The Only Good Punk...Is A Dead One is the debut album proper by British crust punk band Electro Hippies. The original LP featured 20 songs, all but four of which last less than two minutes. The 2002 re-issue of the album (with the title shortened to The Only Good Punk) contains an additional 20 tracks (the listing can be found at the allmusic review); of those, six were taken from a compilation album and fourteen were from a live recording done in 1989.
| The Only Good Punk...Is A Dead One | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 30 November and 1 December 1987 | |||
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| Length | 30:20 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | Electro Hippies, Hammy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- All Songs Written By Electro Hippies.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Faith" | 0:39 |
| 2. | "Acid Rain" | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Run Ronald" | 0:40 |
| 4. | "Scum" | 1:05 |
| 5. | "B.P." | 1:47 |
| 6. | "Unity" | 1:59 |
| 7. | "Terror Eyes" | 2:40 |
| 8. | "So Wicked" | 0:46 |
| 9. | "Profit" | 0:54 |
| 10. | "Freddy's Revenge" | 1:47 |
| 11. | "Mistake" | 0:43 |
| 12. | "Things Of Beauty" | 4:05 |
| 13. | "Protest" | 0:30 |
| 14. | "Gas Joe Pearce" | 0:54 |
| 15. | "Lies" | 1:55 |
| 16. | "Tortured Tears" | 1:31 |
| 17. | "Turkeys" | 0:56 |
| 18. | "D.I.Y." | 1:01 |
| 19. | "Suck" | 0:42 |
| 20. | "Deception" | 2:53 |
| Total length: | 30:20 | |
Personnel
edit- Andy: guitars, vocals
- Dom: bass, vocals
- Simon: drums
Production
edit- Produced By Electro Hippies & Hammy
- Engineered & Mixed By Disk Drive
References
edit- ^ York, William "The Only Good Punk Is a Dead One Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-03-26
External links
edit- "The Only Good Punk...Is A Dead One" at discogs: link