***Over the pandemic, bassist Larry Boothroyd collaborated with over 60 musicians in various states of lockdown from across the world to create the 23 song, double LP, Specimen Box II: Remote Communion. The project includes current and former members of Dead Kennedys, Victims Family, Built to Spill, Alice Donut, World/Inferno Friendship Society, and Nomeansno, among others. The project began when Larry Boothroyd sent Denver drummer Brian Polk the message: “Are you able to record your drums? Wanna start a track? I’ve been trading files with people during this lockdown.” At first, the pair didn’t have high expectations —certainly not that this one song would serve as a catalyst to releasing a double album. But after Boothroyd added a bass track to Polk’s drums, the former requested another song, which led to another, and then another... "The first Specimen Box album took 10 years to finish, and had just found a home on Valley King Records during the onset of the pandemic,” says Larry Boothroyd. “The last thing I was thinking about was starting another one, but the world suddenly found itself with an abundance of free time. When Denver drummer Brian Polk posted that he was going down to the studio to play his drums, I asked him to send me a short, structured drum track. I still didn't know where this was heading, but the last album was an 80 minute instrumental, so I wanted to try something with a more traditional song format. It all came together nicely,...
2XLP $25.50
12/23/2022
***A powerhouse split 12-inch EP for the heads. CAVITY comes in with "Primitive Angel," while MIDMOURNER follows with "Burning My Eyes" and "When Knives Still Drove Conversations." Edition of 300 copies on black vinyl with artwork by ALAN FORBES (based on an illustration by DANIEL GOROSTIAGA).
12" $12.25
07/15/2022
***"For the better part of the last four decades, San Francisco Bay Area musician Larry Boothroyd has been pushing the boundaries of punk and heavy music. Co-founding iconic North Bay avant-punk trio Victims Family with guitarist/singer Ralph Spight in 1984 when the bassist was still a gangly teenager, Boothroyd set a new bar for four-string virtuosity over the course of six albums of genre-busting jazz punk and countless tours with the band. In addition to other collaborations with Spight with affiliated groups Saturn’s Flea Collar, Hellworms and currently as members of Jello Biafra’s Guantanamo School of Medicine, the bassist also played a key part in both ferociously psychedelic experimental punk outfit Triclops! and NorCal hard-rock heavyweights Brubaker. Boothroyd might be the main creative force behind his latest project Specimen Box, but the recording is about as far from a “solo” album as can be imagined. Inspired by his first experience in remote recording with Victims Family in 2012, the bassist put a call out to his legions of past and present band mates, weird punk contemporaries, fellow travelers and kindred spirits. He asked for one minute of music, from solo players and full bands, in any tempo, time signature or key. Over the past eight years, Boothroyd has been collecting, collating and organizing those 60-second snippets, fleshing them out with his own contributions and those of other musicians to gradually build the four 20-minute suites of sublimely chaotic and endlessly engaging instrumentals that make up Four Walls. Featuring...
2XLP $26.25
11/20/2020
***Forming in 1992 in Miami, CAVITY helped define the sludge metal sound. Members of Cavity have gone on to form TORCHE, BLACK COBRA and FLOOR. Wraith is the follow up to Cavity's 2017 LP After Death (which was their first new release in 17 years). Mastered by JOHN MCBAIN (Monster Magnet / Wellwater Conspiracy). Artwork by ALAN FORBES. Includes a download. Edition of 300 copies on black vinyl.
LP $21.35
03/22/2019
"Card-carrying members of San Francisco’s Coalition for Aging Rockers, Frisco is the latest band project founded in 2017 by a local crew of punk and metal veterans. The group teams singer Bob McDonald and guitarist Andy Oglesby of sadly defunct SF post-punk outfit Hank IV with ex-Acid King/Altamont drummer Joey Osbourne and former Lost Goat guitarist Eric Peterson. Playing knotty, aggressive noise-punk topped with McDonald’s manic delivery that sometimes echoes the vocal abstractions of Johnny Lydon during early era PiL, the group recorded its forthcoming Valley King debut 'Love Songs for Phantom Limbs' at San Francisco's El Studio this past summer." - Dave Pehling, CBS San Francisco
LP $21.35
03/01/2019
MP3 $9.90
01/21/2019
FLAC $11.99
01/21/2019
***San Francisco's new all-star band, TERRY GROSS, makes it's debut on Valley King Records! Terry Gross features guitarist PHIL MANLEY (TRANS AM, LIFE COACH), bassist DONNY NEWENHOUSE (FILM SCHOOL, HOT FOG, BUFFALO TOOTH) and drummer PHIL BECKER (PINS OF LIGHT, TRICLOPS!, ANYWHERE). Pressed on black vinyl in an edition of 300 copies. Includes silkscreened packaging with artwork by ALAN FORBES, a chrome vinyl sticker based on the cover art, and download card.
