Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Australian punk pioneer Kim Salmon (kimsalmon.bandcamp.com/) details his journey from discovering punk in isolated Perth to making extraordinarily rare and collectible records with The Scientists (numerogroup.com/products/the-scientists-a-place-called-bad) , The Beasts of Bourbon (thebeasts.bandcamp.com/) , Smoked Salmon (instagram.com/mrkimsalmon/) and more!
Topics Include:
• Kim Salmon has new "Smoked Salmon" album coming February 2025
• Discovered punk through NME magazine articles in 1975
• First heard Ramones after ordering album from Perth record store
• Formed The Cheap Nasties, one of Perth's first punk bands
• The Victims formed after watching Cheap Nasties perform
• Scientists formed when James Baker joined after Victims broke up
• "Frantic Romantic" single: 1000 copies made on DNA Records
• Bomp Records in USA ordered 500 copies, never paid
• Chris Robinson paid $800 for "Frantic Romantic" copy
• Scientists gained popularity touring Australia's east coast
• Band appeared on Countdown TV show, refused staged motorcycles
• Salmon painted original Scientists logo by hand
• Early Perth punk scene was isolated from eastern Australia
• Creedence Clearwater Revival influenced young Salmon's musical development
• Scientists' "Pink Album" recorded as band was breaking up
• "Weird Love" album re-recorded songs due to copyright issues
• Numero Group now handles Scientists' reissue campaign
• More archival Scientists recordings planned for future release
• Salmon stopped writing songs during Melbourne's 2020 lockdown
• Recorded pandemic song "Self Replicator" within 5km radius
• Smoked Salmon started as bushfire fundraiser project
• Recent Beasts album "Ultimo" features collaborative songwriting
• James Baker and Salmon still write songs together
• "Ballad of Rock and Roll" inspired by Mott The Hoople
• Creates watercolor artwork for Smoked Salmon releases
• Perth's isolation affected access to new music
• Scientists performed different styles before settling on sound
• Currently balancing multiple bands and visual art career
Order the new "Smoked Salmon" album from Cheersquad Records (https://www.cheersquad.com.au)
EXTENDED, commercial free, high resolution verion of this podcast is available at: Patreon.com/VinylGuide (patreon.com/VinylGuide)
Listen on Apple: apple.co/2Y6ORU0 (apple.co/2Y6ORU0) Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi/36qhlc8
Australian punk pioneer Kim Salmon (kimsalmon.bandcamp.com/) details his journey from discovering punk in isolated Perth to making extraordinarily rare and collectible records with The Scientists (numerogroup.com/products/the-scientists-a-place-called-bad) , The Beasts of Bourbon (thebeasts.bandcamp.com/) , Smoked Salmon (instagram.com/mrkimsalmon/) and more!
Topics Include:
• Kim Salmon has new "Smoked Salmon" album coming February 2025
• Discovered punk through NME magazine articles in 1975
• First heard Ramones after ordering album from Perth record store
• Formed The Cheap Nasties, one of Perth's first punk bands
• The Victims formed after watching Cheap Nasties perform
• Scientists formed when James Baker joined after Victims broke up
• "Frantic Romantic" single: 1000 copies made on DNA Records
• Bomp Records in USA ordered 500 copies, never paid
• Chris Robinson paid $800 for "Frantic Romantic" copy
• Scientists gained popularity touring Australia's east coast
• Band appeared on Countdown TV show, refused staged motorcycles
• Salmon painted original Scientists logo by hand
• Early Perth punk scene was isolated from eastern Australia
• Creedence Clearwater Revival influenced young Salmon's musical development
• Scientists' "Pink Album" recorded as band was breaking up
• "Weird Love" album re-recorded songs due to copyright issues
• Numero Group now handles Scientists' reissue campaign
• More archival Scientists recordings planned for future release
• Salmon stopped writing songs during Melbourne's 2020 lockdown
• Recorded pandemic song "Self Replicator" within 5km radius
• Smoked Salmon started as bushfire fundraiser project
• Recent Beasts album "Ultimo" features collaborative songwriting
• James Baker and Salmon still write songs together
• "Ballad of Rock and Roll" inspired by Mott The Hoople
• Creates watercolor artwork for Smoked Salmon releases
• Perth's isolation affected access to new music
• Scientists performed different styles before settling on sound
• Currently balancing multiple bands and visual art career
Order the new "Smoked Salmon" album from Cheersquad Records (https://www.cheersquad.com.au)
EXTENDED, commercial free, high resolution verion of this podcast is available at: Patreon.com/VinylGuide (patreon.com/VinylGuide)
Listen on Apple: apple.co/2Y6ORU0 (apple.co/2Y6ORU0) Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi/36qhlc8
