Album
Ballot Result
1986 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Ballot Result is a Punk album by Minutemen, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Little Man With A Gun In His Hand3:03
- A2Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing1:25
- A3I Felt Like A Gringo1:39
- A4Jesus And Tequila2:52
- A5Courage2:55
- A6King Of The Hill3:00
- A7Bermuda3:07
Side B
- B1No One - Remix6:30
- B2Mr. Robot's Holy Orders7:45
- B3The Price Of Paradise3:35
- B4Song For El Salvador0:31
Side C
- C1Ack Ack Ack0:32
- C2History Lesson - Part Two2:30
- C3Hey Lawdy Mama2:27
- C4This Aint No Picnic1:46
- C5The Cheerleaders3:32
- C6Time2:36
- C7Cut2:01
- C8Split Red1:05
- C9Dreams Are Free, Motherfucker!1:12
Side D
- D1Shit You Hear At Parties1:06
- D2Hell (Second Take)7:05
- D3Tour-Spiel3:22
- D4Take Our Test2:03
- D5The Punch Line0:46
- D6Search0:48
- D7Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs1:16
- D8Badges0:38
- D9Tension1:33
- D10If Reagan Played Disco1:15
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- stripped-back
- defiant
- political
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
'Double "Live" Album'
No barcode on the sleeve, but a sticker was affixed to the cellophane wrapper on later editions.
SIde B & D labels are white and without print.
A1 to A7, B2: Atlanta, GA 11/30/85. WREK. "Live" on the air
B1: Venice, CA 11/85. Radio Tokyo studio
B3: From the SST LP "3-Way Tie (For Last) (US 1985) (opens in a new tab)" (SST 058)
B4: From the SST LP "The Punch Line (US 1981) (opens in a new tab)" (SST 004)
C1 to C6: Los Angeles, CA 10/85. KPFK. SPIN RADIO show taping
C7, C8: Los Angeles, CA 1/2/83. KPFK. "Live" from studio Z
C9: From the SST EP "Buzz Or Howl Under The Influence Of Heat (US 1983) (opens in a new tab)" (SST 016)
D1: Fullerton, CA 11/28/81. Casbah studio. Session for never-released LP
D2: Wilmington, CA 2/84. Jack Brewer's garage. Soundtrack to Mark Mitchell's film "Hell"
D3, D4: Albuquerque, NM 5/25/85. Indian Cultural Center. Board cassette from Black Flag's "Loose Nut" tour
D5 to D7: Philadelphia, PA 12/15/83. Love Hall. Audience cassette from the Husker Du/Minutemen mini east coast tour
D8, D9: San Pedro, CA 9/80. Shed behind George's house on 17th Street. Practice cassette
D10: Torrance, CA 5/22/82. Wilson Park. Audience cassette from outdoor gig
D11: Madison, WI 5/2/85. "Mersh Alive in '85" tour. Audience cassette of encore. Total time: 3'00
A7: Bleib Alien Saucer Pub.
C1: Inane Artists
C3: Trousdale Music
C6: Automatic Music
D11: Unknown
ACTUAL "BALLOT RESULTS" (from ballots received by SST Records between January and April of '86 in descending order):
1. THIS AIN'T NO PICNIC
2. IF REAGAN PLAYED DISCO
3. JESUS AND TEQUILA
4. BOB DYLAN WROTE PROPAGANDA SONGS
5. KING OF THE HILL
6. LITTLE MAN WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND
7. THE PUNCH LINE
8. NO ONE
9. COURAGE
10. THE CHEERLEADERS
11. HISTORY LESSON - PART TWO
12. POLITICAL SONG FOR MICHAEL JACKSON TO SING
13. JOE McCARTHY'S GHOST
14. SHIT YOU HEAR AT PARTIES
15. PARANOID CHANT
16. I FELT LIKE A GRINGO
17. SEARCH
18. BADGES
19. ACK ACK ACK
20. JOY
21. SONG FOR EL SALVADOR
22. DREAMS ARE FREE, MOTHERFUCKER!
23. THE PRICE OF PARADISE
24. CUT
25. TAKE OUR TEST
26. TOUR-SPIEL
27. PARTY WITH ME, PUNKER
28. TENSION
29. HEY LAWDY MAMA
30. SPLIT RED
(note: JOY and PARTY WITH ME, PUNKER were inadvertently omitted from this record, sorry)
"kdisc" stamped in runouts, everything else is etched.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- D. BoonGUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS
- George HurleyDRUMS DRUMS, LINER NOTES
- Mike WattBASS VOCALS
- CraneBACKING VOCALS RECORDER TRUMPET, BACKING VOCALS
- Ethan JamesREMIX , SYNTHESIZER
- Greg HurleyBACKING VOCALS
- Kira RoesslerBASS
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