DEAD KENNEDYS Plastic Surgery Disasters LP STATIK-ALTER TENT 1982 UK orig+book
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DEAD KENNEDYS
One of the first successful U.S. punk bands, driven by Jello Biafra's politically charged vitriol and biting sense of satire.
The Dead Kennedys merged revolutionary politics with hardcore punk music and, in the process, became one of the defining hardcore bands. Often, they were more notable for their politics than their music, but that was part of their impact. The Kennedys were more inspired by British punk and the fiery, revolutionary-implied politics of the Sex Pistols than the artier tendencies of New York punk rockers. Under the direction of lead vocalist Jello Biafra, the Dead Kennedys became the most political and -- to the eyes of many observers, including Christians and right-wing politicians -- the most dangerous band in hardcore...(AllMusic)"PLASTIC SURGERY DISASTERS"
Produced by Thom Wilson and Dead Kennedys
1982 LP STATIK - ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES RECORDS STAT LP 11 VIRUS 27
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + COMPANY INSERT + 28 PAGE BOOK
[Comes also inserted with a 28-page 12"x12" sized b/w booklet printed on semi-glossy paper. Lyrics included in booklet.
Some also came with an Alternative Tentacles merchandise sheet]
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LABEL: STATIK-ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES - PURPLE LABEL w/ BAT LOGO(on B) - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) STAT LP 11 (rear) VIRUS 27 STAT LP 11
Catalog on labels: (on Side A) STAT LP11A / STAT LP11B (on Side B) VIRUS 27
Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Etched): STAT LP 11 A1? A PORKY PRIME CUT. 1984 HAPPENED IN 1930. AND WE'RE JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT IT - BLACK RANDY.
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): STAT LP. 11 B-2? A PORKY PRIME CUT. HE WHO MAKES PEACEFUL REVOLUTION IMPOSSIBLE MAKES VIOLENT REVOLUTION INEVITABLE - JOHN F. KENNEDY.
On labels: rim text reads "All rights.....prohibited"
(Side A only, on top white box): Words & Music by Biafra except..........
(Side A only, on bottom white box): Words/Biafra Music/Dead Kennedys except......
Produced by Thom Wilson & Dead Kennedys
Published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd
© 1982 Statik Records
Made in U.K.
On Back Cover: "If you didn't get a booklet with this record, go back to the shop and demand one!"
UK: Alternative Tentacles, 49-53, Kensington Gardens Square, London W2
US: Alternative Tentacles, Genetic Research Vats.......San Francisco, CA 94101 USA
Printed in UK © 1982 Statik Records
tracklisting
Side A: GOVERNMENT FLU - TERMINAL PREPPIE - TRUST YOUR MECHANIC
WELL PAID SCIENTIST - BUZZBOMB - FOREST FIRE - WINNEBAGO WARRIOR
Side B: RIOT - BLEED FOR ME - I AM THE OWL - DEAD END - MOON OVER MARIN
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Having proved themselves masters of the quick, vicious smash and bash, on their second full-length album the Kennedys continued in that vein while finding other effective ways to express their all-encompassing message of resistance and satire. Absolutely nobody is safe, whether it's the more expected targets of conservative society, or those who claim to follow what the Kennedys and punk promised but only ended up acting like idiots. For the most part, though, it's a well-deserved smackdown of all the jerks the early '80s produced, set to some fantastic music. Bookended by random noise jams -- the first one with a wonderfully dismissive spoken-word analysis on societal programming for The Good Life -- Plastic Surgery Disasters shows East Bay Ray, Klaus Fluoride and D.H. Peligro turning into an even more awesome unit than before. Ray's sheet-metal intense guitar may once or twice get slammed into too much treble for its own good, but his spaghetti-western-cranked-to-ten playing is fantastic stuff at its best. The others have their moments, like Peligro's rolling drum breaks on "Trust Your Mechanic." When the band aims for subtlety, the results are grand -- the sudden silences on "Trust Your Mechanic," the goofy hipswing start to "Forest Fire." Unsurprisingly, Biafra is still at the center of it all; once again, the song titles make it clear what's at play. "Terminal Preppie," rips into an example of the type with gusto, and the wonderfully sneering "Winnebago Warrior" is just the tip of the iceberg. The real highlight can be found at the end -- "Moon Over Marin," with a soaring, anthemic surf-rock line from Ray offsetting Biafra's semi-apocalyptic vision of the Bay Area's snooty region...(AllMusic)
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