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, released in 1999 on the band's own label River Road Records.

Album information

The initial limited release contained 12 tracks in 1999 and was a European release only to begin with, and had to be an import for their home country United States, but in 2004 it was reissued by

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with three additional tracks, "The Drifter", "I Send Pictures", and "Sink 'Em Low" added to the album's song list. The version of "Sink 'Em Low" found on the reissue is the demo version of the same track found on ''

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,'' which is faster and heavier. The track "One Eye Dollar" was re-recorded in 2007 on the album '' From Beale Street to Oblivion.'' It was another example of the band releasing demo versions to songs that would later become something slightly different, as they did with ''Impetus'', '' Pitchfork & Lost Needles'' and ''Slow Hole to China'', the former being a reissue itself, the middle album a compilation of early material as well as unreleased, and the latter having its own reissue some years later with extra tracks, just like this album did. It captures the various styles of the band, with a very diverse mix of

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roots, through their more

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er styles, it adds some

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to the mix finally with unaccredited

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on some tracks (a style the band would embrace in the future much more prolifically) and continues with some of their

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efforts as well.

Track listing

All songs written by Clutch.

Personnel

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- vocals *

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- guitar * Dan Maines - bass *

Jean-Paul Gaster Jean-Paul Gaster (born June 19, 1971) is the drummer for American rock band Clutch. Style and influences Jean-Paul Gaster learned to play drums by playing along to 1960s and 1970s heavy rock bands like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, ZZ Top and Black ...

- drums *

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- horns on "Release the Dub" * Heartbeat - percussion on "I Send Pictures" * Spoken word on "Release the Kraken" from the 'Brewers Dictionary of Phrases and Fables'

Production

* Produced by Clutch and Sir Lawrence Packer * Recorded at Uncle Punchy Studios,

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* Engineering by Larry "Uncle Punchy" Packer * Mastered at

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* Photography by Steve Truglio

References

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