''The Hammer Party'' is a 1986 release of
Big Black's early
EPs made between 1982 and 1984. Originally released by
Homestead Records
Homestead Records was a Long Island, New York-based sublabel of music distributor Dutch East India Trading that operated from 1983 to 1996. The label was known for not paying its artists and not spending any money on promotion.
History
The l ...
, and later rereleased by
Touch and Go, the LP came out at the same time as Big Black's ''
Atomizer'' album, and featured the six songs from ''
Lungs
The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side ...
'' one side and the six songs from ''
Bulldozer''. The
CD version was expanded to include Big Black's third record, ''
Racer-X''.
Track listing
#"Steelworker"
1
#"Live in a Hole"
1
#"Dead Billy"
1
#"I Can Be Killed"
1
#"Crack"
1
#"RIP"
1
#"Cables"
2
#"Pigeon Kill"
2
#"I'm a Mess"
2
#"Texas"
2
#"Seth"
2
#"Jump the Climb"
2
#"Racer X"
3
#"Shotgun"
3
#"The Ugly American"
3
#"Deep Six"
3
#"Sleep!"
3
#"The Big Payback" (
James Brown)
3
1 ''
Lungs
The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side ...
''
2 ''
Bulldozer''
3 ''
Racer-X'' (CD Only)
Personnel
*
Steve Albini
Steve Albini (pronounced ; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal ...
: guitar and vocals on all tracks
*
Santiago Durango
Santiago Alonso Durango (born 1957) is a Colombian–American attorney and retired musician. He is best known for his work with the 1980s punk rock groups Naked Raygun and Big Black.
Life and career
Durango is the son of a Colombian doctor. H ...
: guitar on tracks 7-11 and 13-18
*
Jeff Pezzati: bass on tracks 7-11 and 13-18
*
Roland TR-606
The Roland TR-606 Drumatix is a drum machine built by the Roland Corporation from 1981 to 1984. It was originally designed to be used with the Roland TB-303, a monophonic analog bass synthesizer, to provide a simple drum and bass accompaniment t ...
: drum machine used on all tracks
* Pat Byrne: real drums on tracks 7-11
* John Bonhan: saxophone on tracks 2 and 15
References
External links
''The Hammer Party'' text from the in sleeve.
Big Black albums
1986 compilation albums
Homestead Records compilation albums
Touch and Go Records compilation albums
Au Go Go Records compilation albums
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