sire records. sasd-7520 / 14 tracks / apr 1976

RI: sire records. sr 6020 / 1977

RI (LP,CD): sire/rhino. / (CD has 22 tracks) / 2001

RI: sire. / 2005

UK: mercury records. 9103.253 / 1976

RI: UK: sire records. sr 6020 / 1977

CAN: wea/sire. qsr 6020 / 1976

D: phonogram. 637 0805 / 1976

RI: D: ariola. 26435 xot / 1978

RI (CD): D: warner/rhino. r2 74306 / 22 tracks / 2001

IT: sire. 7520 / 1978

FRA: philips. 9103253 / 1977 (?)

POR: sire/nova. sr 6020 / 1977 (?)

AUS: philips. 6370 805 / 1976

RI: AUS: world record club. r 90324 /?

RI: AUS: aim records. aim 1015 / 1988

JAP: nippon phonogram. rj 7175 / 1976

RI (CD): J: ?. wpcp-3141 /

TAIWAN: jen sheng. js-5101 / ?

ARG: sire/wea. 80647 / ?

BRA (CD): warner brasil. v927421 / ?

+ printed innersleeve with early pressings. Pressings: #1 - USA: First US pressing was released before Sire was acquired by Warner Brothers, it was distributed by a Californian company called ABC Records (stated on the sleeve). Reissued on Sire/WB after the deal. Test pressings for the first (Sire/ABC) pressing with generic “Columbia Record Productions” labels in plain white sleeve (some with track listing glued to front sleeve). The versions released in the 70s have a crude, 60s-style stereo mix (voice/bass on left channel, guitar and drums on right channel) which was changed on the more recent reissues. 2000 US rerelease on 180g vinyl. 2005 LP reissue on red vinyl. There is also a US 8-track cartridge version from the 70s. US CD has 8 bonus tracks. #2 - Europe: Original UK, Canadian, German and Italian pressings. UK test pressings with plain white labels, plain white sleeve. The Italian version has a different sleeve. UK picture disc reissue with sleeve art. UK CD (c. 1999) has original 14 songs only. #3 - Others: Various Aussie pressings, late 80s reissue on AIM on black and pink marbled vinyl. Japanese version with Obi strip and lyric sheet. Argentina version with Spanish song titles.

14 songs and 29 minutes that have changed the (music) world forever. They took the underground/garage rock of the 60's, removed the dusty blues rock elements, added some surf pop melodies and doubled the speed. The result is a witty, stupid, exciting and incredibly catchy record that can rightfully claim to be the first real punk record ever released. A milestone. [10]  

14 Songs, die bei Erscheinen eine Lawine lostraten. Drei Akkorde, einfachster Rock’n’Roll mit Gespür für angebrachte Melodien. Hat Jahre später nichts, aber auch gar nichts von seiner Faszination verloren. Meilenstein. Bei der australischen Remix-Version wurde der merkwürdige Stereosound (Gesang und Baß links, Gitarre und Schlagzeugrechts) überarbeitet; alle Hits in einwandfreiem Sound und nachcoloriertem Cover. (KS)

Tracks: blitzkrieg bop / beat on the brat / judy is a punk / i wanna be your boyfriend / chain saw / now i wanna sniff some glue / i don’t wanna go down to the basement / loudmouth / havana affair / listen to my heart / 53rd & 3rd / let’s dance / i don’t wanna walk around with you / today your love, tomorrow the world (/ //CD bonus: //i wanna be your boyfriend (demo) / judy is a punk (demo) / i don't care (demo) / i can't be (demo) / now i wanna sniff some glue (demo) / i don't wanna be learned/i don't wanna be tamed (demo) / you should never have opened that door (demo) / blitzkrieg bop (single version))