sire. sre 1004 / 2 tracks / dec 1977

CAN: sire. 1147-1004 / 1977 (?)

IT (promo): sire/track. / 1977

(12”) UK/B: sire/phonogram. 6078 609 / 3 tracks / 1977

Italian promo 7” has B side replaced by Heartbreakers’ “Born to Lose”, comes in generic RCA company sleeve with white labels OR in a die-cut hole sleeve with orange/yellow Sire labels. European 12” adds “Little Girl” as first B side track. All tracks are LP versions.

Two/three tracks off the Young Loud LP; Sonic Reducer is just one of the best songs ever written - nihilistic & brutal. [7]

Der schönste aller “Ihr-könnt-mich-mal”-Songs - brutal, nihilistisch und selbstherrlich. Mit diesem Song haben die Dead Boys sämtliche Black Flags und Bullet LaVoltas vorweggenommen. Down in flames ist eine typische B-Seite: ganz nett, aber ohne wirkliches Format. Beide Songs von der Young Loud & Snotty LP.