The Sleepers - Seventh World (Full EP)

The Sleepers Seventh World 1978 Seventh World 0:00 No Time 2:47 Flying 5:59 She's Fun 8:32 Linda 10:46 The Sleepers were a San Francisco-based band, formed in 1978. They were one of the earliest punk bands in San Francisco & later took on a darker, moodier post-punk sound before breaking up in 1981. Seventh World is their debut five-song EP, originally released in 1978, is one of the truly essential records to come out of California in the late '70s. It is 100% punk in spirit & yet avoids every punk cliché. The band's original lineup of Ricky Williams, Michael Belfer, Paul Draper and Tim Mooney operates here as a machine a temperamental one rattling in unison. Opener "Seventh World" trudges through many tempos without repeating a single one, while Williams' astonishing, Robo-fueled voice douses the microphone with esoteric imagery. Each track creates a new template for psychedelic rock & discards it by the time the next one begins. This record inexplicably transcends the mere sum of its parts. #thesleepers #seventhworld #debutalbum #debutep #1978 #sanfrancisco