nimrod records. 001 / 14 tracks / 1982

RI: toxic shock / fundamental music. / 20 tracks / 1988

RI (LP,CD): panic button/lookout. pb 286 / 16 tracks / 2000 (?)

#1 - Nimrod pressing, 2000 made, yellow cover. + printed inner sleeve. #2 - Toxic Shock version with blue-green cover and 6 bonus tracks (first 3 are from Mastertape I comp.); first 500 on blue vinyl. #3 - Panic Button reissue returns to the yellow sleeve and the original track listing, but adds two new bonus tracks at the end (She Said Goodbye, Slam and Worm). These are album outtakes that have been released on a bootleg 7” before.

Halfway between fast hardcore and melodic punk rock; most tracks are real hits. A classic. [8]  

Hardcore-Klassiker aus Indianapolis. Die Zero Boys stehen genau auf der Kante zwischen flottem Hardcore und schön poppigem Punk Rock; eine sehr erfrischende Mischung. Einige Tracks sind noch etwas einfach, aber die meisten Songs sind echte Ohrwürmer, fantastisch; auch die Produktion ist gut und kraftvoll. Meisterwerk.

Tracks: vicious circle / amphetamine addiction / new generation / dirty alleys - dirty minds / civilization’s dying / living in the 80s / drug free youth / (high places / human body / mom’s wallet) // down the drain / outta style / you can touch me / forced entry / hightime / charlie’s place / trying harder / (johnny better get / inergy / dingy bars suck)