''The Doink Years'' is an
album
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released by
The Grifters in
1996
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.
The Grifters, on the verge of releasing their first
major label
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album on
Sub Pop
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1996,
Shangri-La Records
Shangri-La Projects is a record label in Memphis, Tennessee that grew out of and split off from the Shangri-la Record store in Memphis, Tennessee, and released several of the seminal records of the early 1990s Memphis indie scene. It also
manufa ...
re-issued the first two self-released Grifters
7" singles as a
10", with a single per side and featuring a bonus track recorded in the same era. Though the vinyl version only ''Disfigurehead & the Kingdom of Jones'', but known as ''The Doink Years'' because the original singles were released under the same ''Doink Records'' banner as their ''A Band Called Bud'' debut, ''
Dad''. The song "Snake Oil" features the debut of Stan Gallimore on drums, establishing the Grifters as four-piece for the rest of their career.
Re-issues
10" track listing
''Side A: Disfigurehead 7"''
#"Disfigurehead" - 3:18
(vocals Shouse)
#"Need You" - 3:48
(vocals Taylor)
#"Reason Enough" - 1:36
(vocals Shouse)
#"How Long?" - 3:49
(vocals Taylor)
#"Kicking"* - 5:22
(vocals Shouse)
''Side b: The Kingdom Of Jones 7"''
#"Encrusted" - 3:38
(vocals Shouse)
#"Another Song" - 3:45
(vocals Taylor)
#"Snake Oil" - 5:16
(vocals Taylor)
#"Daydream Riot" - 3:37
(vocals Shouse)
The
Disfigurehead
''Disfigurehead'' is the first 7" EP by Memphis indie rock band the Grifters. The band was still a trio and the dynamics were not dissimilar from their A Band Called Bud incarnation, except that the production was more polished and the effects ...
side features a rough bonus track titled "Kicking" and features the words ''"Long Live Doink"'' etched in the dead vinyl. The
Kingdom of Jones side reads, ''"When You Least Expect It, Expect It"'', and the original 7" art is reproduced on either side of the sleeve.
CD track listing
#"Disfigurehead" – 3:18
(vocals Shouse)
#"Need You" – 3:48
(vocals Taylor)
#"Reason Enough" – 1:36
(vocals Shouse)
#"How Long?" – 3:49
(vocals Taylor)
#"Encrusted" – 3:38
(vocals Shouse)
#"Another Song" – 3:45
(vocals Taylor)
#"Snake Oil" – 5:16
(vocals Taylor)
#"Daydream Riot" – 3:37
(vocals Shouse)
#"Kicking"* – 5:22
(vocals Shouse)
Album credits
Grifters
* Stan Gallimore
* Tripp Lamkins
* David Shouse
* Scott Taylor
Additional credits
* The Kingdom of Jones artwork by Greg Harwell
* Disfigurehead photo and design by David Shouse
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Grifters (band) albums
1996 compilation albums