The Hammer Party

1986 compilation album by Big Black
The Hammer Party
Compilation album by
Big Black
Released1986
Recorded1981–1984
GenrePunk rock
Length38:07
LabelHomestead, Touch and Go
Big Black chronology
Atomizer
(1986) 		The Hammer Party
(1986) 		Sound of Impact
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Rock8/10[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Select[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[6]

The Hammer Party is a 1986 release of Big Black's early EPs made between 1982 and 1984. Originally released by Homestead Records, 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 on one side and the six songs from Bulldozer on the other. The CD version was expanded to include Big Black's third record, Racer-X.

Track listing

  1. "Steelworker" 1
  2. "Live in a Hole" 1
  3. "Dead Billy" 1
  4. "I Can Be Killed" 1
  5. "Crack" 1
  6. "RIP" 1
  7. "Cables" 2
  8. "Pigeon Kill" 2
  9. "I'm a Mess" 2
  10. "Texas" 2
  11. "Seth" 2
  12. "Jump the Climb" 2
  13. "Racer X" 3
  14. "Shotgun" 3
  15. "The Ugly American" 3
  16. "Deep Six" 3
  17. "Sleep!" 3
  18. "The Big Payback" (James Brown)3

1 Lungs
2 Bulldozer
3 Racer-X (CD Only)

Personnel

  • Steve Albini: guitar and vocals on all tracks
  • Santiago Durango: guitar on tracks 7-11 and 13-18
  • Jeff Pezzati: bass on tracks 7-11 and 13-18
  • Roland TR-606: drum machine used on all tracks
  • Pat Byrne: real drums on track 7
  • John Bonhan: saxophone on tracks 2 and 15

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "The Hammer Party—Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (April 12, 2000). "Alternative rock". San Francisco : Miller Freeman Books ; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West ; Milwaukee, WI : Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard Publishing – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Big Black". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 69, cited March 17, 2010
  5. ^ Perry, Andrew (December 1992). "Big Black: The Hammer Party / Atomizer / Songs About Fucking / Pigpile". Select (31): 86.
  6. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

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