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EP and the second

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punk rock band the Germs. It was also the debut output of

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both as a producer and as a

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. The record was named after its leadoff song.

Overview

In the Germs, a man whose birth name was Paul Beahm served as singer and one of the principal songwriters. During the time of the Germs, Paul actually went by other names he made up for himself. At the time of the band's debut single, he called himself Bobby Pyn. Bobby Pyn's

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were written by Crash in the first person in the name of

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, who proclaims himself a "

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devil" in the song, which is featured here in its slower and tamer first version. "Lexicon Devil" might also fit Paul Beahm's new punk persona, since Crash was an aspiring

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leader obsessed with the idea of the

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through the

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, that is, using the power of words. Crash was one of the wordiest

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from "

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Background

The Germs were gaining notoriety since the release of their first

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, "Forming", and their early live performances. The band's increasing success also presented some roadblocks. They did not have a permanent

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at the time. After Donna Rhia left, the band had a succession of aspiring drummers and part-timers taken on loan from other bands, including X's Don Bonebrake, who filled in at a few gigs, and

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' Nicky Beat, who took the seat in the sessions for the ''Lexicon Devil'' EP. Also,

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did not own an

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for his

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. The band's second record came about when the publishers of the

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'' agreed with the Germs to release an EP on their newly formed

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, Slash Records.

Production

''Lexicon Devil'' was recorded in

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, California at an unidentified

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, underneath a bank building, on

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. Smear's non-ownership of an amplifier at the time actually led to the unique guitar sound on the record. Geza X was supposed to lend him one for the

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s, but had forgotten; instead he strung together some effect pedals and the guitarist plugged directly into the studio's

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. A few days before recording commenced, aspiring drummer

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came down to

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, Arizona to

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for the group. He got the job, but it was too late for him to learn the songs in time to go into the studio. Instead, Nicky Beat kept the drum seat warm for the session while Bolles still participated, helping

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"Non deus, non deus, non deus" and clapping his hands, along with the Deadbeats'

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Pat Delaney and the rest of the band, during the

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in "No God". According to Bob Biggs, Slash Records founder, the EP cost the label only $600 to produce.

Release and artwork

''Lexicon Devil'' was released as a 7-inch vinyl record in May 1978, with about 1,000 copies pressed, most of them available through

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from the punk zine ''Slash''. In order to promote their EP at the time of its release, the band proposed an advertisement displaying

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accompanied with the darkly humorous

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"Six million Jews can't be wrong", but Slash deemed it potentially controversial and refused to print it. Conceptually linked to the lyrical content of the record, which is a reflection of the messianic and apocalyptic obsessions of Crash, the

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for ''Lexicon Devil'' is notorious for its contentious imagery. The front cover features a Nazi propaganda painting by Hubert Lanzinger from ca. 1935 portraying a glorified Adolf Hitler; while the back cover,''Lexicon Devil''
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from 1942 which portrays

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, the

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, and

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, who are humorously featured as

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s of Crash, Lorna Doom, (the) Drummer (Nicky Beat at the time), and Pat Smear, respectively. Backman, Karl
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on October 7, 2016. The EP's artwork was printed in black ink on red, deep pink, golden and yellow paper

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Reissues and re-recordings

A rare alternate mix of "No God", with an extra drum beat at the end, was featured on the 1979

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in its original form, the ''Lexicon Devil'' EP would reappear in 1981 as part of the Germs' posthumous 12-inch vinyl disc EP '' What We Do Is Secret'', as well as included on the band's 1993 compilation album ''(MIA): The Complete Anthology''. In October 1978, a faster second version of "Lexicon Devil", this time with Bolles on drums, who gave the song a harder and more manic drive, was recorded for the Germs' first and only

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, '' (GI)'', released in 1979.

Cover versions

Southern California punk band D.I.

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ed "Lexicon Devil"The faster second version of the song, from the band's 1979 studio album, ''(GI)''. for their 1994 album '' State of Shock''. Also in 1994, the German record label Bitzcore released ''Strange Notes!: A Germs Cover Compilation'', featuring versions of "Lexicon Devil" and "No God", done by

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, respectively. The 1996

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to the Germs, '' A Small Circle of Friends'', featured cover versions of "Lexicon Devil", "Circle One", and "No God", recorded by the

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, the Holez (

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Pat Smear), and

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Appearances in other media

In 2013, "Lexicon Devil" was included in the video game ''

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'', for its reproduction through the in-game radio station

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. Similarly, the sped-up version of the song was featured on the soundtrack for the 2004 video game ''

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Track listing

Personnel

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–

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– bass * Nicky Beat –

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Additional performers *

–

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and hand

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B2) *Pat Delaney – backing vocals and hand clapping (B2) Production *Steve Samiof – executive in charge of production *

–

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*Hubert Lanzinger –

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Overview

Background

Production

Release and artwork

Reissues and re-recordings

Cover versions

Appearances in other media

Track listing

Personnel

See also

Notes

References

Works cited

Further reading