''Public Service'' is a

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released in 1981 on Smoke 7 Records with songs by

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bands

Bad Religion Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilitie ...

, Circle One,

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and

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(here still named "Red Cross"). The album was re-released in 2003 on the Puke & Vomit label. The album contains alternate versions of the Bad Religion songs 'Bad Religion', 'Slaves' and 'Drastic Actions' from their first, eponymous EP (''

''). These songs are available at the end of the '' 80–85'' compilation, and also on its 2004 re-release as ''

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supposedly was a big fan of the album and read lyrics from the album during spoken word shows at the 1993 Lollapalooza. This can be seen in Dave Markey's

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, ''Grunge Pedal''. Part of this film, as well as the album itself, were shown on MTV's ''

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'' when Moore was guest hosting. The album was reviewed in issue #18 of the Touch and Go

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. The review read: ''"Great sampler (the months of the sampler have arrived) featuring some of LA's finest...the only shit is Disability...all else kicks dink...the Bad Religion is produced songs that appear on their 7' ' but are tons better here...Circle One kick my ass...this is a little too unheralded don't you think you should've bought this along time ago? It aint too too late...write Smoke 7 Productions 7230 DeSoto Ave Suite 104 Canoga Park Ca. 91303"''

Track listing

References

Bad Religion albums 1981 compilation albums Punk rock compilation albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub