Harsh 70s Reality

Harsh 70s Reality
Studio album by The Dead C
Released	1992
Recorded	December 1989 – September 1991
Genre	Noise rock
Length	81:10
Label	Siltbreeze
Producer	The Dead C
The Dead C chronology
Trapdoor Fucking Exit (1990) Harsh 70s Reality (1992) Clyma est mort (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	8.7/10

Harsh 70s Reality is the fourth studio album by The Dead C, released in 1992 by Siltbreeze.

The opening track "Driver U.F.O." is performed over a recording of Douglas Lilburn's "Poem in Time of War". Side two closer "Suffer Bomb Damage" is a homage to the This Heat recording "Suffer Bomb Disease". Stephen Malkmus of the rock band Pavement has cited the record as one of his top 10 all-time favourite albums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Dead C.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Driver U.F.O."	22:23

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sky"	3:38
2.	"Love"	11:51
3.	"Suffer Bomb Damage"	3:40

Side three

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sea Is Violet"	7:57
2.	"Shark"	4:55
3.	"Constellation"	6:43

Side four

No.	Title	Length
1.	"T. Is Never Over I & II"	4:00
2.	"Baseheart"	6:53
3.	"Hope"	9:23

CD issue track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Driver U.F.O."	22:23
2.	"Sky"	3:38
3.	"Love"	11:51
4.	"Suffer Bomb Damage"	3:40
5.	"Sea Is Violet"	7:57
6.	"Constellation"	6:43
7.	"Baseheart"	6:53
8.	"Hope"	9:23

Personnel

Adapted from Harsh 70s Reality liner notes.

The Dead C

• Michael Morley – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, turntables, drums, vocals
• Bruce Russell – guitar, organ, drums, tape, vocals
• Robbie Yeats – drums, guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

• Joan George – vocals (C2)
• Buffy O'Reilly – guitar (A)

Production and additional personnel

• The Dead C – production, mixing

Release history

Release history and formats for Harsh 70s Reality

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1992	Siltbreeze	LP	SB11/12
	1995		CD
	2012		LP

External links

• Harsh 70's Reality at Discogs (list of releases)