… a collection of 7″ singles.
You’re So Bored, because You’re Boring.
I am a third generation punk. I embraced and grew old to Husker Du, Minutemen, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, and Flipper.
Oh, how I love original Flipper.
No less than respected punk legend Henry Rollins called Flipper, and I am quoting here:
“Blah Blah Look at my tattoos Blah Blah Denis Leary Blah Blah VH1 Blah Blah Heavier Than You!!!!”
And, well… if it is coming from Henry Rollins, you’d be silly not to take it as gospel. He is a spoken word artist and actor, you know. Just like Jello Biafra! And that crazy bag lady down the street who cries drunken soliloquies to her long dead child. But I don’t see her getting her own VH1 show or college spoken word tours, you two-bit carnies.
But I sure loved Flipper. If the bands around them played faster, Flipper slowed it down to a crawl. If the bands around them politicized their inner (and outer) angsty bullshit, Flipper boldly suggested that the Bored (i.e. YOU) were simply Boring. Frankly, they were the most subversive band of the punk era – and possibly beyond.
Today I am sharing my Flipper-esqe 7″ vinyl collection for anyone that may be interested. These singles are long out of print. No harm, no foul.
Love Canal /Ha, Ha, Ha (1981)
Sexbomb / Brainwash (1981)
This here single is one of the most outrageous releases of the American punk era. Sexbomb, in itself, pissed off a lot of the more serious punkers – but Brainwash… Brainwash is special in its Subversion. They take a twenty six second bit and repeat it for over six (6!) minutes. I cannot believe the band had the GALL to release this.
And that’s why I love them so.
Forget it. You wouldn’t understand anyway.
Get Away / The Old Lady The Swallowed The Fly – 1982
Bruce Lose Solo!
What’s Your Name? / Waking To Sleep – 1983
