Sick of It All (EP)

Sick of It All
EP by Sick of It All
Released	1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	10:06
Label	Revelation Records
Producer	Sick of It All
Sick of It All chronology
Sick of It All (EP) (1987) Blood, Sweat and No Tears (1989)

Sick of It All is the first 7" EP recording by long-running New York hardcore punk band, Sick Of It All. It was the third-ever release by the influential punk/alternative label Revelation Records.

Initially, only 4,000 copies of the EP were manufactured: 1,000 on standard black vinyl, and 1,000 on red vinyl, followed by a limited numbered pressing of 300 copies earmarked for a record convention held at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California, and then a final general-release press run of 2,000 copies. Afterwards, in 1988, eight of these songs were re-recorded and added to their first full-length album release, Blood, Sweat and No Tears, which is generally regarded as a landmark hardcore punk album.

Revelation reissued the EP on both vinyl and compact disc in 1997 to commemorate its 10th anniversary. SOIA lead singer Lou Koller contributed a special sleeve note to the reissue. The reissue vinyl was deliberately limited to 1,100 black vinyl copies and 102 grey vinyl copies. A final vinyl run of 300 white vinyl copies was released by Revelation in December 2001, and today only the CD edition remains in print.

Track listing

7" vinyl EP edition

Side one

1. "It's Clobberin' Time/Just Lies"
2. "Pete's Sake"
3. "Friends Like You"
4. "Bullshit Justice"

Side two

1. Pay the Price
2. Pushed Too Far/Give Respect
3. The Deal
4. N.S./My Revenge

1997 CD edition

1. It's Clobberin' Time
2. Just Lies
3. Pete's Sake
4. Friends Like You
5. Bullshit Justice
6. Pay the Price
7. Pushed Too Far
8. Give Respect
9. The Deal
10. N.S./My Revenge

• The song title "It's Clobberin' Time" derives from the catchphrase made famous by the Marvel Comics character The Thing.

Musical personnel

• Lou Koller - lead and backing vocals
• Pete Koller - guitars and backing vocals
• Rich Cipriano - bass guitar and backing vocals
• Armand Majidi - drums and backing vocals

NOTE: On the EP, the band members were identified by their first names only, and Majidi's given name is misspelled "Arman".

Other personnel

• Bob Vandermark - recording and mixing engineer
• BJ Papas - photography
• Jeff Weinraub - artwork