The Middle Class - Out Of Vogue (1978)

It is often debated if Middle Class was the first ever hardcore band, but it really doesn't matter. Fact is that this release was their first and one of the very first examples of hardcore punk. You can clearly hear the difference between punk and hardcore and the difference was made on this very short EP. I love the cover so much and it's one of my favourite album covers. You can see the total desperation of the youth growing up in suburbia with Carter and Nixon as their president.

Out Of Vogue is a classic hardcore punk song and Middle Class were very important in the shaping of hardcore. They gave Black Flag and Minutemen their first gig in a church in Hermosa Beach. (correct me if I'm wrong).

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