Nazi Punks Fuck Off is the fifth single by the American punk rock band The Dead Kennedys . He was recorded in 1981 on the label Alternative Tentacles . Both songs of the single are approximately three minutes long. The single cover expressed an association between the band and the anti-racist punks in general. Some versions of the single also included a bonus - bracelet with a crossed-out swastika. Was released in the form of shellac.
Both songs of the single were taken from the EP of the same group In God We Trust, Inc. .
Prehistory of the single
In the 70s, some punks began to get involved in neo-Nazism and Nazi symbols. It happened mainly in the Wild West. The single was directed against such things.
Napalm Death Cover
In 1993, the band Napalm Death created a cover version of the single, and also added songs from their previous LP album Utopia Banished , “Aryanisms” and revised “Contemptuous”. EP got the same name. The mini-album was sent to support anti-fascist organizations. The duration of the EP was about 11 minutes. EP sales exceeded 10,000 copies, and as a result, the release of the album led to the unrest that neo-Nazis staged at several concerts of the group.