MIDDLE CLASS (The), Out of Vogue - the Early Material Vinyl LP

Before Black Flag sped things up and before the Germs fell apart, a Santa Ana band called The Middle Class put out a seven-inch in 1978 that most people agree broke the sound barrier. Out of Vogue didn't just play fast, it played like the whole idea of punk had somewhere more urgent to be.

This compilation collects the early material that earned The Middle Class their footnote-that-should-be-a-headline status in hardcore history. If you care about where the genre actually came from, before the documentaries and the reissues and the discourse, this is primary source material. The direct line from here runs through DC, through Boston, through every basement show that ever mattered. Essential context for anyone who goes deep on American hardcore, proto-punk, or the pre-history of the alternative underground.

Vinyl LP. Standard LP format.

Fans of: Black Flag, Germs, Circle Jerks, Fear, early SoCal hardcore.