Young, Loud and Snotty | ||||
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Released | October 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Studio | Electric Lady Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 35:23 | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Producer | Genya Ravan | |||
Dead Boys chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Kerrang! | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Village Voice | B [5] |
Young, Loud and Snotty is the first studio album by the American punk band Dead Boys. It was recorded and released in 1977 on Sire Records, produced by Genya Ravan. The album is the only Dead Boys album to chart, peaking at 189 on the Billboard 200 in November 1977. [6]
The album was included at #7 on the Rolling Stone "10 Greatest Punk Rock Albums" reader poll. [7]
The album was originally released in October 1977 by Sire Records on LP, cassette and 8-track. In 1992, the album was first released on CD, and re-released on cassette, under the Sire name as part of Warner Bros. Records' Plundering the Vaults line. These releases featured a bonus track, "Not Anymore/Ain't Nothin' to Do (Medley)", which was originally released on the "Tell Me" 7" in 1978.
All tracks composed by Stiv Bators, Cheetah Chrome & Jimmy Zero; except where indicated.
The album was re-arranged for the original cassette and 8-track releases
In 2017, founding members Cheetah Chrome and Johnny Blitz reformed Dead Boys with a new lineup and re-recorded Young, Loud and Snotty. Still Snotty: Young, Loud and Snotty at 40 was released on September 8, 2017.
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