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I'm a fan of the Transplants with Tim Armstrong and this CD is NOT BY THEM!!! Their new album will be released May 2005. This CD is apparantly a greatest hits of a 70's punk band from Boston. From what I've read, they only released 1000 copies of this album and poor misinformed fans of the new Transplants like me are being hoodwinked into giving our money to a band we've never heard of. Trust me, you'll be pretty surprised when you get this! I e-mailed Amazon.com's customer service to ask them to please post some kind of notice stating that these are two different bands. At the moment there's even a "Buy with the Transplants ~Transplants and save!" button to make this even more tricky. Don't waste your money if you want the new Transplants. I think it's pretty sh**ty of the old Boston Transplants to sit around and laugh and collect another band's fans' money, too- FYI.

This CD is by the band The Transplants who were from Boston,MASS.
It is not by the band who stole their name and are made up of big label musicians.I still remember seeing this band play in Boston back in 1978 or 1979.I used to hear them on the radio back when I was in college in Boston.For at least 5 years now I have been finding more references to this band who were one of boston's first punk rock bands.All of the songs were recorded DIY with a 4 Track in a loft and at a live show.there is 75 minutes worth of music which is a great deal.
I am really glad to be able to have the chance to hear this great jem from the past.Too bad that they have to share their name with a bunch of corporate rockers who bear no resemblance to this bands unique and cool approach to being original and punk rock.
The founder of the band is Jordan Kratz and he is still involved in Punk Rock music.you can check out his band Big Meat Hammer who are the oldest going punk band in Maine.