10" $17.75
04/13/2018
Sir Coyler And His Asthmatic Band / The Second Hand Suits
The Second Hand Suits / Sir Coyler And His Asthmatic Band
Valley King
***Hailing from Bellingham, Washington, THE SECOND HAND SUITS are fuzzy, primal two piece, garage rock. SIR COYLER AND HIS ASTHAMTIC BAND are Seattle's premier provocateurs of the surf-punk / slop-boogie / caveman-blues / big-jungle-beat. Produced by JACK ENDINO (Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Nirvana) and DAVE CRIDER (Mono Men / Estrus Records). Mastered by JOHN MCBAIN (Monster Magnet / Wellwater Conspiracy). Edition of 300 copies housed in 3D silkscreened jackets. Includes vinyl sticker and download.
10" $17.75
04/06/2018
***Since their first performance in LA in early 2001 and the release of their first full-length CD, Baby Kisses, Qui (pronounced, “Qui,”) maintained a prodigious pace of both local performances and national tours. Their idiosyncratic blend of punk, noise, and rock punctuated with avant-garde weirdness, coupled with their advanced musical prowess earned them a reputation for intense and often-times antagonistic shows. Housed in silkscreened jackets with artwork by ALAN FORBES. Includes a vinyl sticker of the cover art.
10" $17.75
10/27/2017
***New York City's WHITE HILLS are proponents of psychedelia as transformation. The music made by DAVE W. and EGO SENSATION is risky and cutting edge, rooted in dystopian futurism and hyper-conscious of society’s constant desire for a new and better drug. Silkscreened packaging with artwork by ALAN FORBES. Includes vinyl sticker of cover art.
7" $12.00
09/15/2017
***'Goes Round Comes Round' marks the first release for THE MONKEYWRENCH—TIM KERR (BIG BOYS, POISON 13, LORD HIGH FIXERS), MARK ARM & STEVE TURNER (MUDHONEY), TOM PRICE (GAS HUFFER, U-MEN), and MARTIN BLAND (BLOODLOSS, LUBRICATED GOAT)—since 2008! The original tracks were recorded live at the Crocodile in Seattle (which marked their first show in 15 years!). They were then brought into the studio for additional recording and mixing. Mastered by JOHN MCBAIN (Monster Magnet, The Wellwater Conspiracy). Packaged in 3D jackets with custom Monkeywrench viewing glasses.
12" $29.75
06/16/2017
***Instead of bitching and moaning about the current Life Cycle of the Album (or the lack thereof,) The DT’s have been busy coining their own approach. “Fuck it. Let’ s just do another 7-inch.” Bellingham, Washington’s Hard Soul Heroes haven’t put out a studio LP since the blistering Filthy Habits—a decade ago this year. But that doesn’t mean they’re just sitting around at home drinking and playing Cards Against Humanity. No indeed; the band long ago enlisted the rhythm section of punishing drummer MIKEY FUNSTER and the smartass bassist known as ZED to replace “Philthy” Phil Carter and the late great Scott Greene (still not a dick). In the front seat, you’ll find longtime codependents DAVE CRIDER, guitar and lead beverage-taster, and the ever-destructive DIANA YOUNG-BLANCHARD. This lineup has violated South America, Spain, the UK and the Pacific-facing United States, along with some extra stops here and there, SXSW, Porao Do Rock, and West Seattle Summerfest—to name only a few. In the last few years, they’ve released a handful of singles, told some more long stories and several really stupid jokes. Last summer saw the band chortling its way back to Soundhouse Studios to prepare its next Hard Soul injection. JACK ENDINO behind the board, and former Dt keysqueen PATTI BELL even rejoined—just to help bend you over… Strong advocates of the swift kick in the crotch technique, a 10” EP, aptly titled Fuck It!, features three new originals and the obligatory Grand Funk cover, “Mr. Limousine Driver.” Jack Endino...
