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- The title (GI) was supposedly short for the term Germs Incognito. It was a reference to them having to change their names to get into some clubs that they had been banned from.
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GI, stylized as (GI), is the only studio album by American punk rock band the Germs. Often considered the first full-length hardcore punk album, it was released in the United States in October 1979 on Slash Records with catalog number SR 103. The album was later released in Italy in 1982 by Expanded Music with the catalog EX 11.
- 1979
- Joan Jett
- October 1979
The Germs were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, originally active from 1976 to 1980. The band's "classic" lineup consisted of singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom and drummer Don Bolles.
- Sophistifuck and the Revlon Spam Queens, GI
- Slash Records
- 1976–1980, 2005–2009, 2013
- Los Angeles, California
The first LP ever released by Slash Records, (GI) captured Germs in top form. It documents four hardworking iconoclasts who somehow translated their chaotic live sets into a classic record.
The only studio album by controversial and highly influential punk band the Germs, (GI) is often considered to be one of the first hardcore punk albums, if not the first.
A blast of self-lacerating L.A. punk in its original glory, (GI) is simply classic; a commanding, rampaging sneer at everyone and everything infused with a particular, disturbed vision.
Oct 24, 2021 · GI, the debut album by L.A. punk band Germs, is a cornerstone if not ground zero for the Southern California hardcore scene of the ’80s.
The Germs were America’s answer to The Sex Pistols, both in terms of the Los Angeles fire-starters' provocative punk snark and their tragically truncated impact. Released a year before frontman Darby Crash committed suicide, Gi finds producer Joan Jett valiantly capturing the energy of the band’s legendarily unhinged live shows.
