THE VILETONES “Screamin Fist ep” orig Canadian punk M-

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THE VILETONES “Screamin Fist ep” orig Canadian punk M-

1977/Cdn/Vile …..This is a rare original Canadian pressing of their 1st single released in 1977 on their own Vile Records label. The tracks are - "Screamin (sic) Fist" b/w "Possibilities" and "Rebel" The picture sleeve is in clean solid VG++ condition with slight aging and initials and a date written top left rear corner, no splits or other issues. The vinyl is in strong Excellent to M- condition with a couple of light inaudible scuffs/hairlines and plays clean. Clean labels. This is a very nice original pressing! Please check my auctions for other garage, psych and Canadian records. Good Luck and thanks for looking!

For certain greying punks in Canada's largest city, it's a matter of civic pride that the Toronto punk scene was second only to New York's (and perhaps San Francisco's) back in 1977. Just as in Britain, it was probably the Ramones who lit the fire here with a series of three gigs at the New Yorker Theatre in September of 1976. Bands like the Diodes (who opened the first Canadian punk club The Crash'n'Burn), the Ugly and the Viletones were out of the blocks soon after, with the Viletones' classic line-up of singer Nazi Dog, guitarist Freddie Pompeii, bass player Chris Hate and drummer Motor X making their debut at Toronto's dank Colonial Tavern on Yonge Street.
The Viletones were easily the most infamous of Toronto punk bands, with leader Nazi Dog (a.k.a Steven Leckie) - like many a punk at the time, a rough amalgam of Johnny Rotten and Iggy Pop - taking the "destroy" credo to its extreme, slashing himself on stage. By July of 1977, the Viletones would travel to ground zero, playing a four-night run at CBGB, along with the remainder of Canada's punk royalty at the time, the Diodes and Teenage Head. Lester Bangs would later write in the Village Voice, "This guy Natzee Dog hung from the rafters, crawled all over the stage, and hurled himself on the first row until his body was one huge sore."
While it's hard to say whether Screamin' Fist was the first punk record released in Canada, it was probably the most talked about. And rightfully so. 'Screamin Fist' is killer punk, from the ominous bass/drums intro to Leckie's gruff scowl. This must have had quite an impact on a local scene hungering for its own voice. And while the sludgy 'Possibilities' lets up a bit on the throttle, the frantic 'Rebel' sticks to the formula - loud and fast rules! - and is all the better for that.

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MINT: as stated with no defects

M- OR NEAR MINT: as stated near Mint!, or Mint Minus, same thing, very clean with no defect to sound or visual appearance, one scuff or mark may be permitted but it will be mentioned in the description, a near Mint record looks and plays very clean

EXCELLENT: not much below near Mint, may have a delete hole and/or a minor defect or two not visually detracting from the cover, the vinyl will appear shiny and in clean condition with very minor defects not affecting the sound, still very clean and very collectable!

VG++ still a very nice copy with minimal cover wear and/or delete/splits, still visually appealing, the vinyl will retain it's original gloss and can have some minor scuffs/scratches that don't affect play very much

VG+ a little more cover/ring wear and delete, splits etc., the vinyl will still retain much original gloss with a bit more scuffs and/or scratches I may list a very rare or desirable item with a lower grade, I will try to list all defects, both cover and vinyl no matter the condition, I also play grade the records on high end equipment and will give an honest play grade as well as visual grade, considering the number of records I buy on line my grading is very conservative and fair.

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