A major part of the no wave scene in late-seventies New York!
Collects the following: tracks from the infamous No New York compilation, Ophans/Less of Me (single), Pre-12 inch EP, Baby Doll / Freud In Flop / Race Mixing single, Hysterie compilation track, Try Me / Staircase EP, Live at Max's Kansas City 1977, unreleased live performance 1978.
Review
Shut Up and Bleed is brutal and uncompromising music not meant for the faint of heart, and there's no doubt that's exactly what both bands had in mind; this is a vital document of New York's no wave scene at its purest and most devastating. - All Music 4/5