Live at the Deaf Club

Infobox Album | Name = Live at the Deaf Club
Type = Live album
Artist = the Dead Kennedys

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Released = January 27, 2004
Recorded = March 3, 1979
Genre = Hardcore punk
Length = 39:29
Label = Manifesto Records
Producer = East Bay Ray
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:cy08b5z4zsqs link]
Last album = "Mutiny on the Bay"
(2001)
This album = "Live at the Deaf Club"
(2004)
Next album = "Milking the Sacred Cow"
(2007)|

"Live at the Deaf Club" is a live album released by the Dead Kennedys in 2004. The actual performance took place at the San Francisco Deaf Club on March 3, 1979.

The performance was unique in that this was the last time their rhythm guitarist 6025 performed with them. It also includes original drummer Ted, later replaced in February 1981 by D.H. Peligro. Also, songs such as "Straight A's", "Short Songs", "Gaslight" and their covers of "Back in the USSR" and "Have I the Right" are not found on any other DK album (The Deaf Club recordings of "Shorts Songs" and "Straight A's" are featured on the compilation album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death and the hard-to-find "Can You Hear Me? Live at the Deaf Club" along with "Police Truck"). "Back in Rhodesia" is an early version of "When Ya Get Drafted" with a different chorus than the final version. "Kill the Poor" is also a "disco" version minus the introduction.

The album has drawn critism from former lead singer Jello Biafra, though several reviewers have given it good reviews, for example PopMatters [http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/d/deadkennedys-liveatdeaf.shtml PopMatters] and Punknews.org [http://www.punknews.org/reviews.php?op=albumreview&id=2961 Punknews.org] .

Track listing

All songs written by Jello Biafra except when stated.

# "Introduction by DJ Johnny Walker" – 0:20 (Johnny Walker)
# "Kill the Poor (Disco Version)" – 3:57
# "Back in Rhodesia (Early Version of 'When Ya Get Drafted')" – 1:31
# "The Man with the Dogs" – 3:22
# "Gaslight" – 2:40 (6025)
# "California Über Alles" – 3:44 (Jello Biafra & John Greenway)
# "Ill in the Head" – 3:25 (6025)
# "Straight A's" – 2:13 (6025)
# "Short Songs" – 0:31 (6025)
# "Holiday in Cambodia" – 4:33
# "Police Truck" – 2:54
# "Forward to Death" – 1:53 (6025)
# "Have I the Right?" – 2:16 (Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard)
# "Back in the USSR" – 2:31 (Lennon/McCartney)
# "Viva Las Vegas" – 3:31 (Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman)

Credits

* Jello Biafra - lead vocals
* East Bay Ray - lead guitar, producer
* 6025 - rhythm guitar
* Klaus Fluoride - bass, backing vocals
* Ted - drums
* Sue Brisk - photography
* Jim Alcivar - engineer
* John Cuniberti - mixer

References