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Dead Kennedys - Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death flac album

Dead Kennedys Alternative Rock Hardcore Punk 1987 US

Performer Dead Kennedys
Title Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death
Date of release 1987
Country US
Style Alternative Rock, Hardcore, Punk
Other formats MP2 AU VOX APE VOC AIFF AUD
Genre Rock
Size MP3 1134 mb
Size FLAC 1731 mb
Rating: 4.9
Votes: 212

Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death is a compilation album by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys. It was released in June 1987 through front man Jello Biafra's record label Alternative Tentacles. The album consists of songs (or in some cases, different versions of songs) that were not released on the band's studio albums. The original vinyl version had tracks 16 and 17 on an extra flexi disc. The album was certified gold by both BPI and the RIAA in December 2007

Give-Me-Dea LISTEN ON YOUTUBE FIND VIDEOS MORE DOWNLOADS. Dead Kennedys Biography. Legendary punk band hailing from San Francisco, formed in 1978 & fronted by the even more legendary (Eric Boucher). The Kennedys were beset by controversy with the 1985 release of their Frankenchrist album, which was packaged with an 'obscene' poster by Swiss artist .

Released just a year after Dead Kennedys’ original breakup, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death compiles plenty of the iconic punk band’s sardonic sing-alongs ("California Über Alles," "Holiday in Cambodia"), highlighting their sharp musical acumen and subversive humor. The set also contains several rarities, including their music industry–indicting New Wave spoof "Pull My Strings" (captured here in its only performance) and their definitive update of "I Fought the La. Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death Dead Kennedys.

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The song is full of typical Dead Kennedys humor but isn't as good as some of the other tracks. On to track 3, for the legendary California Uber alles. One of the biggest Dead Kennedys songs of all time, it packs a powerful punch with it's well-crafted structure and dynamite delivery. However, after listening to it too much it becomes boring. It's a humorous, conceptual song about what would happen if Jerry Brown were to become president. This is an album worth getting, no question. I personally advise their first album, Fresh Fruit and Rotting Vegetables. If you find that you like them go for it.

Klaus just plays the main riff during the solo but you can play this for the hell of it. This album in my my opinion the dead kennedys best album It kicks ass. Jr put this all together just so you know.

C & P 1987 Alternative Tentacles Records. Both songs published by Decay Music. This sound sheet comes free with the "Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death" LP. If someone tries to charge you extra, steal it. All songs published by Decay Music except B9 published by Acuff Rose Opryland Music Co Inc.

Produced by Jim Keylor & Dead Kennedys. Album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death. The Man with the Dogs Lyrics. I am no one But I'm well known For I am the Man with the Dogs. This song was originally released as a B-Side on the California Über Alles 7 inch single. It was later re-released on the Singles and B-Sides album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death in 1987. The Man with the Dogs" Track Info. Written By Jello Biafra.

Tracklist

1	Police Truck	2:23
2	Too Drunk To Fuck	2:38
3	California Über Alles	3:26
4	The Man With The Dogs	3:01
5	Insight	1:38
6	Life Sentence	2:38
7	A Child And His Lawnmower	0:54
8	Holiday In Cambodia	3:43
9	I Fought The Law	2:17
10	Saturday Night Holocaust	4:22
11	Pull My Strings	5:53
12	Short Songs	0:20
13	Straight A's	2:05
14	Kinky Sex Makes The World Go 'Round	4:17
15	The Prey	3:44
16	Night Of The Living Rednecks	5:10
17	Buzzbomb From Pasadena	2:20

Companies, etc.

Copyright (c) – Alternative Tentacles
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Alternative Tentacles
Pressed By – Laservideo Inc. – 8458

Credits

Bass, Vocals – Klaus Flouride
Compiled By, Lead Vocals – Jello Biafra
Drums – Ted (tracks: 2 to 5, 8, 11 to 13, 17)
Drums, Vocals – D.H. Peligro
Executive-Producer – Pippin Youth
Guitar – East Bay Ray
Guitar [Other Guitar] – 6025 (tracks: 13, 14)
Producer – Geza X, Jello Biafra, Norm , Thom Wilson

Notes

A compilation of singles, B-sides, compilation tracks and live tracks.

