SSD Vinyl & CDs

Notes: "How Much Art Can You Take?" compiles over 170 images, many of which have never been seen before, plus first-hand commentary from the band and their crew, spread across 190 pages in a beautiful, 10" x 10" hardcover book.

Review: The iconic 1982 debut full-length from Boston hardcore punk pioneers SSD (known as SS Decontrol at the time of release) was initially only pressed to 1,000 copies with no official repress ever materialising until now, over four decades on from the fact. Originally a split-release between Dischord and X-Claim, this long-awaited repress comes courtesy of Revelation and recaptures the vicious 18-track, 21-minute project in all of its venomous, pissed off, almost thrashcore-leaning beauty. With half the cuts clocking in at under a solitary minute, The Kids Will Have Their Say is a timeless, visionary, uncompromising, pioneering, standard-setting classic that only grows more domineering and influential as the modern hardcore scene continues to expand in popularity. With no better optimum time for this reissue, mark our words that copies of this run will dry up fast before joining original pressings for criminal mark-ups on Discogs. You've been warned.