SS Decontrol – The Kids Will Have Their Say LP

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**Ltd White / Black Striped Vinyl!

What is there to say about SS DECONTROL’slong out-of-print 1982 debut, The Kids WillHave Their Say, that hasn’t already beenwritten? Long heralded as the first straightedge album, this collection of songs capturesa time and an era in the nascent hardcorescene before formulas and posturing. Inother words, it’s an unfiltered, artisticstatement that’s singular in scope and vision.The Boston act’s debut was extremelylimited, never repressed, and has gone onto have a life of it’s own despite the fact theonly affordable way to listen to it has beenlow-quality streams on YouTube. Now, afterbeing out of print for 40 years, the albumwill be available on vinyl by Trust Recordswith remastered audio and a painstakingrecreation of the iconic cover art courtesyof Bryan Ray Turcotte. Over the years, themythology of the album has only grown-andthis reissue of the album is sure to introducethis prescient and powerful collection ofsongs to a new generation of fans who neverhad the opportunity to see the original lineupof guitarist Al Barile, vocalist Springa, bassistJaime Sciarappa, and drummer Chris Foleyperform live.In many ways, SSD launched the hardcorescene in Boston as we know it and the band’skinship with MINOR THREAT’s Ian MacKayearose out of the fact that both acts refused toconform to society’s still shifting standardsat the time. From the unbridled aggressionof SSD’s ‘Boiling Point’ to the strippeddown groove of ‘How Much Art,’ the albumwas as reactionary as it was revolutionaryand is an artistic statement that remains tobe remarkably complex for a group of guysbarely into adulthood.Whether you’re buying this because you’relucky enough to own the original pressingor you’re hearing the album for the very firsttime, this version of The Kids Will Have TheirSay is a striking document of the nascenthardcore scene that sounds just as vital todayas it did when it was originally recordedTRACK LISTSIDE A1. Boiling Point2. Fight Them3. Do You Even Care4. Not Normal5. Wasted Youth6. Jock Itch7. Fun To You8. V.A.9. How Much ArtSIDE B1. Boiling Point2. Headed Straight3. War Threat4. Teach Me Violence5. Screw6. Who’s To Judge7. Police Beat8. United9. The End