SS DECONTROL- The Kids will have their Say Mini-LP (Dischord Records / X-Claim Records, USA, 1982)
cover scans currently down In order to helllcome the 100′000st visitor since I installed the counter a couple months back, here’s one of the milestones of HC for you to grab. When I was about to finish the cover art for INFEST’s “Slave” Mini-LP on my label OFF THE DISK RECORDS, Matt (the guitarist of the band) sent me a letter, saying “make the backcover look like SSD’s first 12er”. And I tried.
Some say this was one of the records to destroy what was formerly known as Punk by installing an ugly boyscout / conservative musical Jockorama. Others may say different, but I’d basically agree with the first. I remember all too well how much this impressed me when I first heard it one or two years after its initial release. “Boiling Point” or the title track seemed to truely outspeak in anger what I’ve had always felt. Looking back, I know that I’ve had about the same feelings when the first two IRON MAIDEN LPs came out. Haha.
Anyway – although this is maybe one of the most important albums in the history of american HC “Punk”, it still hasn’t been offically re-released. Bits and parts of it had been used to fill the ludicrous “Power” anthology of SSD, put out by Springa (the band’s singa) a couple years ago. And, of course, there was the infamous bootleg version on “Discord/ Ex-Claim” records, made by Ray of Yesterday, the Bono of Hardcore. The ex-bandmembers found out quickly who was responsible for the boot and weren’t all-too-enchanted about it, so part of the pressing was destroyed, with only ca. 600 of it surviving, making it one of the rarest REVELATION releases (hoho).
Boiling Point.mp3
Fight them.mp3
Do you even care.mp3
Not normal.mp3
Wasted Youth.mp3
Jock Itch.mp3
Fun to you.mp3
V/A.mp3
How much Art.mp3
The Kids will have their Say.mp3
Headed straight.mp3
War Threat.mp3
Teach me Violcence.mp3
Screw.mp3
Who’s to judge.mp3
Police Beat.mp3
United.mp3
The End.mp3
Flick Springan wrote:
Get It Away is great. This is generic. Why didn’t he swallow the porridge before he decided to sing?
Posted on 29-Dec-06 at 6:11 am | Permalink
Davide Cremona wrote:
Thanks so much!!!!! Anotheer quality post of quality music. Your blog is unique!
Posted on 29-Dec-06 at 6:41 am | Permalink
Adamski wrote:
I remember I got the boot for £10 in a shop in Glasgow back in the late 80’s & I was so happy. It totally blew me away.
I agree, the “Power” 2xLP is a bit of a mess. I don’t know why they couldn’t just have re-released both the LP and the “Get It Away” 12″. I think the “Power” thing was more to do with Al Barile than Springa, to be honest.
Keep up the posts, Erich, yer doing a fine job!
Posted on 29-Dec-06 at 7:53 am | Permalink
i_hate_the_rich wrote:
fun-tastic idea to FINALLY post this! this must be the first blog to ever have this posted in its full GLORY!!!! and let me say the rips KILL. great fucking sound!!!!!
keep up the great work. just chipped a few $$ in your donations hat.
Posted on 29-Dec-06 at 8:22 am | Permalink
mrpoopy wrote:
Used to work with this indy rock kid in Chicago who was telling me a story about all these annoying hipsters and drunks who would go into the trendy bar he once worked at trying to scam free drinks. He started talking about this guy who thought he was a rock star and said he was in some old hardcore band in the 80’s and, when I asked what the dude’s name was, he said “Springa”. “Springa from SSD?”, I asked and he said, “Yeah, that’s the band–never fuckin’ heard of them!” I thought that was funny and when I finally saw the dude around I never would have known it was him if I hadn’t been on the lookout. Always wondered why SSD made such an extreme change in their musical direction–a very bad move in my opinion.
Posted on 29-Dec-06 at 10:22 am | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
excellent record. i bought this when it first came out and was blown away by the heavyness of the recording. “get it away” was even heavier!!!!!!!!!!!
awesome band.
timmy
Posted on 29-Dec-06 at 10:46 am | Permalink
springa naeck wrote:
Great post, dude!
Posted on 29-Dec-06 at 11:31 am | Permalink
no labels wrote:
As Al Barile keeps saying that the very best SSD record is Break It Up, i don’t think there will be an official repress of Kids Will Have Their Say one day.
Posted on 29-Dec-06 at 3:25 pm | Permalink
SXEPeter/not wrote:
PIG-PILE!!!!!Boston Style!!! Jocks gone SXE. Great rec btw!
Posted on 29-Dec-06 at 4:21 pm | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
For my ears, this first SSD 12″ is kinda generic and boring. The “Get It Away” 12″ is a total smoker, pretty much from start to finish with awesome guitar playing and great singing by Springa. I live in Chicago and also had a “Springa sighting”– 5 years ago that “American Hardcore” book came out and the author Steven Blush read from it at this cool book/zine store here in Chicago called Quimby’s. I heard a short, skinny long-haired guy talking and immediately recognized the voice as Springa and chatted him up a bit. I guess I expected him to look a bit differently since he had such a powerful voice. He said he was only 14 or 15 back in ‘82 or ‘83 when SSD was in their prime.
