alternative tentacles. virus 89 (matrix of 7” says 88) / 2 tracks (3 on 12”) / 1991

2000 made of the 7”. 12” version with different cover & one extra track. Limited 7” picture disc version, but there’s a hole drilled through it so (as a sticker on the front cover reads) “you can only possess it, not play it - isn’t that what underground music is all about these days?”. There ARE very few copies without a hole, though.

Another one of Jello Biafra's countless post-Dead Kennedys projects, this time with some Steel Pole Bathtub members. A side is political hardcore, and with Jello's vocals this sounds a lot like his old band. It's the other guys' turn on the B side, noisy/weird stuff, carried by Biafra's unique voice. OK. [7]  

Hinter diesem etwas unscheinbaren Namen verbergen sich keine anderen als Jello Biafra und Leute von Steel Pole Bath Tub. Die A-Seite ist denn auch ganz Jellos DK­-typischen Polit-HC gewidmet; auf der B-Seite durf­ten sich wohl SPBT austoben, ist schön kra­chig/abgedreht, trotzdem dominiert Jellos unverwech­sel­bare Stimme. Eine gute und sehr sauber produzierte Platte.

Tracks: take me back or i’ll drown your dog (headlines) // swine flu (/ fireball)