La Peste was Bostons first true punk band and bridged the gap between the citys influential 1970s proto-punk hotbed and the college rock and hardcore punk that followed in the 80s and 90s. This collection tells the full story of La Peste with a presentation of the bands unreleased studio and loft recordings along with the two tracks that have been officially released. These tracks come from the studio session that produced the Better Off Dead 7 (the bands only official release), their 1978 session with The Cars Ric Ocasek, a 1978 session at Electro Acoustic Studios and 4-track loft recordings made by Boston punks Billy Dafodil and Dave Cola in 1977. On the A and B sides of this collection Peter Dayton and Mark Andreasson give their first shot at sequencing the La Peste LP that they never got a chance to make. The C side features the tracks from the loft recordings that were not used on the A and B Sides. Side D is a window into a nascent La Peste and features studio and 4-track recordings with Curt Naihersey (Pastiche, The Kids, Mr. Curt). The D side also includes a rare curiosity from the La Peste catalogue, their collaboration with Verulven Records founder Joe Viglione (The Count, Lord Manuel) from a sought-after split 7 with the The Neighborhoods.

street date 4/17/26