THE EFFIGIES We're Da Machine 12"EP RUTHLESS 1983 US orig+insert RREF04 RARE

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The Effigies were an important part of Chicago's seminal post-hardcore punk scene, along with Big Black, Naked Raygun, and Strike Under. Their legacy isn't as heralded as the former two, in part because they didn't push so many boundaries, either thematically or stylistically. But that assessment shortchanges the Effigies as a vital, intelligent, clearly capable band, one that helped lay the groundwork for a Chicago indie scene that would evolve and thrive for many years to come. Their music was a well-executed, fully mature product of its influences -- the D.C. hardcore of Minor Threat, the British post-punk of bands like the Stranglers, Killing Joke, and the Ruts -- and was often more melody-friendly. Less political than many of their peers of the era, the Effigies were most concerned with the gritty realities of everyday urban life, but were no less fierce in their musical attack. After three albums that helped draw attention to the Chicago scene, the group lost its stability and eventually disbanded, but reunited periodically to a still-fond local fan base

"WE'RE DA MACHINE EP"

1983     12"EP     RUTHLESS RECORDS     RREF04 

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

SINGLE COVER + INSERT

HEAVY DUTY CARDBOARD COVER

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LABEL: RUTHLESS - WHITE (A) & PHOTO (B) LABELS - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine) E 1003 (RREF04)

Catalog on labels: none

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SI-42283-A J.V.C. S-10521 E-1003-A

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SI-42283-B JVC S-10522 E-1003-B

On label (Side A): Ruthless Records

? © 1982

Marketed by Enigma

On Back Cover: Artwork: © 1983 Randy Broecker

All songs produced by: The Effigies and Timothy R. Pawell

Ruthless Records P.O. Box 1458 Evanston, Illinois 60204

? © 1982

Marketed by: Enigma Records P.O. Box 2896 Torrance, CA.

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: WE'RE DA MACHINE - NO PROGRESS

Side B: QUOTA - TECHNO'S GONE

  grading

RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Great Chicago hardcore in the vein of Naked Raygun: mid tempo hardcore 

intense & melodic. Original & diverse...(FLEX! U.S. Hardcore Discography Book)

The Effigies followed the brilliant "Bodybag" single a year later with this EP, which was also included in its entirety on the Remains Nonviewable summary. As the title holds, threads of capitalism and general societal corruption run through each of the four songs. (Also note the Nick Blinko/Rudimentary Peni-style cover work, which tellingly depicts puppetry and skeletons.) With all the wisdom of a man who's been in the trenches enough to know what goes on in the higher ranks, John Kezdy's embroiled pontification takes aim at City Hall ("We're da Machine"), demanding bosses ("Quota"), automation ("Techno's Gone"), and the double-edged sword of ambition ("No Progress"). Musically, it remains almost as blasting and bend-resistant as the prior releases, an almost trademarked form of controlled ferocity with rather unmatched musicianship...(AllMusic)