GERMS Decline of Western Civilization LP 1st Press PUNK

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Original Slash Pressing with Misprint Labels!

1980 GERMS Darby Crash/Various Decline of Western Civilization LP Slash SR-105 LA PUNK!! Label misprint: Has Side 2 Label on both sides!! 12 inch 33rpm stereo! With Lyrics Insert!! Extremely RARE and Hard To Find!!! A1 Black Flag - White Minority 1:29 Bass - Gary McDaniel Drums - Robo (3) Guitar, Written-By - Greg Ginn Vocals - Ron Reyes A2 Black Flag - Depression 2:05 Bass - Gary McDaniel Drums - Robo (3) Guitar, Written-By - Greg Ginn Vocals - Ron Reyes A3 Black Flag - Revenge 1:49 Bass - Gary McDaniel Drums - Robo (3) Guitar, Written-By - Greg Ginn Vocals - Ron Reyes A4 Germs - Manimal 2:25 Bass - Lorna* Drums - Don* Guitar - Pat* Vocals, Written-By - Darby Crash A5 Catholic Discipline - Undergound Babylon 3:01 Bass - Rick Jaffe Drums - Craig Lee Guitar - Phranc Keyboards - Robert Lopez* Vocals, Lyrics By - Claude Bessy Written-By - Bessy* , Meade* A6 X (5) - Beyond And Back 2:35 Bass, Vocals - John Doe (2) Drums - D.J. Bonebrake Guitar - Billy Zoom Vocals, Lyrics By - Exene Cervenka Written-By - Exene Cervenka , John Doe (2) A7 X (5) - Johnny Hit And Run Paulene 2:43 Bass, Vocals, Lyrics By - John Doe (2) Drums - D.J. Bonebrake Guitar - Billy Zoom Vocals, Lyrics By - Exene Cervenka Written-By - Exene Cervenka , John Doe (2) B1 X (5) - We're Desperate 1:56 Bass, Vocals, Lyrics By - John Doe (2) Drums - D.J. Bonebrake Guitar - Billy Zoom Vocals - Exene Cervenka Written-By - Exene Cervenka , John Doe (2) B2 Circle Jerks - Red Tape 0:58 Bass - Roger Dowding Drums - Lucky Lehrer Guitar - Greg Hetson Vocals, Lyrics By - Keith Morris Written-By - Greg Hetson , Keith Morris B3 Circle Jerks - Back Against The Wall 1:25 Bass - Roger Dowding Drums - Lucky Lehrer Guitar - Greg Hetson Vocals, Written-By - Keith Morris B4 Circle Jerks - I Just Want Some Skank 0:56 Bass - Roger Dowding Drums, Lyrics By - Lucky Lehrer Guitar - Greg Hetson Vocals - Keith Morris Written-By - Circle Jerks B5 Circle Jerks - Beverly Hills 1:12 Bass - Roger Dowding Drums - Lucky Lehrer Guitar - Greg Hetson Vocals, Lyrics By - Keith Morris Written-By - Circle Jerks B6 Alice Bag Band - Gluttony 2:19 Bass - Rob Ritter Drums - Terry Graham Guitar, Written-By - Craig Lee Vocals - Alice Bag B7 Fear (3) - I Don't Care About You 1:42 Bass - Derf Scratch Drums - Spit Stix* Guitar - Philo Cramer Vocals, Written-By - Lee Ving B8 Fear (3) - I Love Livin' In The City 2:01 Bass - Derf Scratch Drums - Spit Stix* Guitar - Philo Cramer Vocals, Written-By - Lee Ving B9 Fear (3) - Fear Anthem 0:32 Bass - Derf Scratch Drums - Spit Stix* Guitar - Philo Cramer Vocals, Lyrics By - Lee Ving! Very HARD TO FIND PRESSING!! Vintage COLLECTIBLE!! ENJOY!! HAPPY BIDDING ON THIS CLASSIC COLLECTIBLE - RARE AND BOOKS HIGH!! Gr0OoVy!!!

The Germs are an American punk band from Los Angeles, California, originally active from 1977 to 1980. Germs have since reformed in 2005 with Shane West replacing Darby Crash. Their 1977 single, "Forming"/"Sexboy", is generally regarded as the first punk record from Los Angeles.[citation needed] The band's early lineup consisted of singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom, and their most consistent drummer Don Bolles. They released only one album, 1979's (GI) (produced by Joan Jett) and were featured the following year in Penelope Spheeris' documentary film The Decline of Western Civilization, which chronicled the Los Angeles punk movement. The Germs disbanded following Crash's suicide on December 7, 1980. Their music was influential to many later punk and alternative rock acts. Smear went on to greater notoriety performing with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. In 2005 actor Shane West was cast to play Crash in the Germs biographical film What We Do Is Secret. He performed with Smear, Doom, and Bolles at a production party for the film, after which the Germs re-formed with West as singer. The new lineup of the band has performed a number of tours in the United States, including performances on the 2006 and 2008 Warped Tours.

The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of Penelope Spheeris’ film “Decline of Western Civilization”. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X. According to director Penelope Spheeris the film was financed by two businessmen who originally wanted to finance a porn film. It's very rare that cameras are around during the genesis of a music movement grateful that Ms Spheeris was there to capture the beginnings of the LA hardcore scene that was growing out of the ideals and influences of the dying New York & London punk scenes. After DOWC was screened in Los Angeles, punk music fans got into so many fights and caused so much trouble that then-L.A. Police Chief Daryl Gates wrote the filmmakers a letter asking them not to screen the film again.

Featuring concert footage of legendary Los Angeles punk bands, and interviews both with band members, the publishers of Slash, and with the punks who made up their audience, the film offers a look into a subculture that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time. Eerily, the promotional poster for The Decline (and the record cover of the soundtrack album) featured a close-up frame of Germs singer Darby Crash supine on stage with his eyes closed. Crash died from a heroin-induced suicide shortly before the film was released (the poster was designed before his death). Bands included are Black Flag, The Germs, X, The Bags (billed at the time as The Alice Bag Band), Circle Jerks, Catholic Discipline, and Fear.

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(Cover/Near Mint; VINYL/Near Mint; Yellow Slash Records LABEL)!! (Please see Scans!!)(WE HAVE NOT PLAYED IT)!!!

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