DOA Something Better LP rare hardcore punk rock Black Flag Misfits Germs D.O.A.

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D.O.A. - Something Better Change  - rare original vinyl issue of this cool early album on Friends Records - limited edition.  hard-to-find and collectible.  own this artifact!

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"One of the best punk albums to date!! I can't believe this has finally been reissued. 100% pure punk rock, no gimmicks and no cheesey love songs like those so-called "punk" bands today. The best and most important band ever from Canada and maybe North America!!! Kids if you are just getting into punk and Hardcore this is a MUST!!!!!- Five Stars"  -P/ Leck. 

"One of THE greatest punk albums ever made, one of the best records period. This original mix is SO superior to the mixes of these songs on Bloodied But Unbowed and Dawning Of a New Error CDs. Almost all songs could be considered "highlights". My personal faves are the Majestic "New Age", "The Enemy", the 2nd versions of "The Prisoner" and "Thirteen" (the single wasn't so great, not on this level anyways); "2+2","Woke Up Screaming" (again, an improvement on the 7" version);"RichBitch"...should I just list every song?!! New Age and 2+2, the best.  For those interested in punk, it doesn't get any better than this folks; this is for those who prefer their punk music politically charged (forget Green Day, BLECCH!!); the only bands that dare to deserve mention to D.O.A. in their prime are The Avengers (whose self-titled CD on C.D. Presents is the only one worth getting (even if the White Noise E.P. songs on it are inferior to the original E.P.'s versions), Stiff Little Fingers (Nobody's Heroes period), and maybe Los Olvidados (not political, more for teenage angst). D.O.A. put out a couple great records after this--Hardcore '81 and War On 45, but this is their glory, their greatest hits, so to speak, and is simply amazing. Empowering music to fight this current New Age of Bush-era crap, from the war in Iraq to S.U.V's that all these damn rich breeders own, whatever, this is a perfect antidote to both society at large and the MISERABLE musical non-situation. You like punk, or powerful thrtee or four chord rock with INCREDIBLY forceful vocals (Joey S---head; that's his name, folks), this this album is for you. 6 stars. A punk masterpiece. THIS is "classic" rock in my book! " - s. sinatra

"Sounds like the Clash's first LP played at 78! It was 19 years ago when Government Issue vocalst recomended this album to me. He was RIGHT! It's one of the GREATEST early 80s hardcore albums ever along with the Germs' "(GI)", Dead Kennedy's "Fresh Fruit", GG Allin's "Always Was", Bad Religion's "How Can Hell Be Any Worse" & Bad Brains' "Rock For Light" (LP version). "  -A.C.

"Something Better Change is the debut album by Canadian punk rock band D.O.A.. The album was recorded between 1977 and 1980 in Vancouver, BC, Canada and was released in 1980 in on the label Can. Friends.  For nearly two decades since Something Better Change and the follow-up album Hardcore '81 went out of print, the albums were compiled into the compilation Bloodied But Unbowed, and then, to address the numerous songs removed in the process, the Polish import greatest hits album Greatest $h*ts was released. Music critic Jack Rabid stated that "when one considers how revolutionary and yet how distinct from each other those two LPs were, this state of affairs just made no sense.".  In 2000 the album was re-issued on lead singer Joey $h*thead's own label Sudden Death records for a native Canada release.  In 2002 it was re-released on Dead Kennedys former front-man Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles music label.  In May 2011, a remastered version of the album was released by Sudden Death Records on CD and vinyl LP."

Track Listing:

• Chuck Biscuits – drums
• David Gregg – Guitar, keyboards
• Randy Rampage – Bass
• Joey $h*thead - guitar, vocals

take note fans of the Damned, Sex Pistols, Minutemen, Black Flag, feedtime, Gang of Four, CH3, Firehose, Meat Puppets, Fear, The Urinals, 100 Flowers, Sacharine Trust, The Dils, Bad Religion, the Ruts, the Damned, the Clash, Sex Pistols, Social Distortion, Shattered Faith, the Germs, the Avengers, Dead Kennedys, TSOL, Channel 3, Necros, Misfits, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Gun Club, MC5, Iggy & the Stooges, Blue Cheer, Radio Birdman, Nirvana, SST Records, political punk etc.

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