REALLY RED "Vol. 1-3" (3 LP Lot) (classic early 80's Texas hardcore punk) (KBD)

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Really Red

Vol. 1 - Teaching You The Fear / Vol. 2 - Rest In Pain / Vol. 3 - New Strings For Old Puppets

Format: 3 LP Lot

Record Label: Alternative Tentacles

Condition: New (sealed)

* I'm selling these 3 LP's together - they have been remastered by Jello Biafra and all include a free digital download.
* Alternative Tentacles is proud to present the first-ever complete, three-volume collection of Texas punk legends Really Red. None of their catalog has been available for years - some not for decades! Really Red was the backbone of Houston’s underground from the early punk era clear through ’80s hardcore. Like The Dicks in Austin, they directly challenged an insanely violent police department at no small risk to their own lives. Their sound itself incorporated art and post-punk elements, with a musical and lyrical depth on par with bands like Mission of Burma, Wire, or Dead Kennedys. Singer Ronnie Bond (a.k.a. U-Ron Bondage) was never afraid to push intelligence or mess with Texas. Kelly Younger’s guitar style is as unique in its own way as that of Gang of Four’s Andy Gill, while Bob Weber’s taut, precise and sometimes unorthodox drum patterns would not be heard again until the likes of John Wright of NoMeansNo. It’s all driven forward by the driving, elastic bass lines of John Paul Williams. This collection presents the sound better then it has ever been, so hear them again for the first time - or the first time ever. 
* Volume 1: Teaching You the Fear (1981) is the much-loved first album that’s been unavailable since Empty Records reissued it ten years ago. More manic and locked-in then the early singles, this is Really Red in their prime, fired up and focused to lay down what they likely thought was their one shot to get it all on vinyl. The title track even calls out specific murders by the Houston cops that they wouldn’t even admit were crimes! The release comes with part one of David Ensminger’s (Left of the Dial) extensive interview with Bond. A true classic of it's time - or any time - Teaching You the Fear has been restored from the original tapes and re-mastered by Jello Biafra to sound better then ever! Track Listing - Too Political? / Bored With Apathy / The Fee / Teaching You The Fear / Decay / Run 'Em Out / No Cart / Bar-B-Que / White Lies / Nico / Starvation Dance / Prostitution / Aim Tastes Good / Entertainment / Pigboy / Ain't No Time / Lockjaw / Reminder
* Volume 2: Rest In Pain (1985) is the long-lost second album that hardly any Really Red fans back then knew existed! Unavailable for almost 30 years, now all tracks are restored for the first time ever, with vastly improved sound - fiercer and heavier, but still vintage Really Red. Side two shows the band’s roots with an awesome Texas psycho cover of The Red Crayola’s “War Sucks.” These guys actually saw The 13th Floor Elevators live! Rest In Pain was remastered at Fantasy by Jello Biafra and comes with part two of David Ensminger’s interview with Bond. Track Listing: Youth Culture For Sale / Balance Of Terror / Personal Hell / Ritual / Let The Night Roar (With Us) / Hang 'Em High / Star Mangled Banner / Nobody Rules (live) / War Sucks / Just The Facts, Ma'am
* Volume 3: News Strings For Old Puppets (1978-1982) could be the surprise hit of the bunch. Here in one place are all the highly sought-after Really Red 7-inches, plus more from the early days that has never been released in any form until now. The LP kicks off with the KBD cult classic "Modern Needs" and the even rarer "Crowd Control" single, followed by an unlikely punk cover of Petula Clark’s “Downtown.” Finally seeing the light for the first time is “Little Death,” the song Jello wanted for the 1981 Alternative Tentacles compilation Let Them Eat Jellybeans that only survived on a cassette he found in his vaults. Then it’s on to the hardcore era and the New Strings For Old Puppets EP itself, before a final rewind to the live songs originally released as the Despise Moral Majority official bootleg EP. The sound is dramatically improved, and it ain’t a muddy bootleg anymore! This is one kickass album, lovingly curated and remastered by Biafra with part three of David Ensminger’s extensive interview with Bond. Track Listing: Modern Needs / White Lies / Crowd Control / Corporate Settings / Downtown / For Gumbos Only / Little Death / I Refuse To Sing / No More Art / Suburban Disease / Teenage F*** Up / Ode To Kurtis Kren / Entertainment / Starvation Dance / Nico / A Reminder