Album
Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death
1987 · Rock
40 collectors on Gatefold own this
Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death is a Punk album by Dead Kennedys, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 110 pressings tracked, owned by 40 collectors.
About
Released just a year after Dead Kennedys’ original breakup, <i>Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death</i> compiles plenty of the iconic punk band’s sardonic sing-alongs ("California Über Alles," "Holiday in Cambodia"), highlighting their sharp musical acumen and subversive humor. The set also contains several rarities, including their music industry–indicting New Wave spoof "Pull My Strings" (captured here in its only performance) and their definitive update of "I Fought the Law."
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Police Truck2:23
- A2Too Drunk To Fuck2:38
- A3California Über Alles3:26
- A4The Man With The Dogs3:01
- A5In Sight1:38
- A6Life Sentence2:38
- A7A Child And His Lawnmower0:54
- A8Holiday In Cambodia3:43
Side B
- B9I Fought The Law2:17
- B10Saturday Night Holocaust4:22
- B11Pull My Strings5:53
- B12Short Songs0:20
- B13Straight A's2:05
- B14Kinky Sex Makes The World Go 'Round4:17
- B15The Prey3:44
Side C
- C16Buzzbomb From Pasadena2:20
Side D
- D17Night Of The Living Rednecks5:10
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- raw
- chaotic
- political
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
1st US pressing, most easily identified by the lack of a bar code on the back cover.
Issued with a flexi-disc, and a 24 page newsprint booklet insert which has lyrics, credits, and art.
The back side of this A.T. merchandise insert may or may not have No More Censorship Defense Fund information printed on it.
This No More Censorship info is also reported to have been issued as a separate insert.
LP Side 1 listed as 'This Side'; Side 2 listed as 'That Side'.
The tracks are listed sequentially, from 1 to 17.
Flexi Side 1 is 45 RPM and Side 2 is 33 1/3 RPM.
Bruce Slesinger is credited as 'Bruce Slesinger (A.K.A. Ted)'.
Jayed Scotti cover art and Winston Smith insert contributions for Fallout Productions.
Lt. V. Vale's insert contribution for Research.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bruce SlesingerDRUMS
- D.H. PeligroDRUMS DRUMS, VOCALS VOCALS
- East Bay RayGUITAR GUITAR, EFFECTS GUITAR, ELECTRONICS
- Jello BiafraCOMPILED BY, LEAD VOCALS COMPILED BY, VOCALS VOCALS
- Klaus FlourideBASS BASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR, VOCALS
- 6025GUITAR GUITAR, MUSIC BY GUITAR, WORDS BY, MUSIC BY
- TedDRUMS
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