10/17/2019

DEAD KENNEDYS CONTINUE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH DK40 VINYL BOX SET

 
 
 
Dead Kennedys continue 40th Anniversary celebration with DK40 limited edition vinyl
box set release November 15th on Manifesto Records
 
4-LP set contains 3 often bootlegged, never released, legendary shows
 
Tapes have been digitally remastered for vinyl, providing highest sound quality
 
4-LP set comes in high quality box with amazing artwork!
 
 
Previously available as 3-CD set and on digital platforms
 

Photo: Edward Colver

 
Dead Kennedys Continue 40th Anniversary Celebration With DK40 LP Box Set
 
In April, Los Angeles based Manifesto Records released DK40, a 3-CD set capturing the classic San Francisco punk band live in its prime. On November 15, by popular demand, they will release DK40 on vinyl. 
 
Out of the hundreds of punk bands that emerged from the late '70s punk scene, only about a dozen or so have achieved iconic status four decades later. They include the Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Damned from the U.K., Blondie and the Ramones from New York, X, the Germs and Black Flag from Los Angeles, and from San Francisco, the Dead Kennedys.
 
The latter act embodied the spirit of punk from the get-go. Its very name was an extended middle finger at Camelot and the American Dream. Then again, the name would be nothing if the Dead Kennedys didn't have the goods to back it up.  DK40, a 4-LP live collection, offers the aural evidence that the Dead Kennedys were one of the most potent punk bands -- period. It features the band serving up amped-up live versions of all their classic tracks, free from the constraints of the recording studio.
 
Formed in 1978 after guitarist Raymond Pepperell's ad in The Recycler attracted the attention of singer Eric Boucher, the pair rechristened themselves East Bay Ray and Jello Biafra. They were joined by bassist Geoffrey Lyall, better known as Klaus Flouride; rhythm guitarist Carlos Cadona, who called himself 6025, and Bruce Slesinger, known simply as Ted, on drums.
 
After gigging around the Bay Area, they soon built a reputation cemented by the release of their first single, "California Über Alles," on their own Alternative Tentacles label, within a year of their formation. Over a stop-start rhythm consisting of pounding drums, throbbing bass and jagged guitar lines, Biafra lays into then-and-future California Governor Jerry Brown and the hippy dream. The song includes such memorable lines as "It's the suede denim secret police / They have come for your uncool niece."
 
With the follow-up, 1980's "Holiday in Cambodia," the DKs showed no signs of letting up. It offered a brutal take on the powers behind the Vietnam War, with Biafra snarling the razor-sharp lyrics, "It's a holiday in Cambodia / It's tough kid but it's life / It's a holiday in Cambodia / Don't forget to pack a wife." The band went onto release their debut album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, in 1980, featuring newly recorded versions of "California Über Alles" and "Holiday in Cambodia," along with other classics such as "Kill the Poor," "Let's Lynch a Landlord" and a notable cover of the Elvis Presley hit "Viva Las Vegas." The subsequent releases, the 1981 EP, In God We Trust, Inc., 1982's Plastic Surgery Disasters and 1985's Frankenchrist albums followed. Live versions of the material from these releases are showcased on DK40.
 
Album 1 captures the DKs at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1982, with a 13-song set, including "Holiday in Cambodia," "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" and "Too Drunk to Fuck."
 
The second album has the DKs at Alabama Halle in Munich, Germany, also in 1982, with an 18-track set, including "Man With the Dogs," "Police Truck" and "Chemical Warfare."
 
The final album of DK 40, a double album, captures the band back on its home turf, at the Farm in San Francisco in 1985, with a 16-song romp that includes "Soup Is Good Food," "Stars and Stripes of Corruption" and "MTV Get Off the Air."
 
While the DKs weathered on following lineup changes, including the departure of Jello Biafra -- who was initially replaced by Courtship of Eddie's Father actor Brandon Cruz -- DK40 captures the band at the height of its powers, with the classic lineup of Jello, East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride and longtime drummer D.H Peligro.
 
You'll find DK40 even more fun than a holiday in Cambodia, just "don't forget to pack a wife."
 
Check out recent interviews with East Bay Ray on Alternative PressBillboardPunk NewsRock And Roll Globe and IHeartRadio
 
TRACKLISTING:
 
Paradiso, Amsterdam (December 5, 1982):
 
Side 1:
1. Moral Majority
2. I Am The Owl
3. Life Sentence
4. Police Truck
5. Riot
6. Bleed For Me

 
Side 2:
7. Holiday in Cambodia
8. Let's Lynch the Landlord
9. Chemical Warfare
10. Nazi Punks Fuck Off
11. Kill The Poor
12. We’ve Got A Bigger Problem Now
13. Too Drunk To Fuck
 
Alabama Halle, Munich (December 13, 1982):

Side 1:
1. Skateboard Talk+Intro Noise
2. Man With The Dogs
3. Forward to Death
4. Kepone Factory
5. Life Sentence
6. Trust Your Mechanic
7, Moral Majority
8. Forest Fire
9. Winnebago Warrior
10. Police Truck
11. Bleed For Me

 
Side 2:
12. Holiday In Cambodia
13. Let’s Lynch the Landord
14. Chemical Warfare
15. Nazi Punks
16. We’ve Got A Bigger Problem Now
17. Too Drunk to Fuck
18. Kill the Poor
 
The Farm, San Francisco (May 24, 1985):

Side 1:
1. D.H. Peligro’s Mom
2. Goons of Hazard
3. Hellnation
4. This Could Be Anywhere

Side 2:
5. Soup Is Good Food
6. Chemical Warfare
7. Macho Insecurity
8. A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch
9. Forest Fire
10. Moon Over Marin
11. Jack-O-Rama
12. Encore
13. Stars and Stripes of Corruption
14. Second Encore
15. MTV Get Off the Air
16. Holiday In Cambodia

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