Punk 7" The Randoms A B C D / LET'S GET RID OF NEW YORK original 1977 abcd kbd
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75
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£ 75
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Jan 19, 2014
Sold Date
Jan 9, 2014
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Great Britain
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Randoms: ABCD/Let's Get Rid of New York Dangerhouse, 1977 - ORIGINAL RELEASE USA IMPORT.
"Something of an early L.A. punk supergroup, Randoms consisted of X's John Doe on bass, the Screamers' K.K. Barret on drums, and Pat Garrett (Black Randy & the Metrosquad) on guitar and vocals. Despite the relatively lo-fi recording, the band sounds remarkably tight. In fact, the gritty nature of the production probably enhances the disk, adding a layer of sonic filth to the decidedly New York flavor of the A-side and enough distortion to the buzzing B-side to endow it with a sort of rough-edged sound.
Between the song's comparatively spare instrumentation and Garrett's slightly drawled vocals, "ABCD" certainly recalls the decadent spirit of post-New York Dolls Johnny Thunders, but the track is actually much closer to the spirit of pop-punk than to the nihilistic drug-laden gloom of glamish Heartbreakers copycats. The B-side, on the other hand, is straight-up angry punk rock (the contemptuousness with which Garrett enunciates "all the money left on Wall Street" and "the whores left on 42nd Street," for instance, is pure bile) with an intense bassline, buzzsawing guitars, and crashing drums. While Randoms do sound like a different band on each side of the disk, they sound like two really good outfits. The record is the debut release for the seminal Dangerhouse label."
Very rare and hard-to-find. Almost impossible to beat in this condition. Rarely seen on ebay - get it while you can. Any questions - please ask.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A [Etched]): PT1-A Finally Pleasant QT-2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B [Etched]): PT1-B Hi Farrah QT-2
record: easily excellent, plays very well indeed.
sleeve: is a very thin paper, foldover cover which, given its flimsyness is in pretty good shape. Has a few creases, again mainly because of the thinness of the paper used, but nothing serious. No rips or tears, graded around VG+/VG++. It even has the original plastic outer sleeve and 'blue dot' sticker to seal it. Having said that, the sticker has lost its stickyness - unsurprisingly!!
labels: Excellent+
All my records and CD's are very well packed in thick cardboard (check out the feedback). I like my items to arrive in the same condition that they left me.
Postage and insurance
UK: £7.00
Europe: £12.00
USA/Canada: £16.00
Rest of the World: £16.00
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