PERSONALITY CRISIS "Creatures For Awhile" OG 1983 LP RARE Punk CANADA CLASSIC

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PERSONALITY CRISIS "Creatures For Awhile" ORIGINAL 1983 Punk Rock LP RARE Risky Records CLASSIC FROM CANADA!
ONE OWNER! From the collection of Gary X Indiana. Comes with bonus original PC flyer!
There is NOTHING like this band and this record. And it's extremely hard to part with. Sure, there are reissues, but there are copies of the Mona Lisa too. This was an epic production technically, all the way from studio to vinyl factory, and the sound is nothing less than GLORIOUS. From Tinnitus dot com:
"Suffice to say they were one of the greatest bands of their day. And no punk-rock collection is complete without a copy of Creatures For Awhile. Listen and learn."
From Hellbound dot ca:
Things like this get said a lot but, in this case, there is actually verifiable proof: while they were working, prairie-based punk band Personality Crisis were were in a league of their own. Granted, the band was not around for very long (Personality Crisis formed in 1979 and ran until 1984) and Creatures For Awhile was their only release – but that release has never fallen by the wayside. To date, Creatures For Awhile has been reissued four times... and understandably finds receptive ears every time. Why? Well, because the album just sounds so different from what listeners normally expect of a punk album; while the image of punk has always made the most of young and snotty voice and nervous energy, Personality Crisis singer Mitch Funk’s tone is incredibly rich, thick and deep. Not only that, while Personality Crisis does feature a few elements which could be called “similar to The Misfits,” such similarities are completely superficial, at most; these songs swagger where most punk songs spit nervously, and Creatures For Awhile punches boldly, where most punks try to stick and move. While there are enough similarities that listeners will recognize this album as undeniably punk, they’ll also recognize it as “punk of a very different stripe than its peers.”
It could be contended that the difference between Creatures For Awhile and pretty much everything else is the reason why it keeps coming back and continues to find fresh ears. Those reasons are all readily apparent as soon as stylus touches down and “Vampire’s Dream” opens the A-side of the album. There, the combination of Duane Eddie’s bass, the twin guitars of Jimmy Green and Richard Duguay and the drumming of a pre-SNFU/DOA/Subhumans Jon Card hits hard and powerfully in a manner similar to Walk Among Us-era Misfits which is perfectly easy to take for the right ears – but the owners of those ears will take pause as soon as Mitch Funk steps to the mic. From note one of his performance, Funk’s thick, hoarse and husky snarl completely overtakes and becomes the defining characteristic of “Vampire’s Dream”; Funk’s vocal sound is incredibly raucous and anthemic that it will ensnare listeners – capture their attention and make them throw fists in the air. You might not know exactly what Funk is on about, but he is definitely on.
Cover: VG+. Ringwear on front is mostly faint, but dark at top and bottom, with crease/stress lines from the "Y" to the end of "CRISIS". Very slightly yellowed around the corners. Rear has slight ringwear, dark at top and fainter just below that. Edges are in nice shape, very slight bump at bottom of opening.  Vinyl: EX (VG++). VERY little surface noise, sounds KILLER. A few light superficial scuffs/scratches, not much. Label is nearly pristine with a few slight spindle marks.  Inner sleeve is clear plastic, call it NM. Insert: NM. No marks stains or tears, just a bit of disc impression and slight rumples.
COMES WITH A FLYER FROM VANCOUVER'S LEGENDARY SMILIN BUDDHA! See the image. Art is vaguely like Gary Panter's "Jimbo" character. The date was apparently 1985 during PC's brief reunion. Owner was in town that year but didn't see the show, dangit.
Tracklist A1 Vampire's Dream A2 Mrs. Palmer A3 Twilights Last Gleaming A4 The Advocate A5 Double Take A6 People In Glass B1 The Look B2 Creatures For A While B3 Scavengers B4 Wild Game B5 Name Dropper B6 Tyrants
Credits     Bass – Duane Eddie     Drums – Jon Card     Guitar – Jimmy Green, Richard Duguay     Vocals – Mitch Funk
Notes First press. Comes with insert. Matrix / Runout: L-14098
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