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Interview:  Jim Spadaccini (Vatican Commandos) Hey Jim, thanks for taking the time to chat with me.   I want to start off by saying that my first ever show was Vatican Commandos, Lost Generation and Dead Kennedy’s at the Metro in New Haven, so in a sense your band was very influential to me in my youth, so thanks for helping me get into the crazy world of Hardcore Punk.   Since you’ve done a million interviews, I’ll try to focus this interview on more recent events.   Let’s start with the Radiation Reissues. How did that all come about? Did Radiation approach you first, and what was the process like getting all of the old tapes and artwork together? We got contacted out of the blue by Radiation Records. They were interested in our 45s first but then released our 12” EP and a CD discography as well. I had to dig through the archives to find original materials for all the inserts and other items. I am glad I did it though as I did organize all my fanzines and other ite...