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New York Hardcore in the 80s was one of the most notorious eras of music. Many bands that played small shows back then have become milestones in metal and hardcore history. This includes Youth Of Today, Antidote, Judge, Project X and Cro Mags. One thing that came out of this era of music is a gem known as Chung King

In 1989 Judge returned to Chung King studios to record their 2nd Lp with them. The Lp was to be called "Bringing It Down." When they showed up at the studio, they were put in the worst equipped sound room with a coke head for their engineer. Now, as most people know Judge was a straight edge band and they were very unhappy with this. Judge recorded their LP or at least tried to anyway.

Once they got back the master tapes, they felt that what came out was quite far from what they expected. Angry, they attempted to return the tapes and records and get their money back. Their attempt didn't work though and they were stuck with 110 copies of "Bringing It Down" on white vinyl.

Instead of simply releasing this as "Bringing It Down." The band decided to rename the LP " Chung King Can Suck It" as a fuck you to the studio. All 110 copies were sold immediately as pre-orders to the fans and was met with warm regards. Later in the year, they would go on to re -record the Lp as "Bringing It Down" but still the "Chung King Could Suck It" version would gain notoriety.

Nowadays, the Chung King LP goes for more than 3000 dollars for one copy. The owner of Revelation Records (The Label that put out the release) has a gatefold copy that is worth even more. The record is now a NYHC gem that is now highly sought after. The reason being that it encompasses the anger and upfront attitude of the NYHC scene. That and the fact that it could probably pay for a few months rent too.