''Harsh 70s Reality'' is the fourth

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

The Dead C The Dead C are a New Zealand music and art trio consisting of members Bruce Russell, Michael Morley and Robbie Yeats, formed in Dunedin. Russell is a co-lead guitarist, Morley sings and plays guitar or laptop, and Yeats is a drummer. They hav ...

, released in 1992 by

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. The opening track "Driver U.F.O." is performed over a recording of

Douglas Lilburn Douglas Gordon Lilburn (2 November 19156 June 2001) was a New Zealand composer. Early life Lilburn was born in Whanganui and spent his early years on the family sheep farm in the upper Turakina River valley at Drysdale. He attended Waitaki ...

's "Poem in Time of War". Side two closer "Suffer Bomb Damage" is an homage to the

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recording "Suffer Bomb Disease".

Stephen Malkmus Stephen Joseph Malkmus ( ; born May 30, 1966) is an American musician best known as the primary songwriter, lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Pavement, The ...

of the rock band Pavement has cited the record as one of his top 10 all-time favourite albums.

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Personnel

Adapted from ''Harsh 70s Reality'' liner notes. The Dead C * Michael Morley – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards,

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, drums, vocals * Bruce Russell – guitar,

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, drums, tape, vocals * Robbie Yeats – drums, guitar, vocals Additional musicians * Joan George – vocals (C2) * Buffy O'Reilly – guitar (A) Production and additional personnel *

–

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Personnel

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