PATRIOTS Land Of The Free 7" FEAR '83 kbd PUNK Hardcore
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PATRIOTS "The Land Of The Free" 7" vinyl ep (Another Lousy Record P-4-27-19AT3 / 1983).
Picture sleeve is VG+ (small bend on the upper right corner + a tiny stain on the top middle of the p/s - nothing major). Record is VG+ (light paper scuffs - pretty clean overall). Includes folded lyric insert. Both the p/s and lyric sheet are printed on both sides. The labels have writing on them marking A and B sides.
Ultra rare Southern California punk/hardcore recorded by Spit Stix of FEAR. As far as I know this has not been on any of the Killed By Death, Bloodstains type series. This is a great record - do an internet search and you should be able to find the song files, you won't be dissapointed!
Tracklisting: 1. Land of the Free 2. Nobody No More 3. Strangling Me 4. Can't Wait 5. The Guilty Walk Free 6. Bang Bang Bang.
"Recorded and mixed in one day on April 28 1983, the PATRIOTS one and only vinyl appearance ever is full of angst and anger! You really can sense the urgency and immediate power of the group on this slab - that’s what good old low-fi and analog recording techniques were capable of, just capturing and preserving one specific moment in time. Jeff Bale (in Sept 1983 MRR) complained about the production (and lack of originality) of this EP, but I’m pretty sure he’d feel different these days, when all the bands sound the same and play the same (crap).
There ain’t much I could tell you about the PATRIOTS other than they were from LA county and seem to have disappeared after this glorious piece of plastic (which is a rare find, actually). My fave would be "The Guilty walk free", but every single song has a very specific aura and benefits from the very high pitched guitar (played by Chris Pedersen). A fantastic record, totally under-appreciated. Bizarre how some bands would just fly under the radar in a time when every little grain of sand seemed to reflect an enormous picture in todays perspective of the first (and only) wave of HC." (goodbadmusic.com)
"This new political band from southern Cal is sort of like a cross between M.D.C. and the HATED. Perceptive lyrics and a primitive production add strength to these gruff thrash and punk ditties, but they could use a bit more originality. Still, these are the kind of patriots we need more of." (Jeff Bale, from MRR #8, Sept. 1983)
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