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Dead Kennedys

American punk rock band

San Francisco, United States · 1978-06-01 – 1986-02-21

Dead Kennedys is credited on 539 releases across 148 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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539

Credits

148

Albums

6

Decades active

411

In collections

Biography

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Punk band from San Francisco, active initially between 1978 and 1986.
In 2000, Jello Biafra lost a legal case initiated by his former bandmates over songwriting credits and unpaid royalties. The band subsequently reformed in 2001 without Biafra, with various vocalists, but have not released new material.

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Credited work

539 releases · 148 albums · active 1979–2025

  • Performance · 443
  • Other credits · 231
  • Production · 181
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: Hyde Street Studios · Mobius Music · Tom Mallon Studios · Little Creek Studio

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