Mentally Ill

The Mentally Ill were an old punk band from Deerfield during the late 70s and early 80s. They are most well-known for their legendary Gacy's Place 7" from 1979, considered to this day to be one of the best and most forgotten records of the early Chicago punk era. They releaed the less popular Sex Cells 7" a few years later and seemed to fade into obscurity. In the late 90s, The Mentally Ill came back and recorded a full length with Steve Albini. In 2004, Jello Biafra released the entire recording sessions of Gacy's Place plus some older demos as a CD on his Alternative Tentacles label. After they ended, one (possibly more?) members of Mentally Ill formed Men.

On November 24th, 2007 The Mentally Ill played the final set at the You Weren't There afterparty at The Beat Kitchen. It was the first and only time The Mentally Ill played live. Reviews of their performance was almost all positive. They opened with Tumor Boy and closed (for a second time) with Gacy's Place.

On May 23rd, 2008 Mentally Ill will be playing their 2nd show ever as part of the three day Totally Wired Festival Chicago.

Members

• Sado Marquis - Vocals
• Skitz Phrenic - Bass, Saxophone
• Hans Dolittle - Guitar
• Special Ed - Drums

Releases

• Gacy's Place 7" (Autistic Records, 1979) - 300 pressed
  • Gacy's Place
  • Padded Cell
  • Tumor Boy

• Sex Cells 7" (Autistic Records, 1982)
  • American Dream
  • Soldier 19

• Strike the Bottom Red (1999)
  • Recorded by Steve Albini
  • 1. Wrinkled Star 2. Slash 3. Strike the Bottom Red 4. Padded Cell 5. Stalag 13 6. Split Crotch Straight Jacket 7. Dom & Nate 8. Bathroom Gays 9. Doggie Sex 10. Tumor Boy 11. Pablo Picasso

• Gacy's Place: The Undiscovered Corpses CD (Alternative Tentacles, 2004)

1. "Gacy's Place" (1:28)
2. "Tumor Boy" (1:35)
3. "Doggie Sex" (2:00)
4. "Not Quite Dead Yet" (1:46)
5. "Padded Cell" (1:54)
6. "Split Crotch Straight Jacket" (1:15)
7. "All Mixed Up" (1:44)
8. "Stalag 13" (1:54)
9. "Ballad of The Mentally Ill" (2:25)
10. "Dry Heave" (2:36)
11. "Tumor Boy" (2:46)
12. "Bathroom Gaze" (1:17)
13. "Cum Twat" (2:52)
14. "Smelly Boys" (2:35)
15. "Gacy's Place" (2:09)
16. I Don't Need (You're Shit)" (2:57)
17. "Aryan Rock" (1:15)
18. "All Mixed Up" (2:23)
19. "Stalag 13" (2:34)
20. "Split Crotch Straight Jacket" (1:50)

Record Covers

Gacy's Place

Sex Cells

Gacy's Place CD

External Links

• Alternative Tentacles Bio
• [ http://www.myspace.com/mentallyillband MySpace page]
• Gacy's Place: The Undiscovered Corpses page on AT
• CPP thread discussing The Mentally Ill