This does not aim to be a complete United Mutation discography, simply a recount of my opinions of the UM records I own, and whatever factual data that I can find out about them (for such factual information, I just want to mention how indebted I am to the FLEX! discography book, probably the best punk rock record resource on the planet). If you have any of the records on this page for trade, or any other United Mutation records, please contact daniel@deepfrybonanza.com. Also, if you have a record that isn't here (such as the CD on Lost and Found) and wish to contribute to the discography with cover scans, pressing data, or a review feel free to contact me at that address as well.
 Self-titled 7"
EPDSI #1/ Dischord Records # 10 7/8 Track Listing: Fugitive Family / Plain Truth / Final Solution / Passout // I Know a Place / Own Way / Lice and Flies From FLEX!: Original 6-track version (1000 made) has lyric sheet, reissue (500 made?) has one extra track ("It's Over" at the end of side A), no lyric sheet, xerox sleeve. |
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| This is United Mutation's first EP from 1983. It was released on their own DSI label (though the record was "officially sanctioned" by Dischord) and showcased the band at their earlier, much more harDCore stage. Many of the classic UM elements are already in place: most noticeably the manic, gutteral scream of Mike Brown and (most apparently on "Lice and Flies") the band's post-psychedelic edge. While this record is excellent hardcore, and certainly worth any DC collector's time and energy, what makes this band really special are the things that came later which are only hinted at here. | |
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Track Listing: Infinite Regression / Fat Louie / Take Your Pick // Zone / Manna From FLEX!: 1st pressing (1100 made): first 800 have folded paper sleeve and a lyric sheet, the rest has a closed sleeve and no lyric sleeve. 75 copies in handmade xerox sleeve. 2nd pressing: 500 made on blue vinyl, remastered.
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| Rainbow Person is the final record that United Mutation released during its existence, and the band is totally at their peak. Their "San Francisco psychedelia meets DC hardcore" sound was never better, and while the music was pretty much totally spastic, John's unique vocals and the overall sense of aggression made it all still sound like harDCore. If you're a fan of the almight VOID, Rainbow Person is an EP that you should certainly take the time to track down. | |
Rainbow
Person EP
 Freaks
Out LPBitzcore Records Track Listing: Plain Truth / Final Solution / Pass Out / It's Over / I Know a Place / Own Way / Lice, Flies, and Vermin / You Send Me / Wake Up / Tear Down / Happy Daze / So Morose / Sons of Sonoco / Rock N Roll Party // Infinite Regression / Fat Louie / Take Your Pick / Zone / Manna / Sensations Fix / Continents / Passout
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| This is the first collection of United Mutation material, released in 1989 on Germany's Bitzcore Records, and it's as close to a complete UM discography as you'll ever find. Containing both of the above EPs and a few bonus live cuts. Any United Mutation fan or harDCore aficionado should certainly own this EP, as its chronological sequencing and completeness make it the only place where you'll see the progression in UM's recorded work from beginning to end. This is certainly on the difficult-to-find side now (the EPs above are collectors items, and will set you back at least 20-30 bucks a piece on ebay), but they're still around in some distros, and I believe you can still mailorder this from Bitzcore. | |
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Track Listing: White Boy / Combat Boots / United Mutations Theme / Your Own Way / Out of Hand / Rock'n'Roll Party Mix // DC Screws the World / Oh No / Lice, Flies, Vermin, and Fleas / Over the Edge From FLEX!: From Lost and Found box set: 2000 made, blue vinyl. Recorded Sep 1982 at Inner Ear, Over the Edge is live Sep-17-87. Also included are 4 tracks from Mixed Nuts Don't Crack comp LP in a slightly diffferent mix.
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| The first of many UM Records that I don't have. This collects an unreleased studio session with the band's four tracks from the Mixed Nuts Don't Crack compilation, so along with Freaks Out, this pretty much completes the puzzle (as far as records go, anyway). These sessions were UM's first in a professional studio, so I can only guess that they're much more in line with the stuff on the self-titled EP. | |
Kyo
Ki 7" EP
Gotterdammerung 7" EP Track Listing: Passout / Zone / Infinite Regression // Manna / Fat Louie / Happy Daze / So Morose
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| Another UM 7" from Lost and Found that I don't own. According to FLEX!, this one features live versions of a number of tracks from Rainbow Person and "Happy Daze" and "So Morose," which were recorded at Inner Ear in 1982. | |
Self-titled CD Track Listing: Passout / Fugitive Family / Plain Truth / Final Solution / Own Way / I Know a Place / It's Over / You Send Me / Wake Up / Sons of Sunoco / Happy Daze / Tear Down / So Morose / United Mutation / Out of Hand / Rock'n'roll Party / Combat Boots / White Boy / DC Screws the World / Oh No / Lice, Flies and Vermin / Take Your Pick / Zone / Infinite Regression / Passout (live) / Manna / Fat Louie / Over the Edge / Sensations Fix / Continents
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| This CD has the entire s/t 7" minus the last track,
Lice and Flies (why it is omitted I have no idea, but the entire 7"
appears in its original form on the World's Finest Hardcore
CD), plus a bunch of demo and live tracks. There's a track called
"Lice, Flies and Vermin," but that's a different song. also,
the Rainbow Person 7" isn't on the CD - the versions of the songs
from it on the CD are live, probably the same ones as on the Gotterdammerung
7".
The disc is fairly annoying in that it mixes up the track orders from the original releases, and doesn't say what release or studio session the songs come from. (Thanks to Alex Bender for the commentary and John (aka Count Chocula) for the scan -- ed.) |
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UM was also featured on a number of comps, including but not limited to Mixed Nuts Don't Crack (to which they contribute four tracks), Bouncing Babies, Alive and Kicking, Thanks, In Crust We Trust, For a Fistful of Yen, and All Quiet On the Western Front.