Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks

Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks is a single by Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, released in November 1979 by ZE Records.^[2]

Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
EP by Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Released	November 1979 (1979-11)
Recorded	1977 (1977)
Genre	No wave
Length	6:06
Label	ZE
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks chronology
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (1979) Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (1979) Everything (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Spin Alternative Record Guide	4/10[1]

The release presents 1977 recordings, a prehistory of the band. Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (Lydia Lunch with Gordon Stevenson and Bradley Field) would rerecord "The Closet" for the 1978 No New York compilation.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lydia Lunch.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Closet"	2:54

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Less of Me"	1:38
2.	"My Eyes"	1:34

Personnel

Adapted from the Pre Teenage Jesus and the Jerks liner notes.^[3]

Teenage Jesus and the Jerks Kawashima Akiyoshi (Reck) – bass guitar James Chance – alto saxophone, mixing Bradley Field – drums, percussion Lydia Lunch – vocals, electric guitar, mixing

Production and additional personnel Julia Gorton – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1979	ZE	LP	ZE 12011
France		Celluloid		CEL 6565