Negative Trend (EP)
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| EP by Negative Trend | |
| Released | September 1978 |
| Recorded | June 1978 |
| Genre | Punk rock |
| Length | 11:26 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Heavy Manners |
| Producer | Debbie Dub Negative Trend |
| Alternate cover art | |
1983 reissue as We Don't Play, We Riot.
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Negative Trend is the eponymous debut EP and the only stand-alone official release by American punk rock band Negative Trend.
Produced by Debbie Dub and the band, Negative Trend was recorded and mixed in June 1978, in a process which took only two days.
Negative Trend was originally released in September 1978 on the label Heavy Manners in 7-inch vinyl disc format. Only 1,000 copies of this edition were pressed.
Matt Whalley of AllMusic retrospectively lauded the EP as being some of America's finest punk music and credited it as being "a surprisingly powerful and gifted piece of American punk history". He gave it 4 out of 5 stars, concluding that Negative Trend "is a complete package that puts one of America's least appreciated punk bands on display".
In December 1983, Negative Trend was reissued by Subterranean Records, this time in 12-inch vinyl disc format, under the title We Don't Play, We Riot and featuring alternate cover art, taken from a Negative Trend flyer done by band's bassist Will Shatter for a gig, shared with Readymades and Avengers, held at the Mabuhay Gardens on December 30, 1977.
In April 2006, a new edition, remastered by Steven Tupper at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, was released on CD via Henry Rollins' label 2.13.61 Records.
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