WARZONE LOWER EAST SIDE POSSE FIST RECORDS EP STUDIO X

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WARZONE LOWER EAST SIDE POSSE DON”T FORGET THE STRUGGLE DON”T FORGET THE STREETS RARE EP ON FIST RECORDS LABEL  RECORDED 1987 at STUDIO X RIDGEWOOD NJ AUGUST 1987 Front Cover > Liz Bradley Back Photos > Roberto Rabanne Mastered by Ray Hagerty at Soundwaves, NYC

FIST RECORDS TEANECK NJ

EP CONDITION: SLEEVE, JACKET, LINER NOTES ALL IN GREAT SHAPE.

Side 1 unscratched appears uplayed and pristine. Fist records warzone don't forget the struggle side 1 copyright war zone righteous jam co. FIST 001 stereo 33 1/3 RPM INTRO BUST, ITS YOUR CHOICE, CRAZY BUT NOT INSANE, F---- YOUR ATTITIDE, AS ONE, WE'RE THE CREW. This is etched in caps THE RIGHTEOUS WILL PREVAIL FIST -001-A

Side 2- Same unplayed untouched condition. FIST RECORDS WARZONE DON'T FORGET THE STREETS SIDE TWO COPYRIGHT WAR ZONE RIGHTEOUS JAM COMPANY FIST 001 STEREO 33 1/3 SONGS; DON'T FORGET THE STRUGGLE, DON'T FORGET THE STREETS, IN THE MIRROR, SKINHEAD YOUTH, GROWING UP THE NEXT STEP, JUDGEMENT DAY, FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY

 On Liner Notes: (handprinted onto lower left corner among typed lyrics) COPYRIGHT = PUBLISHED BY THE WARZONE RIGHTEOUS JAM CO. SPECIAL THANKS: TOOD YOUTH, ANDREA (FRONT COVER CONCEPT) DUANE AT SOME RECORDS 210 E. 6TH ST. NY NY 212 674-4065 MC FINK. 

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ALL OUR LOVE TO OUR TRUE FATHER GOD AND OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR GIVING US TALENT AND FOR HELPING US THROUGH OUR LIVES ON THIS EARTH AND FOR ALWAYS LEADING US BACK ONTO THE RIGHTEOUS PATH OF LIFE. FOR WITHOUT HIM WE HAVE NOTHING BUT WITH HIS GRACE WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS!

There is also an extensive list of acknowledgements entitled "Good Looking Out" including the Bronx Posse, the Brooklyn Posse, the Queens Posse, Harley Davidson Motorcycles, the Old Altercation Crew, Lolita C., Blitz (#1pitbull) Agnostic Front, the CroMags, Covenant House, the Door, and Murphys Law. There is also a list of Extra Righteous People including Ray's Mom (who has the biggest heart), Warzone Women (for service beyond the call of duty), Our skinhead road crew, Top Cat Studios, Bad Brains

Other side of liner notes features a photo of the band and smaller inset photos of them mooning the camera.

Caption: "No Thanks Suckers" SATAN (in super bold hand printing style) and then (go to hell), the Pool B------ (who chaseed Luke and Jay with a 12 foot stick and then pressed charges) Drug Dealers who are destroying todays youth, $$$ Big Business, which is trying to monopolize on hardcore music, New Kirk Bagels, Rikers Island (correctional officers), All the governments on this earth who are trying to destroy us with their greed and lies.

***Maxium (sic) Rock n Roll***

who over the past few years have consistently put down NYC Skinhead and Hardcore bands of what they (M.R.R.) judge as right and wrong without ever getting to know the individuals personally. MRR we do not condemn as a whole- but the few ignorant individuals who use that fanzine to put people down because of their beliefs. Remember this America (ohh, I almost forgot, you few hate America) from all the Skin-heads and Hardcore kids in NYC you have put down now and in the future, we salute you with a hearty "F--- You" and hope that one day in the future you will use your pen and fanzine

**In a More Positive Way**

Remember M.R.R., this is a movement- we all should support each other, not use it for anybodys personal gain!! Dmitri's, all the mother f-----ers whoa abuse molest & take advantage of children---(fireburn bo)!!!!

Warzone was an American hardcore skinhead band formed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1982. The band helped develop the New York hardcore sound, the hardcore skinhead style and the youth crew subgenre. During the band's 15 years and many line-up changes, their primarily hardcore sound was flavored by influences ranging from Oi! (they toured several times with The Business and played a cover of their song The Real Enemy), to traditional punk rock, and a heavy metal phase (on their self-titled LP, Warzone). Their fan base was diverse, with their concerts usually attended by skinheads (both anti-racist and racist), straight edge teens, metalheads and punks of all ages.

Frontman Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri was the band's only consistent member, from its formation until Barbieri's death on September 11, 1997 due to pneumonia. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was receiving treatment in a Veterans Health Administration facility when the illness damaged his liver and took his life at the age of 35. For more than a year following his death, every release on the Victory Records label was dedicated to his memory, as well as two independent compilations. These albums — as well as benefit concerts following his death — raised funds for several non-profit groups Ray had worked for which helped at-risk youth.

The band featured several non-white members through its history, and Barbieri sang lyrics urging unity and spoke out strongly against anything that divided the youth of America against itself. Their song "Under 18" decried the age-based discriminatory practices at many venues that demanded IDs for entry; "War Between Races" demanded an end to racial violence and prejudice within the hardcore scene, and "Brother and Sisterhood" encouraged young women and girls to become active in the traditionally male-dominated hardcore punk scene.

Their concerts were often marred by violence, so Barbieri usually sang out in the crowd, using it as an opportunity to stop fights before security could respond. This tactic often cooled tempers more quickly than stopping the show might have, and prevented fans from being escorted out of the show. His position in the crowd rather than elevated on a stage also endeared him to fans in a way few other performers in the genre have ever achieved. Warzone fans were not simply encouraged to sing along, they often dictated the band's entire set list and even decided how long the group would play, with some sets lasting until Raybeez could barely speak.

Covenant House (under Good Looking Out)