DEAD BOYS "SONIC REDUCER" b/w "DOWN IN FLAMES" 1977 SIRE EX/VG+ OOP PUNK CLASSIC

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LAST YEAR I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED. I WILL BE LISTING A LOT OF HIS 45's OVER THE COMING FEW WEEKS.

ARTIST: DEAD BOYS

TRACK LISTING-

SIDE 1. “SONIC REDUCER” (3:04)

SIDE 2. “DOWN IN FLAMES” (2:13)

Tracklist Hide Credits

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
• Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Sire Records, Inc.
• Published By – Omfug Music
• Published By – Dead Boys Music
• Published By – Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc.

Credits

• Bass – Jeff Magnum (2)
• Drums – Johnny Blitz (2)
• Lead Guitar – Cheetah Chrome
• Lead Vocals – Stiv Bators
• Photography By – Glenn Brown (2)
• Producer – Genya Ravan
• Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Zero

Notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout [Etched]): SRE-1004-VNY-1353-S-LW1•
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout [Etched]): SRE-1004-VNY-1362-S-LW1••

LABEL: SIRE RECORDS

CAT#- SRE-1004

YEAR: 1977

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT/NM CONDITION. NO MARKS, BLEMS, SCRATCHES, LINES, FINGERPRINTS, ETC.BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. VINYL PLAYS SUPER CLEAN. NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. ONE OR TWO VER VERY TINY CLICKS ON THE LEAD IN GROOVES KEEPS IT FROM A NM/MINT LISTING

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE SLEEVE IS IN NM/EXCELLENT CONDITION, STRAIGHT EDGES, NO TEARS,RIPS OR WRITING ON IT. VERY LIGHT RING WEAR ON THE BACK, AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES.

OTHER INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. ETCHED IN THE MATRIX OF SIDE 1 SRE-1004-VNY-1353-S-LW1. PRODUCED BY GENYA RAVAN. NO RESERVE!

ARTIST & RELEASE INFO:

Dead Boys are an American punk rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. The band was among the first wave of punk bands, and was known as one of the rowdiest and most violent punk groups of the era. Dead Boys were formed by vocalist Stiv Bators, lead guitarist Cheetah Chrome, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Zero, bassist Jeff Magnum, and drummer Johnny Blitz in 1976, splintering off of the band Rocket From The Tombs. They released two studio albums, Young Loud and Snotty and We Have Come for Your Children.

Dead Boys were initially active from 1976 to 1979, briefly reuniting in 1986, and then later again in 2004 and 2005 for the first time without Bators, who had died in 1990. In September 2017, Chrome and Blitz reunited the band with a new lineup for a 40th anniversary tour along with a new album, Still Snotty: Young, Loud and Snotty at 40, a re-recording of their debut album. The new lineup includes vocalist Jake Hout, rhythm guitairst Jason Kottwitz and bassist Ricky Rat, alongside Chrome and Blitz.

"Sonic Reducer" is a punk rock song written by Cheetah Chrome and David Thomas during their tenure in Rocket from the Tombs, which made its recorded debut on the Dead Boys 1977 album Young, Loud and Snotty with a change of lyrics that were rewritten by Stiv Bators.

The song is widely regarded as a punk classic and has been covered by bands as varied as Guns N' Roses, Overkill, Pearl Jam, Foetus, Dozer, Leeway, Die Toten Hosen and Saves the Day. The song appeared on the UK compilation album "New Wave", produced by UK actor and mystic, Pete Knobbler. The song was sampled on the Beastie Boys song "An Open Letter to NYC" on their 2004 album To The 5 Boroughs. It is also featured on the skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2 and Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (by Saves the Day). It was also performed by fictional punk rock outfit Hard Core Logo in Bruce McDonald's 1997 mockumentary, Hard Core Logo.

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ALL 7” SINGLES WILL BE MAILED OUT IN PADDED ENVELOPES WITH EXTRA STURDY CARDBOARD TO PROTECT THE ITEM. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING WITH OTHER LIKE SIZED ITEMS. ADDITIONAL 45’S .50 EA. IN THE U.S. VIA MEDIA MAIL OR OTHER USPS SERVICES. ONE 45 WITH SHIPPING MATERIALS IS 5 OUNCES, 2 6 OUNCES, THREE 8 OUNCES, FIGURE 2 OUNCES FOR EA. ADDITIONAL 45. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS BASED ON WEIGHT AND COUNTRY. FOR THE U.S. THE $4 COST OF THE MEDIA MAIL INCLUDES MY COST OF PADDED ENVELOPES, PACKING MATERIALS & TIME. THANKS! BOB

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