This album is a Japan-only release and the title is taken from
a 1960 Japanese
film. It translates as 'Cruel Story Of Youth'. Unlike the previous
Japan-only album, Soul Patch
And Cho Chos, which was eventually (partially) re-released elsewhere
as The Precession Of Simulacra
EP, these songs are planned to re-appear over time on a variety
of split 7"s.
Half the songs are originals and half are cover versions. The
latter, in order of appearance, are:
Too Late - Snuff
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Prejudice - Crucifix
Ex Lion Tamer - Wire
Psycho Mafia - The Fall
Where Eagles Dare - The Misfits (Ben sings on this)
Time - Richard Hell And The Voidoids
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