PUNKOGRAPHY

Dirty Songs - LP
Year: 1985
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR666
Copies: 1.000
Songs: 12
Recording Studio: Aaltrack (Zomergem)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie

Martens, jij ouwe rukker - 7”
Year: 1986
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR667
Copies: 1.000
Songs: 2
Recording Studio: Aaltrack (Zomergem)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie

Full Speed Ahead ! - LP
Year: 1987
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR668
Copies: 1.000
Songs: 14
Recording Studio: Aaltrack (Zomergem)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie

5th Anniversary Gig - C60
Year: 1988
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR669
Copies: 500
Songs: 22 (7 from The Dirty Scums)
Recorded Live at De Marbel - Tielt (1987)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie
Other bands: Full Time Drinkers - Vortex - Crisis-C (NLD) - Black Vampire (NLD)

‘Rit’n zat te skit’n bacht’n d’hoage - 7”
Year: 1988
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR670
Copies: 1.000
Songs: 2
Recording Studio: Top Studios (Gent)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie

The Booze and the Chicks - LP
Year: 1989
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR671
Copies: 1.500
Songs: 12
Recording Studio: Top Studios (Gent)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie

The Early Years - C60
Year: 1990 (recorded in 1982, 1983 and 1984)
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR672
Copies: 150
Songs: 21
Line-up: early line-ups

If the Barkeepers are united, the Scums will never be divided - C72
Year: 1992
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR673
Copies: 150
Songs: 22
Side 1 - Recording Studio: Studio M (Tielt)
Side 2 - Recorded Live in Waarschoot (1990)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie

Really High - 7”
Year: 1992
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR674 / Incognito Records (Germany) - INC034
Copies: 333
Songs: 3
Recording Studio: Studio Sound (Brussels)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie

The Pils Sessions + Setting new Standards to Stupidity - CD (75’)
Year: 1996
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR675
Copies: 1.000
Songs: 13 (The Pils Sessions) + 12 (Setting new Standards to Stupidity)
The Pils Sessions - Recording Studio: Studio Sound (Brussels)
Setting new Standards to Stupidity = selexion of previous 3 LP’s and 2 7”’s
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie

Santa Clauz has come ! - mCD (20’)
Year: 1997
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR676
Copies: 1.000
Songs: 6
Recording Studio: Aaltrack (Gent)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

Proud to be a Punk + Somethin’ Else - CD (65’)
Year: 1999
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR677
Copies: 500
Songs: 16 (Proud to be a Punk) + 5 (Somethin’ Else)
Line-up Proud to be a Punk: Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie
Recording Studio Proud to be a Punk: Hype (Herdersem)
Line-up Somethin’ Else: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie
Recording Studio Somethin’ Else: Aaltrack (Gent)

Dirtier than you’ll ever be (1985 - 1987) - C90
Year: 2000
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR678 / AON (Bulgaria) - AON19
Copies: ?
Songs: 33
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie
Compilation of Dirty Songs + Full Speed Ahead + 5th Anniversary Gig

Game Over: Insert New Coin - CD (55’)
Year: 2000
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR679
Copies: 200 (hand numbered)
Songs: 24
Line-up Part 1: Steven - Joeri - Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie
Part 1 - Recorded Live in Rollegem (1999)
Line-up Part 2: Steven - Joeri - Meirs - Sét’n
Part 2 - Recorded Live in Pittem (1997)

R.A.M.O.N.E.S. - CD (55’)
Stands for “Rockin’ Asskickers Makin’ One Noisy Entertainin’ Sound”
Year: 2002
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR680
Copies: 500
Songs: 26
Recording Studio: Hype (Herdersem)
Line-up: Dirty Pik- Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

Funerally Dressed - CDr (12’)
Year: 2003
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR777
Copies: 100
Songs: 5
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz/Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie
Compilation of 5 previously released songs that deal with the death

The Thirsty Scums: Black Leather, Knee-hole Pants - CD (53’)
A Tribute to the Ramones and a Tribute to Sham 69
Year: 2004
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR888
Copies: 500
Songs: 19 (Ramones) + 12 (Sham 69)
Line-up Part 1 (Tribute to the Ramones): Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie
Part 1 - Recording Studio: Barefoot (Tielt)
Line-up Part 2 (Tribute to Sham 69): Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie
Part 2 - Recorded Live in Waarschoot (1990)

The First 25 Yearz (1981 - 2006) - 2xCD (145’)
Year: 2006
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR778
Copies: 500
Songs: 50


