Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Guitar For Jodi EP (1999)

Thank the people over at Soulseek for this one!

From Wikipedia:

Guitar for Jodi is the debut EP by the Washington, D.C. rock band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. It was released in 1999 by Persona Recordings. Like the group's debut album of the same year, it is technically a Ted Leo solo recording. 

Fun EP, wasn't available anywhere around here (there was an upload of the songs on YouTube at some point but the videos were deleted and there was a blog that had the link to download the songs but the link is now dead). Found it on Soulseek a while back and now I decided that should change. 

Here's the download links:

MEGA: https://mega.nz/file/OIBjjbiJ#79jkLFQRFQwutpqSxfKkC2MLzxx1JWpObFbymjCtjBE

Mediafire: https://www.mediafire.com/file/j7gp3qy896gf1kp/Ted_Leo_%2526_The_Pharmacists_-_Guitar_for_Jodi_EP_%25281999%2529.zip/file

(2025 update: Files have been updated with higher quality files. Enjoy!)

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Mo' Living (2009)

Great EP, definitely worth your time. Was released as a bonus with the first CD pressings of TL/RX's album "Living With The Living". Deserves more listens than it does. Download and enjoy to your content. 

mediafire download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/2xdwxsbvfmrq779/Mo%2527_Living.zip/file

alt/mega download: https://mega.nz/file/EsEHCSaI#GP910bX9FLh745A9-Za3LORGC3iYX1vZ6eMkKO5mVnE

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Toru Okada - (Almost) Full Discography (2003-06)

Toru Okada was a screamo band that I absolutely adore. Their sound, screams, and everything else makes me feel so many emotions. I wish I had born at least a while before I was so that I could have seen them live. This band is one of those bands that are great both in studio and in concert. 

What's in there: Their debut self-titled album, a collection of demos, and two splits (the first with Die, Emperor! Die!, who's eventually going to get a post here, and the second with Olive Tree, who might get a post). The splits have the songs from both bands in them. The only thing missing from here is a "Winter Tour '04" CD that hasn't been uploaded anywhere to my knowledge and has no copies for sale on Discogs. I'm in contact with some people who have the CD and asking them how much they might want for it/if they could rip it. Nothing as of yet but hopefully something comes soon. 

This post has been in the works for a while because I've been trying to get the highest quality versions of these songs, apologies if it isn't up to par. 

Note: The version of 8 Songs/10 Songs I have here would be the 10 Songs version, however the last two songs are the same as the one that's on the Olive Tree split so it's unnecessary to add them again. Also, the version of Our Great Cities on 8 Songs is slightly different than the one from the DED split and it's labeled as such in the metadata of the song file.  

Mediafire Download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/00sj4qkgo2r6wgl/Toru_Okada_-_Almost_Full_Discography.zip/file

MEGA Download: https://mega.nz/file/MaVV2TzK#lryujlZ8s76ckCtffsh5DKeGf3-7HZizZN6TV6KU9Vg

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Chumbawamba - In Memoriam: Margaret Thatcher (2013)

Ding dong, the wicked witch's (been) dead. Haven't seen download links for this one anywhere. It's a fun EP with some great songs on it. The version I have here has all the songs, plus the live debut of "So Long, So Long" (track 2 from the EP) from May of 2009, but it was not uploaded until 2013 upon request from the band themselves. 

For those who know Chumba from "Tubthumping" or if you've never heard of this EP, let me explain...

Sometime in the mid-2000s (I've seen and heard 2005 and 2008 thrown around), Chumbawamba recorded an EP and put it up for pre-order on their online store and pre-orders at shows. It would be released under a particular circumstance: when Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, would pass away. 

If you're wondering why I included the live debut of "So Long, So Long" here, it's a great performance. Seeing as Chumbawamba broke up in 2010 and likely will never reform, it might be one of the only performances of any song from this EP. 

Anyway, enjoy!

download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/mebmmh2006a5zje/Chumbawamba_-_In_Memoriam_Margaret_Thatcher_%25282013%2529.zip/file

alt. download:  https://mega.nz/file/YPkC0JqZ#ddVK56uQDVV-ahvmvwXYG10s0Sc5J7btRkCeQpCIpzo

(2025 update: Files updated to be higher quality, I also lightly mastered the live track to make it sound a bit better. Enjoy!)

The Van Pelt - Imaginary Third (2014)

The Van Pelt is one of those bands you probably heard of in relation to other bands. If you're like me, you heard of them thanks to the lead singer of the band, Chris Leo, being the brother of none other than Ted Leo himself. I later found out that this band is great and, after finding their first two albums "Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves" and "Sultans of Sentiment" easily on blogs, I struggled to find their "third" album, which is what this blog post is about. The word "third" is in quotation marks since it was supposed to come out, but they broke up before that could happen. It was later released in 2014 after the band got back together. This should have been released. Some of the songs might fall flat, but if you knew The Van Pelt before listening, their charm is still there. That's why I love this album, and why I decided to share it with you. Enjoy!

download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/f595o7lh0ezwp95/The_Van_Pelt_-_Imaginary_Third.zip/file

alt. download/mirror: https://mega.nz/folder/OR4QhByD#qXofcx8m7G-iYIi-GirLSw

(2025 update: Files have been updated to be in higher quality. Enjoy!)