THIS IS THE 1994 US ORIGINAL PRESSING on EPITAPH label. IN SHRINK SINGLE COVER + INSERT. The cover is in EX condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT  slightly wavy on top right (due to shrinkwrap), light discolouration/wear on right corners/right edge (where missing shrink), left spine is fully readable; please for details see photos (with and without flashlight). Vinyl is in EX/NEAR MINT condition[played twice], and plays wonderfully. THIRD ALBUM.

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DOWN BY LAW

A stalwart and influential Los Angeles punk outfit founded by members of All, Dag Nasty, Chemical People, D.Y.S., and Clawhammer, Down by Law never reached the commercial heights scaled by contemporaries like Pennywise and the Offspring, but their lethal blend of melody and D.I.Y. punk attitude won them a huge underground following in the '90s via standout albums like Blue, Punkrockacademyfightsong, and All Scratched Up! 

1994    LP     EPITAPH RECORDS     86431-1

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL PRESSING

IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE + INSERT

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

Barcode: 0 4577-86431-1 0

LABEL: EPITAPH - BLACK LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - SILVER/WHITE TEXT

Catalog on cover: 86431-1 

Catalog on labels: 86431-1

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 86431-1A  S-29420

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): 86431-1B  S-29421

On labels: rim text "©℗ Epitaph.........May Be Hazardous To Your Health."

℗ 1994 Epitaph Records

All songs published by........(BMI)

On Back Cover: Tracklist

Produced......by Michael W. Douglass. Co-production......Alex Reed.

Printed in Canada (circled, bottom right)

Side A: PUNK WON - HIT OR MESS - FLOWER TATTOO - SYMPATHY FOR THE WORLD

500 MILES - BRIEF TOMMY - BRIGHT GREEN GLOBE - MINUSAME - DRUMMIN' DAVE, HUNTER UP

Side B: PUNK AS FUCK - 1944 - THE KING & I - HAIRCUT - CHOCOLATE JERK

SAM I - HEROES & HOOLIGANS - SOLDIER BOY - GOODNIGHT SONG - SAM II

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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

A new lineup, new producers, and a fresh, improved sound make Punkrockacademyfightsong one of Down By Law's best, most consistent albums. Since the band's previous release Blue, vocalist/guitarist Dave Smalley was joined by an entirely new band (Hunter Oswald on drums and vocals, "Angry" John Di Mambro on bass, and Sam Williams III on lead guitar), as well as new producers Michael Douglass and Alex Reed. The result is a solid, polished album of raw punk rock. With the band sharing songwriting duties, the album runs the gamut from five-second punk rants, such as "Drummin' Dave Hunter Up" with its lyrics of "Retro sucks/Retro sucks/Everything about it sucks," to Smalley's stands against intolerance in the punk scene ("1944") and unoriginal Seattle-scene clones ("Haircut). There's even an uncharacteristically sweet love ballad, "Goodnight Song," that's a little cheesy but sincere. However, the stronger tracks tend to be those written by Oswald, who sticks with a more light-hearted approach as shown in "Flower Tattoo," a two-minute, hard-rocking track with the simple chorus "Hair is gold and her eyes are blue/I'm in love with the girl with the flower tattoo." Fortunately, Down By Law manages to successfully meld all these styles into one cohesive package that any punk fan can appreciate...(AllMusic)