Hot Cars and Spent Contraceptives
Encyclopedia
Hot Cars and Spent Contraceptives is the first album by the Norwegian
band Turbonegro
, released in March, 1992 on Big Ball Records. Only 1,000 copies were released originally in Norway. A different version (with 5 extra tracks) of the album was released early 1993 in Germany
by Repulsion Records, titled Helta Skelta
with a painted portrait of Sirhan Sirhan
on the cover (but several people have mistaken it for Charles Manson
) and a 20+ minute audio-play about a young man being raped by a policeman called "A Career In Indie Rock". This version left out the song "Prima Moffe". Only 1,500 copies were made of this one. When Bitzcore Records started to re-release the earlier Turbonegro-records the album was remastered and came with a new artwork by Dimitri 'from Oslo' Kayiambakis. It was released in June, 2000 titled Hot Cars and Spent Contraceptives, it contained all the tracks from the original version and had the same bonus tracks as Helta Skelta.
with occasional excursions into hardcore
and metal
as well as a certain tendency to disruptive and sarcastic lyrics.
Happy-Tom
played drums on this album. Nowadays he plays bass guitar with the band.
in Germany
with green & black splatter and in the US through Get Hip Records
and in doing so their editions were almost always different in one way or another, mainly in colored wax. This strictly 'limited American only pressing' for GHR was on golden and black marbled wax.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
band Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
, released in March, 1992 on Big Ball Records. Only 1,000 copies were released originally in Norway. A different version (with 5 extra tracks) of the album was released early 1993 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
by Repulsion Records, titled Helta Skelta
Helta Skelta
Helta Skelta is the 1993 re-release of Hot Cars and Spent Contraceptives , the first album by the Norwegian band Turbonegro. It was released on CD only by Repulsion Records in Germany. Only 1,500 copies were made...
with a painted portrait of Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan Sirhan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is a Jordanian citizen who was convicted for the assassination of United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He is serving a life sentence at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California.Sirhan was a Christian Arab born in Jerusalem who strongly opposed Israel...
on the cover (but several people have mistaken it for Charles Manson
Charles Manson
Charles Milles Manson is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders carried out by members of the group at his instruction...
) and a 20+ minute audio-play about a young man being raped by a policeman called "A Career In Indie Rock". This version left out the song "Prima Moffe". Only 1,500 copies were made of this one. When Bitzcore Records started to re-release the earlier Turbonegro-records the album was remastered and came with a new artwork by Dimitri 'from Oslo' Kayiambakis. It was released in June, 2000 titled Hot Cars and Spent Contraceptives, it contained all the tracks from the original version and had the same bonus tracks as Helta Skelta.
The sound
The album gives an early introduction to the deathpunk sound - Turbo's self acclaimed very own genre; dark death driven punk rockPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
with occasional excursions into hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
and metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
as well as a certain tendency to disruptive and sarcastic lyrics.
Track listing
- "Librium Love" – 5:17
- "Armed and Fairly Well Equipped" (Bonus) – 4:04
- "Suburban Anti-Christ" (Bonus) – 1:59
- "Punk Pals" – 2:32
- "Kiss the Knife (aka "Hand Of Love")" – 1:58; The song's opening phrase "hello sailor" is sampled from Peter SellersPeter SellersRichard Henry Sellers, CBE , known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor. Perhaps best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, he is also notable for playing three different characters in Dr...
in the movie "Casino RoyaleCasino Royale (1967 film)Casino Royale is a 1967 comedy spy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an ensemble cast of directors and actors. It is set as a satire of the James Bond film series and the spy genre, and is loosely based on Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel.The film stars David Niven as the...
". - "Vaya Con SatanVaya Con Satan"Vaya Con Satan" is a single from the Norwegian band Turbonegro from their 1992 album Hot Cars and Spent Contraceptives released on 7" Vinyl in 1991 by Sympathy for the Record Industry. 1,200 copies were pressed....
" – 4:02 - "I'm In Love With The Destructive Girls" – 2:12
- "Hot Cars" – 3:34
- "Clenched Teeth" – 2:21
- "Manimal" (Bonus) – 4:15
- "Dark Secret Girl" (Bonus) – 2:00
- "New Wave Song" – 2:40
- "Nadsat Comes Easy" – 4:31
- "Zonked Out (On Hashish)" – 2:03
- "Prima Moffe" – 10:32
- "A Career In Indierock" (Bonus) – 24:36
Line-up
- Harry Neger (Harald Fossberg) – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Brune Neger (Rune GrønnRune RebellionRune Rebellion is the stage name of Rune Grønn, a guitarist from Verdal, Norway, born 1965, he is most famous of being the former rhythm guitarist of the Norwegian band Turbonegro, which he quit in Oct. 26. 2007, and played his last show in Folken in Stavanger the day after. However, he returned in...
) – GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Max Neger (Pål Bottger Kjærnes) - Guitar
- Bingo Neger (Bengt Calmeyer) – BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Bongo Neger (Thomas SeltzerHappy-TomThomas Seltzer , better known by his stage name Happy-Tom, is the bassist and main songwriter in the band Turbonegro, famous for wearing feminine makeup and a sailor's uniform....
) – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Happy-Tom
Happy-Tom
Thomas Seltzer , better known by his stage name Happy-Tom, is the bassist and main songwriter in the band Turbonegro, famous for wearing feminine makeup and a sailor's uniform....
played drums on this album. Nowadays he plays bass guitar with the band.
Releases
The album was also released on 12" VinylGramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
with green & black splatter and in the US through Get Hip Records
Get Hip Records
Get Hip Records is an independent Pittsburgh based music label and distributor formed by Gregg Kostelich in 1986. Kostelich used the label to release music by his own band, The Cynics, as well as other local, indie and retro garage rock bands.-Releases:...
and in doing so their editions were almost always different in one way or another, mainly in colored wax. This strictly 'limited American only pressing' for GHR was on golden and black marbled wax.