10" $17.75
05/05/2017
***After Death marks the first new release in 15 years(!) from sludge icons CAVITY from Miami, FL. This will follow releases on labels such as Bacteria Sour, Man’s Ruin, and Hydra Head. Past members of Cavity have went on to form BLACK COBRA, FLOOR, and TORCHE (among many, many others). Includes silkscreened packaging, download card, and vinyl sticker.
LP $29.25
01/13/2017
***Each band is doing a cover (ALTAMONT takes on Black Flag's 'Black Coffee,' while THE PHANTOM SHIPS covers the Urinals 'Black Hole). Both songs are on one side, while etched artwork by ALAN FORBES adorns the other! Pressed on either brown & black 'Black Coffee' or a yellow, green, and black 'Black Hole' vinyl. Each is limited to only 200 copies.
7" $14.25
08/05/2016
The latest split 7-inch from Valley King features heavyweights BIG BUSINESS teaming up with PINS OF LIGHT. Big Business delivers their "Send Help," while Pins Of Light unleash "Hold On To The Sky." Limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl, packaged in silkscreened sleeves by ALAN FORBES.
7" $11.50
06/10/2016
***Number four in Valley King's new series of limited edition split singles. Features ALTAMONT's "Junkie," backed with HONKY's "GoTards." Edition of 300 copies on black vinyl with silkscreened artwork by ALAN FORBES.
7" $11.50
02/19/2016
***Number one in Valley King's new series of limited edition split singles. Features CARLTON MELTON's "Observatory," backed with BLACK ELK MEDICINE BAND's "Mortal Fire." Edition of 300 copies on black vinyl with silkscreened artwork by ALAN FORBES.
7" $11.50
02/19/2016
***Number two in Valley King's new series of limited edition split singles. Features SPIDERS' "Stendec," backed with OLDER SUN's One Hell of a Woman." Edition of 300 copies on black vinyl with silkscreened artwork by ALAN FORBES.
7" $11.50
02/19/2016
***Number three in Valley King's new series of limited edition split singles. Features THE PHANTOM SHIPS' "Beatrice," "Junkie," backed with WHITE MANNA's "Glory Stompers." Edition of 300 copies on black vinyl with silkscreened artwork by ALAN FORBES.
7" $11.50
02/19/2016
***GONDOLA is a heavy acid-psych-rock trio with ROCKY RINALDI (guitar, vocals), JORDAN BLUMLING (bass, vocals) and TIM PLUNKETT (drums) from Philadelphia. Their sound is total sorcery. Snarling guitar soaring over sinister bass lines with lyrics conjured from the void, balanced with the attack, resonance and depth of the beat will leave you questioning this reality. Over the past few years Gondola have shared the stage with the like-mindedness of Earthless, Dead Meadow, Flower Travelin Band, Loop, and Nebula, to name a few. Edition of 400 copies on black vinyl, packaged with silkscreened cover art, a sticker and art print by ALAN FORBES.
7" $11.00
02/05/2016
***2014 marked the first-ever show from Portland's PHANTOM SHIPS, a four-piece whose members include STEVE TURNER (MUDHONEY) on 12-string guitar and vocals, EVAN RAILTIN (SWORDS, BLUE GIANT) on drums, BRENT RAHJA on bass, and MATT BROWN playing six-string guitar and singing lead. Features the songs "Boise" and "Knives." Edition of 500 numbered copies with artwork by ALAN FORBES. Includes a vinyl sticker.
7" $11.00
12/25/2015
***2014 marked the first-ever show from Portland's PHANTOM SHIPS, a four-piece whose members include STEVE TURNER (MUDHONEY) on 12-string guitar and vocals, EVAN RAILTIN (SWORDS, BLUE GIANT) on drums, BRENT RAHJA on bass, and MATT BROWN playing six-string guitar and singing lead. Features the songs "Bromide," "Where You Been" and "Northern Maine." Edition of 500 numbered copies with artwork by ALAN FORBES. Includes a vinyl sticker.
