Allmusic: "Somehow, the Blasters could never make up their minds whether they were neo or retro, whether they wanted to expand beyond their influences or just copy them. By the end of this confused, if earnest collection, they've covered John Mellencamp and declared "Rock and Roll Will Stand." It did, but the Blasters did not." I've also added a couple of remixes/bonus tracks.

The Blasters live, as God intended. Only 10 songs made this 10" EP, pressed in the UK. There are 7 more on the cd. Well worth a listen! Some of the stops and starts are abrupt, but they are that way on the vinyl.

An album of originals by Dave Alvin, accompanied by the expanded lineup that included Steve Berlin and Lee Allen on sax, this is prime-time vintage Blasters.

Here's the six track live EP. There were additional tracks recorded for this, and they show up on the 2 cd "Testament" set.

From allmusic: You might have thought the Blasters had been in suspended animation for 25 years when their major-label debut turned up in late 1981 sounding for all the world like something cut in the Sun Studios in Memphis in 1956. Dave Alvin knew all the licks and his brother Phil had the R&B/country wail down. Best of all, you couldn't tell the oldies from Dave's newly written classics. Welcome to the birth of rock & roll, all over again.

Here's the first recordings by The Blasters. This pressing is a re-issue with 6 bonus tracks. A special place in my heart is reserved for "Crazy Baby" because an old girlfriend of mine who had the words "Crazy Baby" tatoo-ed on her breast.