This is the original PVC Records mix, since the CD release, though containing a few bonus tracks, features a bungled track listing and the majority of tracks (all but the reggae blips) being slightly off-pitch, sped up even further. I have no idea why.
HOWEVER; this o.g. mix is one of the best punk albums I have ever heard. While the production is A LOT shinier than the self-titled ROIR cassette (this album produced by Ric Ocasek), the Brains still bring the thunder. While the bass is practically inaudible, tracks like "Attitude", "Joshua's Song", and "How Low Can a Punk Get?" still rip with abandon. The reggae is take-it-or-leave-it, depending on your own opinion. Myself, sometimes I dig it, other times, it screeches things to a hault.
Either way,
classic.
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