Here Today, Guano Tomorrow

Here Today, Guano Tomorrow is a 1987 album by Canadian punk band Dayglo Abortions.[3][4] The band was prosecuted on obscenity charges the following year, for songs included on this album and Feed Us a Fetus.[5][6] The charges against Dayglo Abortions were dropped, and Fringe, their record label, was found not guilty.[7]

Here Today, Guano Tomorrow
Studio album by
Dayglo Abortions
Released1987
GenreHardcore punk, crossover thrash
Length33:20
LabelFringe Product[1]
God Records (re-issue)
ProducerDayglo Abortions
Dayglo Abortions chronology
Feed Us a Fetus
(1986)		 Here Today, Guano Tomorrow
(1987)		 Two Dogs Fucking
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing
  1. "Fuck My Shit Stinks" - 3:16 (Murray Acton)
  2. "Fuck Satan to Death" - 3:28 (N. Burnes)
  3. "Dragons" - 3:24 (Murray Acton)
  4. "Hide the Hamster" - 2:35 (Murray Acton)
  5. "The Spawn of Yog Sothoth" - 4:34 (Murray Acton, Scott Henderson)
  6. "Shred Central" - 3:47 (Murray Acton, N. Burnes, Trevor Hagen)
  7. "Drugged and Driving" - 5:25 (Murray Acton)
  8. "Here Today Guano Tomorrow" - 4:55 (Murray Acton)
  9. "Kill Johnny Stiff" - 1:55 (Murray Acton)

Format

This was one of the few late 1980s punk albums available on 8 track. The cassette version was on high quality Cr02 (chrome) tape with Dolby, also unusual for indie labels of the day.

Music video

A music video was released for the title track, "Here Today, Guano Tomorrow." It shows the band playing live, intercut with scenes of other things relating to the song. It was one of the three (promo) music videos that the band released during their career.

  • HERE TODAY GUANO TOMORROW (1987)
  • SKATAN's SKIDZ (1995)
  • I LOVE MY MOM (2016)

Personnel
  • "The Cretin" Murray Acton: lead guitars, vocals
  • Spud: bass guitar
  • Jesus Bonehead: drums
  • Mike (Anus) Jak :guitar
  • Nev (The Impailer) :guitar

References
  1. "Record Company Found Not Guilty of Obscenity". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1990.
  2. "Here Today Guano Tomorrow - Day Glo Abortions | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Lindsay, Cam (March 28, 2016). "Proverbial Shit Disturbers Dayglo Abortions Talk About 35 Years of Offensive Album Covers".
  4. "Notorious!". Pique Newsmagazine.
  5. "PUNK ROCK, POLITICS, AND THE COURTS: THE TRIAL OF DAYGLO ABORTIONS". January 14, 2015.
  6. NEWS, BARRY BROWN, BARRY BROWN AND DAVID Y. COOPER, BARRY BROWN NEWS TORONTO BUREAU, BARRY BROWN SPECIAL TO THE. "CANADA RECORD FIRM CLEARED IN OBSCENITY TRIAL". Buffalo News.
  7. Barclay, Michael; Jack, Ian A. D.; Schneider, Jason (June 23, 2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554909681 – via Google Books.



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