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It's a 4-WAY 3-way! HARDCORE CALIFORNIA book (with our cover boy) !!!!>1st EDITION<!!!! + SUICIDE KING New York AUTOGRAPHED multicolor silkscreen T-SHIRT never worn + GREEN VINYL 7" "She's Dead" b/w "Sick Sick" 45 with 3D glasses NEAR MINT! + SK photos!
This is a lot of THREE (3) related items (plus extras);
#1 HARDCORE CALIFORNIA 1st edition:
Owner was there! Did all this stuff with all these people! (Mostly.) Acquainted with the publisher, even. Our pal 4-WAY was the singer in legendary San Francisco punk band BAD POSTURE and featured on the cover of the legendary tome "HARDCORE CALIFORNIA: A History Of Punk And New Wave." So all of this potpourri kinda sticks together with 4-Way as the glue.
"Generally acknowledged as the best study both written and photographed of the California hardcore scene. Album cover graphics in color hundreds of photos of band and good text. Over 600 bands mentioned." - Goodreads."Published in 1983, the book is split into two halves documenting the LA and SF punk, new wave, and hardcore scenes. It’s been in and out of print for years and floats somewhere between essential document and cult classic. The book goes for big bucks on the resale market and has been a collector’s item for years." - Jim Ruland
This book was originally sold byAl's Newsstand, 216 S Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, CA (there's a tiny sticker at top right front), which opened in 1984. Owner has two of these, not sure how - this is the better of the 2.
#2/#3 SUICIDE KING autographed XL t-shirt (unworn!) + SUICIDE KING green vinyl 7":
Both of these acquired from the band at a circa 1996 gig at BOTTOM OF THE HILL CLUB in San Francisco! SK's bassist Nick Marden is a nephew of JOAN BAEZ who came to the show so we all sat around the table with her! Crazy! All the band autographed the t-shirt (SEE PHOTOS) and the 45 was a gift or promo.
T-shirt has not been worn or laundered! (Could use ironing.) 7" single only played a few times, still in shrink, and is Near Mint!
From Sons of the Dolls blogspot:4-Way: vocals / N. Marden: bass / C. English: drums / Shige: guitar.
"Suicide King is a quartet of punk rock stalwarts, led by 7-foot maniacal lead singer 4-Way (formerly of Bad Posture). [That's him on the CALIFORNIA HARDCORE photo book cover!] Bass player Nick Marden played bass for New York City legends, The Stimulators. Shige, transplanted from Tokyo and joined up as a Suicide King after playing guitar for 4 years in the Hip Nips. Drummer [at the show was Stephen ?] Suicide King first hit the scene in 1994 and after producing a self-title 7", a self-titled LP and touring for years their sound hits harder than ever. Lead singer 4-Way credits his concoction of ass kicking band mates for their sound. Flipside Magazine describes their sound as "so hot that it melts in your face" and Annex says Suicide King is "Raunchy, dirty, crude obnoxious punk!"
Suicide King's live set has been regarded as a not-to-be-missed event of heavy, hot rod punk rock played at breakneck speeds.Their songs constantly threaten danger and they stay together as each one explodes. They are absolute warped lunacy. Their two full-length albums showcase the wreckless world they live in. Even in their recordings Suicide King captured the aggressive fury of their, now famous, live shows. If Motörhead and the Dead Boys were ever thrown into a blender, made into a spicy paste, all you had to do is sprinkle on a little Johnny Thunders powder and there it would be ... Suicide King."
If you take an old Motörhead record and throw it in a blender with the Dead Boys and Johnny Thunders you would have Suicide King. Their sound is brutal and honest. They have done four US tours, and have played shows with The Ramones, Nashville Pussy, Zeke, Dinosaur Jr., The Candy Snatchers and many others.
From Discogs:Suicide King - She's Dead / Sick Sick album coverLabel: Intensive Scare Records – IS-7Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, neon green translucentReleased: 1996Mastered At – Acme Recording Studios Pressed By – Rainbo Records – R 16764 Pressed By – Rainbo Records – R 16765
Artwork By – R. Mather Backing Vocals – Gloria (32), Lemmy (12), Philthy*, Suicide King Bass [Uncredited] – Nick Marden Cover [3-D] – Spider* Drums [Uncredited] – Pat Fitzgerald (2) Guitar [Uncredited] – Shige* Mastered By – Peter* Photography [Band Photo] – Nelsha Producer – Philthy Caivano* Vocals [Uncredited] – 4-WayPink labelsComes with lyrics sheet and red/blue 3-D glasses to view 3-D cover.
EXTRAS:
TWO 5x7" black and white photos of SUICIDE KING from the aforementioned Bottom of the Hill gig, printed and signed by owner, featuring 4-Way and Shige.
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