Various - The Decline Of Western Civilization

Original Release Date

1980

Release Information

US LP 1980 (Slash - SR-105)
US CD 1993 (Slash - 2-23934)

1 Black Flag - White Minority 2:29
2 Black Flag - Depression 2:23
3 Black Flag - Revenge 1:32
4 Germs - Manimal 2:58
5 Catholic Discipline - Underground Babylon 3:42
6 X - Beyond And Back 2:54
7 X - Johnny Hit And Run Paulene 2:47
8 X - We're Desperate 2:45
9 Circle Jerks - Red Tape 1:42
10 Circle Jerks - Back Against The Wall 1:33
11 Circle Jerks - I Just Want Some Skank 1:16
12 Circle Jerks - Beverly Hills 1:16
13 Alice Bag Band - Gluttony 3:46
14 Fear - I Don't Care About You 3:46
15 Fear - I Love Livin' In The City 2:17
16 Fear - Fear Anthem 0:33

Chart Placings

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Credits

A film by Penelope Spheeris
Executive Producers: Gordon Brown and Jeff Prettyman
Live music produced and recorded by Alan Kutner and Gary Hirstius
Studio engineer: Pat Burnette

Recorded December 1979 to May 1980 Los Angeles, CA.

Black Flag:
Ron Reyes - vocals
Greg Ginn - guitar
Gary McDaniel - bass
Robo - drums

Germs:
Darby Crash - vocals
Pat - guitar
Lorna - bass
Don - drums

Catholic Discipline:
Claude Bessy - vocals
Phranc - guitar
Rick Jaffe - bass
Robert Lopez - keyboards
Craig Lee - drums

X:
Exene - vocals
John Doe - bass, vocals
Billy Zoom - guitar
D.J. Bonebrake - drums

Circle Jerks:
Keith Morris - vocals
Greg Hetson - guitar
Roger Dowding - bass
Lucky Lehrer - drums

Alice Bag Band:
Alice Bag - vocals
Craig Lee - guitar
Rob Ritter - bass
Terry Graham - drums

Fear:
Lee Ving - vocals
Philo Cramer - guitar
Derf Scratch - bass
Spit Stix - drums

Reviews & Opinions

ALEX HENDERSON, ALL MUSIC GUIDE: The soundtrack to the first Decline takes us back to a time when punk wasn't mainstream; a time when it was underground, cutting-edge and controversial. Sometimes informative, sometimes entertaining and sometimes shocking, Decline was unlikely to convert anyone who wasn't already a punk admirer. This superb album is recommended to anyone with even a casual interest in punk.

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