Original pressing of this CD.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none
Matrix / Runout: FPL3046 W.O.# 8458-3 MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. BY LASERVIDEO INC.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VIRUS 57	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(LP, Comp + Flexi, 7")	Alternative Tentacles	VIRUS 57	US	1987
FPL 3046, VIRUS 57	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(LP, Comp + Flexi, 7")	Fringe Product, Alternative Tentacles	FPL 3046, VIRUS 57	Canada	1987
VIRUS 57CD	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Alternative Tentacles	VIRUS 57CD	US	1994
FPC 3046	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(Cass, Comp, CrO)	Fringe Product	FPC 3046	Canada	1987
VIRUS 57C	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(Cass, Comp)	Alternative Tentacles	VIRUS 57C	US	1987

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Police Truck Music By – Ray, BiafraProducer – Geza XRemix – R. PepperellWords By – Biafra	2:23
2	Too Drunk To Fuck Engineer – Oliver DiciccoMusic By, Words By – BiafraNoises [Vomit And Gagging] – Geza XProducer – Dead Kennedys, Geza XProducer [Production Assistance] – Norm , R. Pepperell	2:38
3	California Über Alles Engineer – Jim KeylorMusic By – BiafraProducer – Dead Kennedys, Jim KeylorWords By – Biafra, John Greenway	3:26
4	The Man With The Dogs Engineer – Jim KeylorMusic By, Words By – Biafra*Producer – Dead Kennedys, Jim Keylor	3:01
5	Insight Engineer – Oliver DiciccoMusic By, Words By – Biafra*Producer – Norm	1:38
6	Life Sentence Engineer – Gary Mankin, John Cuniberti, Oliver DiciccoExecutive-Producer – Norm Mixed By – East Bay RayMusic By, Words By – Biafra*Producer – Dead Kennedys, Thom WilsonProducer [Produced With Special Thanks To] – Geza X	2:38
7	A Child And His Lawnmower Engineer – Tom MallonProducer – Dead KennedysWords By, Music By – Biafra*	0:54
8	Holiday In Cambodia Music By – Slesinger, Ray, Biafra, FlourideProducer – Geza XRemix – R. PepperellWords By – Biafra	3:43
9	I Fought The Law Lyrics By [New Lyrics] – BiafraMixed By – Biafra, John CunibertiProducer – Biafra*Written-By – Sonny Curtis	2:17
10	Saturday Night Holocaust Engineer – John Cuniberti, Mark Wallner, Oliver DiciccoExecutive-Producer – Norm Music By – Dead KennedysProducer – Dead Kennedys, Thom WilsonProducer [Produced With Special Thanks To] – Geza XWords By – Biafra*	4:22
11	Pull My Strings Music By – SlesingerWords By – Biafra	5:53
12	Short Songs Engineer – Jim Alcivar, Jim KeylorExecutive-Producer – Robert HanrahanMusic By, Words By – 6025Recorded By [Live Recording] – BSU Productions	0:20
13	Straight A's Engineer – Jim Alcivar, Jim KeylorExecutive-Producer – Robert HanrahanMusic By – 6025Recorded By [Live Recording] – BSU ProductionsWords By – Biafra*	2:05
14	Kinky Sex Makes The World Go 'Round Mixed By – Biafra, Oliver DiciccoMixed By [Assisted By] – Norm deFurMusic By – Peligro, Ray, Biafra, FlourideProducer – BiafraVocals [Second] – KlausWords By – Biafra*	4:17
15	The Prey Engineer – Les Stuck, Oliver DiciccoMusic By – Ray, BiafraProducer – Dead Kennedys, Geza XProducer [Production Assistance] – Norm , R. PepperellWords By – Biafra	3:44
16	Night Of The Living Rednecks Music By – Slesinger, FlourideWords By – Biafra*	5:10
17	Buzzbomb From Pasadena Engineer – Oliver DiciccoMusic By – Ray, BiafraOther [Psychic Motor Oil] – NormProducer – Biafra, Oliver DiciccoWords By – Biafra	2:20

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Alternative Tentacles Records
Copyright (c) – Alternative Tentacles Records
Copyright (c) – Decay Music
Published By – Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music
Licensed From – Cherry Red
Distributed By – Mordam Records
Recorded At – Mobius Music
Recorded At – Hyde Street Studios
Recorded At – B.S.U. Studios
Recorded At – Tom Mallon Studios
Mixed At – City Sound Recording
Recorded At – The Warfield
Recorded At – Deaf Club
Mixed At – Mobius Music
Recorded At – Earth Tavern
Manufactured By – Disctronics Texas, Inc.

Credits

Artwork [Insert Booklet By] – Biafra*, John Yates
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Klaus Flouride
Compiled By, Vocals – Jello Biafra
Cover, Artwork [Cover Art] – Dee Dee*, Jayed Scotti, Winston Smith
Drums – Bruce Sleisinger (A.K.A. Ted)* (tracks: 2 to 5, 8, 11 to 13, 17)
Drums, Vocals – D.H. Peligro
Executive-Producer – Pippin Youth
Guitar [Other] – 6025 (tracks: 13, 14)
Guitar, Effects [Echoplex] – East Bay Ray
Producer [From Recordings Produced By] – Dead Kennedys, East Bay Ray, Elliot Mazer, Geza X, Jello Biafra, Jim Keylor, John Cuniberti, Norm , Thom Wilson
Sleeve [Concept] – Biafra*

Notes

A compilation of singles, B-sides, compilation tracks and live tracks.

