Rites of Spring - Rites of SpringRites of Spring is the only studio album by American post hardcore band Rites of Spring. It was recorded at Inner Ear Studios in February 1985 and released on vinyl in June 1985 as Dischord Records #16. The album was produced by Ian MacKaye and contains twelve songs. The album was listed at number 30 on Kurt Cobain's top 50 favorite albums. Pitchfork online magazine ranked it number 96 on its list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1980s. Influenced by The

'if we all spit together we can drown the bastards'

It’s a record that possesses all the spunk and gusto of a young band hurtling forward yet also knowing when to take their foot off the accelerator

Willoughby’s Beach EP is King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard’s first EP

also included in this compilation

‰۝ plus 2 songs from that session

still rockin' the same damn deal

Originally released in 1965

upon a serious of live shows in Norway and Germany the following year which

and mostly with a crew of Tulsa friends: John Calvin Abney (piano and guitar)

inspired by William’s personal experience of having grown up in this setting and how he eventually saw beyond its ordinary stereotypes

Reissued for the first time since the demise of Factory Records

Dolores Vargas