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'''Vorkriegsjugend''' ({{IPA-de|ˈfoːɐ̯kʁiːksjuːɡənt}}), abbreviation VKJ, was an influential cult [[Deutschpunk]]/[[hardcore punk]] band from the squatter scene in [[Berlin-Kreuzberg]], [[West Berlin]], Germany. The band's name translates to English as "pre-war youth". Vorkriegsjugend existed as a band for only three years (1982–84), but is considered to be one of the most notable and influential German punk bands of the period <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.negativeinsight.com/niblog/2015/04/1980s-deutsch-punk-primer.html |title=Deutsch Punk Uber Alles! (1980s German Punk). |website=Negative Insight Magazine |date=2014-04-19 }}</ref>.
'''Vorkriegsjugend''' ({{IPA-de|ˈfoːɐ̯kʁiːksjuːɡənt}}), abbreviation VKJ, was an influential cult [[Deutschpunk]]/[[hardcore punk]] band from the squatter scene in [[Berlin-Kreuzberg]], [[West Berlin]], Germany. The band's name translates to English as "pre-war youth". Vorkriegsjugend existed as a band for only three years (1982–85), but is considered to be one of the most notable and influential German punk bands of the period <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.negativeinsight.com/niblog/2015/04/1980s-deutsch-punk-primer.html |title=Deutsch Punk Uber Alles! (1980s German Punk). |website=Negative Insight Magazine |date=2014-04-19 }}</ref>.


In 1983 Vorkriegsjugend released a double [[7"]] record and an LP ''Heute Spaß, morgen Tod'' on [http://www.weirdsystem.de/pages/WS_katalog.htm Weird System Records]. Only 900 records were pressed <ref>{{cite web|access-date=2012-09-01|date=2012-09-01|title=Weil die Welt uns nicht gefällt.|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/vorkriegsjugend-4454|website=ox-fanzine.de}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>.
In 1983 Vorkriegsjugend released a double [[7"]] record and an LP ''Heute Spaß, morgen Tod'' on [http://www.weirdsystem.de/pages/WS_katalog.htm Weird System Records]. Only 900 records were pressed <ref>{{cite web|access-date=2012-09-01|date=2012-09-01|title=Weil die Welt uns nicht gefällt.|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/vorkriegsjugend-4454|website=ox-fanzine.de}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>.
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* 1984 – ''Vorkriegsjugend'' (LP)
* 1984 – ''Vorkriegsjugend'' (LP)
* 1998 – ''Widerstand dem Teutonenland'' (EP)
* 1998 – ''Widerstand dem Teutonenland'' (EP)
* 2003 – ''Wir sind die Ratten'' (compilation of the LP and the double EP)
* 2003 – ''Wir sind die Ratten (Kreuzberg Hardcore Punk 1982-1985)'' (compilation of the LP and the double EP)


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Vorkriegsjugend
OriginWest Berlin, Germany
GenresPunk rock Hardcore
Years active1982 (1982)–1985 (1985), 1998 (1998)–1999 (1999)
MembersJürgen Heiland, Sepp "Fuchs“ Ehrensberger, Michael Weindl
Past membersMarkus "Bomber“ Noack, Thomas "Heschel“ Rickert, Klaus Hicker

Vorkriegsjugend (German pronunciation: [ˈfoːɐ̯kʁiːksjuːɡənt]), abbreviation VKJ, was an influential cult Deutschpunk/hardcore punk band from the squatter scene in Berlin-Kreuzberg, West Berlin, Germany. The band's name translates to English as "pre-war youth". Vorkriegsjugend existed as a band for only three years (1982–85), but is considered to be one of the most notable and influential German punk bands of the period [1].

In 1983 Vorkriegsjugend released a double 7" record and an LP Heute Spaß, morgen Tod on Weird System Records. Only 900 records were pressed [2].

In 1983 band members Heiland, Bomber, and Fuchs formed the band Zerstörte Jugend. This band was active through 1985, and their music evolved from hardcore punk to techno.

Vorkriegsjugend, with the drummer Jürgen Heiland as the only band member from the original line-up, reformed in 1998 and self-released an EP called Widerstand dem Teutonenland. The band split up for good in 1999.

The self-title LP is a rarity. The front cover painting was done by Lisa Deanne Smith (aka Lisa Bat). The 7" EP is even more rare than the LP. There was an official re-release as a 12" by New Face Records from Brazil in 1988. The original 7" had no second pressing and can be sold for more than 150 dollars which makes it one of the most expensive German punk records in history.

In 2003 the band released Wir sind die Ratten (Kreuzberg Hardcore Punk 1982-1985) on Weird System Records. This cd is a remastered version of both the Heute Spaß, morgen Tod EP and the self-titled LP.

Discography

  • 1983 – Heute Spaß, morgen Tod (EP, first pressing as a double EP)
  • 1984 – Vorkriegsjugend (LP)
  • 1998 – Widerstand dem Teutonenland (EP)
  • 2003 – Wir sind die Ratten (Kreuzberg Hardcore Punk 1982-1985) (compilation of the LP and the double EP)

References

  1. ^ "Deutsch Punk Uber Alles! (1980s German Punk)". Negative Insight Magazine. 19 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Weil die Welt uns nicht gefällt". ox-fanzine.de. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.


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