Peace Thru Vandalism / When in Rome Do as The Vandals explained

Italic Title:force
Peace Thru Vandalism / When in Rome Do as The Vandals
Type:Compilation
Artist:The Vandals
Cover:The Vandals - Peace Thru Vandalism-When in Rome Do as The Vandals cover.jpg
Released:1989
Recorded:1982, 1984
Genre:Punk rock, comedy rock
Length:46:01
Label:Restless Records (original), Time Bomb Recordings (reissue)
Producer:Thom Wilson
Prev Title:Slippery When Ill
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Fear of a Punk Planet
Next Year:1990

Peace Thru Vandalism / When in Rome Do as The Vandals is a compilation album by the American punk rock band The Vandals. It was originally released in 1989 by Restless Records (and later reissued Time Bomb Recordings, a record label founded by Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness). It is a CD re-release of the band's first EP, Peace thru Vandalism, and first LP, When in Rome Do as The Vandals, containing all of the tracks from both releases. The Restless version has the tracks from When In Rome Do As The Vandals first while the Time Bomb version has the two records in chronological order.

In the album's liner notes Brent Turner is credited as having performed all of the bass tracks on When in Rome Do as the Vandals, however by the time of that album's release Chalmer Lumary had joined the band on the bass position. Lumary is therefore listed in the liner notes as the band's official bass player. The liner notes also erroneously list Joe Escalante as writing and composing the entirety of the album's content, whereas the majority was written by Stevo and Jan Nils Ackermann.[1] Furthermore, many tracks from Peace Thru Vandalism had been written and performed prior to Escalante's involvement in the band, adding to the suspicious nature of the inclusion.

Track listing

  1. "Wanna Be Manor" (Ackermann/Jensen)
  2. "Urban Struggle" (Ackermann/Jensen)
  3. "The Legend of Pat Brown" (Ackermann/Jensen)
  4. "Pirate's Life" (Ackermann/Escalante)
  5. "H.B. Hotel" (originally performed by Elvis Presley) (Presley/Durden/Axton)
  6. "Anarchy Burger (Hold the Government)" (Escalante/Jensen)
  7. "Ladykiller" (Escalante/Jensen)
  8. "Birthday Bash" (Escalante/Jensen)
  9. "Master Race (In Outer Space)" (Escalante/Jensen)
  10. "Big Bro vs. Johnny Sako" (Escalante/Jensen/Ackermann)
  11. "Mohawk Town" (Ackermann/Jensen)
  12. "Viking Suit" (Escalanete/Jensen/Ackermann)
  13. "Hocus Pocus" (originally performed by Focus)
  14. "I'm a Fly" (Escalante/Jensen/Ackermann)
  15. "Slap of Love" (Ackermann/Jensen)
  16. "Airstream" (Escalante/Jensen)
  17. "Rico" (Ackermann/Jensen)

Writing credits are as they appear on the original Restless Records CD. Later versions credit all songs to Joe Escalante.

Performers

Album information

Notes and References

  1. News: Hochman. Steve. Credit Theft or Just Bad Blood Between Vandals?. Los Angeles Times. sec. E, p. 43. April 6, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20071001063617/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/321738681.html?dids=321738681:321738681&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+6,+2003&author=Steve+Hochman&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=E.43&desc=POP+EYE . dead . October 1, 2007 .