Sick of It All is the first 7" EP

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 recording by long-running New York hardcore punk

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 band, Sick Of It All

Sick of It All

Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...

. It was the third-ever release by the influential punk/alternative label Revelation Records

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Initially, only 4,000 copies of the EP were manufactured: 1,000 on standard black vinyl, and 1,000 on red vinyl, followed by a limited numbered pressing of 300 copies earmarked for a record convention held at 924 Gilman Street

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 in Berkeley, California

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, and then a final general-release press run of 2,000 copies. Afterwards, in 1988, eight of these songs were re-recorded and added to their first full-length album release, Blood, Sweat and No Tears

Blood, Sweat and No Tears

Blood, Sweat and No Tears is the first full-length album by the hardcore punk band Sick of it All, released on July 12, 1989.-Track listing:# "The Blood & The Sweat" – 1:50# "Clobberin' Time"/"Pay The Price" featuring KRS-One – 1:37...

, which is generally regarded as a landmark hardcore punk

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 album.

Revelation reissued the EP on both vinyl and compact disc

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 in 1997 to commemorate its 10th anniversary. SOIA lead singer Lou Koller contributed a special sleeve note to the reissue. The reissue vinyl was deliberately limited to 1,100 black vinyl copies and 102 grey vinyl copies. A final vinyl run of 300 white vinyl copies was released by Revelation in December 2001, and today only the CD edition remains in print.

Side one

1. "It's Clobberin' Time/Just Lies"
2. "Pete's Sake"
3. "Friends Like You"
4. "Bullshit Justice"

1997 CD edition

1. It's Clobberin' Time
2. Just Lies
3. Pete's Sake
4. Friends Like You
5. Bullshit Justice
6. Pay the Price
7. Pushed Too Far
8. Give Respect
9. The Deal
10. N.S./My Revenge

• The song title "It's Clobberin' Time" derives from the catchphrase made famous by the Marvel Comics
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   character The Thing
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Musical personnel

• Lou Koller - lead and backing vocals
• Pete Koller - guitars and backing vocals
• Rich Cipriano - bass guitar and backing vocals
• Armand Majidi - drums and backing vocals

NOTE: On the EP, the band members were identified by their first names only, and Majidi's given name is misspelled "Arman".

Other personnel

• Bob Vandermark - recording and mixing engineer
• BJ Papas - photography
• Jeff Weinraub - artwork