The Dead Kennedys will release a three-CD set on April 26 on Manifesto Records. The three-CD set features amped-up live versions of all their classic tracks, free from the constraints of the recording studio. The digital version to follow on May 10.Disc 1 captures the Dead Kennedys at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1982. The 13-song disc includes “Holiday in Cambodia,” “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” and “Too Drunk to Fuck.” Disc 2 features the Dead Kennedys at Alabama Halle in Munich, Germany, also in 1982, with an 18-track set, including “Man With the Dogs,” “Police Truck” and “Chemical Warfare.” Disc 3 is set at the Farm in San Francisco in 1985, with 16-songs that include “Soup Is Good Food,” “Stars And Stripes Of Corruption” and “MTV Get Off The Air.”The band formed in 1978 when East Bay Ray’s ad in The Recycler attracted singer Jello Biafra. They were soon joined by bassist Klaus Flouride; guitarist 6025 and drummer Ted. D.H Peligro soon took over the rule of the drum chair. The band has four studio albums, one extended play, two live albums, three compilations and one demo.Biafra, who is the former lead singer and featured on all 3-discs basically helped cement the legacy but left in 1986. He took over the record label Alternative Tentacles and was found liable for breach of contract, fraud and malice in withholding a decade’s worth of royalties from his former bandmates. Despite the history, The Dead Kennedys have since toured and have moved on. Biafra went forward with his solo career.The nostalgic release of this 3-disc memento features heavy punk songs where Biafra rages on with his political fist toward the “man” so to speak and righteous anger toward the wealth and greed of politicians. The first single, “California Über Alles,” features pounding drums, throbbing bass and jagged guitar lines, Biafra lays into then-and-future California Governor Jerry Brown and the hippy dream. The song includes such memorable lines as “It’s the suede denim secret police / They have come for your uncool niece.”Paradiso (December 5, 1982):01. Moral Majority02. Am the Owl03. Life Sentence04. Police Truck05. Riot06. Bleed For Me07. Holiday in Cambodia08. Let’s Lynch the Landlord09. Chemical Warfare10. Nazi Punks Fuck Off11. Kill The Poor12. We’ve Got A Bigger Problem Now13. Too Drunk To FuckSkateboard Party (December 13, 1982):01. Skateboard Talk+Intro Noise02. Man With The Dogs03. Forward to Death04. Kepone Factory05. Life Sentence06. Trust Your Mechanic07. Moral Majority08. Forest Fire09. Winnebago Warrior10. Police Truck11. Bleed For Me12. Holiday In Cambodia13. Let’s Lynch the Landord14. Chemical Warfare15. Nazi Punks16. We’ve Got A Bigger Problem Now17. Too Drunk to Fuck18. Kill the PoorThe Farm (May 25, 1985):01. Darren’s Mom02. Goons of Hazard03. Hellnation04. This Could Be Anywhere05. Soup Is Good Food06. Chemical Warfare07. Macho Insecurity08. A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch09. Forest Fire10. Moon Over Marin11. Jack-O-Rama12. Encore13. Stars and Stripes of Corruption14. Second Encore15. MTV Get Off the Air16. Holiday In Cambodia
