GERMS (Cat's Clause) LP/Live 1979-1980 Los Angeles CA/Punk/(GI)/Lion's Share/KBD
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GERMS '(Cat's Clause)' LP (Italy, Radiation Records, Catalogue #RRS107) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited (edition of 200 copies only blue vinyl edition) year 2020 Radiation Records edition LP of raucous, blistering and incendiary performances of the Germs, captured live at various performances in the Los Angeles area, circa 1979-1980.
(NOTE: LIMITED BLUE VINYL EDITION OF 200 COPIES ONLY!)
The Germs are one of the most legendary and venerated of all Los Angeles hardcore punk bands. The roots of the group stemmed from the meeting of two minds at an alternative school in the late 1970s, when future vocalist Jan Paul Beahm, AKA Darby Crash, met guitarist George Ruthenberg, AKA Pat Smear, the latter a reformed Jesus freak. Spearheading the west coast hardcore scene, the band burst into public consciousness with an explosive performance at The Whisky in 1977 (introduced by future Go Go Belinda Carlisle and KROQ disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer), with Crash (then known as Bobby Pyn) and Smear joined by bassist Lorna Doom and drummer Donna Rhia, this line-up featuring on debut single, "Forming". Crash's rambling, sneering and often sarcastic vocals were the perfect foil to Smear's superfast thrash-guitar licks, and Smash was a dynamic frontman too, despite his volatile personality. After borrowing Weirdos drummer Nicky Beat for the "Lexicon Devil" single, debut album GI (1979), incongruously produced by Joan Jett of The Runaways, saw the introduction of Arizona-born drummer Nicky Bolles. The band's revered status and early innovation kept them on top of the LA punk scene heap, yet Crash ended up overdosing on heroin in December 1980, his death an apparent suicide. After releasing solo material in the late 1980s, in 1992 Smear was asked to replace John Frusciante in The Red Hot Chili Peppers but opted to join Nirvana instead, his presence there sparking the Germs revival that yielded the outtakes and live rarities set, Cats Clause, which includes rare live material from the Hong Kong Café, as well as material from Crash's final concert at the Starwood in 1980, and more rare material. Limited edition blue vinyl. Gatefold sleeve and printed inner sleeve with rare photos and other memorabilia. Also includes a 60x60cm poster.
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
A1 Public ImageA2 Lion's Share
A3 Strange Notes
A4 Shut Down (Never Ending Version)
A5 Germ's Riot
A6 Lexicon Devil
A7 Other Newest One
B1 My Tunnel
B2 Communist Eyes
B3 Strange Notes
B4 Circle One
B5 Forming
B6 What We Do Is Secret
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