lacquer cut by Ken Lee
mastered by Ken Lee
tracks a1, b2, b3 recorded by, mixed by Kevin Army
Printed By Markley
Mastered At Sonic Arts
Pressed By United Record Pressing
Lacquer Cut At Sonic Arts
This release of the “Bitches and Brew” split was sent for distribution and recalled within days after both bands agreed that the packaging design and title misrepresented the music and band members, while the title was deeply hurtful in its appropriation of a song about rampant lynching in the American South and the grief, fear, and rage produced by such domestic terrorism, often supported by local and state authorities. In discussions between Tribe 8 and Blatz after Tribe 8 got back from their European tour with MDC, Blatz and Tribe 8 reached an agreement to remove this record from distribution entirely, forever. This decision came after two intensive discussion sessions, where members of Blatz who’d designed and/or okayed the packaging and title learned about cultural appropriation while also learning about the particular suffering simultaneously referenced and elided in the title. A main concern addressed during the talks was the unwanted continued exposure of insensitive and ignorant misrepresentations that racially targeted punks (in this case and especially Black and Black transgender punks) might encounter while just searching out good music. There’s absolutely no need to cause more harm via unnecessary exposure to an aesthetics of disrespect stemming from White ignorance here. I respectfully ask that this record, which was meant to disappear as a way to show solidarity with and respect for targeted communities with no representation in either band. Please remove this version of the title, cover, and insert for the record distributed as Bitches and Brew from the Blatz and Tribe 8 discography. There’s not a ton of money in it, and there’s a bit of suffering (at the very least, my own) that could be reduced by the removal of this version of packaging from the Blatz discography. (I’m Anna Joy, a former singer and lyricist in Blatz.) I hope you will respond respectfully here as we all find ways to voice and hear concerns without involving people outside our communities, most especially the law. — Anna Joy

Only 90 copies were sold and the rest were recalled, according to Jesse Luscious.
Folded card stock jacket with notes, credits, and photo on the inner panels
Includes folded insert with lyrics and band pictures.

Above track titles taken from the back cover. Track B3 is titled WW 3 on the side A label.

Track B2 originally performed by X.

[inner jacket panels:]
COVER: A South African cross dresser, 1955.
BACK: A South African singing group, 1954.
HERE: A dead guy from WWII, who was being a cool SS soldier.

MASTERED […] at Sonic Arts.
PRESSED at United Records.
PRINTED by Markley.

This record was made by Mike, Jux and Jed.

[back cover:]
Lickout! Records
P O Box 326
Berkeley, CA 94701
Matrix / Runout: You won’t find Tribe-8 on Lookout! SAC 007A KKL (Side A runout, hand-etched)
Matrix / Runout: Proud supporter of scene hierarchy 007B KKL (Side B runout, hand-etched)