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Public Service
Studio album by
Various artists
Released1981
Recorded1979-1980
GenrePunk
Length29:09
LabelSmoke 7 Records
Puke & Vomit Records

Public Service is a compilation album released in 1981 on Smoke 7 Records with songs by Hardcore punk bands Bad Religion, Circle One, Disability, RF7 and Redd Kross (here still named "Red Cross"). The album was re-released in 2003 on the Puke & Vomit label.

The album contains alternate versions of the Bad Religion songs 'Bad Religion', 'Slaves' and 'Drastic Actions' from their first, eponymous EP (Bad Religion). These songs are available at the end of the 80–85 compilation, and also on its 2004 re-release as How Could Hell Be Any Worse?

Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth supposedly was a big fan of the album and read lyrics from the album during spoken word shows at the 1993 Lollapalooza. This can be seen in Dave Markey's short film, Grunge Pedal.[1] Part of this film, as well as the album itself, were shown on MTV's 120 Minutes when Moore was guest hosting.[2]

The album was reviewed in issue #18 of the Touch and Go punk zine. The review read: "Great sampler (the months of the sampler have arrived) featuring some of LA's finest...the only shit is Disability...all else kicks dink...the Bad Religion is produced songs that appear on their 7' ' but are tons better here...Circle One kick my ass...this is a little too unheralded don't you think you should've bought this along time ago? It aint too too late...write Smoke 7 Productions 7230 DeSoto Ave Suite 104 Canoga Park Ca. 91303"[3]

Track listing

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Cease to Exist"Charles MansonRed Cross2:36
2."Everyday There's Someone New"Jeff McDonaldRed Cross1:10
3."Kill Someone You Hate"McDonaldRed Cross1:25
4."World of Hate"Felix AlanisRF71:02
5."Scientific Race"AlanisRF72:58
6."Long Live Their Queen"AlanisRF72:00
7."Perfect World"AlanisRF71:18
8."G.I. Combat"Circle OneCircle One0:40
9."High School Society"Circle OneCircle One1:46
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Bad Religion"Brett GurewitzBad Religion1:52
2."Slaves"Greg GraffinBad Religion1:11
3."Drastic Actions"GurewitzBad Religion2:42
4."Battling Against the Police"Darren PriceDisability1:57
5."White as a Ghost"Darren PriceDisability2:01
6."Rejection"Joe TravisDisability2:29
7."F.O."Circle OneCircle One0:21
8."Destroy Exxon"Circle OneCircle One1:41
Total length:29:09

References

  1. ^ We Got Power Films - Quicktime - Slip It In
  2. ^ 120 MINUTES - THURSTON MOORE - YouTube
  3. ^ Vee, Tesco; Stimson, Dave (23 Sep 2010). Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83. Bazillion Points. p. 390. ISBN 978-0979616389.


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