''9 Toes Later'' is the debut release from

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the Undead The Undead is an American horror punk band formed in 1980 in New York City's East Village by Bobby Steele (vocals and guitar), Chris "Jack" Natz (bass) and Patrick Blanck (drums). They were one of the pioneers in the New York hardcore scene. ...

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of the Misfits helped finance the EP. It was originally released June 25, 1982, on

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, in an edition of 1,995 copies. It was re-released in 1983 on

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bassist Post Mortem's own record label, Post Mortem Records. 1,000 copies were pressed of this version. Three early test pressings were also made, all of them owned by

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. One of Steele's toes was amputated around the time of the recording, thus providing the EP title.

Track listing

# "A Life of Our Own" (

/Dave Street) # "My Kinda Town" (Steele) # "When the Evening Comes" (Steele) # "I Want You Dead" (Steele)

Personnel

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, vocals * Chris Natz – bass * Patrick Blanck –

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– producer * Recorded at Mix-O-Lydian, 08//1981

References

The Undead albums 1982 debut EPs Stiff Records EPs Horror punk EPs {{1980s-punk-album-stub