UNSANE: Improvised Munitions & Demo (Lamb Unlimited)

Been hearing about these recordings for decades, so it’s great to have Improvised Munitions finally available.

And the demo tracks alone make it worth it. Stripping away the production reveals Unsane at their core. Undeniably one of the best NYC bands of our lifetime.

From the one-sheet:

“Improvised Munitions is the unreleased first Unsane album, originally slated to be released in 1989 by Circuit Records. Following the band's approval of the test pressings, Circuit folded. A huge letdown at the time, Unsane managed to use a couple of tracks for singles and re-recorded some of the tracks to put on the first full length for Matador.

Years went by before a rumor circulated that someone actually had a copy of the test pressing. Unsane were able to copy and remaster it, and have included 4 tracks of the earliest Unsane material that Chris Spencer had used to go around to clubs like CBGB’s, ABC No Rio and the Pyramid to try to get shows before they had a record out.

11 tracks featuring the 7 songs from original concept of Improvised Munitions and 4 songs from a cassette demo. Additionally, the artwork slides for Improvised Munitions, created by original Unsane bassist Pete Shore and photographer Jens Jurgensen (also a member of Boss Hog) have been found, bringing the original concept of this album to full fruition at last.”