SUICIDE COMMANDOS from Minneapolis


The Suicide Commandos are an American punk rock trio from Minneapolis. They formed in 1975 and released two 7-inch EPs on an indie label in 1976 and 1977 before signing with Blank Records (a subsidiary label of Mercury Records) in 1977 and releasing one album, Make a Record.[1] Despite their short original 4-year stint together, the Suicide Commandos are considered the pioneers for jump-starting a punk rock music scene in the Twin Cities, which eventually produced bands like The Suburbs, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements and Soul Asylum.[2]
History

Their first album, Make a Record, was recorded and released in 1977,[3] and then re-released on Mercury Records on CD in 1996 and on Island/DefJam iTunes in 2007. A live album, The Suicide Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert was released on Twin/Tone Records in 1979, which was their last performance together before the band broke up. Only 1,000 numbered copies were pressed. In 2000, it was re-released on CD by Garage D'Or Records. The original vinyl release contained 19 tracks, while the CD re-release increased this figure, bringing the total number of tracks to 32.

Their 1977 song "Burn It Down" inspired a short film directed by rock video pioneer Chuck Statler, which featured the burning of a house the band had used for rehearsing for several years.[4] "Burn It Down" was part of a Chuck Statler video retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 2006.
Hiatus

When the Commandos broke up in 1980, Almaas went to New York and formed a band called The Crackers, then issued a solo EP titled "Beat Rodeo". In 1982, Almaas formed a four-man group called (The) Beat Rodeo, which issued two well-received albums in the mid-80s before disbanding. Almaas then went solo again, issuing six albums over the next two decades.
Re-formation

THE RECORDS:

The Suicide Commandos – Make A Record
Blank Records (2) – 002
Vinile, LP, Album
Paese: US gen 1978

Anno: 1978
01 Shock Appeal /Attacking The Beat
02 Mosquito Crucifixion 2:11
03 Mr. Dr. 2:01
04 Semi-Smart 1:22
05 Call Of The Wild 1:55
06 You Can't 2:11
07 I Need A Torch 2:43
08 Kidnapped 2:45
09 Premature 1:40
10 I Don't Get It 1:37
11 Real Cool 1:51
12 She 2:49
13 Burn It Down 2:15
14 Match / Mismatch 5:07

 
The Suicide Commandos – Emission Control
P.S. Records – 30254, P.S. Records – 6123-3265-75
             Vinile, 7"
                  Paese: US 1976

15 Emission Control
16         Cliche' Ole'
17 Monster Au·Go·Go

           BONUS

18              FLESH EATERS EP
19              FLESH EATERS EP
20              DICKS EP
21              DICKS EP
22              LEWD EP
23              LEWD EP
24              LEWD EP
25              7 SECONDS EP
26              7 seconds
27              DIE KREUZEN EP
28              DIE KREUZEN EP
29              DIE KREUZEN EP
30              DIE KREUZEN EP
31              MUTANTS SINGLE



riferendosi a Make A Record (LP, Album) 002
The guitarist in this band was a mentor to Bob Mould.

AND IN THE OTHER DIRECTORY -------------------->


The Suicide Commandos – The Commandos Commit Suicide Dance Concert
Etichetta: Garage D'or – 005
Formato:
CD, Album, Reissue
Paese: US 2010
1 Shake
2 Journey To The Center Of The Mind
3 My Little Red Book
4 Back In The USA
5 The American Ruse written-By – MC5
6 It's My Life
7 Seven Deadly Finns Written-By – Eno*
8 Fire
9 Real Good Time Together Written-By – Reed*
10   Bits And Pieces
11 Emission Control
12 Cliche Ole
13 Monster Au Go Go
14 You Play Too Hard
15 I Think Of You
16 There Goes Gladys
17 Keep Your Hands To Yourself
18 Complicated Fun
19 Shock Appeal
20 Attacking The Beat
21 She
22 She Said Yeah
23 I'll Wait
24 Mosquito Crucifixion
25 Three Cool Cats
26 Wild In The Streets
27 Fireball 500
28 You Can't
29 I Need A Torch
30 Burn It Down
31 O Carole/Petticoat Junction
32 Born To Be Wild


   Bass, Vocals – Steve Almaas
   Drums, Vocals – Dave Ahl
   Guitar, Vocals – Chris Osgood (2)

Second CD pressing without individual numbers edition.

Recorded Live at Jay's Longhorn, November 24th, 1978, Minneapolis, MN (their final show)

Originally released (in abbreviated form) on Twin Tone Records.