This rare 1981 7 vinyl record by The Absentees is a must-have for any collector of punk and new wave music. The record features the tracks Tryin To Mess With Me and F.U.M. fuck you Mary on the UG record label with a paper sleeve case type. The vinyl material is in near mint condition NM or M- and the inlay condition is excellent EX .
This is a first pressing edition with a black color and a speed of 45 RPM. The sleeve grading is good G and it was released in 1981. This record is perfect for anyone who loves punk music and is looking to add a rare piece to their collection.
Rocco Roll Banich formed The Absentee Concept in September 1978 in Long Beach, California, they became The Absentees in 1980, a single in 81 Trying To Mess With Me / FUM released in 200 copies. This extreme rarity was revealed to punk rock fans thanks to the compilation Killed By Death 7 in 93. This combo with an unstable line-up that disappeared in 82 re-formed episodically in 98, Firepower CD in 99 Neighbors Against Narks LP 100 copies in 2000 appeared on UG Records. The Absentees, little inclined to notoriety, remained on the fringes of the Californian hardcore wave, they have lost none of their verve twenty years later, embodying with humor a virulent and hardcore punk rock. In 2007, Rocco was sentenced to 55 years in prison for shooting at police officers, one of whom was injured in the shoulder. Open Season / Is The season / To Come To Long Beach / To Kill Some Narcs Open Season ...
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PUNKROCK SINGER GETS 55-TO-LIFE IN SHOOTINGLack of remorse for firing rifle at SWAT officers prompts maximum sentence.By Tracy Manzer, Staff writer Press Telegram
March 25, 2008
LONG BEACH A local punk rock singer was sentenced Tuesday to more than 55 years to life in state prison for the attempted murder of a Long Beach SWAT officer. Rocco Banich, who performed under the name Rocco Roll with the Absentees, will have to serve 85 percent of his sentence before he can be considered for parole, said Deputy District Attorney Lowell Anger.
He s 52 years old, he s pretty much done, Anger said afterTuesday s sentencing, where Banich was given the maximum sentence, 55 years to life plus 10 months. Banich was found guilty last month of one count of attempted murder and two counts of attempted manslaughter for shooting at three Long Beach Police Department SWAT officers during a standoff outside his homein 2007.
One of Banich s angst-driven songs - Open Season - targeted Long Beach police. The song written in 1999 proved to be a chilling blueprint for the crime committed eight years later, including descriptions of shooting up the bar and killing cops. Open season is the reason to come to Long Beach to kill some narcs, reads one lyric from the song. The re-emergence of one of his band s early singles, Tryin to Mess With Me, appeared on the album
Killed By Death 7 in 1993 and triggered a frenzy among some fans of the punk genre. That song and many of the other original songs dealt with Banich s former girlfriend and the band s former lead singer, Mary W. Several of the newer songs focused on the authorities and Banich s conspiracy-fueled delusions. The guitarist and singer chose to represent himself in his criminal case and demanded Long Beach Superior Court Judge J.D. Lord throw out hisconviction Tuesday. I want to call for a retrial because I didn t receive a fair trial, Banich said.
Banich started the morning by snapping at the prosecutor to not speak to him, then called the prosecutor and the judge the devil and accused the witnesses in the case against him of lying. The trial was at times difficult, although Banich was most outspoken during his sentencing, Anger said. The prosecutor was able to prove Banich opened fire on a bar behind his house on Aug. 30, 2007, prompting police to respond and a stand-off with SWAT that lasted about five hours. Banich was convinced undercover narcotics investigators bugged the bar and his home with high-tech tools to track his every move. When he first opened fire with his .22-caliber rifle, taking aim from his backyard, he hit two cars in the back parking lot of the bar. A customer was about to walk out the back door when the shots rang out. He was delayed by the bartender, and he testified that he was certain Banich would have killed him if he hadn t turned back to give the bartender a hug. The bartender testified she recognized Banich peering over his fence with his gun and said Banich harassed her for roughly 10 years.
In the shootout with SWAT, Banich fired at least seven rounds from the rifle,with one bullet striking an officer in the shoulder where it lodged in his bullet proof vest and the other passing through the inside of his pant leg near his groin. As that officer ran to take cover with two other SWAT officers,Banich continued to shoot at all three and police returned fire. Banich was hit in the forearm and suffered a graze wound. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, then transferred to county jail, where he remained since his arrest on the day of the stand-off.
Lord denied Banich s request to throw out his conviction Tuesday and patiently listened as Banich railed at him and the prosecutor. The judge allowed Banich to orally give notice that he will appeal the conviction, and the prosecutor arranged for a public defender to give Banich the correct forms. During thesentencing, Lord said he considered not ordering the maximum time allotted, but Banich s complete lack of remorse demanded the harshest punishment possible.
If I had a crystal ball, the judge said as Banich let loose with another tirade drowning out part of Lord s comments, I would predict Banich would cheerfully repeat the conduct.
