Irreverent punk, blazingly fast and tense bombardments of sounds (and, occasionally, trumpet), the UK’s online zine Mass Movement reviewer described them as a“mid-eighties Milwaukee band [who] straddled the middle ground between Toxic Reasons and D.I. and blasted out melodic skate-core that was infused with a mild dose of cowpunk.” My favorite track on this 6 song EP is “Final Regret” which is a great example of hardcore 80′s punk, the era when The Crusties would play shows with bands like Circle Jerks and Die Kreuzen. Here’s a video of “Final Regret” live in Madison in ‘87 – totally insanity –  and another performance from 2012 in Milwaukee.

The cover is by artist Eric Munzinger who now goes by Eric Von Munz. Von Munz is responsible for about a zillion show flyers, posters and recording art around Milwaukee (and beyond – most famously for The White Stripes) from the mid-90s to the present.

Here is a copy of a flyer posted on The Crusties Facebook page, with the caption “This show ended with the Madison police department asking us to go back to Milwaukee as soon as possible. We did.”

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I was unable to find clips of the songs featured on this 45 release but here is a link to their performance of “Final Regret” from 1987 and it is hardcore fast insanity, seriously worth 1:46 of your time. And here is another live cut of “Collaboration” from the Odd Rock in Milwaukee (site of the infamous GG Allin show where he defecated onstage and threw it at the audience), this one showcasing how trumpet goes punk. Pretty sure I’ve been to at least one Crusties show at some point during the 90′s, likely at Shank Hall, Cactus Club or maybe the Rave but it’s all a bit murky.

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