La Peste (Boston punk) - Better Off Dead 7" single - 1978 First Pressing - VG+
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Aug 5, 2025 Sold Date
Jul 26, 2025 Start Date
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La Peste (Boston punk) - Better Off Dead 7" single - 1978 First Pressing - VG+/EX
This was the only release by Boston punk band La Peste while they were still active, self-issued on the Black Records label in 1978.
There was only one original pressing of this record. Features cardboard picture sleeve. Black vinyl, plain inner sleeve. Please feel free to verify features of various release versions on Discogs if you have any concerns.
Overall condition is VG+/EX. Vinyl is VG+/EX with very slight scuffing. Sleeve is VG+ with some scuffing, corner wear, and the beginnings of ring wear.
Side 1:
Better Off Dead

Side 2: Black

  • Formed in 1976 by Peter Dayton, the band got its name from the Albert Camus existentialist novel.

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