RARE 1st UK Press Dead Kennedys Bedtime For Democracy 1986 w Paper

DEAD KENNEDYS - BEDTIME FOR DEMOCRACY

RARE early 1st pressing UK import with both the PORKY PRIME CUT etchings (initial first run of lacquers) and the London address under ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES RECORDS on the back sleeve bottom (dropped in later first pressings).

Serve up a essential slice of political hardcore punk with this original 1986 UK pressing of Dead Kennedys’ fourth and final studio album, Bedtime for Democracy (Alternative Tentacles – VIRUS 50). Released amidst the band's infamous Frankenchrist obscenity trial, this blistering 21-track LP takes aim at Reaganomics, military industrial complex, blind media consumption, and elite elitism within the hardcore scene itself. Crucially, this copy comes complete with the legendary, original fold-out "Fuck Facts" Issue 1 newspaper insert. A landmark release in American hardcore history and a mandatory center-piece for any serious 80s punk or alternative collector!

1986 UK import/release by Alternative Tentacles, catalog # VIRUS 50.  First pressing in gatefold cover and includes the "Fuck Facts" newspaper in whole.  Rarest of the UK first pressings in that the back cover includes the London address under ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES RECORDS and the vinyl also has PORKY PRIME CUT etchings.

Sleeve grades VG+.  Excellent gatefold sleeve with great color/finish/gloss, intact spine/seams, touch of edgewear but no real issues.  Includes the complete original "Fuck Facts" newspaper in great condition - some age discoloration, a small tear in the upper left of the front page and some very minor wrinkling.

Vinyl grades VG+.  Play tests perfect with no issues or deficiencies.  Visually the disc is overall very clean under magnification and direct bright light - Side A has just a couple light surface marks/hairlines and Side B has the same plus a light scratch that doesn't impact playback.