Composed at a church turned punk squat in St. Paul Minnesota, this "punk opera" concept album marked a turning point for Husker Du, until then notable mostly for being super hardcore.
Shakedown Street is the Dead's 10th studio album, originally released November 8, 1978, on Arista Records. It was the final album for Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux, who left the band a few months after its release.