UNNATURAL AXE – They Saved Hitler’s Brain 7″ (Boston punk vol.4)

OK here’s the second best Boston punk record ever*, I’ve been patiently waiting for a copy of this to come up so I could post about it.

This was released back in 1978 in a minuscule pressing of just 500 copies, by the infamous Varulven Records. Hailing from Dorchester, MA, the one thing I always liked about a lot this band is they seem like total townie knuckleheads, as opposed to your typical punk weirdos and art-shcool rejects… I mean, what other punk record from 1978 has a the band’s frontman wearing a varsity jacket and aviators on the cover? This always seemed like a Boston phenomenon to me.

As for the tunes… four tracks of STUPID punk (the way I like it) with incredible fuzz guitar tone and song topics ranging from Hitler’s brain to scoping out BU girls to being the high school creep (based on a movie of the same title.) These guys are still around and play out a few times a year, and they still kick ass and blow away most bands that are half their age.

The BIN on this copy is a little high but the sleeve looks crispy mint (very atypical for this release), so someone should take the plunge.

*#1 = Nervous Eaters Just Head 7″