Live at the Deaf Club 1979

by Dead Kennedys

Overview

Maybe the greatest tribute you can pay a live album is to think to yourself, "I wish I'd been there." Live at the Deaf Club is precisely that kind of live album. Recorded in San Francisco in March 1979, this is the DKs at their peak as the short sharp-shock punksters with brains as well as attitude -- not to mention a sharp collective sense of humor. Fronted by legendary smart-ass agitator Jello Biafra, this five-piece Dead Kennedys lineup (Jello, East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride, and Ted, with guitarist 6025 playing his last gig with the band) blazes through a mighty set that includes such killer material as "California Ueber Alles," "Kill the Poor," "Holiday in Cambodia," and the surreal encore numbers "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Viva Las Vegas." There's also a previously unreleased track, "Gaslight." Plenty of atmosphere and sizzling repartee, this is entertainment and punk history in one neat, sweetly subversive package. You'll wish you'd been there. ~ Adrian Zupp

Product Details

Release Date:	08/04/2023
Label:	Audio Platter
UPC:	0803341532519

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dead Kennedys   Primary Artist
DJ Johnny Walker   Primary Artist
Jello Biafra   Vocals
East Bay Ray   Guitar
Klaus Flouride   Bass,Vocals

Technical Credits

Jim Keylor   Engineer,Engineer
John Lennon   Composer
Jim Alcivar   Engineer
Jello Biafra   Composer,Group Member
Mort Shuman   Composer
Dead Kennedys   Composer
John Cuniberti   Mastering
Doc Pomus   Composer
East Bay Ray   Mastering,Group Member,Composer,Mixing
Klaus Flouride   Group Member,Composer
6025   Composer
Alan Blaikley   Composer
Ted (Bruce Slesinger)   Composer
John Greenway   Composer
Sue Brisk   Photography
Paul McCartney   Composer
Ken Howard   Composer