GG Allin & The Scumfucs / Artless - split LP (1985)

GG Allin & The Scumfucs / Artless – split LP
Label: Starving Missile / Holy War 010
Year: 1985
Tracks: I Wanna Fuck Myself / Ass Fuckin, Butt Suckin, Cunt Lickin, Masturbation / You’ll Never Tame Me / Bite It You Scum / Scumfuc Tradition / Abuse Myself, I Wanna Die / Needle Up My Cock

Lineup: GG Allin (vocals, guitar), Al Mead a.k.a. “Al Lee Slime” (guitar, bass), Tim Lacombe a.k.a. “Tim Toms” (drums)

First pressing

Second pressing

Third pressing

Bonus 45

West German release of seven songs from the ‘You’ll Never Tame Me” cassette, and another Artless pairing. 500 copies, 400 for Europe, 50 for GG and 50 for Artless, according to the insert. This LP is actually quite hard to find here in the States. Three pressings exist:
  • First pressing: white and red labels, jacket has a matte (not glossy) finish, opens at top. Includes insert.
  • Second pressing: green and red labels, jacket is glossy stock, opens at top. Includes insert.
  • Third pressing: white and blue labels, jacket is glossy stock, opens on the side. No insert.
According to Dirk of the Holy War label, both the second and third pressings came with a one-sided, blank-label 45 containing “Out For Blood” and “Drink, Fight & Fuck” from the Artless split EP (matrix numbers match up exactly to this release as well). However, only the third pressing adds "Includes limited edition GG Allin single" to the upper right corner of both sides of the LP jacket.

Thanks for the tip, Mike Telford!

Reviews


Artless are a bunch of yapping methodical punks who can barely play their instruments. Their lyrics are a sophomoric attempt at being political. Please, somebody shut these guys up. GG Allin & The Scumfucs, on the other hand, need more than shutting up, I'd say lobotomies are in order. They assault the listener with the most disgusting, pornographic lyrics anyone could ever ask for. Their obsession with sex probably stems from a complete lack of it. And ain't no girls ever gonna touch these guys if they keep this shit up. These jerks are the world's best argument for the P.M.R.C.
— Ink Disease #11 (Los Angeles, CA)



Yup, a match made in ... Anyway, Mykel Board's ARTLESS material is the same as what appears on the recent Placebo Records one-sided 12", while I don't know nor care if GG's stuff was previously released.
— Maximum RockNRoll, March 1986 (Berkeley, CA)

2 comments:

  1. Mike TJune 28, 2020 at 1:22 PM

    Hi there. I was going through my GG treasures today and I discovered my copy of this record has Black and White on the GG side and Red on the Artless side, not blue. And the jacket opens on the top, not the side. And no mention of the single. As this copy was given to me personally (and signed) by GG in 1985 who said he only had a few for himself, I would guess this is a first pressing with Black and White A side and Red B side.

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  2. Mike TJune 28, 2020 at 1:25 PM

    Oh, plus I have the insert.

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