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This Real Gone release will have power pop fans squealing with delight! Named after a breed of hog known for being great producers with oversized ears and genitalia, the Durocs¯ were the brainchild of Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, each of whom came to the project with an impressive pedigree. Mathews had played at the Fillmore with Elvin SELLING POINTS: Bishop at the age of 15, formed a band (Ice) with future Journey lead singer Steve Perry, and, with the guidance of music industry legends •First Time on CD for Legendary Jack Nitszche and David Rubinson, was one of the music industry’s 1979 Power Pop Album from Scott most sought-after session men and producers. Nagle, meanwhile, had been the main singer-songwriter and keyboard player in the Mystery Trend and had released a cult classic solo Mathews and Ron Nagle album produced by Nitszche, Bad Rice. Together, the two wrote songs for legendary artists that sold in the millions and released their own album in 1979 that received a 5-star rating in Rolling Stone and scored some •Includes Eight Unreleased European hits—then promptly proceeded to torpedo their career by, as legend has it, breaking into a Capitol "Bone Us" Tracks Records sales meeting with midgets blasting fanfare trumpets and squealing pigs running through the legs of record executives. • Liner Notes by Gene Sculatti Now, for the first time EVER, and with the full cooperation of Mathews and Nagle, this legendary album is Feature Fresh Quotes from the being reissued on CD with no less than eight unreleased “bone us” tracks, complete with liner notes penned Band by Gene Sculatti featuring quotes from the duo and pictures from their private archives. In addition, Real Gone is manufacturing a 500-unit, limited-edition vinyl pressing in an appropriately porcine shade of pink with the •Unseen Photos Augment Elaborate original track listing and album packaging intact. Power pop fans—it’s time to bring home the bacon. Original Packaging Tracks: •Remastered at Battery Studios in 1. Hog Wild CD-Only “Bone Us” Tracks: NYC with Input from the Durocs¯ 2. Lie to Me 3. Don’t Let the Dream Die 11. Pete Has Got the Power • Limited Edition Pink 150-Gram 4. We Do Good Together 12. No Big Deal 5. No Fool No Fun 13. There’s Always You Vinyl Release—Only 500 Copies 6. It Hurts to Be in Love 14. Stranger on the Street Being Made 7. Seeker (You Be Sucker) 15. Drinking’ One Day at a Time 8. True Love 16. Love with a Capital “L” STREET DATE: May 22, 2012 9. One Day at a Time 17. Burn and Chill LABEL: Real Gone Music 10. Saving It All Up for Larry 18. Nawgahide GENRE: Pop-Rock FORMAT: CD and ORDER CD USING 848064000587 Limited-Edition Vinyl ORDER LIMITED-EDITION LP USING 848064000594 SELLING POINTS: THE GERMS (GI) •Landmark Punk Rock Album This record needs little introduction, so ours will be brief: produced by Joan Jett, (GI) is a seminal album not just in West Coast punk, but in Finally Back in Print punk rock, period, wellspring of the Darby Crash legend and start of the illustrious career of Pat Smear (Nirvana, Foo Fighters). Astonish- •Original Album Graphics ingly, this album has been out of print on CD for years; our Real Gone with Lyrics reissue adds an unreleased bonus track selected by Pat Smear himself—the original album mix of “Caught in My Eye” from the •New Liner Notes by (GI) sessions—and places the platter inside a 4-panel wallet featur- Richie Unterberger ing the original album graphics (including lyrics) with additional photos and new liner notes by Richie Unterberger. Your record col- •Produced by Joan Jett lection isn’t one without the Germs. •Only Studio Album from Band Led Tracks: by Darby Crash and Pat Smear 1. What We Do Is Secret 11. Media Blitz (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) 2. Communist Eyes 12. The Other Newest One 3. Land of Treason 13. Let’s Pretend •Includes Unreleased Bonus Track 4. Richie Dagger’s Crime 14. Dragon Lady 5. Strange Notes 15. The Slave STREET DATE: May 22, 2012 6. American Leather 16. Shut Down (Live) 7. Lexicon Devil LABEL: Real Gone Music 8. Manimal BONUS TRACK GENRE: Pop-Rock 9. Our Way Caught in My Eye FORMAT: CD 10. We Must Bleed (Unreleased Original Album Mix) ORDER USING 848064000617.