The Effigies

The Effigies is an early Post-Hardcore group from Chicago. The band, first formed in 1980, was active for approximately a decade, undergoing multiple personnel changes, with frontman John Kezdy the only constant, before disbanding in 1990. The band released 5 LPs and several EPs, most on Ruthless Records and distributed by Enigma. They toured outside of Chicago, notably including a live performance at CBGB in 1983, and received some radio airplay, principally on Northwestern University's WNUR and other college stations. The Effigies' were one of the first Punk bands in Chicago.

Haunted Town 12'' (1981)

01 - Below The Drop

02 - Strong Box

03 - Haunted Town

04 - Mob Clash

05 - We'll Be Here Tomorrow

We're Da Machine 12'' (1982)

01 - We're Da Machine

02 - No Progress

03 - Quota

04 - Techno's Gone

For Ever Grounded (1984)

01 - Smile!

02 - A Tight And Blue Cut

03 - Silent Burn

04 - Patternless

05 - What's the Beat

06 - The Infiltrator

07 - Hand Signals

08 - Rather See None

09 - Coarse In Vein

10 - Mob Clash

11 - Something That...

Fly On A Wire (1985)

01 - Forever, I Know

02 - Fly On A Wire

03 - West

04 - Machine Brennt

05 - Pushin' Pullin'

06 - No Love Lost

07 - Blue Funk

08 - Bright Ice

09 - All Told

10 - The Eights

11 - Here's To It

Ink (1986)

01 - Cheater

02 - The Sound That Moves

03 - I, Fugitive

04 - Hi-Lo

05 - The Flock

06 - Yes!

07 - Riddle Hut

08 - In From The Cold

09 - With Open Eyes

10 - The River

Remains Nonviewable (1989)

01 - Body Bag

02 - Security

03 - Below The Drop

04 - Strong Box

05 - Haunted Town

06 - Mob Clash

07 - We'll Be Here Tomorrow

08 - We're Da Machine

09 - Quota

10 - Techno's Gone

11 - No Progress

12 - Smile!

13 - Silent Burn

14 - Hand Signals

15 - Coarse In Vein

16 - Untitled

Reside (2007)

01 - The Full Weight Of Failure

02 - Night Train

03 - Cold Plate

04 - Scarecrow

05 - Baby Sleeps Alone

06 - The Guv'ner

07 - The Rake Of Autumn Light

08 - Headbang

09 - Gift Of Sight

10 - Haz-Mat

Est. 1980 * Chicago 12'' (2024)

01 - Smile! (2024 Mix)

02 - Patternless (2024 Mix)

03 - Sortie

04 - Cede The City

Burned (2024)

01 - Sortie

02 - Guns Or Ballots

03 - Drip Feed

04 - Everything's Coming Off

05 - Manifesto

06 - Swift, Severe And Sure

07 - Incident On Lost Nation Road

08 - Johnny And Dan

09 - Levitation Act

10 - Cede The City

For Ever Grounded (40th Anniversary Edition) (2024)

01 - Smile!

02 - Silent Burn

03 - A Tight And Blue Cut

04 - Patternless

05 - What's The Beat

06 - The Infiltrator

07 - Hand Signs

08 - Rather See None

09 - Coarse In Vein

10 - Mob Clash

11 - Something That...

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