Live & Dirty - 2xCD (130’)
Year: 2007
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR779
Copies: 500
Songs: 50
Recorded live (4 gigs)
Line-up Tielt (1987): Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie
Line-up Sindelfingen (1990): Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Zjantie
Line-up Pittem (1997): Dirty Pik - Dirty Jenz - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie
Line-up Izegem (1999): Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

Local PunkHeroes Volume 1 - 2xCD (135’)
Bands: The Dirty Scums - Repulsives - No Numbers - Get Stuffed
Year: 2007
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR555
Copies: 500
Songs: 50
Recording studio: compilation of earlier recordings

Made to Last - CD (48’)
Year: 2011
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR681
Copies: 500
Songs: 12
Recording studio: Barefoot (Pittem)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

Bob de Brouwer - CD single
Year: 2014
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR780
Copies: 250
Songs: 2
Recording studio: compilation of earlier recordings
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

In Love again - CD single
Year: 2015
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR781
Copies: 250
Songs: 3
Recording studio: compilation of earlier recordings
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

Local PunkHeroes Volume 2 - CD (50’)
Band: Stagebeast
Year: 2016
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR556
Copies: 300
Songs: 17
Recording studio: Morgan (Brussels) + De Soos (Ostend)

The past is back - CD (40’)
Year: 2017
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR682
Copies: 300
Songs: 12
Recording studio: Barefoot (Pittem)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

Dirty Weekend - CD single
Year: 2018
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR782
Copies: 250
Songs: 3
Recording studio: compilation of earlier recordings
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

Flashback to ’77 - CD (45’)
Year: 2020
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR683
Copies: 300
Songs: 15
Recording studio: Barefoot (Ooigem)
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

Brothers in Punk - CD single
Year: 2021
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR783
Copies: 250
Songs: 3
Recording studio: compilation of earlier recordings
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie

The Next 15 Yearz (2007 - 2021) - CD (63’)
Year: 2022
Label + code: Dirty Records - DR784
Copies: 300
Songs: 15
Recording studio: compilation of earlier recordings
Line-up: Dirty Pik - Dirty Keez - Dirty Zjantie
MEMBERS

Early members

Animal: drums from the beginning till 1982 - 12 gigs
Duvel (+ 1987): vocals from the beginning till 1982 - 11 gigs
Hanz: bass from the beginning till 1983 - 21 gigs
Bart: vocals in 1983 - 10 gigs
Clo (+ 2017): vocals from 1983 till 1984 - 15 gigs

Long-time members

Jenz (+ 2019)
bass and backing-vocals from 1983 till 1994
2nd guitar and backing-vocals from 1994 till 1997
163 gigs with The Dirty Scums
4 gigs with The Dirty Numbers

Actual members

Dirty Pik
guitar since the beginning, vocals since 1983
402 gigs with The Dirty Scums
4 gigs with The Dirty Numbers
20 gigs with Game Over
85 gigs with The Thirsty Scums

Dirty Zjantie
drums & backing-vocals since 1983
390 gigs with The Dirty Scums
20 gigs with Game Over
85 gigs with The Thirsty Scums

Dirty Keez
bass & backing-vocals since 1994
248 gigs with The Dirty Scums
20 gigs with Game Over
85 gigs with The Thirsty Scums

