Zero Boys - History Of... - LP [ Record ]

40th Anniversary Edition, Clear Vinyl, with Bonus 7" live recordings

When the Ramones lost it, the Zero Boys found it; Adding a slam brigade fist to the Blitzkrieg Beat. The Zero Boys managed to come with one of the best early 80’s punk records, or one of the best records ever, period. 

From 1979 to 1983, the Indianapolis-based Zero Boys were the finest hardcore blitz in the Midwest if not all the lower 48 states. Compiled and released as a post-mortem following the band’s breakup, History Of... is the proof, if more was needed, that their take of American hardcore wasn’t all white bread numbers.

Yeah, they played shows with Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys, Subhumans, and others but in Terry “Hollywood” Howe’s guitar there was harmonious terror and unstoppable cadence. Terry’s licks and chops — a leap beyond two or three chord punk — offered a zone and measured count for drummer Mark Cutsinger and bassist David “Tufty” Clough, a rhythm unit in par with the Minutemen if not The Meters, to run lines like quicksilver. Meanwhile, frontman, Paul “Z” Mahern provides a constant wash from beginning to end. Originally released in 1984 with a limited-edition reissue in 2009, this 40th anniversary edition includes the original LP of ‘History Of...’ and a 7” featuring four live recordings never previously pressed to vinyl and recorded at iconic hardcore/punk venue Crazy Al’s in 1980: “Livin’ In The 80’s”, “Stick To Your Guns”, “Commies”, and “I’m Absent."

A1        Drive In
A2        Black Network News
A3        Splish Splash
A4        Inergy
A5        Johnny Better Get
A6        Dingy Bars Suck
A7        Seen That Movie Before
A8        High Places
A9        Blood's Good
B1        Human Body
B2        Mom's Wallet
B3        Positive Change
B4        Amerika
B5        New Generation
B6        Livin' In The '80s
B7        Stoned To Death
B8        Stick To Your Guns
B9        I'm Bored
B10        Piece Of Me
C1        Livin' In The '80s
C2        Stick To Your Guns
D1        Commies
D2        I'm Absent