Kings of Punk

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Kings of Punk
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Studio album by
Released1986
Genre Hardcore punk
Length26:00 [1]
Label Pusmort Records, Reflex/Wolfpack Records
Poison Idea chronology
Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes
(1984)
Kings of Punk
(1986)
War All the Time
(1987)

Kings of Punk is the third release and first LP by hardcore punk band Poison Idea, released in 1986 through Pushead's Pusmort Records label. [2] [3] [4] It was re-released by Reflex/Wolfpack Records in 2003 on a limited vinyl pressing.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Jerry A, except where noted.

  1. "Lifestyles" (Jerry A, Pig Champion) – 3:14
  2. "Short Fuse" – 1:59
  3. "God Not God" (Jerry A, Chris Tense) – 0:51
  4. "Ugly American" – 2:58
  5. "Subtract" (Chris Tense) – 1:40
  6. "Cop an Attitude" (Jerry A, Pig Champion) – 2:25
  7. "Death Wish Kids" – 2:15
  8. "Made to Be Broken" – 2:53
  9. "Tormented Imp" (Jerry A, Chris Tense) – 2:13
  10. "One by One" (Jerry A, Chris Tense) – 2:17
  11. "Out of the Picture" (Jerry A, Chris Tense) – 2:16

Personnel

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