Kill Yr Idols
EP by Sonic Youth
Released	October 1983
Recorded	October 1983
Venue	Plugg Club, New York City ("Shaking Hell (Live)")
Studio	Wharton's Studio, New York City
Length	20:58
Label	Zensor
Producer	Sonic Youth Wharton Tiers
Sonic Youth chronology
Confusion Is Sex (1983) Kill Yr Idols (1983) Sonic Death (1984)

Kill Yr Idols is an EP by Americanalternative rock bandSonic Youth. It was released in October 1983, originally only inGermany, by record label Zensor.

Kill Yr Idols was released in October 1983, originally only in Germany.

"Shaking Hell" was recorded live at the Plugg Club in New York City, October 15, 1983.

In 1995, the tracks onKill Yr Idols not found on 1983'sConfusion Is Sex were appended to theDGC reissue of that album.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Jason Birchmeier ofAllMusic commented, "These songs resemble the ones onConfusion Is Sex, except that they're a bit more developed, especially the title track and 'Brother James'. [Kill Yr Idols] results in a fascinating wade through Sonic Youth's early flashes of genius."^[1]

Sonic Youth

• Kim Gordon – vocals(tracks 1, 2, 4, 5), guitar(2), bass(3–5)
• Thurston Moore – vocals(3), guitar(1, 3–5), bass(2)
• Lee Ranaldo – bass(1), guitar(2–5)
• Jim Sclavunos – drums(1)
• Bob Bert – drums(2–5)

Production

• Wharton Tiers – producer, engineer

• Kill Yr Idols atDiscogs (list of releases)

• 1983 EPs
• Albums produced by Wharton Tiers
• Sonic Youth EPs
• No wave EPs

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