#testors

Transformers: Age of Extinction Lockdown cosplay.

Testors “Together” b/w “Time Is Mine” (1980)

Five years in existence during the dawn of punk and only one 7″ released in their activity. Of course there was much more in the vaults years after their dissolution, but that’s the finest in punk legacies for you. At least New York City’s Sonny Vincent and Co. carved themselves the life of touring with The Dead Boys and The Cramps through the CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City circuit. By the time this 7″ was released, Testors already hung it up. “Together” and “Time Is Mine” are two modest strikes rolled down easy and you can’t complain. No shock, no theatrics, no gimmicks. It’s not the whole story, though, and they had much more to offer during those five years. Go listen to Swami Records’ Complete Recordings 1976-1979 (2003) and Incognito Records’ Original Punk Recordings New York City 1976-1979 (2001). Sonny Vincent has jumped from project to project and stayed pretty active releasing records as himself and other bands as late as 2015. Which reminds us: a classic / legacy punk broadcast on Omega WUSB is way overdue, and we are so fucking ready.