THE VANDALS Peace Thru Vandalism 12EP EPITAPH 1982 USUK orig EPI-V1 DEBUT PUNK
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THE VANDALS
Orange County punk veterans the Vandals traced their roots back to the earliest days of their local scene, but didn't really make much of an impact as recording artists until the '90s. By that time, their snide, terminally juvenile humor and catchy punk-pop had done a great deal to set the tone of Orange County's thriving punk and ska scene. Clear spiritual forefathers of bands like the Offspring, blink-182, and Less Than Jake, the Vandals took their cues from early punk comedians like the Dickies and the Descendents, ratcheting up the wiseass factor and delighting in dumb, lowbrow jokes. Sometimes satirical and mostly silly, the Vandals also remained staunchly independent for their entire career.
"PEACE THRU VANDALISM"
1982 LP EPITAPH RECORDS EPI-V1
PRINTED IN U.S.A. (vinyl) MADE IN THE U.K. (cover) ORIGINAL PRESSING
STILL IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
This version: Yellow Labels. Suite Beat Distribution instead of Epitaph logo on rear sleeve.
On labels: Made in USA; on back cover: Made in the U.K.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: EPITAPH - YELLOW LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (rear) EPI-V1
Catalog on labels: EPI-V1 (Side 1 / Side 2)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): EP1-VI GAY RODEO S-9685
Matrix / Runout (Side AA, Etched): EP1-VI NORDIC CONQUEST S-9686 S-9686
On labels: All Songs Engineered & Produced by Thom Wilson
All Songs © 1981 The Vandals
Made in USA
On Back Cover: All Songs © 1982, The Vandals except H.B. Hotel by Elvis
Vandals c/o Epitaph Records
Made in the U.K.
Distributed in the United States by Suite Beat
Music Group Inc.........Santa Monica, Ca 90404
tracklisting
Side A: WANNA BE MANOR - URBAN STRUGGLE - THE LEGEND OF PAT BROWN
Side B: PIRATES LIFE - H.B. HOTEL - ANARCHY BURGER (HOLD THE GOVERNMENT)
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Their riotous early shows around Orange County got them banned from several venues, but also worked up enough buzz that their 1982 debut EP, Peace Thru Vandalism, was released by Bad Religion's Epitaph label. It featured signature early numbers like "Anarchy Burger (Hold the Government)," the local radio hit "Urban Struggle," and "The Legend of Pat Brown," about a real-life roommate of Escalante's who went after some undercover cops with his car at a Vandals show in Costa Mesa. The following year, they appeared as themselves in director Penelope Spheeris' punk drama, Suburbia...(AllMusic)
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