The Germs
(GI) (LP)
FormatLPLabelSlashGenreExperimental
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condition (record/cover): EX / VG (general wear) The only studio album by Los Angeles hardcore legends, produced by Joan Jett and released in 1979. Darby Crash's vocals are barely intelligible slurs, yet somehow convey genuine rage and nihilism more effectively than clearer delivery could. The band plays with barely controlled chaos - primitive but surprisingly powerful, capturing punk's self-destructive energy at its absolute peak. Songs like "Lexicon Devil" and "We Must Bleed" became anthems despite (or because of) their raw, almost unlistenable production. Pat Smear's guitar work is actually more sophisticated than first appears, creating melodic lines within the noise. Recorded shortly before Crash's deliberate suicide, (GI) stands as both document and monument to L.A. punk's darkest impulses. Essential and genuinely dangerous.
Release notes
Slash Records reissue, distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc. There are two very similar variations of the 1980s issue, identical in all respects except for the matrix inscription on the B-side runout (see Matrix / Runout fields). Both variations have light gray labels with red Slash logo and gray Slash logos in the background (easily confused with [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/5357268]the version with gray WB logos in the background[/url]). Barcode on bottom right of back cover.…
| A1 | What We Do Is Secret | 0:41 | |
| A2 | Communist Eyes | 2:21 | |
| A3 | Land Of Treason | 2:02 | |
| A4 | Richie Dagger's Crime | 1:53 | |
| A5 | Strange Notes | 1:49 | |
| A6 | American Leather | 1:08 | |
| A7 | Lexicon Devil | 1:39 | |
| A8 | Manimal | 2:08 | |
| A9 | Our Way | 1:54 | |
| A10 | We Must Bleed | 2:48 | |
| B1 | Media Blitz | 1:28 | |
| B2 | The Other Newest One | 2:44 | |
| B3 | Let's Pretend | 2:27 | |
| B4 | Dragon Lady | 1:35 | |
| B5 | The Slave | 0:57 | |
| B6 | Shut Down | 9:30 |
- Lorna Doom
- Bass
- Don Bolles
- Drums
- Pat Burnette
- Engineer
- Pat Smear
- Guitar, Written-By
- Joan Jett
- Producer
- Darby Crash
- Vocals, Written-By
