''Young, Loud and Snotty'' is the first studio

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by the American punk band

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. It was recorded and released in 1977 on

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, produced by

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. The album is the only Dead Boys album to chart, peaking at 189 on the

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in November 1977. The album was included at #7 on the ''

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'' "10 Greatest Punk Rock Albums" reader poll.

Release

The album was originally released in October 1977 by

on LP, cassette and 8-track. In 1992, the album was first released on CD, and re-released on cassette, under the Sire name as part of Warner Bros. Records' Plundering the Vaults line. These releases featured a bonus track, "Not Anymore/Ain't Nothin' to Do (Medley)", which was originally released on the "Tell Me" 7" in 1978.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stiv Bators,

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& Jimmy Zero; except where indicated. # " Sonic Reducer" ( David Thomas, Cheetah Chrome) – 3:05 # "All This and More" – 2:49 # "What Love Is" – 2:08 # "Not Anymore" – 3:38 # "Ain't Nothin' to Do" – 2:25 # "Caught with the Meat in Your Mouth" – 2:06 # " Hey Little Girl" (Bob Gonzales, Don Baskin) – 3:01 (Recorded live at

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) # "I Need Lunch" – 3:36 # "High Tension Wire" – 3:05 # "Down in Flames" – 2:15 # "Not Anymore/Ain't Nothin' to Do" – 7:15 (bonus track on CD releases)

Cassette and 8-track

The album was re-arranged for the original cassette and 8-track releases # "Sonic Reducer" # "Not Anymore" # "All This and More" # "What Love Is" # "Ain't Nothin' to Do" # ""Caught with the Meat in Your Mouth" # "Hey Little Girl" # "Down in Flames" # "I Need Lunch" # "High Tension Wire"

40th anniversary re-recording

In 2017, founding members

and

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reformed Dead Boys with a new lineup and re-recorded ''Young, Loud and Snotty''. '' Still Snotty: Young, Loud and Snotty at 40'' was released on September 8, 2017.

Personnel

;Dead Boys * Stiv Bators - vocals *

- lead guitar *Jimmy Zero - rhythm guitar *Jeff Magnum - bass guitar *

- drums with: *Ronald Binder - voice on "Down in Flames" *

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- bass guitar

Production

*Arranged by Dead Boys *Produced by

*Recorded and engineered by Dave Wittman *Assistant recording engineer: Jim Galante *Mixed by Harvey Goldberg *Mastered by

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References

External links

"Young, Loud and Snotty" at discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Young Loud And Snotty 1977 debut albums Dead Boys albums Sire Records albums Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios