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BIG APPLE: ROTTEN TO THE CORE LP 01. Ism - John Hinckley Jr. (What Has Jodie Foster Done to You?) 02. Squirm - Fuck You Brooke Shields 03. Butch Lust and the Hypocrites - Smashed Rats 04. The Mob - Common Criminal 05. Killer Instinct - Killer Instinct 06. The Headlickers - House of Detention 07. Squirm - Dead Girls Don't Say No 08. Butch Lust and the Hypocrites - You're Nothing But Make-Up 09. Ism - Proud to Be Guilty 10. Squirm - Love Someone 11. Ism - Moon the Moonies 12. The Headlickers - Hey Mom 13. The Mob - 101 14. Squirm - Shanghai A-Go-Go 15. Killer Instinct - Torture You First 16. Butch Lust and the Hypocrites - Nervousness and Anger 17. The Headlickers - 1, 2, 3, 4 18. Ism - Nixon Now More Than Ever 19. Squirm - Go Die 20. Butch Lust and the Hypocrites - Degenerate World Label: S.I.N. Records Cat #: SJ-002 Format: LP Released: 1982

Reviews: A new sampler of mostly unknown New York groups. It features stuttering thrash by the Mob and Squirm, but most of the music and themes are rooted firmly in the garage punk tradition. The best garage group is Ism, who should get kudos for both their political lyrics and the best song title of the year--"Moon the Moonies." The Headlickers, Butch Lust & the Hypocrites, and Killer Instinct have more of a rock-HM origin, but the latter are real fast. This record is uneven but it does contain some gems. -Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rock'n'Roll #3, November/December 1982)