Milking the Sacred Cow
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Milking the Sacred Cow is a compilation album
released by the Dead Kennedys
in October 2007. It is composed of songs from all studio albums of the band's career, except for their final album, Bedtime for Democracy
. In addition, it also contains two previously unreleased live tracks, "Soup Is Good Food" and "Jock-O-Rama", the studio versions of which can be found on the album Frankenchrist
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by the 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....
in October 2007. It is composed of songs from all studio albums of the band's career, except for their final 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...
. In addition, it also contains two previously unreleased live tracks, "Soup Is Good Food" and "Jock-O-Rama", the studio versions of which can be found on the album Frankenchrist
Frankenchrist
Frankenchrist is the third album released by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys in 1985 on Alternative Tentacles.The album was a subject of controversy because of a poster inserted in the original record sleeve. The poster, H. R. Giger's Landscape #XX, or Penis Landscape, was a painting...
.
Track listing
- "California Über AllesCalifornia Über Alles"California Über Alles" was the first single by the Dead Kennedys. The record was released in June 1979 on Optional Music with "The Man with the Dogs" as the b-side...
(7" version)" (Jello BiafraJello BiafraJello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
, John GreenwayJohn GreenwayJohn Robert Greenway is a former British politician who sat as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Ryedale from 1987 until the constituency's abolition in 2010.-Early life:...
) - "Police TruckPolice Truck"Police Truck" is a song by the Dead Kennedys. The song was originally released in May, 1980, as the B-side of the "Holiday in Cambodia" single and later released in June 1987 on the DKs' compilation album, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death...
" (East Bay RayEast Bay RayRaymond John Pepperell , better known by his stage name East Bay Ray is a guitarist best-known for his membership in the San Francisco Bay area-based punk band Dead Kennedys...
, Jello Biafra) - "Kill the PoorKill the Poor"Kill the Poor" was the third single by the Dead Kennedys. The record was anus in October 1980 on Cherry Red Records with "In-sight" as the b-side. The title track was re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables , although the single and album versions show little...
" (East Bay Ray, Jello Biafra) - "Holiday in CambodiaHoliday in Cambodia"Holiday in Cambodia" was the second single by the American punk band Dead Kennedys. The record was released in May 1980 on Alternative Tentacles with "Police Truck" as the b-side...
(7" version)" (Dead KennedysDead KennedysDead 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....
) - "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" (Jello Biafra)
- "Too Drunk to FuckToo Drunk to Fuck"Too Drunk to Fuck" was the fourth single by the Dead Kennedys. The record was released in May 1981 on Cherry Red Records with "The Prey" as the b-side...
" (Jello Biafra) - "Viva Las VegasViva Las Vegas (song)"Viva Las Vegas" is a 1964 song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and recorded by Elvis Presley for his Viva Las Vegas film vehicle of that year...
" (Doc PomusDoc PomusJerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...
, Mort ShumanMort ShumanMort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...
) - "Moon Over MarinMoon Over MarinMoon Over Marin is the final track on the Dead Kennedys' album Plastic Surgery Disasters. The song is about pollution in the Marin area of California....
" (East Bay Ray, Jello Biafra) - "HalloweenHalloween (Dead Kennedys song)"Halloween" is the seventh and final single by the Dead Kennedys. It was released in December 1982 on Alternative Tentacles...
" (Dead Kennedys) - "MTV Get off the Air" (Jello Biafra)
- "Soup is Good Food (Live)" (Dead Kennedys)
- "Jock-O-RamaJock-O-Rama (Invasion of the Beef Patrol)"Jock-O-Rama" is Track 6 of the 1985 Dead Kennedys album Frankenchrist. With lyrics by lead singer Jello Biafra, it is an indictment of high school organized sports, focusing specifically on the win-at-all-costs mentality placed upon the players of American football...
(Live)" (Jello Biafra)
Personnel
- Jello Biafra - Lead Vocals; Producer on track 10
- East Bay Ray - Guitar; Producer on tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12; Mixed tracks 2 & 3
- Klaus FlourideKlaus FlourideGeoffrey Lyall , better known as Klaus Flouride, is best known as the bassist for the San Francisco, California, punk rock band Dead Kennedys from the group's inception in June 1978 until the band's break-up in December 1986, although he also produced four solo albums during the 1980s and...
- Bass, Backing Vocals - D.H. Peligro - Drums
- TedTed (musician)Bruce Slesinger, better known by his stage name Ted, was the first drummer for the Dead Kennedys,. He drummed for the band from July 1978 to February 1981. He played the drums on their first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables...
- Drums on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 - Geza XGeza XGeza Gedeon, professionally known as Geza X was a personality in the Los Angeles punk scene in the late 1970s. Geza produced records for a number of early California punk bands including the Dead Kennedys, The Germs, Black Flag, The Avengers and The Weirdos...
- Producer on tracks 2, 3, 7; Engineer on tracks 2 & 3 - Thom WilsonThom Wilson-Thom Wilson:Thom Wilson is a now-retired American punk rock record producer and engineer.-Career:Wilson began his musical career in the mid-1970s, engineering recordings by soft rock artits Burton Cummings and Seals & Crofts. He began working on punk rock albums in the early 1980s while producing...
- Producer on tracks 8 & 9 - Jim Keylon - Engineer on track 1
- Oliver Dicicco - Engineer on tracks 4, 5, 6, 7
- John Cuniberti - Engineer on tracks 8, 9, 10, 11, 12