Many variations of this release exist. The first version was released in 1982 on 7" format as The "Dirty Rotten EP" (played at 33 RPM) with 22 songs and the cover depicted the drummer's head photographed from the back while playing live. After the EP sold out, D.R.I. released it again in 1983 and changed the name of the EP to its current title "The Dirty Rotten LP", featuring both the same cover and same track listing but in different order. The "Dirty Rotten LP" was reissued on CD for the first time in 1988, featuring 28 tracks, including som… read more
Many variations of this release exist. The first version was released in 1982 on 7" format as The "Dirty Rotten EP" (played at 33 RPM)… read more
Many variations of this release exist. The first version was released in 1982 on 7" format as The "Dirty Rotten EP" (played at 33 RPM) with 22 songs and the cover depicted… read more
D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) is a hardcore punk band formed in Houston, USA in 1982. Current line-up comprises founding members vocalist Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy, as well as drummer Rob Rampy and bassist Harald Oimoen. D.R.I. never gained a mainstream audience, but integrating hardcore punk roots with thrash-metal influences was a stylistic catalyst for their contemporaries - most notably Agnostic Front, Corrosion Of Conformity, Verbal Abuse, Cro-Mags, Dr. Know - alongside whom they are considered pioneers of what they called "Crossover" in their third al… read more
D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) is a hardcore punk band formed in Houston, USA in 1982. Current line-up comprises founding members vocalist Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy, as well … read more
D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) is a hardcore punk band formed in Houston, USA in 1982. Current line-up comprises founding members vocalist Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy, as well as drummer Rob Rampy and bassist Harald Oimoen… read more