HARD-ONS / NUNCHUKKA SUPERFLY / PETER BLACK MERCHANDISE & MUSIC
T-Shirt: College Grey (Gildan - Heavy Cotton and Softstyle)
Design: METAL PUNK GUY
Backprint: None
Price: $45.00
Men's Sizes: M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
| M: | 51cm wide x 74cm high |
| L: | 56cm wide x 77cm high |
| XL: | 61cm wide x 79cm high |
| 2XL: | 66cm wide x 83cm high |
| 3XL: | 71cm wide x 85cm high |
"Back in the 80's Ray was accosted by a punk purist who claimed that the Hard-Ons did not know whether they were punk or heavy metal. And this was a big problem for the punk purist in question. Ray responded by saying that the Hard-Ons were actually a pop band in essence. Several years later, upon meeting another one of those punk purists, Ray gained inspiration to draw the dichotomy of heavy music ideology, as seen through many. This t-shirt design first appeared in 2000. A very limited run of this design was done. Here it is again for the first time in a quarter of a century"
T-Shirt: Black (Gildan - Softstyle or Heavy Cotton)
Design: ACE COLOURED
Backprint: None
Price: $45.00
Men's Sizes: M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
We expect to be able to post these by Monday 2nd June.
| M: | 51cm wide x 74cm high |
| L: | 56cm wide x 77cm high |
| XL: | 61cm wide x 79cm high |
| 2XL: | 66cm wide x 81cm high |
| 3XL: | 71cm wide x 84cm high |
"Classic Ray Ahn design which pays tribute to two of his favourite musicians from New York and his desperate longing for that fascinating city. Expert colour scheme by Glenn Smith".
T-Shirt: College Grey (Gildan - Heavy Cotton and Softstyle)
Design: RIDE TO THE STATION
Backprint: None
Price: $45.00
Sizes: M, L, XL, 2XL
| M: | 51cm wide x 74cm high |
| L: | 56cm wide x 77cm high |
| XL: | 61cm wide x 79cm high |
| 2XL: | 66cm wide x 83cm high |
The image for the Hard-Ons' single RIDE TO THE STATION has been much requested by fans to be released onto a shirt. So the band has relented.
T-Shirt: Black (Gildan - Heavy Cotton)
Design: GIRL WITH GLASSES
Backprint: None
Price: $45.00
Sizes: M, L, 2XL
| M: | 51cm wide x 74cm high |
| L: | 56cm wide x 77cm high |
| 2XL: | 66cm wide x 83cm high |
"This design depicts the Hard-Ons' Granny as she was, when she was in her teens. We used the image for the sleeve of the latest album "I like you a lot getting older" hoping that some sort of Dorian Gray stuff happens to us all."
T-Shirt: Black (Gildan - Softstyle or Heavy Cotton)
Design: CYCLOPS SQUID
Backprint: None
Price: $45.00
Sizes: M, L, XL, 2XL
| M: | 51cm wide x 74cm high |
| L: | 56cm wide x 77cm high |
| XL: | 61cm wide x 79cm high | 2XL: | 66cm wide x 83cm high |
Ray Ahn the artist-in-residence at the Hard-Ons read somewhere that "we know more about space than we do about the ocean". He then came up with this stunning design as a tribute to the spirit of exploration. He thinks that the same spirit applies to music.
T-Shirt: Black (Gildan - Heavy Cotton)
Design: ROY
Backprint: None
Price: $45.00
Sizes: S ONLY
| S: | 46cm wide x 71cm high |
This shirt pays tribute to a huge Hard-Ons' hero and influence - Roy Orbison AKA Doctor Octopus. Tour leftover.
T-Shirt: Black (Gildan - Heavy Cotton)
Design: BERT SABBATH
Backprint: None
Price: $45.00
Sizes: XL ONLY
| XL: | 61cm wide x 79cm high |
Hard-Ons' love of absurdist humour, heavy metal and puppets coming into sharp focus on one legendary design. Originally made available in 2012.
T-Shirt: Black (Gildan - Ultra Cotton)
Design: ENTER THE HARD-ONS
Price: $45.00
Sizes: Small Mens Only
| S: | 46cm wide x 71cm high |
Found at the bottom of a box. Remake of a 1996 design manufactured some years ago.
HARD-ONS VINYL AND CDS
Exclusive Dark Smoke Vinyl
I like you a lot getting older finds the Hard-Ons at their melodic best. A hook-filled power-pop tour-de-force. A fitting way to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary. 50 available only of this black smoke variant. Unavailable anywhere else.
LAST ONE - $50.00
The legendary Hard Ons have new crossed the Rubicon and are evolving at breakneck pace into a world of better songs and better execution.
To say that the band has been rejuvenated would be underselling their undeniable status as one of the best bands of all-time from the Australian underground.
There are 90 units of GREEN SMOKE vinyl of RIPPER '23 only available here. Will not be re-printed. Do not miss out!
To say that the band has been rejuvenated would be underselling their undeniable status as one of the best bands of all-time from the Australian underground.
There are 90 units of GREEN SMOKE vinyl of RIPPER '23 only available here. Will not be re-printed. Do not miss out!
DOWN TO LAST TWO! Cost - $50.00
YUMMY is perhaps the most commercially successful Hard Ons album - until I'M SORRY SIR, THAT RIFF'S BEEN TAKEN in 2021 blew it out of the water of course.
Gone were the lyrics designed to offend, gone were the cryptic and controversial visual imagery. Coming to the fore were the diamond-hard melodies of the gold medal variety.
