F: pusmort. 0012-010 / 18 tracks / 1985

JAP: vap. 35185-23 / jul 1987

+ printed inner sleeve. Three versions, one has the EFA code and “Made in France” on the back sleeve and A side label, the other ones don’t. Japanese pressing has Obi strip, Japanese lyric sheet, some copies also came with the COC/Poison Idea split flexi (see separate review). Cover is the same as for the UK press but has a “Japanese pressing!!” note on sleeve.

Sort of an expanded/improved version of the debut 12”; the B side tracks are original versions from the 12”, A side contains remixed versions with rerecorded vocal and guitar tracks. There are also six new songs that just blow away all previous hardcore; incredibly powerful and brutal, very fast but not just lawnmower noise à la Napalm Death. Killer. [10]  

Reissue der ersten 12” mit neuen Songs, die in Punkto Härte so ziemlich alles links liegen lassen. Sie sind so schnell, daß die Ener­gie optimal rüberkommt, aber auch wieder nicht so schnell, daß das Ganze in eine Krachorgie a la Napalm Death ausartet. Auch hier wieder viel Atmosphäre und gute Ideen (wie beispielsweise der sagenhafte Drumsound, der an tonnenschwere Stahlpauken erinnert). Noch besser als die Debut-12”. Auch ein Klassiker.

Tracks: quit / dream silent / child / burial / terrorain / thaw (cold world) / poison mask / hardware / silence // sweat of a nightmare / core of reality / negative threat / never trust / mental cancer / fear / advantage / control / gore story