We Have Come for Your Children

VINYL FORMAT. Their second album, originally released in 1978. "The Dead Boys set their sights on their sophomore effort, which was originally to be produced by Lou Reed (with a working title of Down to Kill). But at the insistence of their record company (who was trying to convince the band to soften up their sound a bit to produce a breakthrough hit), the group enlisted former Cream producer (and bassist for early-'70s Cream disciples Mountain) Felix Pappalardi. The match didn't prove to be a fitting one, as the former hippie didn't understand the sonic onslaught of these young punks, resulting in an album that failed to expand on the promise of their debut. With a new title of We Have Come for Your Children, the album spawned another punk classic in 'Ain't It Fun,' but the disc sold even fewer copies than its predecessor." --Greg Prato & Stephen Thomas Erlewine