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

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by the American

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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

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' 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 Steven John Bator (October 22, 1949 – June 4, 1990), known professionally as Stiv Bator and later as Stiv Bators, was an American punk rock vocalist and guitarist from Youngstown, Ohio. He is best remembered for his bands Dead Boys and the L ...

, Cheetah Chrome & Jimmy Zero; except where indicated. # "

Sonic Reducer "Sonic Reducer" is a punk rock song written by Cheetah Chrome and David Thomas during their tenure in Rocket from the Tombs, which made its recorded debut on the Dead Boys 1977 album '' Young, Loud and Snotty'' with a change of lyrics that were ...

" ( 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 # "

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" (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 Cheetah Chrome and

Johnny Blitz John Madansky, known as Johnny Blitz, is a punk rock drummer from Cleveland, Ohio, best known as being a member of the bands Dead Boys and Rocket From The Tombs. As a member of the Dead Boys, he helped pioneer the punk rock sound, look and attit ...

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 *

– vocals * Cheetah Chrome – 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

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' '' Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Early life ...

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