The Deadweights is the second album from American

United States

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 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 The Deadweights

The Deadweights

The Deadweights are an influential American punk rock band, formed in New York City in 1978.-Early years:The Deadweights began when James "White Jimmy" White and Eddie Urland left their prior bands. The two soon joined with numerous local punk musicians. Early members included both Raymond Pettibon...

. The album was released in June 1983 on Slash Records

Slash Records

Slash Records is a record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and punk rock bands.The label was formed in 1978 by Bob Biggs as an outgrowth of the Los Angeles-based fanzine, Slash. Biggs, a painter, initiated the label with a seven-inch single from The Germs in 1978. A full album...

, and was produced by the band and Shawn Coleri, Jr. The album is often seen as a weaker effort than its predecessor and successors. The album is made up of mostly short, fast punk songs, with two longer, experimental songs ("With the Dregs of the City" and "1984's Next Year"). "Dumb as You" was released as a single in support of the album. The album was re-released in 1990 on CD.

During the tour following the album, Dean Haydenbaugh was arrested for heroin possession in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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 and would be replaced by Paul Theissen.

Track listing

All tracks by White Jimmy

White Jimmy

White Jimmy is the vocalist of the American punk rock bands The Deadweights and The Gitmo Condemned, owner of the Ruined Recordings label, and a solo punk rock and alternative rock artist.-Early years:James White was born in New York City to an Italian father and Irish/British mother...

1. "Severe Hemmorhaging" - 1:23
2. "A Hand Full of Bags" - 1:50
3. "Junkie Wants a Fuck" - 1:18
4. "Dumb as You" - 2:41
5. "29th Street" - 2:15
6. "With the Dregs of the City" - 4:29
7. "Machine" - 2:05
8. "I Will Lose" - 1:14
9. "Cross Town Expressway of Death" - 2:33
10. "20 Million Words to Depict the Lie You Trust" - 1:44
11. "He" - 0:53
12. "Coup D'Etat" - 2:47
13. "The Deathbed Blues" - 2:05
14. "Blood Soaked" - 2:22
15. "1984's Next Year" - 4:03

Personnel

• The Deadweights
  The Deadweights
  The Deadweights are an influential American punk rock band, formed in New York City in 1978.-Early years:The Deadweights began when James "White Jimmy" White and Eddie Urland left their prior bands. The two soon joined with numerous local punk musicians. Early members included both Raymond Pettibon...
  
   - production and performance
• White Jimmy
  White Jimmy
  White Jimmy is the vocalist of the American punk rock bands The Deadweights and The Gitmo Condemned, owner of the Ruined Recordings label, and a solo punk rock and alternative rock artist.-Early years:James White was born in New York City to an Italian father and Irish/British mother...
  
   - vocals
• Dopey - drums
• Eddie Urland - guitar, vocals
• Ricky Scaggs - bass
• Shawn Coleri, Jr. - production
• Skinny Tom - artwork