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Harsh 70s Reality
Studio album by The Dead C
Released	1992
Recorded	December 1989 – September 1991
Genre	Noise rock
Length	81:10
Label	Siltbreeze
Producer	The Dead C
The Dead C chronology
Trapdoor Fucking Exit (1990) Harsh 70s Reality (1992) Clyma est mort (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	8.7/10

Harsh 70s Reality is the fourth studio album by The Dead C, released in 1992 by Siltbreeze.

The opening track "Driver U.F.O." is performed over a recording of Douglas Lilburn's "Poem in Time of War". Side two closer "Suffer Bomb Damage" is an homage to the This Heat recording "Suffer Bomb Disease". Stephen Malkmus of the rock band Pavement has cited the record as one of his top 10 all-time favourite albums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Dead C

Personnel

Adapted from Harsh 70s Reality liner notes.

Release history

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "The Dead C: Harsh 70's Reality > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
2. Gross, Joe (14 May 2023). "The Dead C: Harsh 70s Reality Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
3. Sprague, David (2007). "Dead C". Trouser Press. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
4. Jovanovic, Rob (2004). Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement. Justin Charles & Co. ISBN 978-1-932112-07-8.
5. Harsh 70s Reality (sleeve). The Dead C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Siltbreeze. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Harsh 70's Reality at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1992 albums
• The Dead C albums