Comments on: SUBHUMANS- Firing Squad 7″ (Quintessence, Canada, 1980)

By: Admin

Admin — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:25:41 +0000

Thanks for the info and your thoughts, Scott! Didn’t realize this 7″ came before the LP.
PS: The reference Peter made to the UK Subhumans was a joke.

By: scott beadle

scott beadle — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:46:23 +0000

This is the Vancouver, BC, Canada Subhumans, not the UK one, who came later. This single sounds cleaner & better produced, but it actually came out before their debut album Incorrect Thoughts. The band hated the single production and re-recorded Firing Squad for the album, which wasnt on Quintessence but on rival Friends label. I tire of Firing Squad, but for many it is their fave. I think No Prod is an underrated lost classic. These versions were available briefly on a Subhumans retrospective CD Pissed Off With Good Reason, on No Means No label, but sadly it’s out of print! In my opinion, this single and the 2nd album No Wishes are inferior to the debut album and first ultra-rare single. Regarding the single, Death To The Sickoids (only 500 pressed by band) it is a different version than their debut album. However, the original single version was included on the Vancouver Complication album, along with original version of Urban Guerillas (which was re-recorded for debut album as well). Now those old tracks are available on CD reissue of Complication on DOA’s Sudden Death label, see their website. Thanks for posting!

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:33:31 +0000

Will you please post Wards – Ripped Off in Boston EP.

By: Cinderfella

Cinderfella — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:58:03 +0000

Not only was the Subhumans rekirds great but when they blowed shit up IT BLOWED UP REEEEAL GOOOOOOOD!!!

By: Admin

Admin — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:24:18 +0000

Of course this is purly subjective, Lee. But rankly, I can’t hear the slightest bit of the Dils in the Subhumans.
Anyway – hope you enjoy it.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:30:12 +0000

Reminds me of the Dils.

By: Slobodan Burgher

Slobodan Burgher — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:11:37 +0000

This band is great. I think that pretty much every release is great. Even the one that came out last year or whatever. Great.

By: Peter - KBD Records

Peter - KBD Records — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:49:04 +0000

From the Cradle to the Grave. Sorry!

By: Peter - KBD Records

Peter - KBD Records — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:46:31 +0000

Didn’t this band evolve in that anarchist band who released the Cradle From The Grave?

Marvelous record.

By: lee

lee — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:33:18 +0000

somebody is selling this on ebay, missing the actual pinkish cover.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Subhumans-Firing-Squad-7-doa-fucked-up-kbd-viletones_W0QQitemZ330156663401QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101

this guy should clearify the cover’s missing.