Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks explained

Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Type:	ep
Artist:	Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Cover:	Teenage Jesus and the Jerks - Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.jpg
Genre:	No wave
Length:	6:06
Label:	ZE
Prev Title:	Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Everything
Next Year:	1995

Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks is a single by Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, released in November 1979 by ZE Records.^[1]

The release presents 1977 recordings, a prehistory of the band. Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (Lydia Lunch with Gordon Stevenson and Bradley Field) would rerecord "The Closet" for the 1978 No New York compilation.

Personnel

Adapted from the Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks liner notes.^[2]

Teenage Jesus and the Jerks

• Kawashima Akiyoshi (Reck) – bass guitar
• James Chance – alto saxophone, mixing
• Bradley Field – drums, percussion
• Lydia Lunch – vocals, electric guitar, mixing

Production and additional personnel

• Julia Gorton – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1979	ZE	LP	ZE 12011
France		Celluloid		CEL 6565

Notes and References

1. Robert . Payes . Teenage Jesus and the Jerks . . 2007 . September 14, 2015.
2. Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks . . 1979 . sleeve . . New York City.