The Germ (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Germ

| type = studio

| artist = Victim's Family

| cover = Victim's Family - The Germ.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1992

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hardcore punk, jazz, punk rock, pronk, heavy metal

| length = 38:01

| label = Alternative Tentacles{{Cite web|url=https://alternativetentacles.com/about/|title=About|date=September 29, 2017}}
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| producer = John Wright

| prev_title = White Bread Blues

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Headache Remedy

| next_year = 1994

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-germ-mw0000614382|title=The Germ - Victim's Family | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

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The Germ is an album by the California punk band Victim's Family.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/victims-family-mn0000805871/biography|title=Victim's Family | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}{{Cite web|url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/08/18/punk-veterans-victims-family-bottom-of-the-hill-san-francisco-surplus-1980/|title=Punk Veterans Victims Family Play Rare Local Shows|date=August 18, 2019}} It was their first to be released on the Alternative Tentacles label, after departing Mordam Records.

The album's cover illustration, titled "Yellow Head," was created by Harvey Stafford.