The Weirdos / Destroy All Music (Vinyl LP)

Description

Vinyl LP / Compilation

30th Anniversary Edition

1977/79-US

Format: Vinyl LP

#Ref: BLP 4098-1

Release date: 2007

Release notes

“The classic early recordings from one of L.A.’s greatest PUNK bands collected for the first time on one album.”

30th Anniversary Edition.

The Weirdos were in many ways the greatest of L.A.’s punk bands.

In early 1977 their mighty sound and singular style were the big-bang igniting the L.A. punk rock scene, as they proclaimed “we’re not punks, we’re weirdos from Hollyweird!”.

This wasn’t just goofy sloganeering, this was a stance intended to distinguish them from the burgeoning punk rock scenes in New York and London. The Weirdos were not only bringing a new sound and writing teen punks anthems, they were also responsible for their graphics (posters, covers, flyers) and designed their own clothes! Their 1977 Bomp single “Destroy All Music” was a nihilistic anthem, and is now regarded as a classic, and by the time they made their mini-LP two years later they had turned into a powerful, polished band, without losing any of their outrageous attitude.

“Destroy All Music – 30th Anniversary Edition ” compiles the now classic 1977 EP Bomp and the 1979 “Who, What, When, Where, Why?” mini-LP in its entirety and includes previously unreleased early demos.

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