Dead KennedysGive Me Convenience Or Give Me Death

Label:

Alternative Tentacles – VIRUS 57

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Compilation
Flexi-disc , 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Punk

Tracklist

A1 Police Truck
Music ByBiafra*
RemixR. Pepperell*
Words ByBiafra*
2:23
A2 Too Drunk To Fuck
Words By, Music ByBiafra*
2:38
A3 California Über Alles
Music ByBiafra*
ProducerJim Keylor
Words ByJohn Greenway
3:26
A4 The Man With The Dogs
ProducerJim Keylor
Words By, Music ByBiafra*
3:01
A5 In Sight
ProducerNorm (2)
Words By, Music ByBiafra*
1:38
A6 Life Sentence
Words By, Music ByBiafra*
2:38
A7 A Child And His Lawnmower
Words By, Music ByBiafra*
0:54
A8 Holiday In Cambodia
Music ByFlouride*
Words ByBiafra*
3:43
B9 I Fought The Law
Lyrics By [New Lyrics]Biafra*
Words By, Music BySonny Curtis
2:17
B10 Saturday Night Holocaust
Music ByFlouride*
ProducerThom Wilson
Words ByBiafra*
4:22
B11 Pull My Strings
Music BySlesinger*
Words ByBiafra*
5:53
B12 Short Songs
Guitar, Words By, Music By6025
0:20
B13 Straight A's
Guitar, Music By6025
Words ByBiafra*
2:05
B14 Kinky Sex Makes The World Go 'Round
Music ByFlouride*
Words ByBiafra*
4:17
B15 The Prey
Music ByBiafra*
Words ByBiafra*
3:44
The Flexi
C16 Buzzbomb From Pasadena
Music ByBiafra*
Producer, EngineerOliver Dicicco
Words ByBiafra*
2:20
D17 Night Of The Living Rednecks
Words By, Music ByFlouride*
5:10

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Alternative Tentacles Records
  • Copyright ©Alternative Tentacles Records
  • Pressed ByOrlake Records
  • Pressed ByFlexi Records Ltd – FLX 589

Credits

  • Artwork [Insert Booklet]Winston Smith (5)
  • Bass GuitarKlaus Flouride
  • Compiled ByJello Biafra
  • Cover [Back], LayoutChristopher Rankin
  • Cover, ArtworkWinston Smith (5)
  • DrumsD.H. Peligro
  • Executive-ProducerPippin Youth
  • Guitar, Effects [Echoplex]East Bay Ray
  • Lacquer Cut ByPorky (5)
  • Mastered ByBernie Grundman
  • ProducerBiafra* (tracks: B9, B14, C16)
  • Sleeve, Concept ByBiafra*
  • VocalsKlaus Flouride

Notes

Includes cut-and-paste style lyric/credits booklet, that has misprinted the title as "Give Me Conenience Or Give Me Death" on the backcover.

Flexi-disc side A is 45 RPM and side B is 33 1/3 RPM.

Tracks are listed sequentially, regardless of sides.

On backcover:
℗+© 1987 Alternative Tentacles
On labels:
© + ℗ 1987 Alternative Tentacles Records

Made in England.

Side A, Bat label has black background, a version with maroon background also exist.

Matrix runout info:
Pressed By credits LP & flexi identified by matrix runout.

Runouts are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Label Code (Back Cover): LC 8536
  • Label Code (Labels): LC 8357
  • Label Code (Flexi-disc): LC 8356
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): VIRUS+57+A2 ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME CUT.
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): VIRUS+57+B A PORKY PRIME CUT. ORLAKE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, Flexi-disc side A): FLX 589A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, Flexi-disc side B): FLX 589B

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Reviews

  • PederJoa's avatar
    PederJoa
    My copy lacks “virus 57” on A-side label (black with silver bat)
    • LesArts's avatar
      LesArts
      It exist two variants of the booklet:
      • soft newspaper variant with printed „virus 57“ in right corner
      • card newspaper variant without the print in the corner - but a little bigger in size
      • Groslapin's avatar
        Groslapin
        Some copies have a miss pressed flexi playing "A" side on both side.

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