The Hard Ons should have been huge. But they were called the Hard Ons. Australia was not ready for a multi-racial power-pop juggernaut. It may be now. Thirty-two years later.
Gone were the lyrics designed to offend, gone were the cryptic and controversial visual imagery. Coming to the fore were the diamond-hard melodies of the gold medal variety.
The Hard Ons should have been huge. But they were called the Hard Ons. Australia was not ready for a multi-racial power-pop juggernaut. It may be now. Thirty-two years later.
May 2021. Ray, Blackie and Murray enter Parliament Studio in Leichhardt Sydney. Friend of well over 30 years Tim Rogers (You Am I) joins them as vocalist. The uber-talented Tim, being a long-term and devout fan of the band, understands the intrinsic DNA of the band and his transition into the bandâs fold turns out to be perfect and seamless.
The resulting 12 track album I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken is a heady blend of muscular power-pop and driving punk. Blackie, as usual, has come up with a stunning and concise set of tunes. The other members (including Tim) have all made contributions towards the compositions.The album is brilliantly mixed by Lachlan Mitchell and mastered by the virtuosic William Bowden.
Only black vinyl is available!
The resulting 12 track album I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken is a heady blend of muscular power-pop and driving punk. Blackie, as usual, has come up with a stunning and concise set of tunes. The other members (including Tim) have all made contributions towards the compositions.The album is brilliantly mixed by Lachlan Mitchell and mastered by the virtuosic William Bowden.
Only black vinyl is available!
60 copies available. Cost - $18.00
Two unreleased tracks from the highly successful RIPPER '23 album session.
MISERABLE is a dramatic powerpop song that the Who would have been proud of at their wind-milling peak. FUCK OFF CUNT FEATURES 2 is a re-working of an old raging thrasher with the lyrics transcribed into medieval vernacular by Tim Rogers who boasts tertiary English study history.
This is an incredible document of the Hard-Ons at their peak.
MISERABLE is a dramatic powerpop song that the Who would have been proud of at their wind-milling peak. FUCK OFF CUNT FEATURES 2 is a re-working of an old raging thrasher with the lyrics transcribed into medieval vernacular by Tim Rogers who boasts tertiary English study history.
This is an incredible document of the Hard-Ons at their peak.
BOTH MY PARENTS LOVE ME - 7" SINGLE
Another one-off vinyl(300 copies only) release available only via mailorder. This single contains two out-takes from the So I Could Have Them Destroyed album.
Vinyl Sticker: Black with yellow print
Design: Fuck Hill Song
Price: $10.00
Design: Fuck Hill Song
Price: $10.00
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NUNCHUKKA VINYL
Nunchukka Superfly's 6th studio album "Aussie Exorcism" comes beautifully presented on double vinyl LP. There are six panels of sleeve art, and just under 80 minutes of music.
Spanning psych, prog, art-punk, avant-pop and classic rock, Blackie and Ray from the Hard Ons have delivered a stunning and epic testimony to their fearless musical outlook.
Spanning psych, prog, art-punk, avant-pop and classic rock, Blackie and Ray from the Hard Ons have delivered a stunning and epic testimony to their fearless musical outlook.
PETER BLACK SOLO
Not happy with one new release Hard Ons' Peter Black has released two new solo albums! The acoustic If This Is The Hand That I'm Dealt paired with the electric I'm Gonna Cheat As Much As I Can, explore places where "pop" can go in all its many wonderful forms.
Again recorded at Pet Food Factory Studios with Jason Whalley and mixed by Lachlan Mitchell, guests include Ray Ahn - Hard Ons / Nunchukka Superfly, Heather Shannon - Jezebels and Lauren Friedman - Power Neptune Federation.
Beautifully produced pop.. and pop with a capital P too. I don't know why anyone should be surprised because everything Blackie has done is quality - from the Hard Ons up till now. But the addition of acoustic and harmony has taken Blackie into classic rock territory.. and if that means joining the likes of Brian Wilson and The Byrds why ever not. I'm sure there's still some thrashy punk left in the guy but for now this is absolutely bloomin' marvellous!
Captain Sensible (The Damned, Sensible Gray Cells)
These two fantastic albums are simply bursting with ideas and, both lyrically and musically, there are surprises at every turn. Peter Black has outdone himself. As a songwriter, he has never written better songs than these, and as a performer/producer he has never sounded better than this. The albums feel like musical conversations and listeners will be constantly amazed at where that conversation takes them. Fascinating, entertaining and bloody brilliant!
Dave Faulkner (The Victims, Hoodoo Gurus)
I'm Gonna Cheat As Much As I Can
I'M GONNA CHEAT AS MUCH AS I CAN - LP and CD
IF THIS IS THE HAND THAT I'M DEALT - LP and CD
If This Is The Hand That I'm Dealt
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Both Australian and UK CDs of I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken are available. The Australian release comes housed in a digipak and is the same front cover as the LP. The UK release (Boss Tuneage) comes in a jewel case and has a different coloured cover.
Alfalfa Males Once Summer Is Done Conform Or Die (Cool Bananas) and Most People Are Nicer Than Us (Boss Tuneage) are pressings that have been gathering dust in a cupboard. There aren't that many left.
The So I Could Have Them Destroyed CD is the UK release of the album and comes in a jewel case.
THESE CDS ARE ONLY DISCOUNTED IF YOU BUY ONE OR MORE T-SHIRTS FROM THIS PAGE!
