TKO to reissue the Crowd's “Letter Bomb”

Posted by adam on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at 11:00 AM (EDT)

TKO Records will be reissuing the full length Letter Bomb from "original beach punks" The Crowd. The record, originally released in 1996 by Flipside, will be repackaged with bonus tracks and other unspecified extras. No release date has been announced yet, but the band indicates that 2001's Punk Off is next in line. The band's first CD in 6 years is said to be "taking shape" as well and will include recent live staples "Radio," "Headless," and "Stitch Me Up."

The Crowd formed in 1978, lasting into around late 1982 in their in original run. The band was back together by `87 and has remained active in some capacity ever since.

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TKO Records (19 comments)

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Someone (July 5, 2007)

cool. good for TKO. more beach punk, less antiseen. man, that band is a thorn in the label's roster.

Someone (July 5, 2007)

Actually I think it just adds diversity to the label and keeps it from being a "one genre" crapfest like most labels these days.

lostandclowned (July 5, 2007)

letterbomb is definitely the best song on american idiot.

T-Rock (July 5, 2007)

Exactly what I was thinking! Is that sad? Whatever, Green Day was the first music I ever got into when I was about nine. Maybe I owe my current music tastes to "Dookie." So sue me.

Someone (July 5, 2007)

Alright I will. You'll be hearing from my lawyers.

Someone (July 5, 2007)

its too bad no one will ever appreciate how much the crowd rules on this website.....OFF WITH AGAINST ME!'S HEADS......i'm too old for this shit

Someone (July 5, 2007)

clearly you are far too cultured, well-read and mature for this site. Off with this jejune site's head!

AphasiacIIC (July 5, 2007)

hey i love these guys, hate against me

Someone (July 5, 2007)

who else is drunk and eating popsicles on this fine ass thursday morning?! holla!!!

she's a modern machine, modern machine, modern machine........

Someone (July 5, 2007)

I wasn't sure if I was imaging things when this band popped up on the front page... Whole Wheat Bread???????? Stop fucking with me when i'm drunk!.. Fucking black guys??
http://www.myspace.com/wholewheatbread

baseball (July 5, 2007)

come out from under your rock much?

Someone (July 5, 2007)

"imaging things" takes a Xerox or a scanner, you're clearly a moron and can't manage either one.

GlassPipeMurder (July 5, 2007)

"Ever hear of a little band called the Bad Brains?"
- Dillinger Four, Live at First Avenue

AphasiacIIC (July 5, 2007)

go listen to Pour Habit. some are from compton, half the band is black-- but they dont turn it into a gimmick.

Someone (July 5, 2007)

This will be good!

GlassPipeMurder (July 5, 2007)

Awesome, I've only heard a tiny bit of these guys but it's cool it's coming out onTKO.

RRR (July 5, 2007)

The Crowd was an amazing band.
Good for TKO

AndyPonch (July 5, 2007)

The Crowd are one of the original Posh Boy bands and still are worth checking out live. Their Beach Blvd. material and PB album are classics! They have influenced a ton of bands in So Cal but whenever I've seen them play the audience gives them so much negative shit it makes NO SENSE. Both of the TKO reissues are of two pretty good albums just the same.

Someone (July 5, 2007)

I think The Crowd are one of the most underrated punk groups of all time. It will be great to see them re-introduced on a bigger label who can give their recordings more of a push.