DURANGO '87

Vinyl LP pressing including bonus 7 single. Durango 87 captures a raw and candid moment in The Queers early history-a live radio broadcast from Bostons WERS recorded in 1987 during the bands formative Grow Up era. The session documents a short-lived lineup featuring Joe Queer on guitar and vocals, JJ Rassler on guitar, Hugh on drums and Evan Shore from Muck and the Mires on bass, rounding out the rhythm section. The record also includes remarkable bonus: a 7-inch EP of Grow Up-era recordings produced by the legendary Jimmy Miller-known for his work with The Rolling Stones and Motorhead. These tracks, long thought lost and never before released, reveal The Queers in the studio under the guidance of one of rocks most storied producers, bridging raw punk energy with a classic rock sensibility. This performance on Durango 87 finds The Queers tearing through early classics with the bratty humor and melodic punch that would later define them as one of pop punks most enduring names. The broadcasts live, no-frills production captures the intensity of a band on the edge of breaking out. In addition to the radio session, the release includes a brief on-air interview with the band. The package is rounded out with new liner notes from Joe himself, reflecting on the lineup, the session, and the unpredictable early days of The Queers. Durango 87 is a time capsule -an essential document of The Queers scrappy early years and a rare glimpse into a fleeting lineup that helped shape the bands early sound.