Hannah Jane Parkinson 

Quiz: How many of these punk album covers do you recognise?

Continuing our series of album cover quizzes on genres – can you name these punk classics?
  
  


  1. This is a Black Flag album. But which one?

    1. Slip It In – Black Flag (1984)

    2. My War – Black Flag (1984)

    3. Damaged – Black Flag (1981)

    4. Loose Nut – Black Flag (1985)

  2. Which album is this?

    1. Damned Damned Damned – The Damned (1977)

    2. Liberal Animation – NOFX (1988)

    3. Brain Drain – Ramones (1989)

    4. Bad Brains – Bad Brains (1982)

  3. Which seminal album cover is this?

    1. Kick Out The Jams – MC5 (1969)

    2. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the _____ – Sex Pistols (1977)

    3. ...And Out Come the Wolves – Rancid (1995)

    4. Blank Generation – Richard Hell & The Voidoids (1977)

  4. This woman features on the artwork for which LP?

    1. Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing – Discharge (1982)

    2. Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell – Social Distortion (1992)

    3. Suicidal Tendencies – Suicidal Tendencies (1983)

    4. Phantasmagoria – The Damned (1985)

  5. This is the artwork for which album?

    1. Psychedelic Jungle – The Cramps (1981)

    2. Walking Among Us – The Misfits (1982)

    3. Out of Step – Minor Threat (1983)

    4. Self-Titled – The Ramones (1976)

  6. Which band is this?

    1. Marquee Moon – Television (1977)

    2. Too Much Too Soon – New York Dolls (1974)

    3. Brand New Age – U.K. Subs (1980)

    4. Los Angeles – X (1980)

  7. Which famous punk record is this?

    1. Go for It – Stiff Little Fingers (1981)

    2. Horses – Patti Smith (1975)

    3. Operation Ivy – Operation Ivy (1991)

    4. Revolution Girl Style Now! – Bikini Kill (1991)

  8. Which album is this?

    1. Locust Abortion Technician – Butthole Surfers (1987)

    2. Plastic Surgery Disasters – Dead Kennedys (1982)

    3. Suffer – Bad Religion (1988)

    4. The Game – Sham 69 (1980)

  9. Which Clash album is this?

    1. Give 'Em Enough Rope – The Clash (1978)

    2. Sandinista! – The Clash (1980)

    3. Cut the Crap – The Clash (1985)

    4. The Clash – The Clash (1977)

  10. Which famous record is this?

    1. Pure Mania – The Vibrators (1977)

    2. Penis Envy – Crass (1981)

    3. Raw Power – The Stooges (1973)

    4. Only the End of the Beginning – The Nipple Erectors (1980)

  11. This is a famous album by The Undertones, but which one is it?

    1. The Sin of Pride – The Undertones (1983)

    2. Positive Touch – The Undertones (1981)

    3. The Undertones – The Undertones (1979)

    4. Hypnotised – The Undertones (1980)

  12. This band was one of the greats of the scene, but who?

    1. This is the Modern World – The Jam (1977)

    2. Ghosts of Princes in Towers – Rick Kids (1978)

    3. Cast of Thousands – The Adverts (1979)

    4. Television – Television (1992)

  13. This is a Bad Religion album, but can you name which one?

    1. Into the Unknown – Bad Religion (1983)

    2. The Gray Race – Bad Religion (1996)

    3. Against the Grain – Bad Religion (1990)

    4. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? – Bad Religion (1982)

  14. Can you name this record?

    1. Cut – The Slits (1979)

    2. Liliput – Kleenex (1982)

    3. Don't Push Me Around – The Zeros (1980)

    4. Huntington Beach – U.K. Subs (1985)

  15. Can you guess the correct Buzzcocks album?

    1. Modern – Buzzcocks (1999)

    2. A Different Kind of Tension – Buzzcocks (1979)

    3. Trade Test Transmissions – Buzzcocks (1993)

    4. Love Bites – Buzzcocks (1978)

Solutions

1:B, 2:C, 3:B, 4:D, 5:A, 6:B, 7:B, 8:B, 9:A, 10:C, 11:D, 12:D, 13:D, 14:A, 15:B

Scores

  1. 4 and above.

    Ouch, that was pretty (Johnny) Rotten! You need to work on your punk.

  2. 7 and above.

    Not awful, but could do better. Maybe wear a little more smudged eyeliner and a few more safety pins.

  3. 11 and above.

    Hey, you did pretty ok! Let's go to CBGB to celebrate!

  4. 13 and above.

    You are the Queen/King of PUNK!

 

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