Tracklist

A1	Protect Me You
A2	Shaking Hell (1 & 2)
AA1	Kill Yr. Idols
AA2	Brother James
AA3	Early American

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Wharton's Studio
• Recorded At – Plugg Club
• Manufactured By – TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH

Credits

• Mastered By – H1*
• Performer – Bob Bert, Jim Sclavunos, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore
• Photography By [Photo] – Catherine Bachman*
• Producer – Sonic Youth, Wharton Tiers
• Producer [Assistant] – John Erskine

Notes

Side A from the LP Confusion Is Sex, February 1983
Side AA recorded direct to 2 track, October 1983
"Shaking Hell" recorded live at the Plugg Club, NYC, October 15, 1983
The whole thing recorded at Wharton's Studio, NYC

Thanx: Amanda Linn

The front cover has the 'Kill Yr Idols' title superimposed over the original 'Confusion Is Sex' title (later pressings do not).

Some copies misprinted with Side A & AA labels on opposite sides.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): 66.20 269-01-1 H1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): 66.20 269-01-2 H1
• Label Code: LC 8457
• Rights Society: GEMA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
none	Sonic-Youth*	Kill Yr. Idols ‎(12", EP, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Yel)	Not On Label (Sonic Youth)	none	US	2013
none	Sonic-Youth*	Kill Yr. Idols ‎(12", EP, Unofficial, Ltd)	Not On Label (Sonic Youth)	none	US	2013
none	Sonic-Youth*	Kill Yr. Idols ‎(12", EP, Unofficial)	Not On Label (Sonic Youth)	none	US	2013
none	Sonic-Youth*	Kill Yr. Idols ‎(12", EP, Unofficial)	Not On Label (Sonic Youth)	none	US	2011
Zensor 10	Sonic-Youth*	Kill Yr. Idols ‎(12", EP, RE, Tel)	Zensor	Zensor 10	Germany	1987