THE DICTATORS Unearthing Rarities Album

August 11, 2005

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that work has begun on assembling a single disc of demos, outtakes, and other previously unreleased bits from veteran New York proto-punk act THE DICTATORS. In the early days of CBGB, the group frequently shared the stage with like-minded acts such as the RAMONES and the DEAD BOYS.

"We're going to do one more DICTATORS record, which is our demos from 1973, which sound great," bassist Andy Shernoff tells Billboard.com. "And outtakes and songs here and there that never made it onto record over the years."

While no track list is confirmed, Shernoff has a good idea of what will ultimately make the cut. "DICTATOR classics like 'Backseat Boogie' and 'Fireman's Friend' — based on the 'Superman' episode which you probably never saw," he says. "I'm going to put on some of those wacky, extended remixes — almost dub kind of mixes. Then we've got some rehearsal tapes — interesting things. It's not going to be all hi-fi, but it's going to be for the fans of the band."

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