r radical records. mdc 1 / 14 tracks / 1982

UK: alternative tentacles. virus 26 / 1982

BRA: ataque frontal. af 14 / 1989

Ex-Stains (from Texas). Versions #3 and on are remixed by East Bay Ray and Klaus Flouride (of the Dead Kennedys). Pressings: #1 - First pressing (500 made) has white border around front sleeve, black band name on orange background, plain white labels. #1 and #2 have a different mix than the later ones, and B side tracks are in different order (“Kill the Light” after “I hate work” instead of after “Church & State”). #2 - Second pressing on R Radical (cat.# mdc-1) with white border around the sleeve, band name in black on red background. Matrix # is “MDC-1-A Re-1”. #3 - Next/final US press has black border around sleeve, new (better) mix, matrix # “MDC-1-A-3”, B side is cut louder than the UK version. Same track order as the UK release, front sleeve is a little different (different logo, label name & year on front), + 12”x12” lyric sheet. #4 - UK press with black border around cover, thinner cover than the US versions (white inside) and matrix # “MDC-1-A Re3”. + printed inner sleeve instead of the original lyric sheet. #5 - Brazilian license pressing; music is like on the UK or 3rd US version. Cover is similar to the UK press but the black outline around the MDC logo is missing. Also the left part of the back cover MDC logo/illustration has a blue background. + lyric sheet (different layout to the original US insert, and smaller format)

Classic debut LP by the Texas/California band. 14 political songs against fascism, rednecks, the klan and police brutality. Tight and fast hardcore with a powerful sound and more complex rhythms than other bands of that time; the singer's voice is not as monotonous as on the subsequent records. Great. [8]  

Erste LP der Texas-HC-Klassiker. 14 politische Songs mit den üblichen Themen - Faschismus, Ku-Klux-Klan, Spießer, Polizisten usw. Musikalisch bietet die Band hier schon harten und schnellen Hardcore, der aber - anders als bei vielen Bands dieser Periode - nicht in Gehacke ausartet, sondern durch ständige Breaks und den kraftvollen, schneidenden Sound sehr frisch und ehrlich wirkt. Die Stimme des Sängers ist hier auch noch nicht so monoton wie auf den beiden folgenden EPs. Klassiker.

Tracks: //2^nd US/UK press:// business on parade / dead cops - america’s so straight / born to die / corporate deathburger / violent rednecks / i remember / john wayne was a nazi // dick for brains / i hate work / my family is a little weird / greedy & pathetic / church & state / kill the light / american achievements