Album: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys (1980)
Genre: Punk Rock | Style: Punk
Format: Album

Description: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys. It was released on September 2, 1980 through Faulty Products in the United States (later by Jello Biafra's own Alternative Tentacles label) and through Cherry Red Records in the United Kingdom. It has been certified by BPI gold. The best selling and generally the most critically acclaimed album by the Dead Kennedys, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables has become a major staple of American punk.

Artist Background: Dead Kennedys are an American punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk rock community, and were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom. Their eclectic music encompassed their trademark loud and fast hardcore, but also spaghetti western, psychedelic, garage rock and rockabilly. Jello ... Part of the San Francisco, California music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Punk Rock movement. Known for Punk style.

Music Scene: Part of the San Francisco, California music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Punk Rock movement. Known for Punk style.

Tags: Punk Rock, Punk, 1980s, Album

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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys. It was released on September 2, 1980 through Faulty Products in the United States (later by Jello Biafra's own Alternative Tentacles label) and through Cherry Red Records in the United Kingdom. It has been certified by BPI gold. The best selling and generally the most critically acclaimed album by the Dead Kennedys, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables has become a major staple of American punk.

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