Nastyfacts
Drive My Car
Left For Dead Records' reissue of the long-out-of-print, HIGHLY collectible sole release from '80s teen-punk phenoms, Brooklyn's Nastyfacts, 'Drive My Car.' The original sessions were recorded at Media Sound Studios in New York City in 1980 produced by Ramona Lee Jan (Comateens, Dizzy & The Romilars, Nursery School, etc.), an engineer who'd worked at the studio with the Ramones, Brian Eno and countless others. The re-release was remastered by Jack Control (aka Jack Butcher) at Enormous Door in Austin, TX. Nastyfacts were fronted by bassist/lead singer/songwriter Cherl Boyze, an 18 year old Queer POC with the rest of the band being in their mid-teens or younger in 1981 when their three-song, 7-inch debut, 'Drive My Car,' was released on the independent Jimboco label. The record was a word-of-mouth hit and sold strongly in the U.S. despite group members being too young to tour. John Peel played it repeatedly on his legendary indie-centric BBC show and helped get it released in the UK. Over 40 years after their release these songs still capture the imaginations of music lovers the world over, showing up on OG punk compilations like 'Killed By Death' while rabid collectors pay $300 for original copies, and counterfeiters regularly sell out bootleg pressings. Comes in gatefold sleeve with liner notes by Steve Gardner (Noise For Heroes).