This groundbreaking Long Island punk band started the Death To Disco movement with the single "Death To Disco" by Jimi La Lumia & the Psychotic Frogs, released on the Death Records label in 1977/78.It sold thousands and thousands of copies, became an international underground hit, and was the first ever punk record to be released on Long Island,and have world wide impact.

The singles's B side, "Wipe Out",recorded as an afterthought, is now featured on AOL's 'surf' channel, and has become an internet fan favorite.The song, first a hit for the Surfaris in the 60s, was included because the band didn't have any other original songs at the time.

In 1978, spurred on by the worldwide success of "Death To Disco" ,La Lumia & the Frogs cut four new tracks, again for Death,and labeled the release the "Typically Tasteless E.P.".The A side boasted two new original songs, "Mangle Me",an extended vendetta  answering and threatening the band's critics, and "You'll Never Walk Again", a mean spirited  tune inspired by"You'll Never Walk Alone",a Broadway tune that Jerry Lewis sang at the end of the Muscular Distrophy telethon.

The B side features a triple X parody of "Eleanor Rigby",and a cover version of Wayne(now Jayne) County's 'F**ked By The Devil",which County had cleaned up while in England and recorded as "Paranoia Paradise".

"Typically Tasteless" cemented the Psychotic Frogs reputation as a band, and again, sold thousands and thousands of copies, very outstanding for an X rated band in the pre-internet, pre MTV era.

The band wound up with a poorly produced and recorded third single(from sessions for a never released full length studio album) by 1979/80; the A side is a studio cover of the 60s oldie "Palisades Park" and the B side is a 'live' version of the Psychotic Frogs song "Loser", recorded live in concert at the Oyster Bay Theater; the record was pressed on clear vinyl, and then later, multi color vinyl,and the B side played from the inner groove out, instead of the usual outer groove in.This rare,poorly distributed single on the BeatBad label, has sold for $400.00 on E bay.

The band dissolved in the early 80s,but a "Live" at Max's Kansas City performance showed up, first on cassette in 1985(on the indie Rather Rude label) and in the early 90s on CD(on the legendary ESP Disk label), the live album served as a "Greatest Hits" of sorts,with an all star jam at the end which featured NY rock scene stars(all friends of La Lumia) JOHNNY THUNDERS,JAYNE COUNTY, CHERRY VANILLA,and DONNA DESTRI,joining the Frogs on two 60s songs,"Twist And Shout" and "Boys",both of which were released on a gold vinyl picture sleeve single in 91 on the Beat This label,again, very collectable with the E bay crowd.

Jimi La Lumia has now gone from the Death To Disco King to the King Of Disco, releasing successful dance tracks for the Strong Island Records label, and the Liquid Music Inc. label;the Psychotic Frogs is now regarded as a NYC/Long Island 'first wave" punk legend.

JIMI LA LUMIA SINGLES

The Anthem/For Djs Only-Strong Island Records2003

Loud Enough/Sorry,No Requests-Liquid Music Inc.2004

Dance Floor-Liquid Music Inc.2006

Last Call-Strong Island Records 2006