Sunday, May 06, 2007

God And The State - Ruins LP


God And The State were from Los Angeles and existed for less than 2 years. It seems they only did about 3 or 4 gigs. Members were David Hull on guitar and vocals who was originally from Toronto, Canada, and Barbara Ann Jaeckel on bass and vocals who came from Detroit. Drums were played by Kevin Barrett (100 Flowers, Radwaste).
In their short existence they managed to record these tracks in 1983. The album saw the light of day 2 years later. Only 1000 copies pressed so it's hard to get these days. But here's the good news. The Urinals reformed so did their label Happy Squid. It looks like some copies of the 'Ruins' LP were found 'lying under the bed'. So if you want to obtain a vinyl copy, act fast. Don't think this will ever get re-released. For more info click here.
Sleeve was made by the Independent Project Press (Savage Republic).

Ruins LP (Happy Squid Records-HS013-1985)
1. Purge
2. Red Square
3. Art For Spastics
4. 1967 Summer
5. Impact
6. Ego Tripper
7. My Name Is Mud
8. Edge Of Nothing
9. Anorexia
10. Pound Of Flesh

Ruins

18 comments:

Fritz die Spinne said...

You always find some obscure stuff--many thanks!

Been posting a little lately--hopefully will have a little more time for the scarcer files I have that need some background.

And I'll get that Theyr posted soon, I hope!

bitterandrew said...

...and once again you post a LP that has been on my "to find" list for ages.

I salute you and thank you, good sir.

lo-fi jr. said...

Another forgotten former fave that sounds better than ever now. Thanks once again!

Anonymous said...

found your page through 7inchcrust & what do i see - God & The State!!! thanks for the mp3 format, i bought this lp ages ago without knowing what it was (young & impressionable) & it totally mystified me at the time... thanks a lot!!!

Curious Guy said...

Kevin, I'll re-up today. Check back in a few hours.

Curious Guy said...

New link's up. Enjoy!

Anonymous said...

is a repost possible por favor?

Curious Guy said...

I'll re-up ASAP!

Curious Guy said...

New link. Enjoy!

charles boyd said...

any chance for another re-up? i love these guys and have been tring to get my hands on this LP for EVER

Anonymous said...

Great post!
Unfortunately the Link seems to be off.
Any chance you can put it again Curious Guy?
Cheers for a great blog and the music-experience you provide.
Some really rare gems!

Curious Guy said...

New HQ rips (also FLAC). Enjoy!

Anonymous said...

Req'ing a lossless reupload, many thanks in advance!

Curious Guy said...

New link. Enjoy!

orlando rufus said...

sounds awesome!

Дмитрий Засимов said...

Please, reup!!

Curious Guy said...

New link. Enjoy!

Дмитрий Засимов said...

Big Thanks!!