''Stop Draggin Me Down'' is the debut album by the

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-based

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group The

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, released in 1990.

Background

''Stop Draggin Me Down'' is the only studio record to feature guitarist Marc "Marx" Wright. There were 3,000 copies of "Stop Draggin Me Down" pressed. The first 500 copies featured transparent yellow vinyl. The

cover art Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book (often on a dust jacket), magazine, newspaper ( tabloid), comic book, video game (box art), music album (album art), ...

for the album was done by Phil White and designed by

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Critical reception

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'' wrote that "while the Men are heard at their best on singles — if you need proof, check out any of the three dozen (!) or so they’ve released — there’s enough dynamic sense in the band’s bag of tricks to sustain an album without ramalama burnout."

LP track listing

Personnel

;The

* Dave Crider – guitar vocals * Marc "Marx" Wright – guitar vocals * Ledge Morrisette – bass guitar * Aaron Roeder – drums * Josie Cat – organ on "Reptile" ;Production *Produced by Richard Head * Engineered by

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*Executive Producer Jay Haskins *

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concept by

; done by Phil White

References

{{Authority control 1990 debut albums Mono Men albums