La Peste

The Profile

La Peste are an American punk band from Boston, active in the late 1970s and famed for the cult single Better Off Dead / Black. Ric Ocasek was a fan and produced a recording that remained unreleased for years, later surfaced in archival collections.

Boston punk group known for the single Better Off Dead / Black; material from 1976–1979 appears on the compilation I Don't Know Right From Wrong; Ric Ocasek championed the band and produced a recording.

La Peste are a Boston punk band celebrated for the cult single Better Off Dead / Black and ferocious late-70s energy. Our review highlights the newly surfaced I Don't Know Right From Wrong: Lost La Peste 1976–1979 Vol. 1. Ric Ocasek was a fan and produced a recording that long sat unreleased.