Fuck You (EP) explained

Fuck You
Type:EP
Artist:Overkill
Cover:Fuck You - cover art.jpg
Released:Late 1987
Recorded:June 3, 1987
Venue:Phantasy Theater, Cleveland, Ohio
Genre:Thrash metal
Length:24:35
Label:Megaforce
Producer:Alex Perialas & Overkill
Chronology:Overkill EP
Prev Title:Taking Over
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Under the Influence
Next Year:1988

Fuck You (stylized as !!!Fuck You!!!) is an EP released by thrash metal band Overkill in 1987. Consisting of a cover version of the song "Fuck You" (originally by The Subhumans), the EP also featured 5 live tracks recorded at Phantasy Theater in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] Long out of print, the EP is now extremely rare, but was re-released in 1997 with extra tracks as !!!Fuck You!!! and Then Some.

Both the cassette version of the original 1987 release and the 1990 CD reissue were sold with reversible cover art. When sold in stores, the visible side was a full sheet of white with the band's logo, the album name reading as !!!**** You!!!, and a subhead that read "The Record THEY tried to ban". A Parental Advisory logo appeared in the lower right corner on the CD. The original cover art was able to be used if the booklet/J-card was opened and reversed by creasing the cover the opposite way. One pressing was sold in a black plastic bag.[2] As of 2006, Fuck You had sold over 6,000 copies in the U.S. since the beginning of the SoundScan era.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fuck You and Then Some - Overkill Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. May 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: Fuck You - Overkill - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic.
  3. Web site: Sales: Gigantour 2006 (7/26/2006) [Archive] - Gigantour Forums |publisher=Forums.gigantour.com |access-date=June 26, 2013].