "Virginia City" as the best thing they ever did ... " - from Agony Shorthand Blog

More info and review of the re-release of Keats Rides a Harley