2021 unofficial reissue - Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be is the debut studio album by American punk rock musician GG Allin, recorded and released in 1980 on Orange Records. The first three songs on the album which were recorded in 1978 and released as a single in 1979. The songs "Cheri Love Affair" and "1980's Rock 'N Roll" were first recorded and released as a single in 1979, but were re-recorded for this album.
Most notable, Allin's singing voice had not yet deteriorated. The music is of much higher quality in terms of both sound recording and playing than Allin's later output. The New York Dolls and The Stooges-influenced music itself is a mix of power pop and hardcore punk, like most of Allin's early material up until the mid-1980s.
Track B1 and B2 are "Different Version" of the original, track B3 and B4 are versions from the 7"s and track B10 is a Live" version.
Track B9 is a rehearsal from16/4/83.
| Birth Side |
A1 | Bored To Death |
A2 | Beat, Beat, Beat |
A3 | One Man Army |
A4 | Assface |
A5 | Pussy Summit Meeting |
A6 | Cheri Love Affair |
A7 | Automatic |
A8 | I Need Adventure |
A9 | Don't Talk To Me |
A10 | Unpredictable |
A11 | 1980's Rock 'N' Roll |
| Death Side |
B1 | No Rule |
B2 | Fuck Up |
B3 | Up Against The Wall |
B4 | New York City Tonight |
B5 | Have A Merry Wanna |
B6 | In Need Adventure |
B7 | Junk Rock |
B8 | California Sun |
B9 | I Wanna Be Your Dog |
B10 | Blitzkrieg Bop |