Ism – Attack (For Beginners Only) / Queen J.A.P [7''] (1980, S.I.N. Records)

 

Ism were a punk rock / hardcore group from Bayside, Queens, N.Y.C.. The band was originally a concept by manager and producer Bob Sallese and lead singer Jism. This was the first Ism single that came out in 1980. Apparently, the b-side, “Queen Jap” was a hit on the Dr. Demento radio show. The song was a spoof of the Steve Martin song, “King Tut”. The A-side, showed hints of what Ism would become. It was more new-wavey than what followed. After this single, they did their infamous cover of “I Think I Love You” and then their equally great 'A Diet for the Worms' LP. After that, the singer, Jism, must have gotten bored of hardcore because the Ism records that followed were all pretty much standard fare rock records. While not at all bad, they never captured the greatness of the early stuff. [SOURCE: THE PUNK VAULT] 

 

 

Label: S.I.N. Records – Original S.I.N. #1 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single 

Country: US 

Released: 1980 

Style: Punk, Hardcore Punk, Punk Rock

 

Tracklist: 

A Attack (For Beginners Only) 1:56 

B Queen J.A.P 2:28 

 

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