A Devil's Possessions

by .45 Grave

Overview

A fixture on the Los Angeles punk scene in the early 1980s, 45 Grave disbanded in 1985, but regrouped (with a mostly new lineup) in 2004. A DEVIL'S POSSESSIONS commemorates the band's revival by collecting rare demos and live tracks from between 1980 and 1983, capturing the band's edgy, mercurial energy when they were at their peak. It's all here: the creepy but tongue-in-cheek deathrock themes, the grand sweep of punk's early experimentalism, and Dinah Cancer's chilling vocals on cuts like "Violent World," "R2D2 Is Buddha," and perhaps the group's best-known tune, "Party Time." (The remix, which appeared in the film RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, is included here too.)

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/2022
Label:	CLEOPATRA
UPC:	0889466348822

Tracks

1. Introduction
2. Procession
3. Violent World
4. Bobby
5. Aku Aku
6. Party Time
7. Surf Bat
8. Gangsta Rap
9. Wax
10. Fucked by the Devil
11. R2D2 Is Buddah
12. Sleep in Safety
13. How Does He Fly
14. Black Cross
15. Akira Raideen
16. B'wana Devil
17. Evil [7¿ Alt. Version]
18. Party Time [7¿ Alt. Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

.45 Grave   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Don Bolles   Liner Notes
Brian Perry   Design