''Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down'' is the seventh studio album by

The Toasters The Toasters are one of the original American second wave of ska bands. Founded in New York City in 1981, the band has released nine studio albums, primarily through Moon Ska Records. History Englishman Robert "Bucket" Hingley relocated to New Y ...

. It has a much more mature sound than their previous albums and wasn't as solely focused on one genre ( 2-Tone) as their other albums before it had been. The album's cover includes the supposed-Latin motto, "'' Illegitimis non carborundum''", which is supposed to mean "one must not be ground down by the bastards", although it is largely faux-Latin, with "carborundum" (intended to look like a Latin gerundive) actually referring to

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, a type of abrasive.

Track listing

Personnel

*Dave Barry – keyboards *George Evageliou – engineer *Rick Faulkner – trombone *Rob "Bucket" Hingley – guitar, vocals *Jafo – design, illustrations *Joe Johnson – assistant engineer *Matt Malles – bass *MC Schneeberger – producer, mixing *John McCain – drums, vocals *Mento Buru – backing vocals *Allissa Myhowac – assistant engineer *Aaron Owens – guitar *Mike Reddy – illustrations, cover design *Fred Reiter – saxophone *Dale Rio – photography *Jack Ruby, Jr. – vocals *Sledge – trumpet, vocals *Larry "Ace" Snell – drums *David Waldo – keyboards

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums The Toasters albums