A RETROSPECT BY BOER HUGO 

It’s already been fifteen years since I wrote a reflexion 
with reference to the 25th anniversary of The Dirty Scums. Although I had missed 
their early years, it was not difficult at all to tell their lifestory to the 
more or less fanatic followers of this “longest running” Belgian punkband. The 
unique affiliation we could continue after all those contactless years, as if 
there hadn’t been any interruption, made sure that the words simply flowed, out 
of my pen to the paper still in those days. 
When Dirty Pik asked me whether I wanted to do the same 
again for their new retrospective compilation, I was torn by doubts at first. In 
that decade and a half a lot has changed indeed. To start with, society has 
changed, and sadly enough not always in a positive way. A lot of problems we 
rebelled against as punx in the first 25 years, are still there unfortunately 
and have become maybe even more extreme - but crazier than a Trumpian world it 
really doesn’t have to get. Also the “Symptoms of the grown-ups” I referred to 
back then have done their job the last fifteen years: punkies from the early 
days have come and gone - people take different roads, that’s just the way it is 
- but sometimes punk is wrongfully considered to be a sin of one’s youth. Also 
the rather small-scale world of gigs, music pubs and houses, and the 
accompanying engaged (punk)music lovers has become maybe even smaller or has 
even partly disappeared. A wise man (Vortn Jan) said not so long ago with 
reference to some passings in the punk scene, that the world of punk we have 
built ourselves as eightiespunx, is slowly disappearing. He is probably right, 
but nevertheless that small world will be very well documented on the elaborate 
website of the Scums. Moreover the music business had a hard time after 
digitalization, the Internet and other Youtube-channels. We don’t necessarily 
need to lose any sleep over this, because on the other hand it opened 
opportunities to a larger audience as well. Anyway some of these circumstances 
caused our contacts to be less frequent and intense than before and therefore I 
thought my baggage was smaller indeed to be able to summarize the last fifteen 
years of Scumpunk. 
On stage 
If I picture a somewhat negative world view as an 
introduxion to this second celebration compilation “The Next 15 Yearz”, this is 
actually the point I want to make: quite on the contrary indeed, ‘cause however 
the three members of the Scums have gradually reached the age of “Retired Punx”, 
the changing time spirit has clearly had no impact whatsoever on the punkband 
nor on their punk attitude and their Do It Yourself mentality. At first sight 
you could conclude from the above that there were less gigs, and that was indeed 
what happened in the world of punk music in a way, but the giglist and names the 
band played with, show that they still had ten to fifteen gigs yearly and that 
on stage they could accompany just about the cream of the Belgian punkscene, 
such as: Aroma Di Amore, Belgian Asociality, De Brassers, Definitivos, Funeral 
Dress, the Kids, … They shared the stage even with a number of renowned 
international bands/legends: Anti Nowhere League (GBR), Casualties (USA), 
Chelsea (GBR), Conflict (GBR), Ritchie Ramone (USA), Sham 69 (GBR), Stupids 
(GBR), Tankard (DEU), Varukers (GBR), Vice Squad (GBR), … 
On record 
When you put the titles of their three studio CDs of the 
latest fifteen years next to each other, you aren’t able to get round it: “Made 
to Last” in 2011, “The Past is Back” in 2017 and their latest “Flashback to ‘77” 
of 2020, clearly refer to the past and make a link with the future as well. 
Looking back I would say that you could also have used the titles the other way 
round. Excellent, very own versions of classix play a bigger part as well, 
probably a result of their side projects with The Thirsty Scums (with tributes 
to the Ramones, the Sex Pistols and finally the whole punkscene) and Dirty Pik’s 
family band Freddy & the D’oghz as well. The writing of this retrospection 
partly happened during a holiday week in the Sierra Nevada, in “Sunny Spain”, 
also an old song of The Dirty Scums. The reason why I get back so easily to the 
good old times and the music of back then just like them ? Undoubtedly these 
were golden years for the music, inspired by the society of that time, and maybe 
most of all because it reminds us of the times when we were still young as well. 
Ramones and also AC/DC were sometimes said to repeat the same over and over 
again when new records appeared, and I can imagine that critix think the same of 
The Dirty Scums. But then again, is not giving in to commerce, poppy tendencies 
and other hypes not the strongest quality ? Much later poppunk was only a 
decoction of what punk has to be in my humble opinion. In spite of this every 
new CD of the Scums still shows a noticeable evolution, the greatest probably on 
a pure musical level. However they are mainly beerdrinkers, they seem to show 
some qualities of wine as well: the older, the better their songs are - and the 
better they sound. Technically speaking especially the last “Flashback to ‘77” 
must be the best of what they ever produced. The guitars come out more and 
better through the combination of different guitar lines and the double singing 
voices become stronger with every CD. There Dirty Keez as the second singer 
takes a more prominent position bit by bit, whereas formerly it was rather 
restricted to backing vocals. It seems sooner or later every bird is known by 
its note and a man by his talk. 
Beer and Ladies 
’77-punk remains the musical guideline, and textually next 
to a few critical texts of social structure there are always a lot of 
