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Big Boys - Where's My Towel / Industry Standard LP

Big Boys - Where's My Towel / Industry Standard LP

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Debut, sophomore and final album from Austin, TX, punk visionaries, Big Boys, now available.

The Big Boys got their start in the late 1970’s Austin punk scene. The band was fronted by the occasionally cross-dressing Randy "Biscuit" Turner, with Tim Kerr on guitar, Chris Gates playing bass, and a series of drummers - the best known of which is Rey Washam (Scratch Acid). Unlike the rest of the early hardcore scene of the day, they weren't afraid to stray away from superfast tempos in favour of some nice white boy skate funk.

Beyond the funk tendencies, the band at times played an early brand of post-punk not unlike their contemporaries The Minutemen. Thanks to their inclusion on some of Thrasher magazine's first "skate comps," the Big Boys were hugely popular amongst the new 80's skate punk crowd. They were also known for the encouragement of crowd participation, breaking down the barriers between performer and audience. They even covered Kool and the Gang, never wavering when venturing into uncharted musical territory.

Tracklist:

1. Security
2. T.V.
3. I Don't Wanna Dance
4. Identity Crisis
5. Thin Line
6. Advice
7. Complete Control
8. Work Without Pay
9. Spit
10. Act/Reaction
11. Self Contortion
12. Wise Up

About this product: this reissue is pressed on aqua blue vinyl. Limited pressing of 1000 copies.