7" $11.00
12/25/2015
***ALL TIME HIGHS is a five-piece from Oakland, California which has quickly emerged as one of the San Francisco Bay Area's premier rock 'n roll bands. Singer MARK OSEGUEDA (DEATH ANGEL) brings to the stage a blend of attitude, sex and fury like no other in his class. This is a high-energy band that brings a true passion for what they do to the stage with every performance. The band's influences range from Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, MC5, AC/DC, New York Dolls, Thin Lizzy and Motorhead. Edition of 500 copies on black vinyl with signed and numbered artwork by ALAN FORBES. Includes a vinyl cover art sticker.
7" $11.00
11/24/2015
***REISSUED ON PICTURE DISC VINYL!!! Formed in 1994, ALTAMONT was started as a side project by DALE CROVER of THE MELVINS, JOEY OSBOURNE of ACID KING and DAN SOUTHWICK. The Monkees Uncle’ was originally a CD-only release on AntAcidAudio. This first time on vinyl release was remastered by DEAF NEPHEWS (Dale Crover and TOSHI KASAI).
PICLP $34.25
06/02/2015
***OLDER SUN play loud and heavy rock 'n' roll with classic, soulful rhythm and blues vocals. Their rousing sound brings to mind the mighty forefathers of ‘60s & ‘70s rock such as James Gang, Mountain, Grand Funk Railroad, and ZZ Top. Based in San Francisco, the quartet has played a slew of Bay Area shows, sharing the stage with Earthless, Joy, Slough Feg, Hot Lunch, Wild Eyes, Planes of Santori, and Mouth Salem. Edition of 500 on black vinyl with artwork (signed) by ALAN FORBES. Includes a vinyl sticker to boot.
7" $11.25
03/03/2015
***A picture disc reissue of the 1998 Civil War Fantasy debut album from ALTAMONT—DALE CROVER (MELVINS), JOEY OSBOURNE (ACID KING) and DAN SOUTHWICK. Originally released on Frank Kozik’s Man’s Ruin label on CD, this remastered version is pressed in an edition of 500 copies with picture disc art by ALAN FORBES.
PICLP $33.95
09/02/2014
***A picture disc reissue of the second album from ALTAMONT—DALE CROVER (MELVINS), JOEY OSBOURNE (ACID KING) and DAN SOUTHWICK. Originally released on Frank Kozik’s Man’s Ruin label on CD, this remastered version is pressed in an edition of 500 copies with picture disc art by ALAN FORBES.
PICLP $33.95
09/02/2014
***"It's about time Arcata, California produced a spacey psych band, don't ya think? It is, after all, the home of drop-out hippies and farmers of Mary J. Wanna. Happily, we report that Humboldt County's sons are just as tripped out on distortion and fuzz as the new wave of other space-rock outfits—Lumerians, White Hills, Sweden's just plain 'ol Hills, and a whole host of other bands whose names may or may not contain the word ‘owl.’ But judging by the album art, WHITE MANNA don't want to travel space so much as explore the dense redwood forests of their homeland. What has this quartet found in the thick of those gentle giants? 1. Massive volume, on levels akin to that of a Who concert. 2. Crazy wah-wah sounds and spiraling guitar solos, like you just took a hit off a four-footer for the first time since 10th grade. 3. Vocals shouted from the depths of a tunnel. Best of all, White Manna distinguish themselves with their ability to hang a song on the nail of a bluesy hook. Further, they forego slow build-ups and tend to cut to the chase pretty quickly.”—Aquarius Records. Pressed on picture disc vinyl with artwork by ALAN FORBES in and edition of 500 copies.
PICLP $33.95
04/29/2014
***ANYWHERE have returned! The sonic collective experimentation started by CHRISTIAN ERIC BEAULIEU (TRICLOPS!, PEACE CREEP), Cedric Bixler Zavala (The Mars Volta / Zavalaz), and Mike Watt (The Stooges / Minutemen) has expanded it's identity, unveiling the much anticipated four-song Olompali EP. The lineup this time around features Beaulieu with DALE CROVER (MELVINS, ALTAMONT), KRIST NOVESELIC (NIRVANA, SWEET 75), JONATHAN HISCHKE (HELLA, EV KAIN), ETHAN MILLER (COMEST ON FIRE, FERAL OHMS), TOSHI KASAI (BIG BUSINESS, Altamont), BRET CONSTATINO & MATT HOLLIMAN (SLEEPY SUN), and CYRUS COMISKY (DRUNK HORSE, HOWLIN’ RAIN). Edition of 500 copies with artwork by ALAN FORBES.
