Bedtime for Isocracy is the first and only studio release by the American punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Isocracy

Isocracy (band)

Isocracy was an American punk rock band from the Berkeley, California-area, formed in 1986. The band was one of the key bands in the MRR/Gilman Street project. John Kiffmeyer , who later went on to form Green Day, was the drummer for the band...

. It was released in January 1988 through Lookout! Records

Lookout! Records

-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...

 on seven-inch vinyl with picture sleeve. The title is a play on Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....

' last album Bedtime for Democracy

Bedtime for Democracy

Bedtime for Democracy is the fourth album released by Dead Kennedys. Songs on this album cover such common punk subjects as conformity, Reaganomics, the military, and even criticizing aspects of their own punk movement. The title of the album is a reference to the 1951 comedy film, Bedtime for...

, a popular record among punk rockers of the time.

Although the track list on the sleeve (along with most online discographies of Isocracy) states a cover of the Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd

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 song "Freebird

Freebird

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" in its full form as the eleventh track, no such track is present on the recording. What makes such a track even more unlikely is the limited recording time a 7" provides, which in most cases is no more than ten minutes. With the recording time of the other tracks there would barely be enough room for another twelve second song, much less a seven minute one.

Track listing

All tracks by Isocracy

Isocracy

An isocracy is a form of government where all citizens have equal political power. The term derives from Greek "ἴσος" meaning "equal" and "κρατεῖν" meaning "to have power", or "to rule"....

, except where noted.

Side A

1. "Zimbabwean Hell Rock (Slight Return)" – 0:23
2. "Rodeo" - 1:51
3. "Hippie Man" 1:21
4. "Two Blocks Away" - 1:33

Side B

1. "Eight" - 1:52
2. "Amilyplympt Three" - 1:17
3. "Funky Brakewire" - 1:03
4. "Ten Seconds of Anarchy" - 0:12
5. "Swisher Sweets" - 0:12
6. "Sgalf Etaredefnoc" - 0:07