Antidote – Thou Shalt Not Kill LP

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If you're a ravenous consumer of New York hardcore obscurities like us, then you probably pored over tape trading lists late at night and wondered if Antidote's "Nazi Youth" demo actually existed, or was just a figment of tape traders' imaginations, or was (more realistically) just a bad dub of the 7". Well lo and behold, when we were tasked with re-releasing Antidote's classic "Thou Shalt Not Kill" 7" EP, we asked the band to dig into the vaults for a little something extra to pad things out into a 12", and they came up in spades! In addition to the legendary 8-song EP, you get the band's first 7-song demo recorded in 1982 at Jerry Williams' infamous 171A Studios, plus two songs recorded shortly thereafter for the lost Bad Brains Records compilation, and a previously uncirculated 12-song live set from 1983. The early demos feature original Antidote singer Jeff White (plus future Prong/Danzig axeman Tommy Victor on bass) and show the natural evolution from the band's punky roots to the well-oiled hardcore machine they became on their vinyl debut. The live set features "Thou Shalt Not Kill" howler Louie Rivera and contains several lost tracks that never made it to the studio. That's 29 tracks total of classic New York hardcore, 21 of which have never been heard anywhere before! The LP also includes a 16-page, 12"x12" booklet containing photos, flyers and extensive liner notes by guitarist/founding member Robb "Nunzio" Ortiz, plus a reproduction of the band's original sticker design.
(Radio Raheem/ 2021)

Trackliste
Thou Shalt Not Kill EP    
A1        Life As One
A2        Nazi Youth
A3        Real Deal
A4        Foreign Job-Lot
A5        Zero Mentality
A6        Got Me On The Line
A7        Die At War
A8        Something Must Be Done
1982 Demos    
A9        Die At War
A10        Leave It Behind
A11        Him
A12        Them Or Us
A13        Deadly Rain
A14        Job Well Done
A15        Life As One
A16        Nazi Youth
A17        Die At War
Live At CBGB - June 11, 1983    
B1        Foreign Job-Lot
B2        Something Must Be Done
B2        Deadly Rain
B4        Got Me On The Line
B5        You Say You Didn't But You Did
B6        Life As One
B7        Nazi Youth
B8        Herpes R Forever
B9        Unaffected
B10        Live For Nothing
B11        Real Deal
B12        Zero Mentality