PIC12" $33.60
11/05/2013
***AVAILABLE AGAIN!!! The second 7-inch in Valley King’s new series pairing their favorite rock band’s with artwork by ALAN FORBES (who’s done work for Black Crowes, AFI, and Queens Of The Stone Age). Two tracks—”Handling Snakes” and “The One That Got Away”—pressed in an edition of 500 copies with silkscreened art signed by Forbes.
7" $6.45
09/10/2013
***San Francisco’s PINS OF LIGHT reside in that murky musical shadow-territory of the nearly unclassifiable. They craft a brutal and intricate mélange of metal, punk and prog that isn’t quite any of those things. Pins of Light’s most progressive moments are more Motörhead than Mothers of Invention; their metal is more Pink Floyd than it is Judas Priest; the elements of punk are a driving fistfight that’s entirely the band’s own. Singer and bassist SHANE BAKER, guitarists JAKE PALLADINO and RAVI DURBEEJj, and drummer PHIL BECKER come previously (and currently) from such SF institutions as DEAD AND GONE, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, HIGHTOWER and TRICLOPS (among a slew of others). As with all Valley King Records releases, the artwork is by ALAN FORBES. The packaging is silkscreened and signed & numbered by Forbes. Each single will also come with an exclusive sticker. Edition of 500 copies.
7" $9.45
08/20/2013
***FERAL OHMS was formed in 2011 by three Bay Area underground rock vets from COMETS ON FIRE, DRUNK HORSE, and NUDITY. Loud, super-fuzzed, just over the border of psychedelia into a darker, harsher jungle. Doses of concrete basement West Coast ‘80s punk, ‘70s hairy bare-chested wall of amps festival rock, ‘90s Screaming Japanese underground and various other forms of scuzz, primitive, biker and outcast rock and roll mutations abound. As with all Valley King Records releases, the artwork is by ALAN FORBES. The packaging is silkscreened and signed and numbered by Forbes. Each single will also come with an exclusive sticker! One-time pressing of 500 copies.
7" $9.45
07/16/2013
***BLACK ELK MEDICINE BAND is the solo project of GOLDEN VOID, EARTHLESS, HOWLIN RAIN guitarist ISAIAH MITCHELL. For this release he’s included PHIL MANLEY (TRANS AM, THE FUCKING CHAMPS) and JOHN MCBAIN (MONSTER MAGNET, WELLWATER CONSPIRACY, HATER) to fill out the band! As with all Valley King Records releases, the artwork is by ALAN FORBES. The packaging is silkscreened and signed and numbered by Forbes. Each single will also come with an exclusive sticker!
7" $9.45
05/14/2013
***A brand new single for the new ‘supergroup’ project: ANYWHERE. CHRISTIAN ERIC BEAULIEU (TRICLOPS, LIQUID INDIAN) and CEDRIC BIXLER ZAVALA (THE MARS VOLTA, AT THE DRIVE IN) are joined by MIKE WATT (MINUTEMEN) and RACHEL FANNAN (ex-SLEEPY SUN). Recorded by TOSHI KASAI (The Melvins, Shrinebuilder). As with all Valley King Records releases, there will be silkscreened cover art by ALAN FORBES (signed and numbered by Forbes as well!). One-time only pressing of 500 copies.
7" $6.75
12/13/2011
***San Francisco’s GOLDEN VOID is a new band, but familar faces. Comprised of guitarist ISAIAH MITCHELL (EARTHLESS), organ player CAMILLA SAUFLEY (ASSEMBLE HEAD IN SUNBURST SOUND), drummer JUSTIN PINKERTON (EYES), and bass player AARON MORGAN, Golden Void mix classic rock, blues rock, and psych in their own unique way. Recorded and mixed in SF at Lucky Cat Studios by PHIL MANLEY (Trans Am, The Fucking Champs, Life Coach). Mastered by JOHN GOLDEN. Limited edition of 500 copies packaged with silkscreened art by ALAN FORBES.
7" $6.45
06/28/2011