dow jones & the industrials - can't stand the midwest 7 inch

DOW JONES AND THE INDUSTRIALS didn't stick around long, but they perhaps wrote one of the best punk rock songs of all time, Can't Stand the Midwest... which was included in one of the KILLED BY DEATH volumes and covered by some punk bands who realized the genius of DOW JONES.....

stripped down garage-inspired synth punk.... this was a lost classic, until FAMILY VINEYARD records managed to reissue the single last year...... and here's what they have to say...

Dow Jones and the Industrials' 1981 sole 7-inch EP, originally issued on the Hardly Music label, is immaculately re-mastered from the original tapes and now available on audiophile vinyl. Dow Jones and the Industrials of West Lafayette, Indiana existed from the late 1970s into the early 80s amongst a stylistically matchless state-wide scene that included The Gizmos, Zero Boys and Dancing Cigarettes. This EP -- of which original copies have swapped hands for more than $200 -- contains the often bootlegged and covered anthem "Can't Stand the Midwest," along with "Let's Go Steady" and "Indeterminism." This record was the second and final release from Dow Jones after the 1980 split LP with The Gizmos on Gulcher.  The four member DJI combined jagged rock 'n' roll songwriting with emerging electronic instrumentation and smart-ass collegiate humor into a wild new wave sound that won them immediate popularity among Indiana's punks and co-eds of the day and has remained in the hearts of record collectors these past 30 years. 

copies are still floating around at the local record shops 
and i highly suggest you add this 7 inch to yer collection,

but if you can't find it, 
click here to grab 
the CAN'T STAND THE MIDWEST 7 inch.......

and watch DOW JONES perform live below......