The Nomads are a Swedish garage punk band founded in 1981 by Hans Ostlund, Nick Vahlberg, Joakim Tärnström and Ed Johnson. Today, Ostlund and Vahlberg are the only members left of the original line-up. The band plays music influenced by the MC5, The Stooges, Roky Erikson, The Cramps, The Ramones, New York Dolls and other early garage rock and punk bands. The Nomads have been an influential band in the Scandinavian garage rock and punk scenes, inspiring bands such as The Hives, Hellacopters, Gluecifer, and many others.

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After releasing a number of records in the 1980s the band toured extensivley and built a large fanbase without any significant rotation on either radio or television. During the years touring and recording have decreased but The Nomads still play a number of shows every year in the Scandinavian region. In 2001 the band celebrated their 20th anniversary with a gig in Stockholm that included appearances by members from Bob Hund, Sator, The Flaming Sideburns, Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks as well as members of the original line-up. At their gig at the Hultsfred festival the band once again took the opportunity to celebrate with guest appearances from Nick Royale, Chips Kiesbye Handsome Dick Manitoba, Ross The Boss, Jello Biafra, Chris Bailey, Odd Ahlgren och Wayne Kramer. 20 Years Too Soon - A Tribute To The Nomads was released in 2003 with bands like The Hellacopters, The Dictators, The Robots, Bob Hund and Nitwitz contributing with their own version of their favorite Nomads songs. In 2008 The Nomads shared the stage with rock legend Roky Erikson at the Peace and Love festival in Sweden. (wikipedia)

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Nomads - Showdown!  1981-1993
(2CD Bromma Mono Music 1994)

 1. The way (you touch my hand).
 2. I'm 5 years ahead of my time. 
 3. Lowdown shakin' chills. 
 4. Milkcow blues. 
 5. Rat fink a boo-boo. 
 6. Real gone lover. 
 7. Where the wolf bane blooms. 
 8. Bangkok. 
 9. Don't tread on me. 
10. She pays the rent. 
11. 16 forever. 
12. Call off your dogs. 
13. Knowledge comes with death's release. 
14. Surfin' in the bars. 
15. Temptation pays double. 
16. Swamp girl. 
17. Fire and brimstone. 
18. Beyond the valley of the dolls. 
19. My deadly game. 
20. Wimp. 
21. Psycho. 
22. Night time. 
23. Boss hoss. 
24. Rockin' all through the night. 
25. Have love will travel. 
26. Showdown. 
27. Real cool time. 
28. Sometimes good guys don't wear white. 
29. I'm a ding dong daddy. 
30. Teenage letter. 
31. Red Cadillac and a black moustache. 
32. Driving sideways on a oneway street. 
33. You're gonna miss me. 
34. Straded on a dateless night. 
35. Big Sandy. 
36. This ain't the summer of love. 
37. Frying pan. 
38. Salvation by damnation. 
39. The next big thing. 
40. I have always been here before. 
41. Cinderella. 
42. Motorhead


Booklet included