upsetter records. upcj 34 / 14 tracks / 1980

RI (CD): atavistic. alp 143 / 24 tracks / 2004

Feat. John Doe and Don Bonebreak of X on bass and drums on some tracks. + printed inner sleeve. CD reissue adds 10 bonus tracks: the songs from the debut 7”, compilation tracks and demos.

Early LA punk rock, melodic and rough. The guitar sound is not as noisy as on their previous 7”, and the singer’s voice is less annoying, too. Easily their best and most consistent effort. [8]

Typischer früher LA-Punk, melodisch, rauh und mit oft nur wenig verzerrter Gitarre. Die Stimme des Sängers ist hier auch nicht so nervig wie auf den anderen Platten. Gute Sache.

Tracks: sleeping sickness / jesus don’t come through the cotton / police gun jitters / dynamite hemorrhage / ten inch razor / kiss on my cheek / suicide saddle // cry baby killer / dominoes / crazy boy / the child comes first / home of the brave / impossible crime / no questions asked (/ word goes flesh / pony dress / version nation / disintegration nation / agony shorthand / radio dies screaming / twisted road / disintegration nation / agony shorthand / twisted road)