mohawk / bomp records. scalp 001 / 10 tracks / 1981

RI (cass): roir. / 1982

RI (LP, CD, cass): mohawk. / 1998

3500 made of the first version, numbered (stamped) on the front cover. 500 made of a 1993 reissue. Both versions have a plain white cover with the same sticker, but the reissue cover is a hole sleeve, the original is closed. Reissued as a ROIR tape in April 1982. Rereleased 1998 on Mohawk on LP, 180 gram LP and CD.

Recorded live at the Whisky, LA, Jun 1977 (their first live show ever!), sound quality is good. Early LA punk rock, extremely simple and noisy, like on the first 7”. Important document, but not too interesting musically. [6]

Mitschnitt des allerersten Germs-Konzerts im Juni ’77. Erwartungsgemäß ist die Musik noch sehr krachig und einfach, ähnlich wie auf der ersten 7”. Ganz witzig sind die schnoddrigen Ansagen, ansonsten ist das zwar ein wichtiges Zeitdokument, musikalisch aber weniger interessant.

Tracks: forming / sex boy / victim / street dreams / let’s pretend // get a grip / suicide machine / sugar sugar / teenage clone (wild baby) / grand old flag