Class War / Mr. Big
Released as 198 Seconds of the Dils, the band's second single and its best known.
The Dils, 1977
The Dangerhouse single, titled 198 Seconds of the Dils on the sleeve, is dated 1977 by Wikipedia and Paste, though a Rolling Stone headline calls the song a 1978 classic. Wikipedia's article on the label gives 1,500 copies pressed and the catalog number SLA-268. It is a double A-side with "Mr. Big", and the label's Wikipedia page names David Brown and Pat Rand Garrett as its founders. The San Diego Reader says Garrett, the band's drummer on the record, produced it. Side A later appeared on Dangerhouse Volume 1 and side B on Volume 2, and both are on Live! (1987), The Dils (1990) and the Class War LP (2000). Munster Records reissued a replica 7-inch (MR 7287) in a 14-single Dangerhouse series, quoting David Brown that the Dils were the most explicitly political band at the time and noting Garrett's distinctive drumming.
Track listing
- Class War
- Mr. Big
Sources
- The Dils, Wikipedia
- Dangerhouse Records, Wikipedia
- Class War, Munster Records