The Germ (album)
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The Germ is the fourth album by California
punk
band Victim's Family
, and the last to feature the original line-up. It's also the first to be released on the Alternative Tentacles
label after the departure from Mordam Records
. The album's cover was made by Harvey Stafford and it's titled "Yellow Head".
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Victim's Family
Victim's Family
Victims Family is a punk band formed in 1984 in Santa Rosa, California by bassist Larry Boothroyd and guitarist and vocalist Ralph Spight. Drummer Devon VrMeer completed the trio. Their sound blended punk, heavy metal and jazz, making them difficult to categorize into a single genre...
, and the last to feature the original line-up. It's also the first to be released on the Alternative Tentacles
Alternative Tentacles
Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label originally based in San Francisco, California and was established in 1979. It was originally used as the label name by the Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single "California Über Alles", and after realizing the potential for an independent...
label after the departure from Mordam Records
Mordam Records
Mordam Records was a Sacramento, California record distribution company for independent record labels. It was originally founded in San Francisco in 1983 as an independent punk distribution company by Ruth Schwartz...
. The album's cover was made by Harvey Stafford and it's titled "Yellow Head".
Tracklisting
- "The Germ" (3:07)
- "I Pissed on a Tree" (3:08 )
- "3 Piece Loincloth" (2:07)
- "Instant Gratification" (0:44)
- "Mind You" (1:30)
- "I'm Such a Jerk" (2:41)
- "New World Hors D'Oeuvre" (2:03)
- "Baklava" (2:57)
- "Bad Karma" (2:24)
- "Insidious" (3:15)
- "Vinnie + 1" (2:25)
- "Er What?" (1:35)
- "Fuck Richard Up" (1:11)
- "Who Needs It?" (2:40)
- "My Evil Twin" (3:38 )
- "Lack of Interest" (1:36)
- "Bogus Track" (1:00)