£23.00
9 track reissue that includes the classic 1983 KBD 7" plus four unreleased studio cuts and 3 tracks frpom the rare 1985 LP. Great New Jersey HC/Punk
“Detention was one of the first and best bands of the ‘80s New Jersey hardcore punk explosion. Their wonderfully tasteless “Dead Rock ’n Rollers” single became the college radio cult classic of 1983. The song’s 97 seconds of primal Ramones-style speed-punk mocked the demise of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Keith Moon, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Sid Vicious, John Belushi, and John Bonham — who “played the drug game and couldn’t maintain.” They even foretold the drug-re- lated heart attack of Jim Carroll, famous for “People Who Died,” screaming, “What are you waiting for? Do it!” Saving the best for last, “Dead Rock ’n Rollers” raised the obvious question: “Why couldn’t it be Barry Manilow?” —Steven Blush, author / filmmaker (2024)
200-only numbered black vinyl