U-BOATS Government Rip Off 7" 1982 MINT Tampa Florida Punk Hardcore KBD U Boats
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$ 70
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May 14, 2013
Sold Date
May 7, 2013
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Description
Artist: U-Boats
Title: Government Rip Off b/w Breakout Tonight
Format: 7"
Label: Crow (US)
Catalogue No: CR0001
Release Date: 1982
Condition
Cover: M
Disc: M
Condition comments: Untouched and perfect in all respects
Item Description / Notes:
Mike Nelson -- vocalsJay Jetmore -- guitar
Bob Widenhofer -- bass
Hitler -- drums
The charming German motif (there's both a Hitler and a Widenhofer in this band) fills out this 1982 throwaway classic outta Tampa. However, their teutonic rhythm section was ditched for the U-Boat second 7". They have an LP still later but I've never heard it. Both songs here are solid hardcore-informed midtempo punk. The stand-out track here is "Break Out Tonight" which they brazenly annexed from the equally obscure Commandos from Massachusetts who had originally titled the track "Stay Out Tonight" on their first 1978 7". There is no indication the song is a cover and given that they changed the words and name, the U-Boats clearly intended to steal it. Yes, that's right, this is a genuine punk rock record. The chorus of the A-side, "We're all into anarchy, the government's ripping off me," confirms it. Widenhofer, also known as Bobby Skullfucker, also played in Tampa's Jehovah's Sicknesses if memory serves. He later moved to Austin, Texas, and played with the Convulsions in the 1990s.
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