{"id":397,"date":"2024-07-23T16:06:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=397"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:27:31","slug":"m-i-a-murder-in-a-foreign-place-blue","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/index.php\/product\/m-i-a-murder-in-a-foreign-place-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"M.I.A. &#8211; Murder In a Foreign Place &#8211; LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><em>Released in conjunction with Alternative Tentacles Records.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Order in the US from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativetentacles.com\">www.alternativetentacles.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Formed in Las Vegas in 1980, M.I.A. moved to Orange County in 1981 and started playing shows at the infamous Cuckoo\u2019s Nest. They first appeared on the classic <em>Last Rites for Genocide and M.I.A.<\/em> split LP (Smoke Seven) in 1982.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After a short break, the band got back together in 1983 and recorded a six-song demo at Greencarton studios in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They quickly became known for their energetic live shows, blending fast, guitar-driven hardcore with singer Mike Conley\u2019s unique melodic voice and the trademark Southern Californian punk sound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After a show with the <strong>Dead Kennedys<\/strong>, Jello Biafra offered to release their next album, <em>Murder In a Foreign Place<\/em> on his Alternative Tentacles label in the summer of 1984.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To mark the album\u2019s 40th anniversary, Modern City is teaming up with Alternative Tentacles to bring you <em>Murder In a Foreign Place<\/em> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Totalling 19 tracks, this re-issue includes the original album along with 2 studio out-takes and the full Greencarton demos. Unreleased track Help Me Up appears here for the first time ever!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This release comes in 3 different versions, all on colored vinyl with a 24 page booklet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MCR#18 \/ VIRUS 523 &#8211; LP &#8211; Limited blue edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":742,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[42],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-397","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-mia","8":"first","9":"outofstock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moderncityrecords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}