open-hearted personal texts as well. Sometimes it is also simply about the band 
itself (Come on, 25 yearz ago, I’m the captain, No one’s gonna tell us, This 
one’s for you). But above all, they cannot help it, if this is not of supreme 
importance for The Dirty Scums, it quite regularly goes about the chicks and the 
booze, or was it just the other way round ? As I am a fan of many a tasty head 
myself I’m probably not entirely impartial, but the birth of a Dirty Scum, their 
own beer, was next to their musical inheritance probably also one of the most 
successful accomplishments of this punkband. With many punk and beer lovers the 
Dirty Scum has completely brushed aside the daily pint of beer since 2007. On 
their own festivals it was widely applauded as well as “In den Schuymenden 
Bierpot”, the open-air pop-up pub the Scums have organized in summer since 2017 
in the house of Dirty Pik. Together with local Christmas fairs it brings some 
extra money in the DIY Scums-till in a responsible way. These are all very cosy 
meetingplaces for kindred spirits and that with a limited choice of excellent 
beers. Also after the weekly rehearsal they drink at least one regional beer and 
for fifteen years they have been making an inventory of the unique beers that 
pass review this way. In the meantime the counter is heading for 600, so we are 
clearly dealing with unquestioned “hands-on” experts. You cannot imagine that 
their songs aren’t influenced by this: I don’t wanna go Home, Booze Boyz, Sunday 
Morning,… and be sure to remember Bob de Bouwer of course ! I think that in 
those fifteen years I haven’t witnessed any gig where this number wasn’t the 
tasteful ending. As to the chicks: does it need any further explaining: In love 
again, I wanna watch you, I wanna hear you come, Fuck with me, Jukebox baby, 
Married but lonely, …? 
Own organizations 
Their own organizations have already played a very 
important part in their complete career and that hasn’t been different in the 
past years. On the contrary the yearly Rock@Schuiferskapelle has never been 
booming like in the past years. Yes, even in the second coronayear the Scums 
party with a mix of local talent and tribute bands meant a true breath of fresh 
air in those rough times. Also the five-yearly TieltRockt!, a three-day event 
with bands from Tielt only (roughly thirty each time !) was a musical-cultural 
treasure already twice. At the third edition, however, covid put a spoke in 
their wheels. As to their interest Pik, Keez en Zjantie aren’t really stuck in 
punk and prove this clearly again with their “Schuimend Klassiek” series: a 
combination of classical music and an exploration of the best beer in an 
accessible way for a larger audience brought live in a pub room, what more can 
you wish for ? The Dirty Scums have already been able to celebrate a number of 
anniversaries too, which they have shared with chart toppers from the scene each 
time, as they are highly esteemed by colleagues and the media. “The Keith 
Richards of Flemish Punk”, “The Oldest Belgian Punkband”, and to avoid all 
misunderstandings: for the few bands that started before them and still sing it 
out, it is not easy to find a band that has existed uninterruptedly for 40 
years: they survive everything and “bluvn goan” ! (keep on going !) There’s no 
doubt about that. The highest number of active years without interruption is 
without doubt on the counter of The Dirty Scums. 
Never change a winning team 
You can see it, actually The Dirty Scums haven’t changed 
much in those last fifteen years, and that’s just as well. Never change a 
winning team, meanwhile the line-up with these three dirties has kept upright 
for the greater part of their 40-year career. This way they have created a 
friends club, and thereby made their “way of life” their trademark: DIY in heart 
and soul. A micro association where each has his task and knows his powers. Keep 
on going uncompromisingly. Without “watering the proverbial beer”, to keep on 
making correct use of words. Undoubtedly many bands make better music yet, but 
nobody does it with the same amount of pleasure, and they all would kill for 
playing in a band that provides so much continuity. 
On to more 
What The Last Yearz will bring, and whether that means 
another 15 or 25 or more, cannot be predicted. In the meantime they could be 
able to venture personalized versions of Opa (Heideroosjes), Bompa Punk (Belgian 
Asociality) or their own Ol’man blues with a lot of street credibility. 
Meanwhile the continuation in difficult covid circumstances has been going on 
for a year already, but with their 40th Anniversary Gigs there’s a whole lot 
going on again. If you see that our old vinyl records have a real revival even 
outside the punk scene and that the Kids together with Funeral Dress, Red Zebra, 
De Brassers, are doing very well again in the Belpop 100, then maybe there is 
still hope that for once the so-called attention for alternative Belgian 
punkbands will really become evident. The Dirty Scums surely won’t take it to 
heart, the pogo never stops, dixit Funeral Dress, and indeed a great deal of new 
songs are under way. Who knows I might be knitting an appropriate sequel to this 
in the foreseeable future ! 
February 2022


LABEL NOTES
Released in May 2022 on Dirty Records as DR784

All music & words by Dirty Pik except tracks 05, 16, 17, 18

All notes by Dirty Pik

Artwork by HaVannes

Retrospect by Boer Hugo / Translation by M.-Christine 
The Dirty Scums are Dirty Pik: vocals/guitar - Dirty Keez: 
bass/vocals - Dirty Zjantie: drums
Write The Dirty Scums at Kapelleweg 10 - 8700 Schuiferskapelle - Belgium

Visit The Dirty Scums at www.thedirtyscums.com

E-mail The Dirty Scums at thedirtyscums@yahoo.com