F

You Are An E.P.

Year and pressing info: 1984, original pressing of either 300-400 or 1500 (depending on source), this is NOT the recent re-issue. Has "WE ARE THE PENIS-HEIMERS" "AR-8170 SIDE A" on side-A runout & "FAKED ANGER" "AR-8170 SIDE B" on side-B runout

Label and cat#:  Intendo Distorto Records, AR-8170

Record condition:  MINT-, only played a few times in all these years. NO SCUFFS AT ALL SEEN, almost Flawless condition! has some minor dust markings the can be easly cleaned off

Cover condition: NO COVER :(  well it has a cover but not the standard issue. Has this funny MODERN MANNEQUINS 12" cover that might have been used by the band as a joke or just used by the original owner to hold the 12"  ????

track info: 6 killer raw hardcore tracks by this great Florida band from Palm Beach. 

01. No

02. In Control

03. Spit It Out

04. Citizen's Arrest

05. Such Men are Dangerous

06. My Country 'tis of Thee

I got this back in the day in Tampa Florida from a friend that said that it came this way, A MODERN MANNEQUINS cover with "F" "WE ARE A E.P." hand written on cover & back (see photos). I do not know he true story about the cover, but i do know that the vinyl is 100% original and in almost MINT condition.

VERY RARE AND VERY SAUGHT AFTER. 

YOU MIGHT NOT EVER FIND THIS VINYL IN THIS GOOD A CONDITION AGAIN! 

ONE OF THE CLEANEST IN EXISTENCE!!!!

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From Kill From the Heart:

The Tiresome and Typical Story of F

(from the liner notes in the "You Are An E.P." reissue)

This miniscule controversy - as well as a number of childish and unfriendly pranks - brought the band to the attention of the South Florida scene. For an effect probably not half as comical as they thought at the time, the band adopted the newly minted straight edge pose, complete with Xs etc., while drinking heavily and behaving like spoiled, self-destructive, carnivorous swine.

Upon the pressing of 1,500 copies of this record in 1983, no less than 200 of the records were smashed with hammers and against walls by the band and attendees at the practice/show. Such was their idea of a punk rock record release party. Calling the police on their own shows was another party favorite, and they delighted in their last show in Fort Lauderdale where the police actually made arrests instead of the usual simple harrassment.

The band toured twice outside of Florida, both times with White Flag - althought their t-shirts and interviews indicated they had toured with the Ramones.

The band consisted of U.S. Ken "The Duke" Decter, John "John Galt" Golf Jr., Eddie Nothing and alternating drummers Ravenous "Mike Hasson" Gangrene and Pete Moss. Tim Swingle also played bass early on.

The Duke moved to California and played solo under that moniker and as guitar-man for the Ex-Idols. John is a financial planner in South Florida and Eddie (who also played for the Gay Cowboys in Bondage) is now a bill collecter in Tampa. Rav has not been heard of in some time, and Pete won't ever be again, as he died in mid-1997 while abusing some straight-edge heroin. (Rest in peace, Pete.)

[Note: Someone wrote to the website to say that this is incorrect; Pete Moss committed suicide in 1997]

In the early 1990s, the F-Boys appeared in South Florida, having no other connection with the band than their name. And then, following their example, F, The Band Formerly Known as the John Birch Society were born in Gainesville in 1994 and released a fine e.p. "Die You Stupid Hippies."

"Musically, this is a great garage punk release. It's got extremely raw singing, a biting guitar assault, and that appealingly boisterous, devil-may-care quality. It's also funnier than hell, though I prefer not to contemplate the significance of the bizarre graffiti on the sleeve, inserts, and disc labels.

-Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rocknroll #17, September 1984)

"Wow! A patriotic, homosexual punk band. Sounds like something for everyone to hate, right? Wrong! If you miss this one for those reasons, you're a total idiot. Just get this EP> Growling vocals and real tight mid-tempo music with loud yelling backup vocals that compliment the whole thing. A bunch of patriotic sayings and a poem about Ian MacKaye are included. I would enjoy this band much more if they left out their nationalistic political views (and their version of "My Country Tis of Thee"). Saying like "James Watt and Joe McCarthy were right" makes me wonder if all this is just a joke.

-Ron Philips (from Task #1, March 1985)

"Debut 12” by this controversial band (well, back then at least). Fast, snotty, noisy hardcore with an aggressive singer. Great and powerful, get it. [7]"

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 Well, after 30 years of collecting Punk & Hardcore vinyl I never thought this day would come. After switching to CD in the 1990s and then to MP3 in the 2000s, I can't justify keeping my collection any longer so I offer it to you. I started collecting back in 1982 in the San Francisco Bay area where most of my records were purchased new. I moved to Florida in 1986 and still collected up unto the late 1990s. 

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My grading:

MINT (M): New in original un-opened packaging, perfect, never played and like new in every way. I probably won't have many of these since all were played at least once & covers moved around for decades.

NEAR MINT (NM): Opened and played very few times, only very minor visual imperfections. Super clean cover.

EXCELLENT (EX): Played lightly and well cared for, a few light scuffs. Cover may have a few creases or imperfections. Still a very clean record and cover.

VERY GOOD (VG): Has scuffs or light scratches and noticeable signs of heavier wear and handling. Cover may have more visible wear, small rips or small seam splits.

GOOD (G): Has many scuffs and scratches, signs of heavy wear and handling. Cover shows obvious marks, creases, rips, tape, seam splits or wear, labels ripped or written on. Basically not cared for. (these records were the ones I purchased used or received from friends).

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