real. / 14 tracks / 1978 (?)

RI: brain transplant. / 16 tracks / 199x

Reissue adds the Police State 7” tracks.

The debut release by the Lincoln, Nebraska, “band” is basically a one man show; Jim Jacobi recorded most of it by himself before the Crap Detectors turned into a real band. Most of this is rather garagey rocknroll or blues rock than genuine punk, but the noisy production and the dirty guitar sound make it worth the while. A couple of tracks also show CD’s experimental side, with synth sounds and noise collages. Overall, an interesting but not spectacular LP. [6]

Debüt der „Band“ aus Nebraska, die damals noch weitgehend eine One-Man-Show von Jim Jacobi war. Ein Großteil der LP is weniger Punk als vielmehr krachig-dreckig produzierter Bluesrock und Rocknroll, hat aber trotzdem einen gewissen rotzigen Punkcharme. Einige Tracks zeigen auch schon die experimentelle Seite der Band, mit Synthis und Soundcollagen. Interessant, aber nicht sensationell.

Tracks: victims of the media / bitchy mommy / bang in the night / it hurts / condemned to life / eichmannism / slave to the new wave // want, want, want… / desperate depression / justify / you take pleasure (in other's pain) / high pressure / brainwash / frantic romantic