- TONY in Chicago
Posted on 30-Dec-06 at 4:48 am | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
This SSD is there for those who want it
can you post URBAN WASTE EP
Posted on 30-Dec-06 at 10:50 am | Permalink
Erich wrote:
Keep posting these “Springa-spottings”! This make me feel like some Greenpeace ship captian here.
Sure, “Get it away” was great – but fact is, “How we rock” was equally great. Unfortunately, some people who don’t know no better, keep repeating the old gospel of how “How we rock” and “Break it up” suck, and while they’re right about the latter, they sure as hell didn’t get “Get it sway” appearantly. You can’t possibly love “Get it away” without holding your breath when “How we rock” spins.
@ Urban Waste: I’m not taking orders here.
Posted on 30-Dec-06 at 10:56 am | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
Very generous of you, thanks a lot!
Posted on 30-Dec-06 at 12:24 pm | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
Generic and boring indeed.
Posted on 30-Dec-06 at 2:17 pm | Permalink
Joe Stumble wrote:
A classic in my opinion. I have thought about posting my copy but Al is notoriously protective of his back catalog and I was wary of the Wrath of Barille. Same thing with the Necros / Barry Hensler who I hear gets wicked pissed when his music is shared. Anyway, I agree with you about this being the musclehead prototype….and I loved it when I first heard it just as much as “Murders In The Rue morgue”!
Posted on 31-Dec-06 at 9:39 am | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
muchas gracias! i’ve ever wanted to hear the whole thing and was lucky dto download it whenn it was still up (first press, ha!).
Posted on 02-Jan-07 at 3:40 pm | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
Funny thing – the soulseek punks over at 7inch punk now posted the “Get it away” 12″. They seem to follow the mother of all blogs quite closely there. Time for Erich to pump out “How we rock”!!!!
Posted on 05-Jan-07 at 2:05 am | Permalink
wedge wrote:
lets set the record straight- THIS LP SUCKS!!! generic & boring songs, weak production & lame lyrics. lets also set the next record straight- “GET IT AWAY” RULES!!! killer songwriting, HEAVIEST production ever, but the silly lyrics dont detract. lets get the next 2 records straight- THEY JUST SUCK!!! sophmoric riffs by some woefully misguided meatheads who thought they were good enough to challenge bullshit like Def Leppard & Ratt. its so funny that “howie rock” has the same back sleeve as AC/DC’s “for those about to rock” LP, and it WASNT done as a parody!!! as far as SSD & AC/DC, it was the start of going to total shit for both…Mr Barille is an asshole for not doing exact reissues of SSD’s 1st 2 12″es without bullshit remixes/repackages; and THEN going on the warpath when some bootlegger issues 500 or so of the REAL DEAL for those who werent lucky enough to have been born when they were originally ireleased…just another fucking elitist, revisionist ASSHOLE who’s too cool to share his actual past with the kids of today…i WAS around when it was going on, dude, and it wasnt easy to get back then. does that make me another one whos NOT allowed to like your band??
Posted on 20-Feb-07 at 9:38 pm | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
Please post the missing tracks!!
Keep up the great job!
Posted on 23-Mar-07 at 9:44 am | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
yes PLEASE post the 5 missing songs, I’ve been trying to hear this one for a while now. finally a blog w/ this one on it, thanks!
Posted on 26-Mar-07 at 12:45 pm | Permalink
Erich wrote:
I’ve taken down some of the tracks and won’t put them up again.
Posted on 26-Mar-07 at 1:03 pm | Permalink
el wrote:
hey Erich, I’ve quoted and used your description of the bootleg in my ebay auction, hope you don’t mind? I’ve also left the link to this page, cheers
Posted on 28-Mar-08 at 10:51 am | Permalink
Daryl wrote:
Hey Erich, Great job man. SSD were fucking great. What else needs to be said. “Kids..” and “Get it away” are both classics in my opinion. The track “What if I?” always grabbed me. I like that one..
I have some Springa sightings and recent news on SSD but I’ll leave it for August.
Cheers Megawimp!
Posted on 23-May-08 at 12:03 am | Permalink
80smoviesguy wrote:
From what I’ve listened to so far, I’d have to say i prefer Get It Away. Why aren’t all the tracks available?
Posted on 15-Aug-08 at 3:19 am | Permalink
Admin wrote:
Why not all tracks: From what I know, former SSD members are not particularly fond of seeing their material floating around without permission. That’s what held me back from posting the entire MLP.
Posted on 15-Aug-08 at 3:27 am | Permalink
gg allin wrote:
that sucks about the tracks. i got power because i thought that it would have all the tracks from kids on it. it didn’t. damn you eric.
Posted on 24-Dec-08 at 4:44 am | Permalink
Martin wrote:
I’m not sure why this is being referred to as a “mini” LP as it has 18 songs on it. It’s more of a “maxi” LP.
Anyway, I need to defend this record. Everything about this record is what straight edge is about… from the cover to the attitude to the lyrics. It’s my favorite stuff by them.
Regarding “Power”, I asked Al shortly after the release how they came up with the songs to be included since it was so bizarre to me. He told me that all the members got to pick songs to be included and apparently some members didn’t find their later material as embarrassing as they probably should. At no point did he extol the virtues of “Break It Up”.
Posted on 11-Jun-09 at 7:17 pm | Permalink