PUNK ROCK LP: DEAD KENNEDYS FRANKENCHRIST 1985 VIRUS 45

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NOTE: This LP originally included the "penis landscape" poster from HR Giger, which I brought to school and hung up in the sophomore lounge, some teacher tore it down and that was that. SOmehow I knew that was going to happen but I was 15 at the time and didnt care
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From July 1985 or so through late 1988 I collected a ton of underground punk and industrial records. Most of the bands I liked you couldn't get CDs of anyway, so with an eye towards archiving (both of my parents worked as preservationists & curators at museums in upstate NY) what I did instead was to listen to each new record I bought ONCE on a direct-drive turntable as I recorded it to a cassette, then file it in a heavy polyvinyl sleeve in a crate in my closet.
All of these records have therefore been in storage for 30+ years, and while I haven't examined any of them them closely under special vinyl inspection lamps and sure haven't played any of them again twice - I haven't even owned a turntable since 1993! -  can tell you that they are all in just about pristine condition, not counting some age-yellowing to the inner paper sleeves and bends to the corners of the stiff outer sleeves on a few of them which may or may not be visible in the pictures I took for this listing.
All records graded on an amateur best-endeavor basis, I've never worked in a record store and pretty much lost the fever for collecting as soon as I got a college girlfriend so please do examine all photographs carefully and consider any questions you may have before you buy, as there are no returns.
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Dead Kennedys ?– Frankenchrist Label: Alternative Tentacles ?– VIRUS 45 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album  Country: UK Released: 01 Nov 1985 Genre: Rock Style: Hardcore, Punk Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Soup Is Good Food Music By – Dead Kennedys Words By – Biafra* A2 Hellnation Words By, Music By – D.H. Peligro A3 This Could Be Anywhere (This Could Be Everywhere) Music By – Dead Kennedys Words By – Biafra* A4 A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch Keyboards – Tim Jones Music By – Dead Kennedys Words By – Biafra* A5 Chicken Farm Backing Vocals – Eugene Robinson, Gary Floyd, Jeff Davis, Biafra*, Klaus* Music By – Dead Kennedys Words By – Biafra* B1 Macho-Rama (Invasion Of The Beef Patrol) Backing Vocals – Danielle Dunlap, Julie Hoffman, Kris Carleson, Laura T.R. Muetz, Nina T.R. Stapleton, Robyn Lutz, Susan Caldwell Words By, Music By – Biafra* B2 Goons Of Hazzard Music By – Ray*, Biafra* Words By – Biafra* B3 M.T.V. - Get Off The Air Trumpet – John Leib Words By, Music By – Biafra* B4 At My Job Backing Vocals – D.H. Peligro, Biafra*, Klaus*, Microwave (5), Steve DePace, Sweet (2), Wild Bill, Wee Willy Lipat* Words By, Music By – East Bay Ray B5 Stars And Stripes Of Corruption Backing Vocals – Eugene Robinson, Gary Floyd, Jeff Davis, Biafra*, Klaus* Music By – Dead Kennedys Words By – Biafra* Companies, etc. Copyright (c) – Alternative Tentacles Phonographic Copyright (p) – Alternative Tentacles Phonographic Copyright (p) – Alternative Tentacles Records Copyright (c) – Alternative Tentacles Records Copyright (c) – Winston Smith (5) Copyright (c) – Fallout Productions Published By – Decay Music Pressed By – Orlake Records Manufactured By – Alternative Tentacles Records Distributed By – Alternative Tentacles Records Manufactured By – Alternative Tentacles Records, Ltd. Distributed By – Alternative Tentacles Records, Ltd. Distributed By – The Cartel Recorded At – Hyde Street Studios Credits Artwork [Dk & A.t. Logos] – Winston Smith (5) Artwork [Fold Out Painting] – H.R. Giger* Bass, Vocals – Klaus Flouride Design Concept [Visual Concept:] – Biafra* Drums, Vocals – D.H. Peligro Engineer, Mixed By – John Cuniberti Guitar, Synthesizer, Twelve-String Guitar [12-string Electric Bellzouki] – East Bay Ray Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5) Other [Spiritual Guidance] – Norm Photography By [Jacket Photo] – Lester Sloan Producer, Mixed By, Vocals – Jello Biafra Notes Includes printed inner sleeve. 
Recorded at Hyde St. studios, San Francisco. 
Original version included "Penis Landscape," by Swiss artist H. R. Giger. Charges were filed against the band for "Selling pornography to minors". Much controversy ensued and the poster was ordered to be removed. Very few copies with this poster were distributed making them extremely rare collectibles.