The Nuns - The Nuns

Original Release Date

1980

Release Information

US 1980 (Bomp!/Posh Boy - BLP 4010 / PBS 105)
UK LP 1981 (Butt - ALSO 001)
Italy CD 2005 (Get Back - GET 113). Remastered from vinyl, apparently

Here
1 Savage 2:12
2 Media Control 2:31
3 World War III 2:05
4 You Think You're The Best 2:41
5 Walkin' The Beat 2:52
There
6 Wild 2:00
7 Getting Straight 2:02
8 Confused 1:15
9 Child Molester 2:03
10 Suicide Child 4:15
11 Lazy 2:29

Chart Placings

None

Credits

Jennifer Miro - vocals, keyboards
Richie Detrick - vocals
Jeff Olener - vocals
Pat Ryan - guitars
Jeff Raphael - percussion
& Alejandro Escovedo

Produced by Robbie Fields and The Nuns
Mixed by David Hines
Recording Engineer: Glenn Feit
Recorded May 1980 at Brian Elliot Recording, North Hollywood
Mastered by Stan Ross at Gold Star
A Poshboy Production

Reviews & Opinions

CHARLES P. LAMEY/IRA ROBBINS, THE TROUSER PRESS MUSIC GUIDE, 1991: For a brief moment in the late '70s, it seemed as if the Nuns might be the catalyst for a successful new wave/punk scene in San Francisco. Their early days earned media praise and they owned a rabid local cult following, but time quickly passed them by. Aggressive musicianship and demanding vocals, especially Jennifer Miro's ice-cold, intense singing make the first album (which the group had to reform to record) well worth hearing. Lyrically, the Nuns spoke to the decadent side of life as well as anyone, with such tales as "Wild," "Child Molester" and "Suicide Child."

ALL MUSIC GUIDE: Where the Nuns could have gone from here is anybody's guess - since this is such a schizophrenic album - but worth revisiting as a minor classic of the late-'70s punk era.

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Images

US 1980 (Bomp!/Posh Boy - BLP 4010 / PBS 105). Click here for more

UK LP 1981 (Butt - ALSO 001). Click here for more

Italy CD 2005 (Get Back - GET 113). Click here for more