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The Mentally Ill: Gacy's Place - Complete Startbeat Sessions 12"

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The Mentally Ill: Gacy's Place - Complete Startbeat Sessions 12"

The Mentally Ill: Gacy's Place - Complete Startbeat Sessions 12"

All 8 tracks from the infamous January 1st 1979 Starbeat Session together on a 45 rpm 12". 500 pressed. Black vinyl.Ā 



Our take: The Mentally Ill’s ā€œGacy’s Placeā€ is one of the all-time great Killed by Death tracks, and by extension one of the all-time classic punk songs; in fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if some people call it the ultimate KBD track. This LP expands the original 3-song EP to 8 tracks, bringing together all the tracks from the recording session. ā€œGacy’s Placeā€ kicks things off, and it sounds as great as ever. It’s where everything that makes KBD punk comes together perfectly: anti-social lyrics (ā€œthey’re fucking your kids!ā€), primitive production, punk swagger, and a dash of Residents-esque esoteric weirdness. Wrap all that up in one of the greatest bass lines ever, and you have a song that everyone should know. Alternative Tentacles had already released the other tracks on this LP back in 2004 on a collection called Gacy’s Place: The Undiscovered Corpses (along with two other studio sessions), but I wasn’t very familiar with them. While there’s nothing as perfect as ā€œGacy’s Place,ā€ those elements I mentioned above all feature in different mixtures on those other tracks, and I wouldn’t call any of them weak. While this isn’t necessary if you have the Alternative Tentacles release, it’s a great pickup for any KBD fan, from the dabbler to the full-on fanatic.

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All 8 tracks from the infamous January 1st 1979 Starbeat Session together on a 45 rpm 12". 500 pressed. Black vinyl.Ā 



Our take: The Mentally Ill’s ā€œGacy’s Placeā€ is one of the all-time great Killed by Death tracks, and by extension one of the all-time classic punk songs; in fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if some people call it the ultimate KBD track. This LP expands the original 3-song EP to 8 tracks, bringing together all the tracks from the recording session. ā€œGacy’s Placeā€ kicks things off, and it sounds as great as ever. It’s where everything that makes KBD punk comes together perfectly: anti-social lyrics (ā€œthey’re fucking your kids!ā€), primitive production, punk swagger, and a dash of Residents-esque esoteric weirdness. Wrap all that up in one of the greatest bass lines ever, and you have a song that everyone should know. Alternative Tentacles had already released the other tracks on this LP back in 2004 on a collection called Gacy’s Place: The Undiscovered Corpses (along with two other studio sessions), but I wasn’t very familiar with them. While there’s nothing as perfect as ā€œGacy’s Place,ā€ those elements I mentioned above all feature in different mixtures on those other tracks, and I wouldn’t call any of them weak. While this isn’t necessary if you have the Alternative Tentacles release, it’s a great pickup for any KBD fan, from the dabbler to the full-on fanatic.

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