{"product_id":"8055515236002","title":"Dmz - Relics - Import Cassette Tape Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDmz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen DMZ made their debut on Sire, it was as disappointing as major-label debuts by fellow Bostonians Private Lightning, the Nervous Eaters, and Willie Alexander's Boom Boom Band. As Alexander's locally produced demos by Dr. \u0026amp; the Medics madman Craig Leon (who also produced the Ramones) were superior to the final product by Willie on MCA (also produced by Leon), the Turtles' wacky Flo \u0026amp; Eddie just didn't know what to do with DMZ. Four Craig Leon-produced tracks released on BOMP -- which is the parent company of Voxx -- and five demo tapes that were recorded on four-track comprise this excellent collection. \"When I Get Off\" was the number two Garage Record of the Year in 1978 in Boston's Real Paper, and it is a psychedelic masterpiece. The dueling guitars, slashing riff, and great Corraccio bass complement Mono Mann aka Jeff Connolly's blitzkrieg vocals. Here is a slice of pyschedlia that is the fans outdoing the bands they idolize. Also, as with Willie Alexander's demos, it seems Craig Leon did a much better job on smaller budgets. The lyrics are sexist, but fun in \"Barracuda\" -- definitely not the Heart song -- \"Lift up Your Hood,\" and the aforementioned \"When I Get Off.\" There is also a cool cover of Roky Erickson's \"You're Gonna Miss Me\" and a fantastic album jacket of the band photographed at what looks like the Rat nightclub inside a red background covered in barbed wire fence. There's even a cool inside joke, Bomb records instead of Bomp, the famous label founded by Greg Shaw. A definite statement about the heart and soul of demos having a special something major-label homogenization fails to establish. Rudy Martinez of Question Mark \u0026amp; the Mysterians has even covered a Connally composition written for Mono Mann Jeff's current group, the Lyres. ~ Joe Viglione\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiation Reissues","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52376937562401,"sku":"8055515236002","price":2290.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/8055515236002.jpg?v=1771770314","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/8055515236002","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}