Band Name: Poison Idea
Music Album: Blank, Blackout, Vacant
Album Release Date: February 1992
Music Genre: Punk Rock Hardcore
Record Label: American Leather Records
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 15 Tracks Vinyl Album LP Vinyl Album 7"
Poison Idea was started in 1980 in Portland, Oregon, by vocalist Jerry A. (Lang). Within a year, the band had a solid lineup with drummer Dean Johnson, guitarist Tom Roberts (aka Pig Champion), and bassist Glen Estes. The band was motivated by the Germs and Black Flag, and took their musical cues from bands such as Discharge and SOA. Pushing the speed limits of contemporary punk rock, they played raw and angry hardcore the likes of which had rarely been heard before (or since). Their 1983 debut EP, Pick Your King, is a classic and arguably the best hardcore record ever released. Its subsequent followup, Record Collectors are Pretentious Assholes (featuring Pig Champion's substantial collection on the cover), saw Chris "Tense" replacing Glen on bass. Both were put out on the Fatal Erection label, run by Pig Champion and Malcom Conover from Eugene, Oregon.
In 1986, Poison Idea released the aptly titled Kings of Punk LP on Pushead's Pusmort label. By this time, the band's sound had changed from manic, breakneck thrash, to a more driving, Motorhead-influenced attack - losing none of their intensity, anger, or nihilism. In the next few years, Poison Idea's lineup (mainly the rhythm section) changed several times. 1987's War All the Time was somewhat of a misstep - nowhere near as powerful as their previous output - although the two EPs released the next year both had good material.
By 1989, Poison Idea seemed to pull it together; after trouble with reco (...)
| A1 | Say Goodbye |
| A2 | Star Of Baghdad |
| A3 | Icepicks At Dawn |
| A4 | Smack Attack |
| A5 | Forever And Always |
| A6 | Punish Me |
| B1 | Crippled Angel |
| B2 | What Happened To Sunday |
| B3 | You're Next |
| B4 | Drain |
| B5 | Brigandage |
| B6 | Amy's Theme |
| B7 | Vietnamese Baby |
| C | Feel The Darkness (Live) |
| D | Alan's On Fire (Live) |
Released with printed lyric inner sleeve.
The first 2,000 vinyl pressings of this album in the UK issued with a big fold-out poster and a limited edition 7" containing 2 live tracks recorded at KBOO 9th October, 1991.
First catalog# appears on sleeve, inner sleeve and LP center labels. Second catalog# stickered on back sleeve. Third and fourth on 7" center labels.
Album recorded July/ August 1991 at Sound Impressions. Mastered at The Exchange.
All songs published by Schnozza Music except "Vietnamese Baby" published by Chappell Music Ltd.
Made in England
Licensed from American Leather Records. Portland, OR., U.S.A.
(C) 1992 Vinyl Solution
(P) 1992 Licensed from American Leather Records
Distributed in the U.K. by SRD, Tel: 081 889 6555
There's a bootleg of this LP (without the 7") that looks almost identical. The differences can be found in that entry: Blank, Blackout, Vacant
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