Track 1 b-side of second single. ©1980 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 2 a-side of fourth single. Released Spring 1981 (Alternative Tentacles Virus 2). Recorded at Mobius Music and Hyde Street Studios. ©1981 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 3 a-side of first single. Released June, 1979 (Alternative Tentacles 95-41. Re-issued 1980 on Optional). Released the following October in the U.K. on Fast Products. Recorded at BSU Studio. ©1978 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 4 b-side of first single. ©1979 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 5 b-side of third single. Released Fall, 1980 (A-side was slight re-mix of 'Kill The Poor'). ©1980 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 6 b-side of Bleed For Me single. Release Summer, 1980 (Alternative Records Virus 23). Recorded at Hyde Street Studios and Mobius Music. ©1982 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 7 originally appeared on double album compilation Maximum Rock N Roll presents NOT SO QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Alternative Tentacles Virus 14). Recordeed at Tom Mallon Studio. ©1982 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 8 a-side of second single. An alternative version appeared later on the 'Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables' LP. Released Spring, 1980. First on Optional Records, then on I.R.S. Records with an upgraded sleeve. ©1980 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 9 originally intended for release as a flexi-disc in 1985 under the name 'Lily White Dan and the Hot Potatoes' to be given away at street protests marking Dan White's return to San Francisco. Later appeared on Rose 100, 'Play New Rose For Me' double LP compilation album, released worldwide by New Rose Records, France, in 1986. Recorded at Hyde Street Studios. Mixed at City Sound.
Track 10 b-side of 'Halloween' single. Released December, 1982 (Alternative Tentacles Virus 28). ©1982 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 11 recorded live at BAM magazine's 3rd Annual Bay Area Music Awards at the Warfield Theater, San Francisco, March 25, 1980. Special thanks to Dennis Erokan and Miles Hurwitz for granting us use of this recording. Originally intended for release as part of a 4-song live 12" EP. The other three songs would have been the versions of "Bleed For Me", "Government Flu" and "Chemical Warfare" recorded for the film "URGH! A Music War" and rebroadcast on MTV's "The Cutting Edge". A&M Recorded had purged us from the URGH! soundtrack album because they didn't like our band name. ©1980 Decay Music (BMI)
Tracks 12 and 13 originally appeared on "Can You Hear Me? Music From The Deaf Club" live compilation LP. Recorded March 3, 1979. Last performance with five-piece line-up: Biafra, Ray, Klaus, Ted on drums and 6025 on other guitar. An earlier version of 'Police Truck' was also featured. Released 1980 by Walking Dead Records first through Optional and later through ©1979 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 14 originally appeared on Wargasm benefit compilation LP, released spring, 1982 by Pax U.K. Later appeared on P.E.A.C.E. benefit double album compilation released by RRadical, late 1984. Mixed at Mobius Music. ©1982 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 15 b-side of fourth single. Recorded at Mobius Music, Hyde Street Studios and live in the Tenderloin (we ran a mix from the Hyde St. Studio A control board out into the street to record the background noises. ©1981 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 16 recorded live by persons unknown at the Earth Tavern, Portland, Oregon, on November 19, 1979, while Ray was changing strings. ©1987 Decay Music (BMI)
Track 17 ©1987 Decay Music (BMI)

Tracks 1, 2, 8 and 15 licensed from Cherry Red Records.

♦CD booklet (inside following tracklisting -note, track 9 should be listed as the exception): All songs (C) 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987 Decay Music (BMI) except track 10, by Sonny Curtis / Acuff-Rose Opryland Music Co. (BMI)
Virus 57CD

♦CD booklet back page: All songs (C) 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987 Decay Music (BMI)
Virus 57CD

♦CD: All songs (P) & (C) 1987 Alternative Tentacles Records except *(track 9) Sony Curtis / Acruff-Rose Opryland Music Co. (BMI)
Virus 57CD

♦Rear sleeve: All songs (C) & (P) 1987 Alternative Tentacles Records except ** (track 9) by Sonny Curtis / Acruff-Rose Opryland Music Co. (BMI)

Printed in Canada.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 21616-0057-2 1
Barcode (Scanned): 721616005721
Matrix / Runout: 32279AD-02B VIRUS-57 991309-04 79D3--2322
Mastering SID Code: none
Mould SID Code: none
Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VIRUS 57	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(LP, Comp + Flexi, 7")	Alternative Tentacles	VIRUS 57	US	1987
FPL 3046, VIRUS 57	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(LP, Comp + Flexi, 7")	Fringe Product, Alternative Tentacles	FPL 3046, VIRUS 57	Canada	1987
VIRUS 57CD	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Alternative Tentacles	VIRUS 57CD	US	1994
FPC 3046	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(Cass, Comp, CrO)	Fringe Product	FPC 3046	Canada	1987
VIRUS 57C	Dead Kennedys	Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death ‎(Cass, Comp)	Alternative Tentacles	VIRUS 57C	US	1987

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