''Dust to Dirt'' is the debut album by

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group Alien Crime Syndicate released in 2000 through Collective Fruit. Following the folding of their previous label, Revolution Records, they relocated to

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and began re-recording songs from the first unreleased record, '' From the Word Go'' later released on Will Records, as well as new material released on Nabil Ayers's own label, Collective Fruit, in February, 2000.

Track listing

All songs written by Joe Reineke.

Personnel

;Alien Crime Syndicate *Joe Reineke –

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*Jason Krevey – guitar, vocals * Jeff Rouse – bass, vocals * Nabil Ayers – drums ;Production personnel *Joe Reineke –

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, mixing *Jon Ervie –

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*Jim Devito – mixing *

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– mastering

References

{{Authority control 2000 debut albums Alien Crime Syndicate albums