Gorilla Biscuits (album)

Gorilla Biscuits
EP by
Released1988
RecordedJanuary 1988
StudiosDemo Demo Studios, New York City
GenreHardcore punk
LengthOriginal 11:33
CD 19:28
LabelRevelation[1]
Producers[2]
Gorilla Biscuits chronology
Gorilla Biscuits
(1988)
Start Today
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[3]

Gorilla Biscuits is the debut EP by American hardcore punk band Gorilla Biscuits, released in 1988.[4][5] Originally released as a seven-song 7-inch on Revelation Records, it was later reissued in an expanded edition on CD in 1991.

Critical reception

AllMusic gave the album a mixed review, writing that "the first release from hardcore legends Gorilla Biscuits is a vital part of the band's history but still far from the classic Start Today LP issued only a year later."[6]

Track listing

Original release (7")

All tracks are written by Walter Schreifels.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."High Hopes"2:25
2."Big Mouth"2:00
3."No Reason Why"1:53
4."GM2"0:21
Side B
No.TitleLength
5."Hold Your Ground"2:02
6."Breaking Free"1:13
7."Finish What You Started"1:41
Total length:11:35

CD reissue

No.TitleLength
1."High Hopes"2:25
2."Big Mouth"2:00
3."No Reason Why"1:53
4."GM2"0:21
5."Hold Your Ground"2:02
6."Breaking Free"1:13
7."Finish What You Started"1:41
8."Sitting Round at Home" (Buzzcocks cover)1:43
9."Biscuit Power" (or "Gorilla Biscuits")1:24
10."Short End of the Stick"1:32
11."Hold Your Ground" (Demo)2:04
12."Slut" (Demo)1:13
Total length:19:31
  • Tracks 8 to 12 are unlisted.

Personnel

Gorilla Biscuits

  • Anthony "Civ" Civarelli – vocals
  • Walter Schreifels – guitar[7]
  • Arthur Smilios – bass guitar
  • Luke Abbey – drums

References

  1. ↑ "Revelation Records : Gorilla Biscuits - S/T". www.revelationrecords.com.
  2. ↑ "Gorilla Biscuits - Gorilla Biscuits | Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Gorilla Biscuits - Gorilla Biscuits | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250083616 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Gorilla Biscuits at House of Blues | Concert preview". Time Out Chicago.
  6. ↑ Gorilla Biscuits - Gorilla Biscuits | Album | AllMusic, retrieved February 12, 2026
  7. ↑ "Walter Schreifels Talks About Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, and all of his Other Bands". Riot Fest. February 26, 2018.