scam 101.
Written by Darby Crash; Lorna Doon; Pat Smear, "Forming" is generally conceded as representing the first punk 45 to come out of Los Angeles, California.
And what a ge(r)m.
"...recorded on a Sony 2-track in Pat's garage and arrived back from the pressing plant with the note, "Warning: This record causes ear cancer" printed on the sleeve by the plant staff, much to the band's displeasure."
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This, their second single, remains my personal favourite. Despite the contentious imagery, which I am quite convinced "anonymous" will secretly (or otherwise) relish: here and here. F@cking delusional, presumptuous simpleton.
Vinyl rip courtesy of Killed by Death Records.
▼ THE GERMS: LEXICON DEVIL from "Lexicon Devil b/w Circle One / No God" 45 (Slash) 1978 (US)
PURCHASE MIA: THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY
2 comments:
The Germs were great. Manimal and What We Do Is Secret are great songs too btw... shame Darby did a Sid. Have you ever seen The Decline Of Western Civilization docu, on early LA punk? If not, check it out. Features quite a lot of Germs too.
"Last Days Of Man On Earth" did a post on "Live At The Masque" - featuring The Germs - and, I swear, for a day I sincerely believed it was The Germs, "Live at the Mosque"...
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