This La Peste 20 minute set was recorded by Jan Crocker and Ben Bergery at the Paradise Club in Boston with the MIT Film Video Section and edited by Crocker to the 1979 killer audio from WBCN’s “Rock and Roll Rumble” at the Rat. It defines the band as Boston’s premiere punk rock powerhouse trio. They took Boston by storm in the late 70’s and early 80’s where they packed in the clubs for all their shows. La Peste had a buzz saw driving appeal that caught the judge’s attention in the 1978 Battle of the Bands at the Inman Square Men’s Bar in Cambridge; they won that contest and developed an immediate and loyal following. La Peste released “Better off Dead” that garnished a ton of airplay in Boston and beyond. That 7”single even ended up in England’s BBC disc jockey John Peal’s sacred 45 singles box.