Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl) - Cleopatra Records
Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl) - Cleopatra Records
Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl) - Cleopatra Records
    Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl) - Cleopatra Records
    Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl) - Cleopatra Records
    Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl) - Cleopatra Records
Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl) - Cleopatra Records
Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl) - Cleopatra Records
Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl) - Cleopatra Records
New Red Archives

Kraut - Unemployed (Limited Edition Blue 7" Vinyl)

The first-ever reissue of the ultra-rare 1981 single from foundational New York hardcore band Kraut!
Side A features the original mix of "Unemployed" (later remixed for the band's 1982 album An Adjustment To Society) and the B-side sports a completely different version of "Last Chance" as well as the non-LP track "Matinee!"
Original copies of this 7" are scarce and fetch as high as $350 on collector's sites!
Limited edition of 500 per color!
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SIDE A
1. Unemployed

SIDE B
1. Last Chance
2. Matinee

Limited edition of 500 per color!

Release Date: May 19, 2023
Label: New Red Archives

Format: Vinyl
Genre: Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Punk, Punk Rock, and Punk-Rock

SIDE A
1. Unemployed

SIDE B
1. Last Chance
2. Matinee

Limited edition of 500 per color!

Release Date: May 19, 2023
Label: New Red Archives

Format: Vinyl
Genre: Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Punk, Punk Rock, and Punk-Rock

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