The E.P’s of R.P [LP]

Rudimentary Peni – The E.P’s of R.P [LP]

LP version. Unavailable since its original release on the Crass side label Corpus Christi in 1987, the much-bootlegged compilation The E.P’s Of R.P. finally gets an official reissue on Sealed Records. The LP collects both Rudimentary Peni 7″ releases pre-Death Church LP, completing the trilogy of Rudimentary Peni’s first era recordings before their first hiatus. The A side contains the band’s stunning debut. A breakneck 12-song 7″ EP recorded in 1981 at Street Level Studios and originally released on the band’s Outer Himalayan label. From the first track Rudimentary Peni pull you in and aurally assault your ears creating the template for many to follow. It’s abrasive, sharp, intricate with supreme musicianship and a unique dark sense of humor. They created a perfect, demented universe of twisted, poetic and needle in the red punk often imitated and truly never matched. Flip over for the follow up, the 11 track 7″ Farce that was originally released in 1982 on Crass Records. Like most records on the label it benefits massively from John Loder’s engineering and Penny Rimbaud production. Farce never lets up the intensity with twisted melodies, a locked in rhythm section and Blinko’s much copied anguished vocals that he sings like his life is depends on it. It energetic, manic and 40+(more…)01. Media Person02. Him Hymn03. Blind Dogs04. B Ward05. Crazy Chain06. The Gardener07. Teenage Time Killer08. Hearse09. Dead Living10. Black President11. Tower Of Strength12. Play13. Sacrifice14. Cosmetic Plague15. Subdued Violence16. Only Human17. The Bile Ball18. Farce19. Bloody Jellies20. Mice Race21. Defined By Age22. Zero Again23. Bubble