MINUTEMEN The Punch Line LP SST 1981 US re+insert SST 004 MIKE WATT-fIREHOSE
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MINUTEMEN
One of the most influential punk bands, an eclectic trio that ranged from jazz and funk to beat poetry and classic rock, with a wry sense of humor.
More than any other hardcore band, the Minutemen epitomized the free-thinking independent ideals that formed the core of punk/alternative music. Wildy eclectic and politically revolutionary, the Minutemen never stayed in one place too long; they moved from punk to free jazz to funk to folk at a blinding speed. And they toured and recorded at blinding speed; during the early '80s, they were constantly on the road, turning out records whenever they had a chance. Like their peers Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, R.E.M., Sonic Youth, and the Meat Puppets, the Minutemen built a large, dedicated cult following throughout the United States through their relentless touring. Like their fellow American indie bands, the trio was poised to break into the world of major labels in 1986, and they would have if it wasn't for the tragic death of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon in December of 1985. Even though bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley carried on with fIREHOSE in the late '80s, the legacy of the Minutemen overshadowed the new band in the late '80s and early '90s, as the San Pedro trio influenced several generations of musicians"THE PUNCH LINE"
<mid/late-80s reissue, originally published in 1981>
Produced by Spot
LP SST RECORDS SST 004
PRINTED IN U.S.A. MID/LATE-80s REPRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INSERT
[Includes Insert: "Fundamentals Of Design" ]
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
This version: Without barcode.
Mastered as 18 separate cuts rather than 7 as on the original release.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: SST - WHITE (A) & B&W PHOTO (B) LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) SST-004 (rear) sst-004
Catalog on labels: (side A only) sst-004
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SST 004 A L-6829 ANY MESSAGES?
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SST 004 B Re1 L-6829-X YEAH SEND IN THE CLOWNS
Other / Runout (on both sides, Etched): [not legible, because etched thru runout & label]
On labels: (Side A only) © new alliance music (BMI)
? 1981 sst records
p.o. box 1, lawndale, CA 90260
engineered & produced by spot
(Side B only): "the punch line"
On Back Cover: recorded at media art in hermosa beach, california
george hurley did the vocal in the middle of RUINS
made in usa
stereo
insert - martyn lyon
tracklisting
Side 1: SEARCH - TENSION - GAMES - BOILING - DISGUISES
THE STRUGGLE - MONUMENTS - RUINS - ISSUED
Side 2: THE PUNCH LINE - SONG FOR EL SALVADOR - HISTORY LESSON
FANATICS - NO PARADE - STRAIGHT JACKET - GRAVITY - WARFARE - STATIC
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The Minutemen may have come out of the same California hardcore scene that produced Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Fear, but they not only bore little resemblance to their West Coast contemporaries, they didn't sound much like anyone else in American rock at that time. The Punch Line was the band's first album, packing 18 tunes into less than 25 minutes, and if the music shares hardcore's lust for speed and assaultive rhythmic punch, their sharp, fragmented melodies, complex tempos, and overtly poetic and political lyrics made clear they were rugged individuals; imagine James Blood Ulmer teaching Wire how to get funky and you start to get an idea of what The Punch Line sounds like...(AllMusic)
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